[Blindtlk] Questions about Pages

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

why do you want to mess with a three inch screen when you have a laptop?
Bryan Schulz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Nusbaum via blindtlk" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>; <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>; <davidb521 at gmail.com>; 
<jay_owens at apple.com>
Cc: <myserenity2013 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 8:37 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] Questions about Pages


> Hi Everyone,
>
> So I've started to use Pages and AccessNote on my iPhone for 
> wordprocessing for school.  Tonight I encountered two issues, both of 
> which are probably matters of a beginner missing something, but which are 
> causing me to take much more time on my homework than it should.  I know 
> many students are abandoning the old notetakers for Braille displays and 
> iOS devices, so there must be workarounds for these.
>
> First, is there a quick way to navigate between 2 documents in which I am 
> working? For example, if I am answering questions based on an article, how 
> can I switch quickly between the article and the questions without losing 
> my place in either? Currently I'm having to go back to the home screen of 
> the app, find the document, scan down to find my place, then edit it. 
> Doing this many times is making homework take forever.  There must be a 
> shortcut, but I'm missing it.  Any tips?
>
> Also, I noticed today that, when I'm trying to edit something on the 
> second page of a document, the second page does not show when I double tap 
> on its text field.  Instead, my cursor is focused on the first page again 
> and the second page is not even visible.  I called Apple and attempted to 
> talk with their accessibility department, but I'm not sure who they 
> transferred me to.  They're stumped, so I'm hoping you guys can enlighten 
> me.  Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
>
> Chris
>
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