Re: Iphone stuttering, frequency, triggers, recurrence

2016-12-14 Thread becky knaub
speak as quickly as I can. I keep the south African English voice set at a slower speed so I don't have to mess with my voice when I want to show somebody how to do something with the iPhone and voiceover. Becky and Hazel Sent from my iPad > On Dec 14, 2016, at 2:43 AM, Simon F

Re: KNFB Reader on Iphone

2016-11-15 Thread becky knaub
e computer that VoiceOver wasn't reading. Becky and Hazel > On Nov 15, 2016, at 6:56 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > I have had luck with this as well as reading screens of devices with > dedicated LCD or LED screens that don’t have any sort of accessibility > features. &g

OT The braille note and the index Everest D v4

2016-11-10 Thread becky knaub
Hi all, Please email me off list if you have an answer to the following questions. I have a client who is a braille note apex user and we are trying to get her Everest braille embosser to work with her braille note. Unfortunately it will work some of the time and then start brailling a bunch of

OT The braille note and the index Everest D v4

2016-11-10 Thread becky knaub
Hi all, Please email me off list if you have an answer to the following questions. I have a client who is a braille note apex user and we are trying to get her Everest braille embosser to work with her braille note. Unfortunately it will work some of the time and then start brailling a bunch of

Braille translation App for Mac

2016-11-03 Thread Becky
stable I'm still running El Capitan. Thank you for your help. Becky & Hazel -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappro

Re: Alarm Bug in IOS 10.0.1

2016-09-20 Thread becky knaub
I have the same problem. Voiceover is extremely loud but the alarm is pretty soft. Luckily I am an extremely light sleeper so I don't have any problems. Just wish voiceover wasn't so loud. Becky and GDF dog Hazel Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 20, 2016, at 8:19 AM, kary johns wr

Re: So what do we all think good or bad about the new home button?

2016-09-18 Thread becky knaub
At first I didn't like it. The more I use it though the more I'm starting to like it. I am trying to find which setting needs the lightest press. Anyone else have any ideas? It seems like one and three both require you to press harder. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 18, 2016, at 12:51 AM, Scot

Re: iPhone 7 very chatty?

2016-09-18 Thread becky knaub
Hi, I don't know if you know this but there is the setting to turn raise to speak off. That might stop the issue if you find it unhelpful. I hope that helps. Becky Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 17, 2016, at 11:08 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > Not just th

MS Word and VoiceOver

2016-08-29 Thread becky knaub
anything I can install? Thanks for the help. Becky -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or

Re: mint Apple iPad mini with two cases and smart cover...

2015-07-30 Thread Becky Sabo
Hi I am interested in your iPad . Here is my email address so we can talk about it off the list, beckyas...@gmail.com Becky Sabo Sent from my iPhone On Jul 30, 2015, at 7:18 PM, george b wrote: $150.00 -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries

mail problem

2014-12-27 Thread becky sabo
Hi all, I am not getting all my mail. I have lot of email showing up on my iPhone but some reason it is not showing up on my mack . Am I doing something wrong? Becky -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubs

scanning software for the mack

2014-12-15 Thread becky sabo
Hi all, I was wondering if there is a accessible scanning software like open book or kurzweil for the mack ? If so where do I fine that app or software ? Any help would be great. Sincerely Becky Sabo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

accessable mack apps

2014-11-29 Thread becky sabo
Hi all, I was wondering where I can fine accessible apps for the mack? I am on apple v s and I do not no where to go fine which apps accessible for the mack . Any help would be great. Becky Sabo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVision

still having trouble with mail

2014-10-13 Thread becky sabo
. Any help would be great . Thanks again Becky Sabo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To po

mail problems

2014-10-10 Thread becky sabo
Dear all,I delet mail from my mack. When I re open mail those deleted email are still in my mail folder when it gets open and I have already read the messages. What should I do ? Thanks Becky Sabo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVision

need some help with email

2014-09-10 Thread becky sabo
Dear all, I delete my email and clean out the trash folder in my email through my mack. But when I open email those emails are still there. What am I doing wrong. Any help would be great . Becky Sabo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: need some help

