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2010-08-01 Thread Rafaela Freundt
hi everyone I'm new to the mac and voice over, and I'm wondering which programs work better for word processing and viewing slide shows. I do need to use them a lot in school, reading text documents and creating new ones, and also reading the slide show presentations my teachers give me. so I w

Re: word processing and spred sheets on ipad

2010-08-01 Thread Chris Moore
Well audible have an app, maybe the likes of bookshare will develop a cloud based app which lets you download just like the app store, does pages and numbers work with www.iwork.com? Maybe we'll see some neat syncing / transfer features added to iwork 11 - You just never know with Apple as they

Re: screen curtain

2010-08-01 Thread carlene knight
When you press Vo/shift f11 Vo will say "screen curtain on or off." The key stroke toggles it on and off. Hope that helps. On Jul 30, 2010, at 2:13 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > How can we actualy that it is actualy off, my sight aint what it used to be > and I don't have a light probe, not that

DVS Movies in itunes Store

2010-08-01 Thread Kevin Shaw
HI there, Does anyone know if there are movies in the iTunes store that come with descriptive video? Is there a way to tell or activate this feature with a downloaded movie? Is there a way to search the store for movies with DVS specifically. If there are described movies available, then I'm

Re: Tornado warning! (get away from windows)

2010-08-01 Thread Dan Roy
Do you have a mac mini? If so, you will probably need a monitor connected. I am just guessing that could be causing your problems with web sites. On Jul 28, 2010, at 7:13 PM, Samuel wrote: > I have a state-issue pc running windows 7, but I switched to the mac > this January so I could stop wo

accsesable windows live desktop cliants for mac?

2010-08-01 Thread trahern culver
hey all does any know of any accsesable windows live cliants for mac? your help with this question would be most welcome!!! kind regards trahern. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisiona

acsesable ualternitivs to mail?

2010-08-01 Thread trahern culver
hey all! does any one know of any acsesable auternitivs to the mail program? your help with this question would be most welcome!! kind regards trahern. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macv

how to use Preview

2010-08-01 Thread carlene knight
Hi; Where can I go to find out how to use Preview with Vo? Things that come easily to many with computers don't with me so I need to read up on how to use the program. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to thi

Re: faceBook

2010-08-01 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
You're welcome. On Aug 1, 2010, at 7:10 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > Thank you. > > Rafael > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Chantel Cuddemi [jawsgir...@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, August 01, 20

Thanks to all who answered my faceBook question

2010-08-01 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
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RE: faceBook

2010-08-01 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Thank you. Rafael From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chantel Cuddemi [jawsgir...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 6:09 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: faceBook The mobile versio

Re: faceBook

2010-08-01 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
The mobile version of facebook is accessible. Go to m.facebook.com to use the mobile site. Hth, Chantel. On Aug 1, 2010, at 3:59 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > Hi all, > > Can anyone tell me if faceBook is accessible with VO? > > Thanks. > Rafael Bejarano > > -- > You received this messa

Re: PDF

2010-08-01 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
Preview should work. On Jul 31, 2010, at 11:12 PM, Carolyn wrote: > Hi everyone: > Ok, guess I should know this, but I don't et. What is the best way to read a > book that is a pdf file. I've been using preview, but Iit seems to be > skipping pages. Or, maybe I'mnot operating it correctly. >

Re: faceBook

2010-08-01 Thread Chris Moore
To add to that, I now use the main website again, I tend to switch between DOM mode and group mode, depending on what I am doing. VO does not always see everything so you sometimes have to flick around and do some filtering with the item chooser and rota, but it is usable. Mobile site is more

Re: faceBook

2010-08-01 Thread Kevin Mattingly
It certainly has been for me. My friend Chris Moore on the list uses http://m.facebook.com That is the mobile version of the site and doesn't have all the busy stuff the basic page has. The app on the IPhone works just fine for me. Kev On Aug 1, 2010, at 3:59 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: >

Re: Home sharing

2010-08-01 Thread 504area
It made no of the normal sounds I entered the text on faith and not a single time was it accepted by I tunes. What advantages have you found with home sharing? What exactly does this allow? I am brand new - played with VO on a friend's machine though he does not use VO then last month took th

