By Misty Dawn, 30 March, 2013
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iOS and iPadOS
OK, I know I've asked about selecting text before, but, this time, I am wondering how you select text (either all or partial) OUTSIDE of an edit field using VoiceOver for iPhone 5. Thanks.
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Selecting Text
One of the best summary posts I've read in answer to your question was recently given by David Chittenden on the viphone mailing list. I'll quote his response, and also provide the Mail Archive link to his post, with subject Re: Can I Capture the Text from an App's Help File? David wrote:
There are two ways to capture the text unless the text is blocked so it cannot.
Note that the question was from someone who wanted to mail the copied text to herself. You can amend the directions to copy open a notes app instead of mail, and paste in the text. You can also use method 2 to exactly select the text that you want to copy, if you are very proficient with selection on the touch screen. However, it is probably easier to use the rotor to "Select all", then copy and paste your text into a notes app, where you can delete the parts you don't want.
HTH. Cheers,
Esther
Another Method
Nice one bill, I didn't know
Re: nice one
I second that this hack is
I second that this hack is awesome! Geez, I would've never thought of it myself! Not sure if something a little more...ergonomic has been devised by the Apple folks since I last sent that message, but I tried it now and it still worked! Yay!