Hi: Welcom to the list. See my answers below your questions in the original message. On Oct 27, 2011, at 10:23 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. Press vo shift down arrow > to interact with your mail box or messages. vo j will jump from section to > section, i.e. in box to messages. > 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? Press command f 5 key to stop VO, wait > about 2 seconds, then press command f5 key. > C. Can I create separate folders for different lots of messages? Yes, you > can create mailboxes. press vo m for menu bar, and explore your iMail menu. I > recommend reading the help menu. > D. is there a quicker way of reading the message than letting it read the > whole thing? Can I read line b line? When you are in the message, press vo a > to read the entire thing. > E. Is there a quicker way of closing the message than going to the toolbar > and close? > F. vo w.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? nope. > 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. www.skype.com > 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. > -- 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.
