Oh, forgot to tell you something Kirsten.  The premium voices DO, NOT, cost.

Just wanted you to know that.


Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!

Skype name:
barefootedray

Facebook:
facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1



On Oct 27, 2011, at 7:51 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote:

> 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. 
>> 
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