2014-09-04 Thread becky sabo
Hi The export button is not coming up at all . I do a common w to close the document and it just ask where I want to save the document . Any other help would be great. Becky On Sep 4, 2014, at 2:39 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Becky, > > Try this. Select the correct versio

Re: need some help

2014-09-04 Thread becky sabo
Hi I followed your directions but it is still not saving it as a word document. It saved it again as a pages document. Becky On Sep 3, 2014, at 1:13 PM, Grant Hardy wrote: > Hi Becky, what happens when you try to export the document? Do you receive an > error message, or are you having t

Re: need some help

2014-09-03 Thread becky sabo
Hi I just responding to this last message . Some reason it will not let me export the file for some reason. Help please. Becky On Sep 3, 2014, at 11:04 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > No, she will not be able to open a Pages document. After you have your > document the way

Re: need some help

2014-09-03 Thread becky sabo
Hi When I try to save the file to a word document through exporting it will not do it for some reason. Becky On Sep 3, 2014, at 11:05 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > You can't just save it in Pages; as you discovered, that makes a Pages file. > Instead, go to the file menu and choose Expor

Re: need some help

2014-09-03 Thread becky sabo
Hi , Thank you for the suggestion for using pages. Where do I fine these courses to learn more about pages? Thanks again Becky On Sep 3, 2014, at 11:47 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi Becky > I do this all the time. As several people have said, you want Pages. It may e > listed und

Re: need some help

2014-09-03 Thread becky sabo
Hi Pamma, Some reason she can not open a page document . I do not no for sure if I am not saving it correctly. I decently need some help with this asap. You can email me off list at beckyas...@gmail.com Thanks again Becky Sabo On Sep 3, 2014, at 10:21 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: > He

need some help

2014-09-03 Thread becky sabo
reason it will not let me edit it. My question is there any appp for word on the mack that I can edit and make changes and send it to my supervisor and other people to look at the document? if anyone could get back to me asap. Thanks again Becky Sabo -- You received this message because you are

editing in quick word

2014-09-02 Thread becky sabo
hanks again Becky Sabo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group

Re: how to change a page document to a word document on the mack using voice over

2014-08-28 Thread becky sabo
Hi , I am still having trouble changing a document that I wrote in pages to a word document . Becky On Aug 27, 2014, at 4:38 PM, Kevin Shaw wrote: > Becky, > > In Pages,this is easy. > > > Go to File menu > Select Export > From the submenu, choose Word... > You&#

how to change a page document to a word document on the mack using voice over

2014-08-27 Thread becky sabo
Hi all, I have a document that i have wrote in pages . My supervisor wants me to change it to a word document. How do I change it using voice over ? Any help would great . Becky Sabo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

Re: Reading documents with voiceover on the mac

2014-08-25 Thread becky sabo
? Thanks again. Becky Sabo how to go between to documents written in pages on the mack On Aug 24, 2014, at 5:17 PM, denise avant wrote: > Alex, > Thanks very much. Your explaination sounds clear and reasonabl, and I will > give it a try. > > On Aug 22, 2014, a

macs and braille displays

2014-08-15 Thread Jack and Becky
Greeting Folks! I am a brand spanking new Mac user. Just starting hfind my way about on it. I have a Mac book Pro. Running the latest version of Mavericks. I am using a braille edge and am finding the interface to be somewhat messy. I should add that I am a deaf person and Cannot use sp

Re: Diary apps for Mac and or iOS

2014-04-14 Thread Becky
Hi I write notes and journals on my eye phone and eye pad and they sink fine. But when I go to my Mack and open notes there is nothing there. Vecky Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: Actually, I use Notes for this quite a lot. It's not specifically diary-o

Re: Diary apps for Mac and or iOS

2014-04-14 Thread Becky
Hi all Is this ap accessible with voice over? Becky Sent from my iPhone On Apr 13, 2014, at 3:06 PM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: MacJournal. Not sure whether it has an iOS app, but it's definitely VO friendly and I believe it might have cloud backup. Either that or it uses Dropbox to

Re: subscribing to feeds in safari.

