Hi Kirsten, First of all, congratulations on purchasing your new MacBook Pro. Even I'm a relatively new Mac user. You have asked some really great questions, and even I would like to know the answers to many of them. I would really like to know if anyone can suggest a good app for Facebook. Have fun with your new MacBook!
Cheers, Rahul On 28/10/2011, Kristyn Leigh <krist...@gmail.com> wrote: > Another great resource to consult is the Getting Started With VoiceOver > guide. In addition to VoiceOver commands, it explains many Mac basics, and > it is organized into specific sections to help you with general navigation > and more specific tasks such as working with Mail or Safari. If you are an > iPhone or iPod user, go to chapter 11 and read about the gestures for > trackpad commander which are very similar to the touch screen devices. You > will find a link to the guide at the bottom of the VO help menu (ctrl + > option+ H). > > Kristyn > On Oct 27, 2011, at 11:23 AM, Kirsten Edmondson wrote: > >> Dear all, >> Yesterday I joined the world of the Mac! I bought a new Mac Book Pro from >> my local Apple store and have been happily playing with it ever since >> instead of doing the things I should be. >> I'm sorry that below are so many questions, but as usual with these >> things, it's the little niggly things which are annoying. I've decided to >> include them in my one message rather than sending a raft of messages. >> Sorry if this in any way contravenes the rules of the list. >> I am also sorry if these seem simple and obvious! >> 1. Email: >> A. Is there an easier way of navigating the inbox? Currently I can hear >> everything, all headers or I can arrow down in one section only either >> getting the name or subject etc but not the rest. >> B. When it's downloading it says 'Busy' and I can't seem to get it to do >> anything, is there a way round this? >> C. Can I create separate folders for different lots of messages? >> D. is there a quicker way of reading the message than letting it read the >> whole thing? Can I read line b line? >> E. Is there a quicker way of closing the message than going to the toolbar >> and close? >> F. When I was writing this message earlier, I inadvertently managed to >> move out of the message and I couldn't find it anywhere, only getting it >> back when I closed and then reopened the mail appp, where might I be able >> to find the message in future if this happens to me again? I looked in >> drafts but it wasn't in there. >> 2. Apps: >> A. The Facebook I downloaded seems to be inaccessible, it says 'button' >> rather than the labels so is difficult to navigate. Is there an accessible >> version? >> B. Is there a version of Skype for the Mac? I can't seem to find anything >> when I type Skype into the app store. >> C. How do you delete/remove apps if you find they are not useful? >> >> 3. VO keystrokes: >> I went through the VO start up tutorial but I seem to be missing some >> commands, how do you: >> A. move to top or bottom of a document of screen? >> B. How can I get the cursor to go quickly to the start of oend of the >> line? >> C. How do you move the insertion point? >> D. If I end up somewhere I don't want to be is there a quick keystroke or >> swipe motion I can use to get out of it and back to where I was? >> I am using the trackpad with gestures and am trying to learn the VO keys, >> though the trackpad is easy to use as it's similar to an IPhone. >> >> 4. Edit fields: >> Is there a way to get it to give you a character count so when you're in a >> password field it might say 'password edit, 7 characters' >> 5. Calendar: >> I have synced my IPhone calendar with Ical, but though I know there are >> events there, I can't seem to get it to read them. I've tried interacting >> but I'm not having any luck. Also, I can't seem to get beyond the end of >> this week. Does anyone have any tips for making the best use of Ical? >> >> 6. Voices: >> I have it set to Alex currently, but I would like to try Sarena. I can >> access it in the preferences, but if I click on download, do I have to pay >> for it? Is this done through my iTunes or Apple account? If I download >> Serena and decide I don't like it, can I revert to Alex? >> Thank you all, I'm sure this won't be the last message I send! I'm also >> going to look in the archives to see what useful tips I can find. >> Kirsten. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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. >> > > Kristyn Leigh > Sent from my mini Mac > krist...@gmail.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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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