I simply synced my iPhone. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarai Bucciarelli" <bucc7...@bellsouth.net> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 6:32 PM Subject: Re: some newbie mac questions - item chooser
Hi: How did you import your addresses to the Mac? On Nov 4, 2010, at 8:09 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: > Erik, > > You have nothing to be shy about! Your tutorial is really really good. > Only problem is it's not working for me yet. > > I follow you step-by-step, get to the name table, do vo-i, type in k a r > to > find my karen contacts, and I get Bob and Kathy, every single time. I > have > done cmd-1 to ensure card column view is checked, but when I go into the > view menu, I don't get an indication that it is really checked. I've > looked > all through the toolbar choices to find where on earth to tell this thing > to > be sure to have card column view, thinking that's my issue. But, I can't > find anywhere to do that. What on earth am I screwing up? And, indeed I > can arrow up and down, but who wants to do that, smile! > > Thank you again for all you are doing. Your tutorials are wonderful, and > may I suggest you consider sending them into ACB Radio's Main Menu where > this weekend, all things iPhone will be discussed. > > Marlaina > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "erik burggraaf" <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 2:18 PM > Subject: Re: some newbie mac questions - item chooser > > > OK, You know the old saying, a tutorial is worth a thousand emails. > > Try this. > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1291668/addressbook.mp3 > > > I'm a bit mic shy, so maybe it will be no help at all, but maybe it will > give you a better idea what's supposed to happen. > > Best, > Erik Burggraaf > User support consultant, > One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in > person, > 1-888-255-5194 > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2010-11-04, at 4:02 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: > >> Erik, >> >> Ok so I do cmd-1 and it says card and column then i do vo-i and I still >> don't get anywhere. I have never used item chooser until today; is there >> something basic I need to know first about using item chooser? what >> happens >> to me now is this: >> >> I do cmd-1 vo-i it says item chooser 42 items. I then start typing karen >> to >> pull up all my karens and I land up on something that is part of the card >> for doctor jackson, my lung doctor who is a man and would shutter to >> think >> his first name was karen! <smile> >> >> Thank you for your patience as I try to catch up with the expert >> knowledge >> on this list! >> >> Marlaina >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "erik burggraaf" <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 10:19 AM >> Subject: Re: some newbie mac questions - item chooser >> >> >> Hi, try pressing command 1 and then go to the item chooser. >> >> Let me know how it goes. >> >> Best, >> >> Erik Burggraaf >> User support consultant, >> One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in >> person, >> 1-888-255-5194 >> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >> >> On 2010-11-04, at 12:43 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >> >>> Ok; I think I am not getting something here. I'm in addressbook on my >>> macAir and I brought up item chooser; it said 30 items; I started typing >>> gary and it said go left. What did I not do? >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "erik burggraaf" <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> >>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 8:57 AM >>> Subject: Re: some newbie mac questions >>> >>> >>> Hi, see comments below. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Erik Burggraaf >>> User support consultant, >>> One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in >>> person, >>> 1-888-255-5194 >>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>> >>> On 2010-11-04, at 11:12 AM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>> >>>> 1. I need to know how to efficiently navigate calendar and >>>> addressbook. >>>> In >>>> calendar for example, when I do control shit t and then get my date I >>>> want >>>> to view entered, I hear nothing and when I vo right or left, I'm back >>>> to >>>> today's date. Also, entering appointments is weird for me because I >>>> haven't >>>> quite figured out how to know whether I'm on the month chooser, the day >>>> or >>>> the year, and then we add in the time. It doesn't seem to be >>>> consistent >>>> that one right arrow takes me to month, 2 to day, 3 to year and 4 to >>>> time. >>>> Yeh, I'm not really sure how to help with this. I'm sure I have the >>>> answer but not really how to communicate it. The inconsistancy in the >>>> date and time control could be because it remembers where you left off. >>>> so, if you only set the month and the day for an appointment, when you >>>> get >>>> back to the date control it will still be on day instead of starting >>>> back >>>> at year. It's definitely not inconsistant so something in the logic of >>>> how these things work is off. >>> >>>> I am still at a loss to efficiently navigate to a contact in >>>> addressbook. >>>> I'm at such a loss, in fact, I can't even tell you what I can't do, >>>> smile! >>>> This one is easy. Press vo I for the item chooser menu. You can then >>>> start typing. If you type the first few letters of any piece of info >>>> the >>>> item chooser will pull up everything that has that info. Typing lie >>>> will >>>> give you all the liebergs. Typing mar will give you all the marlenas >>>> and >>>> margarets and marys. Even if you have hundreds or thousands of >>>> contacts, >>>> the item chooser will still get you to the vcard you want in seconds. >>>> If >>>> you then want their work phone, go back to the item chooser and type >>>> work. >>>> If you want their home address go to the item chooser and type home. >>>> The >>>> item chooser may in fact be even more useful in calendar and address >>>> book >>>> than it is in safari, and that is really saying something. >>> >>>> 2. Occasionally I need to copy then paste things from a website, such >>>> as >>>> a >>>> recipe. I cannot consistently do this. Sometimes shift downarrow >>>> works >>>> and >>>> sometimes it does not. >>> There are two ways to do this. >>> One, press control option shift C when you hear something you want to >>> rip >>> off of the webpage. This is the copy last phrase to clipboard option. >>> It's >>> pretty intuitive and will often scoop up large blocks of text for you >>> without having to do anything. >>> If that fails, press control option enter and then control option left >>> and >>> right arrows to select text word by word. Once all the text is >>> selected, >>> press control option enter again and then command c to copy. I'm not >>> real >>> kean on that method and try to use control option shift C whenever >>> possible. >>>> I would also love to know how to jump to the next >>>> block of unlinked text. In Window-Eyes, I simply press x which moves >>>> me >>>> by >>>> blocks of unlinked text. >>>> I had to look this one up. Turns out it is control option command p. >>>> For >>>> a complete list of html navigation commands, go to safari and press >>>> control option shift F. Then you can arrow down a menu with all of >>>> them >>>> listed. >>> >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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