2014-04-14 Thread Becky
I doing wrong? Thanks Becky Sabo Sent from my iPhone On Apr 14, 2014, at 7:12 AM, ernest mccullough wrote: What application do I need? > On 4/14/14, isaac wrote: > You can subscribe to RSS feeds but you have to have a application installed > on you're mac so safari can subs

Re: New to the List

2014-04-02 Thread Becky
Hi Scott I have had my Mack for a year and I love it. There are no dum questions. Becky Sabo Sent from my iPhone On Apr 1, 2014, at 7:15 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: Welcome, I've had my Macbook Pro for 4 years now. It is very stable. > On Apr 1, 2014, at 8:43 AM, Scott Duck wrote:

Re: Apple Care Policy

2013-12-11 Thread Becky
Hi How do you update the apple care? Vecky Sent from my iPhone On Dec 11, 2013, at 3:56 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: Hi guys I have from a valid source the information that when your AppleCare runs out you can pay $20 for your session. If I ever needed, it is worth it. Sincerely, Gigi Sent from m

RE: Logos program on Mac or iPad

2013-10-28 Thread Becky Sabo
Hi , I would like to no more about this. I deleted emails from my Mack but some reason my emails are not deleted from my windows computer? Becky Sabo -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Vinny Pedulla Sent: Sunday

how to save attachments on a Mack

2013-10-24 Thread Becky Sabo
Hi all, I have been having trouble saving attachments on my Mack when people send me items. How do I go about saving attachments on my Mack any help would be good. Thanks Becky Sabo From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries

RE: iOS seven update

2013-09-18 Thread Becky Sabo
Hi all, I updated my iPhone five today and Now it is frozen in iTunes. I have to go to the apple store to see if they can fix it. I need to update my pad 2 but I am waiting on updating it because I do not want it to freeze like my iPhone. Is that a good idea or what should I do. Becky Sabo

Re: Great text editor

2013-08-22 Thread Becky
Hi all I need some help . Learning ally only had one of my text book . Where else cam I look for accessable resources to read on ny iPad or iPhone? Becky Sent from my iPhone On Aug 22, 2013, at 3:42 PM, Tyler Thompson wrote: What do you all consider to be a great text editor for IOS (assuming

RE: Ibooks Coming to the Mac

2013-06-27 Thread Becky Sabo
Hi all, When will these apps be accessible on the Mack? Thank Becky Sabo -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicholas Parsons Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 12:56 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re

RE: Kindle Books Not Opening or Downloading

2013-06-08 Thread Becky Sabo
something wrong? Thanks again Becky Sabo -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Danny Noonan Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 1:47 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Kindle Books Not Opening or Downloading Make

RE: Boot Camp

2013-05-17 Thread Becky Sabo
Hi all, What is boot camp? What do you use it for ? Is there a way to do spell check on the Mack in email before you send a message? Becky From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of nicholas acosta Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 2:27 PM To

Word 2013 for Mac, Accessible or Not?

2013-03-20 Thread Becky Knaub
of it looks very interesting and easier to use than a lot of the word programs that Apple have put out. Becky -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, se

Re: Dictation feature of mountain lion

2013-02-10 Thread Becky Knaub
I have used the dictation feature to dictate documents. However it can be kind of frustrating because it tends to make mistakes so you always have to read what you've written. When I was doing my internship for college I was using the dictation feature to dictate my logs. Hope that helps Bec an

Re: Accessible word processor

2013-01-17 Thread Becky Knaub
You could use Pages or Bean or if you want something simpler try text edit. Hope that helps Becky and Ceil On Jan 17, 2013, at 4:16 PM, Marc Rocheleau wrote: > Hey all, > > This is pretty simple. I just need a word processor to handle working > with .rtf files. I guess the abi

Re: Bookshare books and Safari redux

2012-11-09 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi, there is a software called read out loud and there is a version for Mac to read bookshare books. This is what I have been using although it is a bit buggy at times. Hope this helps. You can get it from bookshare.org website. Becky and Ceil On Nov 9, 2012, at 9:35 AM, Christine Grassman

Re: Best GPS for me?

