Hi there. I recommend new Mac users start with TextEdit on word processing first. That way, you have less interacting in the beginning and it’s pretty simple. It’s already on your Mac. TextEdit doesn’t offer a lot of formatting options, but it does offer more than, Notepad in Windows. You can even read braille files in it.
Gigi > On May 8, 2015, at 1:02 AM, Grant Hardy <grant.li...@icloud.com> wrote: > > No worries about manually updating drivers. All necessary updates from Apple > are installed from the App Store, under the Updates tab. Alternatively, you > can choose whether or not you’d like these OS X updates to be automatically > installed by opening System Preferences and selecting the App Store button. > There are checkboxes to determine which updates you’d like installed > automatically. > > I’d say Pages is probably a good, solid word processing choice to start with, > especially since it’s included free with new Macs, and works relatively well > with VoiceOver. This list is a great resource for asking any questions that > come up as you get to know Pages. There is a free book in the iBook Store, > “Mastering the Macintosh with Voiceover”, which covers the basics of the Mac > including Pages. It was written for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks rather than the > current OS, but you may still find it helpful. Link: > https://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/mastering-macintosh-voiceover/id899197795?mt=11 > > As well, if you’re interested, one other list member offers a detailed course > that you can pay for to learn the iWork apps in great detail. Unfortunately, > the link I have to her website seems to be broken, but I’m sure she, or > someone else, will post the correct link. > > Microsoft Word 2016 is still in preview, so I wouldn’t rely on it 100%. It’s > promising, but still has a ways to go in terms of accessibility. > > Best, > > Grant > > On May 7, 2015, at 7:20 PM, Ted Phillips <tedmusi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all. I have some questions since working with my new macbook. First, do > you have to update drivers like you do in Windows, and if so, where do you > find them? in particular, I am wondering about the audio drivers for my > macbook. I would like to have the best possible ones for my macbook. > Second, I have microsoft Word preview for mac, pages, and am considering > Neises writer pro. Is there any advantage with any one over the others? > Would it benefit me to by Neises writer pro? Thanks all for any help and > advice. > > Ted Phillips > > -- > 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.
