Re: Creating an email group

2012-07-23 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi Chris, in deed you do create groups in addressbook. Then you can type the name of the group in the to field of a message and voila. All the best Jürgen Am 23.07.2012 um 09:13 schrieb Chris Snyder: > Hello all, > I would like to create a single entry in my email address book which would > th

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hi! Well I too went to rosie's page and I found an executable install link for Bean. I first did a cmd+enter on it and something happened, but I couldn't tell you what. Then I tried a VO+spacebar and got a file not found on this server with a 404 error page. So lets face it. I think I need to

Re: No sound?

2012-07-23 Thread Megan L
Hey, Yes, you will lose your liscence key for windows 7 if you do a clean install of OsX, unless you have the image of that virtual machine backed up somewhere. But before you resort to that, are you able to play audio or video files through your speakers and hear it clearly? If so, then the prob

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi Johnny, I just simply typed Bean in a google search and it should be the 1st result once you've typed it in. If you need help finding it, then I will provide a link to the Homepage but if you find it, then let me know so I don't have to find the page for you. Good luck! Daneil On 24 Jul 2

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hi Daniel, May I ask where you got Bean from? Thanks, Johnny On Jul 23, 2012, at 3:56 PM, Daniel McGee wrote: > Hi Alex, well I use a free app called Bean and it works for me. I mainly got > it because Text Edit can't display your word count and tell me how many pages > I have written. Where

RE: MLB for the iPhone and Accessibility of Archived games

2012-07-23 Thread Marcia Yale
However, you can't fast-forward or rewind the archived games on the Mac, as the regular player is not usable and you're directed to the light player, which so far does not have rewind or fast-forward controls. This is something against which I have lodged three separate complaints, one each of the

Apple Bluetooth keyboard

2012-07-23 Thread Stacey Robinson
Hi, I've pared my apple bluetooth keyboard with my macbook. I can't get some commands to work though such as moving to the doc. What could I be doing wrong? I'm using the command VOd to go to the doc. This works fine on my usb keyboard and on the keyboard of the macbook. Any help is greatly appre

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Alex Hall
I went to Rose's site, http://www.chicksdigmacs.net, and searched for "bean". It came right up, complete with a download link. I haven't tried it yet, but that's how I will next time I boot into mac. On 7/23/12, Stacey Robinson wrote: > Daniel, > Where can I get this app. What do I search for? >

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Stacey Robinson
Daniel, Where can I get this app. What do I search for? Stacey and Chesley On Jul 23, 2012, at 2:56 PM, Daniel McGee wrote: > Hi Alex, well I use a free app called Bean and it works for me. I mainly got > it because Text Edit can't display your word count and tell me how many pages > I have wri

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Rose Waagan
Pages is accessible. That is the word equivalent in the iwork suite. Text edit does have a decent amount of features built in. Comparing it to notepad or word pat simply doesn't do text edit the proper justice. Unless you're doing complex word processing, you might not need pages. Oh, just anoth

Re: audio editors for Ipad

2012-07-23 Thread Esther
Hello Andre, Two accessible multi-track, audio editors that you could use on the iPad are Hokusai and Gigdaddy. In both instances VoiceOver users worked with the developers on the accessibility of the interface. You can find out more about these (and other) apps for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Becky Knaub
if you type in Bean for mac in Bing or google you will find t. HTH. Becky and Ceil On Jul 23, 2012, at 4:16 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Thanks. Is this on the app store or do I have to hunt it down? > > On 7/23/12, Daniel McGee wrote: >> Hi Alex, well I use a free app called Bean and it works for m

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi, this is just an opinion / question, but my understanding has always been that text edit was not intended to be a full word processor. Instead it is the equal of edit and other things like notepad in Microsoft operating systems. My thought has been, and my question is why apple did not make

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks. Is this on the app store or do I have to hunt it down? On 7/23/12, Daniel McGee wrote: > Hi Alex, well I use a free app called Bean and it works for me. I mainly got > it because Text Edit can't display your word count and tell me how many > pages I have written. Where as with Bean all I

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi Alex, well I use a free app called Bean and it works for me. I mainly got it because Text Edit can't display your word count and tell me how many pages I have written. Where as with Bean all I have to do is one simple keystroke and I get all the info in a dialog box. I have also been able to