2012-10-21 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi Marry, I use a combo of Navigon and Sendero Look around. Becky and C On Oct 21, 2012, at 4:05 PM, Mary Scott wrote: > Hi all, I just got my first iPhone. I want to download blind useful apps. > I want a GPS for walking around my town mostly and knowing what is around me. > C

Re: Trouble reading new bookshare books in xml format

2012-10-20 Thread Becky Knaub
d and actually works pretty good but can be buggy at times. You download the daisy text file and open in in readout loud and it reads it just like read to go. HTH. Becky and Ceil If you want instructions on the program download and instalation email me off list and I will send you the email book

Re: flat bed scanners

2012-10-14 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi, I have an epson stylus 420 and it is a printer scanner combo that is wireless. I use it with ABBYY fine reader express and it works wirelessly. Not sure if you can scan to email wirelessly or not. I never tried it because I really don't need that specific feature. HTH Becky and Ce

Re: Bookshare books and Olearia

2012-10-13 Thread Becky Knaub
was in Olearia and the second was to go to the folder where I have the books and open them that way. Thanks. Becky and Ceil On Oct 12, 2012, at 9:56 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > I was able to open a book successfully. Granted, it does a poor job of saving > my place, navigation is buggy, a

Bookshare books and Olearia

2012-10-12 Thread Becky Knaub
ive. Thank you Becky and Ceil -- 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.c

Bookshare books on the Mac

2012-10-03 Thread Becky Knaub
? Thanks, Becky -- 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 mo

Re: braille display

2012-09-30 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi, A focus 40 Blue will work with IOS Mac and Windows w/ JAWS. HTH Becky and Ceil On Sep 30, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Marianne Denning wrote: > This is a cross post because I hope for several responses. I am > purchasing a braille display for an elementary student. This student > has

Re: OS 6 and iPhone 4

2012-09-19 Thread Becky Knaub
Same here. Becky and Ceil On Sep 19, 2012, at 8:34 PM, Grant Hyde wrote: > Hi, I'm a little disappointed that Siri and Dictation do not seem to be part > of the upgrade to OS6 on my iPhone 4! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: office software

2012-09-16 Thread Becky Knaub
each page while bean will read continuously. Becky & Ceil On Sep 15, 2012, at 8:36 PM, Chris Bruinenberg wrote: > what is everybody using for a word processor or spreadsheet application? > Are there certain reasons why you chose one over the other? > Thanks. > Chris > &g

Re: Blackboard Question

2012-07-31 Thread Becky Knaub
Have you tried the vo and F to search for the start of the page such as searching for sort. Sometimes that works. If not what about setting the rotor for static text and using VO and U to see if it would pick it up that way. It'd be a bit of a pain but it might work. Becky On Jul 30, 201

Re: Blackboard Question

2012-07-31 Thread Becky Knaub
l posts. You do have to fiddle with it sometimes. Sometimes using quick nab worked best and other times you could get away with not using it. Hope this helps. Becky and Ceil On Jul 30, 2012, at 4:05 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: > Hi Becky, > > Thanks for this. I assume I would search for

Re: anyone ever used winonx?

2012-07-31 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi Alex, I have never heard of it or tried it. If you try it will you let us know how it works. I am wondering how well DBT would work with it so that is why I am so curious. Becky and Ceil On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:08 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > I just found out about an app called

Re: Blackboard Question

2012-07-30 Thread Becky Knaub
orked really well. Hope that helps. Becky and Ceil On Jul 30, 2012, at 1:14 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: >> I have a student who's trying to use Safari on the Blackboard online >> learning system. In the "Discussion Board" section, we are unable to read >> plain text

Re: Bookshare update

2012-07-30 Thread Becky Knaub
Bookshare is $75 for the first year and $50 after that. If you are a student including a college student it is free if you send them the information to verify that you are a student. Becky and Ceil On Jul 30, 2012, at 10:42 AM, Krysti .Power wrote: > How much does bookshare cost I'm

Re: Bookshare update

2012-07-30 Thread Becky Knaub
can always correspond with Bookshare via email if you aren't sure about what else might be needed. That's what I did. Hope that helps. Becky and Ceil On Jul 30, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > I'd just like to add that, as far as I know, college sutdents also get in for

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 a

Re: what Voiceover bugs people want or are hoping will be fixed or squashed in Mountain Lion?