Re: Home sharing

2010-08-01 Thread Chris Moore
Home sharing is very easy, nothing to setup really. activate home sharing on your mac where your music library is and if you have another mac or your friend brings their mac around, you will be able to see and stream content from another iTunes library. On 1 Aug 2010, at 20:24, Sarah Alawami wr

Re: Home sharing

2010-08-01 Thread 504area
Yes Like a network but seems limited and no server. I am likely the wrong one to answer It seems to allow some file sharing - Julie On Aug 1, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Ok I'm stupid here but hwat is home hsaring? sounds a lot like networking and > if so me and networki

faceBook

2010-08-01 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi all, Can anyone tell me if faceBook is accessible with VO? Thanks. Rafael Bejarano -- 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

Re: Home sharing

2010-08-01 Thread Sarah Alawami
Ok I'm stupid here but hwat is home hsaring? sounds a lot like networking and if so me and networking don't get along at all. On Aug 1, 2010, at 12:13 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: > Hi Julie, > > You're welcome any time. I'm always glad to help. I learned a lot from Vision > Australia and from Mi

Re: Home sharing

2010-08-01 Thread Allison Manzino
Hi Julie, You're welcome any time. I'm always glad to help. I learned a lot from Vision Australia and from Mike's series as well. Whenever I use a Windows machine now, I think they are very slow smile. I hope you are having a great day. Allison My birds are winged blessings, they help me soar!

IPhone not syncing calendars from iTUnes

2010-08-01 Thread Scott Howell
Folks, I have a problem that perhaps someone has experienced or knowledge in resolving. After a lot of testing and mucking about, I think I can explain the problem pretty accurately. My wife cannot get all of her calendars to sync to her iPhone via iTunes. Here is the situation. In iTUnes, we c

Re: Mail and Gmail

2010-08-01 Thread Linda Adams
Darcy, Thanks much. I'll check it out. Linda On Aug 1, 2010, at 12:57 AM, Darcy Burnard wrote: > Hi Linda. Are you using imap with gmail? If you are, I'd suggest reading > this excellent article from tidbits. > http://db.tidbits.com/article/10253 > When I was setting up gmail, it made thing

RE: Home sharing

2010-08-01 Thread Al Puzzuoli
Hi Julie, What I found confusing when setting up home sharing was that for some reason, when typing in the password box, VO didn't make the accustomed secure text clicking sounds. So, even though there was no feedback indicating that text was being entered, it was in actuality, happening. How long

Re: Is there a blind mac programmers list?

2010-08-01 Thread Doug Lawlor
Thanks for the list, I will give it a look. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-07-31, at 2:02 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: > There is a Google group. It's called "mv-dev". > > Bryan > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com]

Re: a question in mail

2010-08-01 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi, Ahmed, When you're in your list of messages, press the Option Key and while holding it down, press either the Arrow-Up Key or the Arrow-Down Key, depending on which direction you want to move. You will need to keep the Arrow-Up or Arrow-Down Key pressed for about a second or so. Hope this

Re: Voice over voice messed up

2010-08-01 Thread Chris Moore
Use the control + option + command keys together and move left or right with the cursor keys, voice should be set as alex,pitch 50 percent , give that a go. On 1 Aug 2010, at 09:38, Sarah Alawami wrote: > What would happen if the user deleted the voice over preffences? Would that > get things ba

a question in mail

2010-08-01 Thread Ahmed Alomran
Hi all I am writing to ask whether there is a short cut that takes me from the last message to the top of my inbox in mail? kind regards. Ahmed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar

Re: Voice over voice messed up

2010-08-01 Thread Sarah Alawami
What would happen if the user deleted the voice over preffences? Would that get things back to normal, or I think there is an option to do that in the files menu. S On Jul 31, 2010, at 10:36 PM, Gena Harper wrote: > Hi Allison, > > Thank you for the info. I did do the thing with the left arro

Re: Home sharing

2010-08-01 Thread 504area
Yes It does I listened too mikes series Will those from down under Thanks, - Julie On Aug 1, 2010, at 12:27 AM, Allison Manzino wrote: > HI Julie, > > I think the equivalent of my computer would be the finder window on the dock. > It has all the drives and devices on it. Or you can