Howdy Anne, As much as I would like to, I really can't lay claim to any brilliance. My secret is nothing more the the Pages help. However, thanks for your kind words. Glad I was able to pass something along that was helpful. On Jun 29, 2010, at 12:34 PM, Anne Robertson wrote:
> Barry, > > Thank you so much for this explanation. You're brilliant! How do you do it. > I've spent hours on Pages and didn't come up with that. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On Jun 29, 2010, at 6:59 PM, Barry Hadder wrote: > >> Just select the text to convert and choose format > table > "convert text to >> table". >> >> After you do this, you can move the insertion point over the table and vo >> will announce "hi lighted". That is the only indication that anything is >> there. However, you can actual read the table by going into the inspector, >> selecting the rap radio button, and selecting floating in the object >> placement radio group. >> >> On Jun 29, 2010, at 5:12 AM, Paul wrote: >> >>> Hello Barry. I assume that I can create a table with tabs as the >>> column separator and carriage returns as row separators and then >>> convert the table. I'm familiar with how to do this in Microsoft word. >>> Can you provide some step by step procedures? >>> >>> Thanks so much. >>> >>> On Jun 28, 12:16 pm, Barry Hadder <bhad...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I want to also point out that vo can read floating tables and most other >>>> objects with little or no difficulty. When they are floating, they are >>>> found in the lay-out area. Also, you can convert an in-line table to text >>>> and back again. A text table has tabs as column seporators and new-line >>>> charictors as rows. You can also create a table in this way and convert >>>> it to an in-line table. >>>> >>>> On Jun 28, 2010, at 5:37 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello Paul, >>>> >>>>> On Jun 27, 2010, at 2:09 PM, Paul wrote: >>>>>> I like to create agendas for meetings. In addition, I like >>>>>> to write legal documents with outlined numbering like 1. 1.1 1.1.1 2.0 >>>>>> 2.1 2.2. etc. >>>>> Pages will take care of paragraph numbering of that kind. >>>> >>>>>> I also like to use tables in my documents and to write >>>>>> letters and memos. >>>>> Tables are tricky. You have to use Numbers to create them if you can't >>>>> see and have to use VoiceOver. VoiceOver can't see tables in Pages >>>>> documents. However, if there's an existing table in a Pages document, you >>>>> can copy it into a Numbers document and read it, modify it, etc there, >>>>> then copy it back again. Messy, but doable. >>>> >>>>>> Finally, I like to create address lists that I can >>>>>> translate into >>>>>> Braille. In these situations I would like to use mail merge >>>>>> facilities. >>>>> Sorry. I haven't done this myself but it should be possible. I have to >>>>> spend time this summer on creating a user guide for VO users of iWork09. >>>> >>>>>> Finally, are their more templates available for pages09 >>>>>> that are not in the template chooser? >>>>> I don't think so, but you can create your own. >>>> >>>>>> Do you also use numbers? >>>>> Yes, but I haven't done anything complex with it. >>>> >>>>> I've also used Keynote when translating PowerPoint documents. >>>> >>>>> I would say that iWork09 is 95% accessible with VoiceOver. >>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>>> Anne >>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group >>>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
