Awesome, thanks so much Ester, greatly appreciate it. Sorry if this has already been asked, but I didn't really feel like rummaging through the archives, it was just easier to post to the list, I figured someone out there would know.
Cody On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:53 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Cody, > > To select non contiguous files in Finder, or any other list (e.g. in iTunes, > to assemble a playlist), you turn cursor tracking off (VO-Shift-F3), then > navigate to any item you want, and press VO-Command-Space to add these to > your selection. At any time, you can check the items that are in your > selection with VO-F6. VO-Command-Space is a toggle select/unselect action, > so if you checked selected items with VO-F6 and discovered that you included > an item you didn't want, and want to deselect it, you can navigate with VO-Up > arrow or VO-Down arrow to the item in question and do another > VO-Command-Space. Then check with VO-F6 to make sure the item it gone. When > you are done with your selection, remember to turn cursor tracking back on > with another VO-Shift-F3. This is the most common mistake, and you will find > the experience very frustrating if you forget this step, since VoiceOver > won't behave the way you expect. Then you can perform whatever next action > you want, which could be using Command-C to copy items, creating a new > playlist from selection in iTunes with Command-Shift-N, or anything else. > > So here are step by step instructions to select non-contiguous items: > > 1. Navigate to the first item in your list > 2. Press VO-Shift-F3 to turn off Cursor Tracking > 3. Navigate to the next item then press VO-Command-Space bar > 4. Repeat step 3 until everything you wish to select has been selected > 5. Don't forget to turn Cursor Tracking back on with VO-Shift-F3 > > Some additional pointers: > 1. As mentioned earlier, selection with VO-Command-Space is a toggle action: > when applied to items that are already selected, it will deselect them, and > VoiceOver will announce this. > 2. You can mix item by item selection (described above) with selecting a > contiguous block of items by holding down the shift key and pressing your > down arrow key. So if you want to select the first ten items in a list, but > leave off items 5 and 7, for example, one way to do this is to hold down the > shift key as you arrow down nine times. VoiceOver will announce as each item > is added to your selection. However, because cursor tracking has been turned > off in step 2, your VoiceOver cursor will still be at item 1. So you could > VO-Down arrow to the few items you don't want selected -- items 5 and 7 in > the earlier example -- and deselect them with VO-Command-Space. This method > works well when most of your selections are in large blocks, or are in large > blocks except for a few items. The only confusing point is that while > pressing Shift+Down arrow extends the selected region, your VoiceOver cursor > position doesn't move because of turning cursor tracking off. You still need > to use VO-Down Arrow or VO-Up Arrow to move your VoiceOver cursor. But > suppose you want to select everything in a list except for two or three > entries near the end of the list. It can be a lot more efficient to select > all with Command-A, then move to the last element in a list with > VO-Fn-Shift-Right Arrow (or VO-Shift-End on a full keyboard -- I use a > laptop). Then, VO-Up arrow to the few items you want to deselect and > VO-Command-Space to remove them from the list. > 3. Remember that you can always check your selection with VO-F6. > 4. Any time you want to deselect all entries, just press the Escape key. > 5. If you're in a long list, it's helpful to lock your VoiceOver keys with > VO-semi-colon. Then, you navigate the list by pressing the up and down arrow > keys, and pressing Command-Space bar to select (or deselect). You can't use > the block selection technique described in tip 2, but you can start by doing > a select all (Command-A), then locking your VoiceOver keys, and arrowing up > or down and using Command-Space bar to deselect. You can also move to the > top or bottom of the list with Fn-Shift-Left or Right arrow (or Shift-Home > and Shift-End on a full keyboard). And you can check your selection by > pressing the F6 key. Remember to unlock your VoiceOver keys by pressing > semi-colon. > 6. Remember to turn on Cursor tracking with VO-Shift-F3 again when you're > done. If you still have your VoiceOver keys locked, this is Shift-F3. I > feel as though I should repeat this reminder two or three more times, because > it's really the thing that most people forget. > > HTH. There are lots of posts about this in the archives, including a > description of how to do this to add to playlists in "Tips on Non-Contiguous > Selection": > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg05301.html > > Cheers, > > Esther > > > On Aug 29, 2011, at 06:42, Cody wrote: > >> Hey guys, >> >> How do you select non contiguous files in the finder? As in I may want to >> select the first file in the finder and then select another file 5 files >> down the list. In Windows i know you cna do this buy holding down control >> while you use the arrow keys and then press space on all the files you want. >> I know there is a way to do this in mac but I just don't know how. >> >> Thanks, >> Cody > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