Re: MLB for the iPhone and Accessibility of Archived games

2012-07-23 Thread Sean Paul
Heyya Mike: Hopefully this question hasn't already been answered for you. If it has, I apologize. I didn't see the response. Yes, if you have a gameday audio subscription on your computer. You are able to listen to archived games. - Original Message - From: "Mike Busboom" To: Sent: M

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hi. Try VO T to check formatting. If it doesn't work, try highlighting the text first and then use VO T. HTH, Matthew Campbell. On 2012-07-23, at 1:42 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Okay, I wondered if format support would ocme into it. Still, from > what I hear, any file formatted in one program will l

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Alex Hall
Okay, I wondered if format support would ocme into it. Still, from what I hear, any file formatted in one program will likely not be formatted correctly in another, so I don't see this as specific to Textedit. Headers and footers are things I never use, but I can see how lack of support would be li

Re: No sound?

2012-07-23 Thread Will Cummings
Thanks for the suggestion, Krysti. Is that my only self-help option? If so, that kinda bites - by doing that I would lose my license of Windows 7 that's currently running in VM Fusion, no? On 23 July 2012 08:39, Krysti .Power wrote: > By clean I mean format your hd and reinstall os > On 2012-0

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Erik Burggraaf
You know, for most practical purposes, it can. I haven't really had good luck getting tables to work, but i'm still back on sl. Hopefully things have improved in two years, lol. I've certainly submitted professional reports with it, and had them look reasonably attractive. By the way, text edit

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Alex, TextEdit is great for reading documents, but it doesn't support Headers or footers. I use Pages for complex documents. Cheers, Anne On 23 Jul 2012, at 18:22, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > I have a stupid question. I was looking at Textedit yesterday, and > found it supports lists,

Re: why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Stacey Robinson
Alex, I use a mac and textedit with no problem. I write poetry, journal entries ETC. I actually really like the simplicity of textedit. Stacey and GEB dog Chesley On Jul 23, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > I have a stupid question. I was looking at Textedit yesterday, and > found

Is it possible to install another operating system on a USB drive with the Mac?

2012-07-23 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, all, My subject line says it. I would like to install Ubuntu on a USB drive, and I'm wondering if it's possible to do so with the Mac. If anyone on here knows how to do this (or whether it's even possible), please do let me know. Thanks. Rafael Bejarano -- You received this message b

why can't Textedit serve as a replacement for MS Word?

2012-07-23 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I have a stupid question. I was looking at Textedit yesterday, and found it supports lists, tables, bolding, justification, centering, and so on. So, except for embeding images, what can MS Office, Libre Office, or Open Office do that Textedit cannot? Basically, why the need for a more powe

Re: Removing an item from the dock

2012-07-23 Thread Simon Cavendish
Find the item you wish to remove, press vo+shift+m, and arrow down to options submenu. Press right arrow to expand the menu and you should find in there an option to remove from dock. Best wishes Simon On 23 Jul 2012, at 13:11, Stacey Robinson wrote: > Hi all, > Can someone please refresh my m

Help with Wordpress, subscribe button mislabeled

2012-07-23 Thread Blinkin
All, I recently discovered that the subscribe via email button on all of my posts way at the bottom is spelled wrong. I don't remember ever messing with this but apparently I have. I have been looking all over to find where I edit how this button is labeled but I am not h

Re: MLB for the iPhone and Accessibility of Archived games

2012-07-23 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Charlie, Do you know if it is possible to listen to archived games on the Mac, using Safari, if you have a MLB subscription, or have they been gotten rid of altogether? Thanks! Mike On 23,Jul,2012, at 2:22 AM, Charlie Doremus wrote: > Archived games are not available > > Aloha, >

Re: Removing an item from the dock

2012-07-23 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi, Stacey, When in the Doc,go to the item which you wish to remove. Then, go into the Context Menu by pressing VO-Shift-M. One of the options in the menu that will appear is Remove from Sidebar. Good luck! Mike On 23,Jul,2012, at 2:11 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > Hi all, > Can someone ple

Re: Removing an item from the dock

2012-07-23 Thread Daniela Rubio
Sorry, I forgot to say that remove from doc is under de options submenu. Cheers Saludos, Daniela Rubio Trujillo Macneticos, Apple y Accesibilidad a tu alcance.  Distinguished Educator En Twitter: @macneticos Nuestro Blog: www.macneticos.org En Podcast : http://macneticos.libsyn.com El

Re: Removing an item from the dock

2012-07-23 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hello! Locate the item first. Vo+shift+M and down arrow to remove from doc, hit enter and you are done. Cheers! Saludos, Daniela Rubio Trujillo Macneticos, Apple y Accesibilidad a tu alcance.  Distinguished Educator En Twitter: @macneticos Nuestro Blog: www.macneticos.org En Podcast : htt

Re: No sound?

