Drag and drop with VoiceOver

Drag and drop is one of the more dificult tasks for the blind to perform on any computer here is a quicktime movie showing how it is done in VoiceOver as well as step by step instructions.

Drag and Drop Movie (QuickTime)

Instructions

1. Using VoiceOver navigation commands, move to the item you want to drag.
2. Press VO-Command-F5 to move the mouse pointer to the location of the VoiceOver cursor. You can verify you have done this correctly with VO-F5 to hear what is under the mouse.
3. Begin the drag action with VO-Command-Shift-Space. you will hear the click of a mouse being pressed, but not released.
4. Turn off Cursor Tracking with VO-Shift-F3.
5. Using VoiceOver navigation commands, move to the location where you want to drop the item you are dragging.
6. Use VO-Command-F5 again to move the mouse cursor to the location of the VoiceOver cursor. You can press VO-F5 to verify you have done this correctly and hear what is currently under the mouse.
7. Press VO-Command-Shift-Space to release the item being dragged. You will hear the click of a mouse being released.
8. Turn your cursor tracking back on with VO-Shift-F3.

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