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how can I highlight text in acrobat reader using keyboard commands. (Note, I am assistive technology user (i.e. screenreader = JAWS). Alternatively, are there any keyboard commands to highlight text.
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You should enable "Assistive Technology Support", under the application's Preferences, Accessibility tab, as well as any other options there that might help you. To highlight text you need to select it by holding down Ctrl and using the arrow keys, then clicking the right-click menu button and pressing H.
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- Sorry, I can't be more specific about this issue. I'm not overly familiar with the various accessibility options.
- Do you not see a menu similar to this?
If not, then what do you see?
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this menu comes on selecting the text. And, i notice that (with the help of sighted assistance) that when i try to select the required text using Ctrl + Shift + arrow keys, a red box appears instead of blue colored background on the selection. hence, i also do not get the required right click context menu with highlight option. Instead this comes up: