Hello, Anne, and thanks for staying with me as we pursue my question. I can wholly understand your confusion over my use of the word “column.” Some Windows-based word processors refer to a column as simply a space occupied by a character of text or a space proper. I am not talking about a tabular column. Thus, if a line were to begin with the word “train,” the “r” would occupy the second column of the line.
Setting the zoom to 200% does make it easier for me to tell the relative position of the insertion point on a page of text. I must say that I still prefer precise information as to the line number on which the insertion pointer sits. For instance, let’s assume that I am writing a letter in a style allowing for forty lines per page. If I can quickly check my cursor position, and if that check results in the line number being read, I know exactly how many lines I have before a page break. I find this information helpful when spacing out a document. In time, no doubt, I will get used to the relative position indications in inches announced by Pages. I think we can probably put this thread to rest with many thanks for your dogged persistence. :-) Craig > On Sep 20, 2015, at 4:31 AM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote: > > Hello Craig, > > VO-F3 should tell you what page you’re on. > If you set the zoom to 200% VO-F4-F4 will give you a pretty close > approximation to where the insertion point is on the page. > I’m a bit confused about what you mean by Column number. If you have two or > three columns across the page, you can see exactly what they look like by > going to the Formatter. You can set hotspots in the Formatter on information > of interest to you such as X and Y coordinates or column width. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > >> On 20 Sep 2015, at 00:05, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com >> <mailto:coffeeb...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Very true, Anne, but I'm afraid I want something more specific. If I could >> make Pages announce line, page, and column number, I would have a very good >> idea of where I am in a document. This would come in handy, for instance, if >> I were writing a short document, and I wanted to to space it out prettily so >> that it took up most of the page. >> >> Craig >> >> >> On Saturday, September 19, 2015, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk >> <mailto:a...@anarchie.org.uk>> wrote: >> Craig, if you stop interacting, VO will tell you which page you’re on and >> how many pages are in the document. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >>> On 19 Sep 2015, at 16:39, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','coffeeb...@gmail.com');>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, Anne. >>> >>> Right now, I'm doing pretty well wisth Pages. The only problem I'm having >>> now is not being able to tell where I am in a document. The command I am >>> searching for would tell me the page, line, and column number the insertion >>> pointer is on. VO F4 F4 was suggested, but although it supplies information >>> about position, it does not tell me what I wish it would. >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, September 19, 2015, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','a...@anarchie.org.uk');>> wrote: >>> Hello Craig, >>> >>> Can you explain your difficulties with Pages? Remember to look at the menus >>> to find the short cuts. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> >>>> On 19 Sep 2015, at 14:36, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com <>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thank you, Anne, for your response. I should have mentioned that I have >>>> Tim Sniffen’s book, and it is indeed helpful. I’m more of a keyboard >>>> shortcut person than a trackpad user, so some of the advice is not >>>> immediately useable to me; but I appreciate the clear style of his >>>> explanations and the thoroughness of his approach. >>>> >>>> Craig >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Sep 15, 2015, at 1:47 PM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk <>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello Craig, >>>>> >>>>> You could do worse than to get the free iBook “Mastering the Macintosh” >>>>> by Tim Sniffen. >>>>> This book approaches the Mac from the perspective of an iOS user, but >>>>> it’s full of useful information. And, of course, it’s free! >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Anne >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 13 Sep 2015, at 21:54, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com <>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello, everyone. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am about to start learning Pages for the Mac. For now, I seek only a >>>>>> basic understanding: creating a document; changing type styles; finding >>>>>> and replacing text; writing a basic header, etc. Can anyone recommend >>>>>> articles or podcasts that might be helpful? Even supplying general >>>>>> information as to where these resources are will suffice. 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