[stylist] Formatting

Sun Nov 9 14:10:52 UTC 2008

Thanks James, Didn't know about shift page down. RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Canaday M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
To: "NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Formatting

> 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.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of Judith Bron
>>Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 6:09 PM
>>To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
>>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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