2012-07-02 Thread Becky Knaub
I wish they would fix the Safari busy issue. and update iWork's especially pages so it would read the whole document without constantly stopping at the end of every pager. It disrupts reading. Other than that I don't really have any issues with Mac or VO. Becky On Jul 2, 2012,

Re: Simple yet powerful to do list saught

2012-05-25 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi, I use todo list because it works well with VO, can set reminders and can run in the background. I have not ever tried to find if it is available for iPhone or not. I don't remember the exact price but it was relatively in expensive. Hope this helps. Becky On May 25, 2012, at 7:

Re: VoiceOver constantly keeps saying 'busy'

2012-05-18 Thread Becky Knaub
I don't think it happens as often but it still happens. I update when my Mac tells me an update is available so I am guessing that I am running the latest version. I would say when my VO does that I find turning it off and then on works to stop it. Some sites it does it more than others.

apps that help with putting references in to APA

2012-04-25 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi All, So here is the question. I stink at doing references in APA format and I have to write a 15 page paper with references in APA. Is there an app that you can put the info in and it would format it properly. No worries if not but thought why not ask. Becky -- You received this message

Re: How To Import WebBraille Books Into IBooks

2012-04-20 Thread Becky Knaub
If there is a back translation program for mac I would love to know about it. I miss my bookmarks. Becky and Ceil On Apr 20, 2012, at 2:13 PM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: > I'm puzzled. Why not just back translate the brf file? The problem with this > method is that you can only read

Numbers, Can it read column and row titles?

2012-04-18 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi all this is pretty urgent. I need to use numbers to do a class assignment. I need to know if VO can read cullumn titles and row titles like JAWS can. Thanks. Becky and Ceil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To po

Olearia

2012-04-17 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi all, What website do you download olearia from. I want to read bookshare books on my mac and be able to book mark my place. Thanks. Becky -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, sen

ABBYY Fine reader

2012-04-12 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi all, I was wondering if Finereader will read PDF documents or is it just a scanning program like kurzweil? Thanks Becky -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macv

Antivirus software for the mac

2012-04-11 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi All, Thought I sent a message out on this topic a few days ago but never got any response, so figure I will try again. Does anyone know of an anti virus program that is accessible and works well? Thanks. Becky -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Antivirus software for mac

2012-04-09 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi All, what app is the most accessible and protective for the mac. Thanks. Becky and Ceil -- 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

The trick to Preview

2012-04-08 Thread Becky Knaub
ur VO keys and the left arrow you can go to the list of pages in the document and interact with it and choose which page you want. Just incase anyone wants to know. HTH Becky On Apr 8, 2012, at 5:47 PM, Kirsten Edmondson wrote: > Hi all, > A few weeks ago, someone asked what was the bes

Re: Braille displays

2012-04-05 Thread Becky Knaub
ich I really didn't think was that great. I am really curious how you read BRF files as well, what if you want to read them with braille and VO? What do you use for Mac with Lion. Becky and C On Apr 5, 2012, at 6:14 AM, Gigi wrote: > Hi guys > It made me laugh to hear you guys talkin

Re: Learning Spanish

2012-04-03 Thread Becky Knaub
You and Me both. Becky and Ceily On Apr 3, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Jennifer Perdue wrote: > Hello, > > I would love this information also. > > I tried a free version of Rosetta Stone and it is totally visual. > > If you have another way to learn spanish that is audit

Re: Accessible Excel for the mac or something not as hard to use and confusing as Numbers

2012-03-29 Thread Becky Knaub
No, Is this program accessible. I know Open office Word needs a lot of improvement. Thanks for the suggestion if this program is accessible I will definitely try it. Becky On Mar 29, 2012, at 1:56 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi, Open office calc is not the most stable thing ever, but i

Accessible Excel for the mac or something not as hard to use and confusing as Numbers