2012-07-23 Thread Krysti .Power
By clean I mean format your hd and reinstall os On 2012-07-23 8:27 AM, "Will Cummings" wrote: > Hi all, > > Woke up to a very weird problem this morning. I'm not getting any sound > out of the speakers on my MBP. I can hear a very quiet voice with > voiceover when volume is maxed out, but I'm s

Re: No sound?

2012-07-23 Thread Krysti .Power
Try reinstalling os clean if that don't work take it in to your apple store On 2012-07-23 8:27 AM, "Will Cummings" wrote: > Hi all, > > Woke up to a very weird problem this morning. I'm not getting any sound > out of the speakers on my MBP. I can hear a very quiet voice with > voiceover when vo

Removing an item from the dock

2012-07-23 Thread Stacey Robinson
Hi all, Can someone please refresh my memory. How do you remove something from the dock? Thanks, Stacey and GEB dog Chesley -- 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.

Re: braille translation for mac?

2012-07-23 Thread Alex Hall
That's good news. Still, a free or low-cost solution would be great, as I expect DBT to cost many hundreds of dollars. On 7/22/12, Kristyn Leigh wrote: > The folks at Duxbury are working on a Mac version of Duxbury Braille > Translator. No details about release dates yet. > > Kristyn > On Jul 22

No sound?

2012-07-23 Thread Will Cummings
Hi all, Woke up to a very weird problem this morning. I'm not getting any sound out of the speakers on my MBP. I can hear a very quiet voice with voiceover when volume is maxed out, but I'm straining to hear it. There is no problem whatsoever when I plug in the headphones, or when I reboot the

Re: ocr/scanning and mac?

2012-07-23 Thread erik burggraaf
I've tried several combinations of these and scanners and never gotten it to work. I know it does fly for some advanced users who don't mind the 3 or 4 step, two program plus scanner driver solution, especially for the price. It's not good for most of my clients though. They need a one step s

Re: ocr/scanning and mac?

2012-07-23 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. Vuescan and finereader express is a possibility, it can be used, if you do not have a vmware with a windows, so that you can use open book or better finereader pro 11. Best regards Annie. Den Jul 23, 2012 kl. 9:49 AM skrev Johnny Angel!: > Hey all, > > what about abbyy fine reader express

Re: ocr/scanning and mac?

2012-07-23 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hey all, what about abbyy fine reader express and vu scan? The combo seems to be even more cost effective then the other options mentioned as well. Johnny On Jul 21, 2012, at 3:47 PM, wayne coles wrote: > Yes sorry about that > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries

Re: Scary MBP

2012-07-23 Thread Beefcakes
Yep! That did it! Thanks so very much! Johnny Cakes On Jul 22, 2012, at 11:51 PM, rashantha de silva wrote: > Look in System Pref > Energy Saver > Schedule > you may have turned the > scheduling system where it starts the computer up at a given time. > > On Jul 22, 2012, at 2:16 PM, Johnny An

Re: I think their called menus?

2012-07-23 Thread Beefcakes
Thanks Harry! That did it, you guys are great on this list, Johnny Cakes On Jul 22, 2012, at 6:53 PM, Harry Hogue wrote: > YOu will want to go into Voiceover settings with VO+F8, and choose > "aNavigation," I think it is. Here, you want to check the checkbox called, > "Enable curser wrapping

Creating an email group

2012-07-23 Thread Chris Snyder
Hello all, I would like to create a single entry in my email address book which would then email a group of people. Eudora used to allow me to write peoples email addresses in the to field in the message, then add that entry of those names to my address book as a single entry. Does mail have a s

Re: Scary MBP

2012-07-23 Thread Beefcakes
Thanks! I am on my way there to check this out. Johnny Cakes On Jul 22, 2012, at 11:51 PM, rashantha de silva wrote: > Look in System Pref > Energy Saver > Schedule > you may have turned the > scheduling system where it starts the computer up at a given time. > > On Jul 22, 2012, at 2:16 PM