[Blindtlk] Questions about Pages

Marion Gwizdala blind411 at verizon.net
Wed Oct 15 10:26:46 UTC 2014


Why would you want to mess with a lap top when you have something as small
as a phone?

Marion Gwizdala



-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bryan
Schulz via blindtlk
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 9:57 PM
To: Chris Nusbaum; Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Questions about Pages

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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