More than one way to skin a cat ain't there? That's the beautiful thing about Macs.
Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Mar 16, 2014, at 7:00 PM, Jim Gatteys <jgatt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ray I thought there used to be a keystroke defined to open dictionary but I > don't see one. I guess you could certainly define one in keyboard under > system preferences, and a lot of programs will let you right-click and get > access that way also. > I just used spotlight and typed in dictionary and it opened quite nicely. > Jim > > On Mar 16, 2014, at 6:48 PM, Ray Foret Jr <rforet7...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Quite right Jim. Here's how I did it. >> >> 1. Open the widgit bar menu from F12. >> >> 2. Select dictionary from this drop down. >> >> 3. Type in or paste in the word you wish. >> >> 4. Now, from the pop up menu just to the left of the text box, select >> either dictionary or Thesaurus. >> 5. Now, press return. That'll do it. >> >> Many thanks Jim. >> >> >> >> Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind >> built-in! >> >> Sincerely, >> The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! >> >> On Mar 16, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Jim Gatteys <jgatt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I think there is even a dashboard widget to get there. I love the fact >>> that the dictionary is available all over the mac and with just a few >>> keystrokes. >>> Jim >>> >>> On Mar 16, 2014, at 5:12 PM, Ray Foret Jr <rforet7...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Why yes, in fact, it does. But, it's been so long since I've fooled with >>>> it, I forgot how to get access to it. >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind >>>> built-in! >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! >>>> >>>> On Mar 16, 2014, at 4:34 PM, Chris Apple boy <christopher...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Doesn't the mac have one built in? Matter of fact doesn't the iPhone do >>>>> as well? They're sure buried from within their respective operating >>>>> systems but they are there. >>>>> >>>>> Regards Chris >>>>> >>>>> Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! >>>>> >>>>> On 16/03/2014 21:11, Jean Parker wrote: >>>>>> Hello All: >>>>>> What recommendations do people have for an accessible thesaurus for >>>>>> either i phone or mac? I went to the app store and there are several >>>>>> available but I don't want to get one until I know it will be accessible. >>>>>> Many thanks, >>>>>> Jean >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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