The big problem with your deffinition of column is, print does not work that way. In most fonts, individual characters have differing widths, so there are not exact columns of letters on the print page. It is not like braille where there is a precisely defined cell space. This means, you need to become used to the concept of relative character spacing with print formatting. It sounds like the Windows announcement was providing a false visualisation conception of the printed page.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 21 Sep 2015, at 12:41, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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> 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> >>>> 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> 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> >>>>>> 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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