Sorry, my response was not included. Here it is: Yes, the Homer scripts for Microsoft Word support that type of selection with F8 and Shift+F8. The HomerKit installer merges the scripts into the scripts for Word provided by FS. Jamal On Thu, 10 Sep 2009, Jamal Mazrui wrote: > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:22:17 -0400 (EDT) > From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: JAWSScripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Script to Select Blocks > > -----Original Message----- > From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoff Chapman > Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 11:11 PM > To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Script to Select Blocks > > Jamal, man are you saying here, that if one installs these homer Scripts > utilities of which you speak, that inside msWord, one will automatically > have the ability to utilize the > f8 and shift+f8 keystrokes, to mark the beginning and en of blocks of > text, which may span multiple pages, without having to do the whole > tedious vibe of selecting line by line or page by page, using shift and > appropriate keys? > thus permitting the use of findText features, after marking the beginning > of a block, to aid in loating the end of a passage one may wish to mark > for selection? > > is this correct? > > if so, before I dive into the docs regarding what else homer may or may > not effect, if a person just wanted that particular feature and nothing > else, is there the best place in the docs I should go, to read about any > other caveats installation of homer may mean, for the average non-scripter > bear user? > > for I know someone for whom This would be extree'ee'ee'eemely useful in > his lawyer work, if it didn't make a big impact on other applicationns > such that he'd need to relearn other keystrokes to accomodate the other > benefits which I realize homer scripts could offer a real developer etc, > which he is not for example. if that makes sense? > > thanks. > > geoff c. > > > To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 4:31 AM > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Script to Select Blocks > > > > Sorry for not answering this sooner. HomerKit includes scripts for > > selecting text in the same way as EdSharp with a standard Edit > > control, RichEdit control, Internet Explorer browse mode, or Microsoft > > Word document. > > > > Executable installer > > http://EmpowermentZone.com/kitsetup.exe > > > > Manual installation from a zip archive > > http://EmpowermentZone.com/kitsetup.zip > > > > Jamal > > > > On Wed, 2 Sep 2009, Joe Orozco > > wrote: > > > > > Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:05:34 -0400 > > > From: Joe Orozco <jsorozco@xxxxxxxxx> > > > Reply-To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [jawsscripts] Script to Select Blocks > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > In EdSharp there is a way to begin the selection of a block of text > > > with > F8 > > > and then the conclusion of this block with Shift + F8. Are there > scripts > > > that do the same thing in MS Word or Internet Explorer? Thanks in > advance. > > > > > > Joe Orozco > > > > > > "A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the > > > crowd."--Max Lucado > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > > > database 4390 (20090902) __________ > > > > > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > > __________ > > > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository > http://jawsscripts.com > > > > > > View the list's information and change your settings at > > > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > > > > __________ > > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository > > http://jawsscripts.com > > > > View the list's information and change your settings at > > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > > > __________ > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > > __________ > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > __________ Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts