Actually you can use the number commander with a laptop keyboard. Just hold down one of the arrow keys, actually I think it's the right arrow and use the number row.
S On Oct 5, 2010, at 5:56 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Linda, > > I've never been a Windows user but I might be able to help with some answers. > On 5 Oct 2010, at 00:25, Linda Adams wrote: >> >> On a more specific note, is there anything that I can set in System >> Preferences or VoiceOver Utility to get rid of the table view in Mail and >> switch it >> to a list view so that there aren't as many navigation steps to go through >> to read messages? > There are basically two ways of reading mail, either with the preview pane > (the default setting), or without it. I prefer the second where the righthand > part of the screen contains a list of messages and the lefthand part, a list > of mailboxes. The messages on the right are in the mailbox selected on the > left. > > You can arrow down the messages and either press Return to read one, or press > Delete to get rid of one. You can also press Command-a to select all and > delete the whole lot at once if you like. > >> Are there settings that I can do to allow me to read a website line by line >> from the top of the page to the bottom in Safari? I like to go to catalog >> websites >> such as LL Bean or The Vermont Country Store where there are plain text >> descriptions of every product below that product link. I want to see the >> web pages >> as they really are rather than just being shown links, headers, or other >> such element groups. > It sounds as though you would prefer to navigate websites in Groups mode. > >> My hands are quite small. Is it possible to change settings so that not as >> many keys need to be pressed at a time to perform functions? I know about >> Quick Nav and locking the VoiceOver keys, but the VoiceOver keys often need >> to be unlocked to perform other commands. >> > You could always configure Keyboard Commander to take care of those commands > that require too many key presses. Also, the Trackpad Commander allows you to > do most things one-handed. Also, if you have an extended keyboard or a USB or > BlueTooth number pad, you could use the Numpad Commander. > > VoiceOver is highly configurable to suit your needs. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
