Use Ctrl instead of Shift. Also, you might want to investigate using nano rather than pico. Basically, it's the same application but with a few lovely enhancements, like search and replace. Trevor Astrope writes: > I'm new to speakup, so please excuse me if this is a faq. > > Is it possible to set the mark command ^^ or ctrl-shift-6 in pico or nano > using speakup? Nothing happens when I try. > > > Thanks, > > Trevor > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem.