[macvoiceover] Re: Voice Over Questions

  • From: Bryan Duarte <bryan0731@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:03:37 -0700

No problem brother thats what it is all about. honestly I dont use it simply 
because it reads using the system voice and the system voice does not read fast 
enough for me to stay focused on it. 
On Mar 25, 2012, at 7:24 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:

> Ah!
> 
> Thanks for digging this up.  It might come in handy.  If not for me, then for 
> someone I can pass the info along to.
> 
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> On Mar 25, 2012, at 7:29 PM, Bryan Duarte <bryan0731@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Ricardo,
>> 
>> Ok I found why it is working for me and not you. There is a setting in 
>> System Prefs that turns this on or off. If you go to System 
>> preferences>Speech>Text to speech then check the box that says "speak 
>> selected text when key is pressed" then set the key you want it will then 
>> work for you. Right now I have mine set to be command + down arrow, but I 
>> think I will change it because I prefer command + down arrow to command my 
>> paging instead. Hope that helps brother.  
>> On Mar 25, 2012, at 1:12 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
>> 
>>> I guess because, that's definitely not working over here.
>>> 
>>> Ricardo Walker
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>>> On Mar 25, 2012, at 1:21 AM, Bryan Duarte <bryan0731@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Both but it maybe a setting i have enabled in system prefrences. 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone 4S!
>>>> 
>>>> On Mar 24, 2012, at 5:48 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Is this in text edit or pages?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ricardo Walker
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>>>>> 
>>>>> On Mar 24, 2012, at 8:22 PM, Bryan Duarte <bryan0731@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Do command down arrow twice. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 4S!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Mar 24, 2012, at 4:13 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> command plus down arrow?  On my machine, that just moves the cursor to 
>>>>>>> the end of the document.  Its not a aread command.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Ricardo Walker
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>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Mar 24, 2012, at 10:26 AM, Bryan Duarte <bryan0731@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> there is one method to read the entire document and that is command + 
>>>>>>>> the down arrow. This will actuall read in the system voice and cannot 
>>>>>>>> be interacted with as it is reading. Another method is to use the 
>>>>>>>> track pad commander. To do this you must enable the track pad 
>>>>>>>> commander then swipe two fingers down on the track pad to read from 
>>>>>>>> where the cursor is to the end of the page. This method will work best 
>>>>>>>> for reading from where you are to the end. To jump to the top of a 
>>>>>>>> page use FUNCTION + Shift + the left arrow. To jump to the end of a 
>>>>>>>> page use the same thing but replace the left arrow with the right 
>>>>>>>> arrow. To page up Use the Function + Option + up and down arrows. Hope 
>>>>>>>> this helps a little. THis may differ depending on how you have 
>>>>>>>> voiceover configured but in general this should work. If not let us 
>>>>>>>> know on the group and someone will be able to help. 
>>>>>>>> On Mar 23, 2012, at 8:14 PM, Jan Stirbens wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I am using a mac book pro with the latest version of Lion.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Can someone please tell me the voice over command for read to end?
>>>>>>>>> Plus, when reading a document, what are the commands for going to the 
>>>>>>>>> top of document and bottom of document?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Thank you in advance for help.
>>>>>>>>> 
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