2012-03-29 Thread Becky Knaub
fusing and doesn't have a boat load of accessibility issues? Thanks . Becky -- 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

Re: Google eBooks

2012-03-10 Thread Becky Knaub
Are google ebooks free? How do they work? Thanks, Becky On Mar 9, 2012, at 1:43 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Just be sure that 1. flowed text is available for the book and 2. you you set > this option in settings if the book isn't read by VO. Scanned pages are not > accessibl

Libre and Open office

2012-03-07 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi guys Is it normal that these two programs do not speak what you type and seem to conflict with VO? I thought they were a bit more accessible than pages. Did I misunderstand this? Thanks. Becky -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVision

Re: Siri and voice over coexisting not peacefully all the time

2012-03-05 Thread Becky Knaub
ix it. Becky On Mar 5, 2012, at 10:16 PM, Jessica wrote: > I actually noticed that as well, but didn't disable voiceover, because I > didn't think that was causing it. I always wondered what was causing it to > get so hung up though; appreciate the tidbit. > - Original

Re: Siri and voice over coexisting not peacefully all the time

2012-03-05 Thread Becky Knaub
does it the way you are doing it now. HTH Becky and C On Mar 5, 2012, at 10:02 PM, Gigi wrote: >> >> Hi guys > I just had an experience which I would like to bring up. I am having a lot of > trouble with pressing the home key to get Siri, and basically crashing Siri. > I

Re: The best Mac alternative to MS Office

2012-03-05 Thread Becky Knaub
tter: http://twitter.com/SillyEz > > > On Mar 5, 2012, at 6:45 PM, Becky Knaub wrote: > >> Thanks. I appreciate it. I am downloading Open Office now to give it a try. >> >> Becky >> On Mar 5, 2012, at 2:33 PM, matthew Dyer wrote: >> >>> You can

Re: select all command for the IPhone?

2012-03-05 Thread Becky Knaub
I don't know if this will help but you could set it so after you get mail from your server it deletes the copy it keeps or set ti to keep it for a day or week. HTH. Becky On Mar 5, 2012, at 1:42 PM, Jessica wrote: > My e-mail's have still been downloading like mad, as I dele

Re: The best Mac alternative to MS Office

2012-03-05 Thread Becky Knaub
Thanks. I appreciate it. I am downloading Open Office now to give it a try. Becky On Mar 5, 2012, at 2:33 PM, matthew Dyer wrote: > You can get open office from www.openoffice.org. Libri-office can be found > by doing a google search for it as I do not have a site for it off hand. >

Re: The best Mac alternative to MS Office

2012-03-05 Thread Becky Knaub
Where do you get Open or Libre? I looked on the app store and I can't seem to find them. Becky On Mar 5, 2012, at 12:05 PM, matthew Dyer wrote: > Hi, > > I like both open and libri office both of which are free and should handle ms > word files with no problems. The only

Re: Braille Touch: please help get Apple onboard

2012-02-26 Thread Becky Knaub
. Becky On Feb 26, 2012, at 8:58 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > Here is one reason among many why android is much more flexible, adding this > functionality will not have any restrictions. Yes, Apple does not allow > adding other keyboards, or input methods as they might be called. The thing

Abbyy Finereader express

2012-02-26 Thread Becky Knaub
rting them into text edit documents. Has anyone tried it? How well does this program work with VO? Does anyone know if the epson printer scanner that is wireless and comes with the Mac is able to do the scanning we as blind people require? Thanks Becky -- You received this message because yo

Re: Office Productivity on the Mac

2012-02-23 Thread Becky Knaub
Anne, Thanks. Becky On Feb 23, 2012, at 10:34 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Becky, > > In TextEdit, in the Format menu, there's a Wrap to command which toggles > between Wrap to page and Wrap to window. > > For straight reading, you should set it to Wrap to win

Re: Office Productivity on the Mac

2012-02-23 Thread Becky Knaub
. What do you do differently. Becky On Feb 23, 2012, at 4:39 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Steve, > > I'm about to have a firestorm land on my head for saying this, but Pages > works just fine for me, except for tracking changes, which I never have to do > anyway. > >

