Working with TextEdit

Creating or open a document

With TextEdit active, do one of the following:

• Say New file to create a new document in TextEdit.
• Say Open file to access the Open dialog.

Navigating within your document

Move your cursor to a different point in your text with the standard navigation commands, such as:

• Insert before <text>
• <Direction> arrow (up, down, left or right)
• Go to beginning / end

See Navigating within a document for more information.

Finding text in your document

1. Say Show Find window.
2. Say the word or phrase you want to search for.
3. Say Find next / previous to navigate search results.
4. Say Go to next field to return to the document.

Selecting text

Use the standard commands for making a selection, such as:

• Select <text>
• Select All
• Select next / previous word
• Unselect that

See Making a selection for more information.

Editing your document

Use the standard commands for revising your text, such as:

• Cut <text>
• Cut selection
• Copy <text>
• Copy selection
• Paste from clipboard
• Delete <text>
• Delete selection

See Revising text for more information.

To paste text using the font formatting of the paste location

• Say Paste and match style.

Formatting your document

You can use any of the standard commands to format or align text, such as:

• Bold / italicize / underline that
• Make <text> bold / italic / underline
• Make selection bold / italic / underline
• Align the text left / center / right

See Formatting for more information.

To increase or decrease the font size

• Say Make selection bigger / smaller.

To apply text spacing, such as indenting and Tabs, from one part of the text to another

1. Place your cursor in the section of the text whose spacing you want to copy.
2. Say Copy Text Ruler.
3. Move your cursor to the section of the text where you want to apply the Text Ruler.
4. Say Paste Text Ruler.

Saving your document

• Say Save this document.

Or

• Say Show Save As window.

To undo all your changes since the last time you saved

• Say Revert to last saved version.

Printing your document

• Say Print this document.

Closing your document

• Say Close file.