Hello Alex, I’m not sure how you’re reading the text. If you just use the arrow keys, placeholder text will be highlighted as you reach it and will be read. When you do the next right arrow, the placeholder text will be unhighlighted and any normal text will be read normally. Never use Quick Nav in Pages! It simply isn’t worth the trouble. Other thoughts: have you got your mouse cursor set to ignore the other cursors? It works better that way.
Cheers, Anne > On 26 Jul 2015, at 16:30, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: > > I was. Oddly, switching out of, then back to, Pages seemed to get it working. > One final question on placeholder text: when I read the line holding the > text, I hear only the placeholder. For example: > > Client name: [client name placeholder] > > If I read that line, I hear the embedded object sound, "client name > placeholder", then the end embedded object sound. The rest of the line > doesn't read at all. Is this expected behavior? >> On Jul 26, 2015, at 10:14 AM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote: >> >> Hello Alex, >> >> You have to press the VO-Tab command before each time you use the >> Ctrl-Option-Cmd-t Make placeholder text command but it should work every >> time. I’ve been using this for years, and in Pages09 I created a different >> shortcut for Make placeholder text to avoid having to use the VO-Tab command. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >>> On 26 Jul 2015, at 14:45, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks, this is exactly what I was after. The problem is that it only >>> worked once. I used it successfully on one line, then tried to repeat the >>> process on the next line. The hotkey does nothing, and my selected text is >>> de-selected. Is there something I have to do before I can use this mode >>> again? >>>> On Jul 26, 2015, at 3:34 AM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Alex, >>>> >>>> I think you’d find placeholder text a better way for entering text that >>>> changes. Just type in some typical text in the format you want, then >>>> select that text, press VO-Tab for VO to ignore next key press, then press >>>> Ctrl-Option-Cmd-t to make it placeholder text. When using your template, >>>> the placeholder text will be highlighted when you navigate to it using >>>> just the arrow keys, and typing will replace it but keep the formatting. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Anne >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 26 Jul 2015, at 00:58, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hey list, >>>>> I'm trying, once more, to get more into Pages. Hopefully, this time, I >>>>> can make myself stick with it long enough to get a handle on this thing. >>>>> >>>>> Currently, I have a few basic questions: I'm making a template I can use >>>>> to fill out client reports and bills (I'm an AT instructor and have to >>>>> email my clients this information). I thought I'd put text boxes in where >>>>> I'll be entering text that can change, and just type the text that won't. >>>>> Here's a super simple example: >>>>> >>>>> Alex Hall >>>>> [auto-inserted date] >>>>> >>>>> Client Name: [text box for client name] >>>>> Number of Hours: [text box for hours] >>>>> >>>>> You get the idea. I'm running into a few questions, though. >>>>> >>>>> 1. How do I get the text box to fit the height of the line of text it's >>>>> on? VO reports that it's 1.2 inches tall, which strikes me as rather >>>>> large. >>>>> 2. Do I even need a text box, or am I trying to use one where a different >>>>> item would work better? >>>>> 3. If I do need one, how can I insert text around it? I inserted one, but >>>>> even if I go to the end of the line and hit return, then type, the box is >>>>> pushed along to the end of my new line of text instead of staying where I >>>>> put it. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance for any answers anyone can provide. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Have a great day, >>>>> Alex Hall >>>>> mehg...@icloud.com >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex Hall >>> mehg...@icloud.com >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > mehg...@icloud.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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