Re: Opening Tabs in Safari

2012-02-23 Thread Becky Knaub
I use cmd T to open a new tab and ctrl shift tab to change tabs. HTH Becky On Feb 23, 2012, at 9:04 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: > I'm looking for a single hot key to open a link to a new tab instead > of replacing the current window. right now, I use Shift-VO-m to open > a context

Re: Office Productivity on the Mac

2012-02-22 Thread Becky Knaub
I am using pages and I really don't think much of its accessibility issues. It works for simple things it just sometimes I really have to fiddle with it to get it to read things to me. I think that's the1 of the 2 thing I miss about the PC is Word, for everything else my mac is aweso

Re: Question about Mountain Lion

2012-02-17 Thread Becky Knaub
The second version should be called Black Lab. Grin. Nope no bias here. LOL On Feb 17, 2012, at 5:35 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > I personally have asked that they consider switching to large breed dogs. > They are starting to run out of large cats and mountain lions are not exactly > large cats. :

Re: instructions on how to use pages with voice over?

2012-02-16 Thread Becky Knaub
have tried looking for it on the app store but never found it. HTH. Becky and C On Feb 16, 2012, at 7:29 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: > Being new to the Mac and all, just what format does Pages support? I > mean, are the documents compatible with MS Office or OpenOffice or > LibreOffice? Or

Re: Managing Documents and Folders

2012-02-09 Thread Becky Knaub
use cmd opt V to move files. HTH. B & C On Feb 9, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Marc wrote: > In my documents folder, I would like to create new folders. I figured > out how to create and name new folders. Now I would like to move the > documents into folders. As far as I can tell, I can copy and paste the >

Re: text edit find and replace?

2012-02-09 Thread Becky Knaub
try cmd F for the find dialog and see if that works if not try VO keys and F type in search and press enter HTH Becky and C my clever guide On Feb 9, 2012, at 7:33 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: > Dear listers, > When attempting to find and replace, I'm having a focus problem with > v

Re: Bugs in Mail

2012-02-07 Thread Becky Knaub
I am using Embarqmail in the mail app. I have it set to delete messages from the server after downloading. I never really used to have this issue until I updated just the other day. Once in a blue moon I would have the same thing on the iPhone. Thanks Becky and C On Feb 7, 2012, at 11:16 AM

Bugs in Mail

2012-02-06 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi Guys, Has anyone noticed that when you delete messages they don't leave the mail box unless you close and reopen the app? So if anyone's had this problem besides me after I updated? If so does anyone know how to get rid of it? Thanks Becky and C the cute black lab -- You rec

OCR programs for the scanner and a printer question

2012-01-22 Thread Becky Knaub
move around the printer screen since some of it doesn't appear to be accessible. I have never printed with a mac before so today was the first time. My Dad had to click with the trackpad since VO wasn't cooperating. Thanks Becky & C -- You received this message because you are sub

Re: ToDo by Appigo - anyone tried it?

2012-01-17 Thread Becky K
Hi, Yes it's the .99 one. I really haven't looked into that to be honest. Someone on the list recommended the app to me and I thought It would work so tried it. Sorry, it might be able to do that not sure I will look at it sometime today and see. Becky & pup Sent from my iPh

Re: ToDo by Appigo - anyone tried it?

2012-01-16 Thread Becky Knaub
so I really don't bother with this option but I have to say it does a great job in helping me keep track of what is done and what needs done and even has reminders which can be set. I think it was like 1.99 or something but it might have been cheaper. HTH Becky and C On Jan 16, 2012, at 3:53

Omniweb

2012-01-14 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to get my bookmarks from Safari into Omniweb rather then having to go to all the sites and bookmark them all over again in Omniweb? Thanks Becky -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" grou

Re: Blackboard Accessible

2012-01-13 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi Ezzie, Its totally accessible, right? Thanks Becky and C On Jan 13, 2012, at 12:43 AM, ezzie bueno wrote: > Hi Becky, > > I just googled the app. LOL. It's free. > > HTH, > Ezzie > > > - Original Message - > From: Becky Knaub To: macvisio

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