Hi Sieghard and all, I just tried using a bluetooth keyboard in Pages. I was able to add Shift to commands to select words, characters and lines. For some reason, the commands for moving to the beginning and end of a line didn't work, so neither did those selection commands, but the others worked fine.
Best, Anna > On May 24, 2018, at 11:48 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > There are commands for moving to the beginning or the end of a document, but > you can't select text the way you do in Windows. I am not aS Pprofficient > with bluetooth keyboard commands since all I use them for is typing long > text, but as far as I know you still have to change the rotor to words if, > for example, you want to go back a few words etc. I think you also need to > use the rotor and the text selection set to characters, words or lines to > select text, you can't just arrow up a few lines, press home to go to the > beginning of a line and then hold down control+shift and arrow right to > select a bunch of words, then use Control+c or Control+X to copy or move them > etc. These are exactly the things people talk about when the topic of > efficient word processing comes up. Sighted people have it a bit easier as > they can pinch and stuff like that and see as they are doing it what is being > selected and so on. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anouk > Radix > Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 9:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: shortcuts for keyboard and word/pages on ios was Re: switching to > ios only > > Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows if its possible with the bt keyboard and > pages or word for ios to use shift+up or down arrow to select text (i know > you can copy and paste with command+v and command+c). > And if its possible to move to the beginning and the end of a document with > command+up/command+down arrow? > Thanks in advance for any info, > Greetings, Anouk, > >> Op 23 mei 2018, om 16:58 heeft Candy Lowe <[email protected]> het >> volgende geschreven: >> >> I am one person who basically uses ios only. I have a bluetooth keyboard >> for when I have to do a good bit of typing. i really think it depends on >> the individual and what y need to do. I have a windows computer, but very >> seldom turn it on. Again I say, there is no correct answer. It just >> depends on what you want to do. >> My husband is sighted and still uses his computer all of the time. He likes >> it better and he prefers the bigger screen. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 23, 2018, at 3:15 AM, Anouk Radix <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi everyone, My mac is getting rather old and I notice that I use it less >>> and less. I have been thinking about just sticking with ios and not getting >>> a laptop at all anymore but that is a big step. I have had laptops since >>> 1998 but Iuse mine so seldomly that would be a bit of a waste of money. >>> Still its a big jump, are there people who have done this already and what >>> are your experiences? >>> Can office on ios be used? >>> Greetings, Anouk, >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> [email protected]. 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