Hi Simon, Sorry, I got confused. It is Option and the left and right arrows that select words on my system. For selecting lines, Shift and Up and Down Arrow work. Command and Left and Right move to the beginning and end of the line, so adding Shift would selecgt to the beginning or end. Sorry again for the confusion.
Best, Anna On Sep 4, 2009, at 4:19 PM, Simon Cavendish wrote: > > Anna, > > You are right that option + shift + down or up arrow will select a > paragraph. I have just checked and to much delight it does that. > > However, on my machine, option+shift + right or left arrow will select > a word at a time. Control+option+arrow keys do not select but are vo > navigation modes. > > On my machine again, command+shift+right arrow will select a line of > text. > > Best wishes, Simon > On 4 Sep 2009, at 03:53, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> My experience is that Command and Shift and the arrow keys select >> words, rather than Control-Shift-arrow keys. And depending on how a >> document is formatted, Option-Shift and Up or Down Arrow can select >> by >> paragraph. >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> >> >> On Sep 2, 2009, at 2:00 PM, Simon Cavendish wrote: >> >>> >>> Dear Anouk, >>> >>> Selecting text will take a bit of getting used to. >>> >>> If you want to select an entire line of text, position yourself at >>> the >>> beginning of the line by pressing control + left arrow. (Control + >>> right arrow will position you at the end of the line.) Then Hold >>> down >>> shift and press down arrow to select a line of text and then again >>> if >>> you want to select another line. >>> >>> To select a word at a time, hold down shift and option key while >>> using >>> the arrow keys to select or deselect text. To select individual >>> characters, hold down shift key and use your right and left arrows >>> to >>> select or deselect. You can check what you have selected by pressing >>> vo >>> +f6 key comination just to make sure. Then you copy with command+c >>> combination. >>> >>> I haven't found a reliable way selecting an entire paragraph yet. >>> >>> I am sorry but I don't know the answer to your second question. >>> >>> You are doing fantastically well. Take care, Simon >>> On 2 Sep 2009, at 09:20, anouk radix wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hello, can I just select text with cmd-shift down arrow and then i >>>> can >>>> copy it? I guess I will have to be careful to have my cursor at the >>>> beginning of a line? >>>> Also how can I start a new page? >>>> Thanks, >>>> Greetings, Anouk >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
