Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: keyboard shortcut to navigate tables and now labels

       Yet those of us who grew up with typewriters, use that TAB - &
shift-TAB -
           and the arrow keys rather than the mouse  ;-)

       Remembering, all those folks who would say,
           when referring to these computers,
          "it's a passing fad"  ;-)

       Do youngsters of today even know how a typewriter operated? ...
           that white ink was on nearly everyone's desktop ...
              that legal documents had to be clean or run the risk of being
illegitimate if challenged ...

          and making copies was tedious work with those messy carbon papers
strewn between the sheets  ;-)
             and there was no way to make a copy after the document was
typed  ;-)

       What's the difference between olden & antique  ;-)



From: Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 1, 2014 at 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: keyboard shortcut to navigate tables
and now labels
To: Ruth Ann <cameok9@gmail.com>
Cc: "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org>


Hi :)
Tab normally moves forwards and
Shift and Tab
should move backwards.  It works in most forms, spreadsheets and in Writer
tables too.  The only time it doesn't work is in some Access forms or
Reports where the designer hasn't realised the significance and assumes
everyone uses a mouse.

I agree that reaching for the mouse does interrupt work-flow for a lot of
people.  It's funny to see just how dependant people are on it and how
resistant they are to learning to press tab and other other tricks which
have often been around for decades.
Regards from
Tom :)




On 1 May 2014 21:16, Ruth Ann <cameok9@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Mark,
> Thank you! That works great. Before, I had gotten as far as selecting the
> frame, but never thought of the tab key to move to the next frame.
> Being an old DOS person, I am lost without my keyboard shortcuts. Never
> did much like the mouse for this type of work - it seems like it
constantly
> interrupts my work rhythm :-)
> Ruth Ann
>
>
> On 5/1/2014 3:43 PM, libreoffice-ml.mbourne@spamgourmet.com wrote:
>
> > Ruth Ann wrote:
> >
> > > <<<<Ctrl>+<R,L,U orD> cursor movements seem to advance from cell to cell
> > > in a Writer table, rather than word to word as in a paragraph.
> > > <Ctrl>+<Home> takes you to first table cell. <Ctrl>+<End> <Ctrl>+<End>
> > > takes you to the last cell.>>>
> > >
> > > Thank you, Stuart, that does indeed work. Except I found that <Ctrl>+ U
> > > or D moves me from cell to cell while <Ctrl> R or L moves me to top or
> > > bottom of table.
> > > I am using LO version 4.2.1.1 on Windows 8.
> > >
> > > Now for the next question. On a page of labels (specifically
> > > Avery_8160), is there a keyboard shortcut to move from label to label?
> > > Ruth Ann, Cincinnati, OH USA
> >
> > It looks like the label templates use frames, with a frame for each
> > label. The following seems to work:
> > - If you've just been typing in a frame, or don't have one selected at
> > all, press Shift+F4 to select the next one (or Esc to exit edit mode and
> > select the one you've been typing in).
> > - You should now have a frame selected, surrounded by green resize
> > handles in each corner and on each side.
> > - Press Tab or Shift+Tab to select a different one if you need to.
> > - Press F2 to enter edit mode, or just start typing.
> >
> > Mark.
>
> Ruth Ann Stewart, Cincinnati, OH

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