[libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-accessibility] Starting From Scratch with VoiceOVer in Libre Office

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On 31 December 2014 at 18:10, April Brown <aprilbrownshade@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello.  I am a writer who has been using Libre Office for a few years.  I
> appreciate it!  However, I now have to learn to use VoiceOver on my Mac.
>
> First:  Can anyone share a good guide for using VoiceOver in Libre Office?
>
> Here is what I have tried, and my results so far:
>
>
> I have a Mac Mini, Yosemite updated to most current.
>
> The read all command only seems to read what is visible on the screen.
> When it works at all.
>
> Tricks tried:
> NumPad is turned on
> NumPad 9
> NumPad Zero 5
> NumPad Command 3
> NumPad Control 5
>
> Quick Nav on
> Quick Nav off
> With Rotor on Paragraphs
>
> With Track Pad turned on
> Two Finger Flick Up
> Two Finger Flick Left
> Two Finger Flick Right
> Three Finger Flick Up
> Three Finger Flick Down
>
> Control Option B
> Two Finger Flick Down
>
> None of the above commands seem to anything.
>
> Also tried Item Chooser and Find.It would find an item. Then, I'd press
> enter, or double tap, and VoiceOver would begin reading at the beginning of
> the document again. When it reads at all. I'm still missing something. Or a
> bunch of somethings.
>
> And why, when I want it to read a document, email, or whatever, does it
> keep wanting to edit text instead of read it? Why does it refuse to read
> more than one character at a time regardless of rotor setting?
>
> What setting is messed up?
>
> Yes, eventually, I'll need to edit. I need to read it first though. More
> than a letter at a time. Or more than a screen at a time. And jumping back
> to the top of a document won't work if it's 360 pages!
>
> Today, I tried opening a new document and just writing.  It didn't work
> very well.
>
> Thank you,
>
> April Brown
>
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