[stylist] Formatting

Sun Nov 9 17:57:48 UTC 2008

Judith,
Right you are.  I mentioned selecting to determine format but not to 
alter it.  What can I say?  I was trying to get done before Madd TV.
Thanks for pointing it out,
Donna

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Judith Bron wrote:
> 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
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>> 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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