[stylist] Formatting

Sun Nov 9 04:27:59 UTC 2008

not really, you go to the first line of the text, do shift-pagedown 
to select by screenfuls.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 08:39 PM 11/8/2008, you wrote:
>Judith, on a long manuscript, wouldn't it be quicker to format the whole
>thing and them reformat the title? Selecting a long thing line by line can
>be tedious.
>
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>Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 6:09 PM
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>Subject: Re: [stylist] Formatting
>
>Donna, The one thing you didn't mention is that before you perform any
>action on the document in your edit field, the entire document that you want
>to perform the action on has to be selected.  When selecting, I would advise
>doing it under the title, by line and any introductory material in your
>manuscript.  Judith
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
>To: "NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 8:44 PM
>Subject: Re: [stylist] Formatting
>
>
> > Hi RJ
> > I use Jaws 9 & Word 2003.  In Word, the default format is 12 point,
> > Times New Roman, single-spaced, aligned left.  You can determine the
> > format of a document or passage by selecting it and then using the
> > Jaws key (Insert on the calculator pad) and the letter "f."
> > If you want to change the format -- and I encourage you to use double
> > spacing for your writing, as it is the standard for submissions -- you
> > can use the format menu (alt + o).  The first thing on the menu is the
> > Font dialog.  If you wish to change font type, style (bold, italic
> > etc.), point size or color, press enter and use the tab key to move
> > through the choices.
> > If you want to change the paragraph formatting, do alt + o, down arrow
> > once to Paragraph and press enter.  The dialog opens on "Indents &
> > Spacing page, Alignment: combo box which is set by default to "left."
> > You can down arrow to choose "centered, right or justified."
> >
> > Next tab to Outline Level which is set to "Body Text."  The other
> > choices are levels 1 through 9.  I've never used them; I assume
> > they're for making outlines.
> >
> > The next two tabs are left and right edit spin boxes; by default they
> > are both set to "0." I don't know what these are for.
> >
> > Next is one of the two most likely things you'll want to use, the
> > "Special" combo box, which is set by default to "none."  This means
> > that, when you press the Enter key to go to a new paragraph, there
> > will be no indentation.  If you use this setting, you must either use
> > a tab or and extra blank line to seperate the paragraphs.  If you down
> > arrow, you will
> > find: "First line" which automatically indents the beginning of a new
> > paragraph.  Down arrow again gets you to the "Hanging" indent, which I
> > believe is used in outlines or lists where you number something and
> > want the second line to fall directly under the beginning of the text
> > rather than under the number/letter.
> >
> > The next tab says"By edit spin box," which refers to the amount of
> > indent for the paragraph.  By default, wen "Special" is set to "None,"
> > this box is empty.  If you choose "First Line," this box automatically
> > changes to
> > 0.5 inches.  You can use the arrow keys to select a different amount,
> > if you choose, but I've never done it.
> >
> > The next two tabs are the Before & After edit spin boxes which are set
> > to "0 PT" for both the Special" and "First" line choices, and I have
> > no idea what they are for.
> >
> > Next, tab to the "Line Spacing" combo box, which is at "single" by
> > default.  Down arrow through the choices: "1.5 lines, double, at
> > least, exactly, multiple."  My sighted friends tell me that "at least"
> > is a nice compromise for reading print for letters, since it is easier
> > than single spacing, but doesn't leave the large amount of space that
>double leaves.
> >
> > Next there is something called "At" and then "Tabs."  After that are
> > the OK and Cancel options.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Donna Hill
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> > rjs059 at peoplepc.com wrote:
> >> What is this Pragraph formatting tool in word I keep hearing sighted
> >> people talking about? This is a Jaws question. I was taught when
> >> begainning a new paragraph, to use the tab key, however I was told by
> >> a sight friend, that I needed to use this paragraphing tool. What are
> >> they talking about? RJ
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