iCloud Alias and Primary Address

2023-11-05 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Hi all, I have both set up at the moment in Thunderbird on Windows. Will work with the Mac at a later date. If anyone is using this setup in Thunderbird on Windows, can you get the alias to use the same folders such as sent? Currently only my primary will put sent mail in its sent

Re: iCloud Alias

2021-07-24 Thread Kliph
ogs into the Mac they can see alias 1,2 and 4 and when person > b logs into family Mac they can use alias 1,3, and 4? > I had always assumed these were global across all accounts. Of course it > gets even more complicated then with the new create a specific alias for a > specific web

Re: iCloud Alias

2021-07-21 Thread Jonathan Cohn
So, are you saying that these checkboxes are machine/account independent? So when person A logs into the Mac they can see alias 1,2 and 4 and when person b logs into family Mac they can use alias 1,3, and 4? I had always assumed these were global across all accounts. Of course it gets even

Re: iCloud Alias

2021-07-20 Thread Agent086b
gent0...@internode.on.net>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> I may have asked this on a list before, if so I can’t remember the answer. >>> I have a couple of iCloud aliases that my wife & I use separately. I don’t >>> want all of these downloading

Re: iCloud Alias

2021-07-20 Thread Kliph
I can’t remember the answer. >> I have a couple of iCloud aliases that my wife & I use separately. I don’t >> want all of these downloading on My Mac or iPhone. >> How can I have only one Alias download? >> Thanks for any advice. >> Max. >> >> -- &g

Re: iCloud Alias

2021-07-19 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
021, at 6:41 PM, Agent086b wrote: > > Hi all, > I may have asked this on a list before, if so I can’t remember the answer. > I have a couple of iCloud aliases that my wife & I use separately. I don’t > want all of these downloading on My Mac or iPhone. > How can I hav

iCloud Alias

2021-07-18 Thread Agent086b
Hi all, I may have asked this on a list before, if so I can’t remember the answer. I have a couple of iCloud aliases that my wife & I use separately. I don’t want all of these downloading on My Mac or iPhone. How can I have only one Alias download? Thanks for any advice. Max. -- The follo

Re: alias problem

2019-10-13 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
s@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: alias problem Hi, Yes, you can press tab to move between fields. No, you don't need to be interacting with anything when creating a new Mail message. Just press cmd-n to start. Your cursor should start in the "To" field, then press tab twice t

RE: alias problem

2019-10-13 Thread hemakarah
. Kindly offer me some more points about handling email composition and editing on the Mac. Take care, Hem. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: 13 October 2019 20:10 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: alias problem Hi, Yes, you can press tab to mo

Re: alias problem

2019-10-13 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
ation. I deleted the accidentally created alias stuff. On email: Can I press tabs to move between to field, the cc field, and the body field when composing a message? Should I interact with message table before composing an email? Kindly let me know. Warmly, Hem. From: 'Tim Kilburn'

RE: alias problem

2019-10-12 Thread hemakarah
Hi Tim and all, Thanks so much for the explanation. I deleted the accidentally created alias stuff. On email: Can I press tabs to move between to field, the cc field, and the body field when composing a message? Should I interact with message table before composing an email? Kindly let

RE: alias problem

2019-10-12 Thread Simon A Fogarty
, The alias is simply a shortcut to the file or folder that you’ve set the shortcut up to point to. >From memory the alias is created by hitting I think it’s command and l >together. If you delete the alias it is just that which is deleted. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On

Re: alias problem

2019-10-12 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, No, the alias is simply a pointer to the original file or document so deleting the alias only deletes the alias. The keyboard command for creating an alias is cmd-l. As already mentioned, use cmd-delete to put an item into the Trash. With respect to Mail, use cmd-n to start a new Mail

RE: alias problem

2019-10-12 Thread hemakarah
If I delete alias, will it also delete the original? What is the keystroke for creating aliases? Take care, Hem. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dave Carlson Sent: 12 October 2019 20:11 To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: alias problem

Re: alias problem

2019-10-12 Thread Dave Carlson
You can create an alias for a file, so that whatever changes you make to the alias, it will also change the original — or vice-versa. I put my aliases on my desktop so they are easy to find. You can also put an alias on your dick if that works better for you. Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar

RE: alias problem

2019-10-12 Thread hemakarah
Why command and delete? I din't quite catch that. I just wanted to know what is alias in Mac scheme of things. Warmly, Hem. -Original Message- From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries Sent: 12 October 2019 19:40 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: alias problem

Re: alias problem

2019-10-12 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
tally pressed some keystroke. On the desktop there is now something called alias. I want to get rid of it. Kindly help me. Further, I haven’t yet figured out exact steps to compose and send emails on a Mac. Everytime it seems to be different. Kindly help. Warmly, Hem. -- The following inform

alias problem

2019-10-12 Thread hemakarah
Dear ann and all, I might have accidentally pressed some keystroke. On the desktop there is now something called alias. I want to get rid of it. Kindly help me. Further, I haven’t yet figured out exact steps to compose and send emails on a Mac. Everytime it seems to be different. Kindly

Re: Putting an Alias on the Desktop

2019-08-26 Thread gerrycook
another way to put alias’s to the desktop is to use shortcut command control a so by going to whatever folder you want! just use that shortcut, one of the many way to do things on the mac. > On 26 Aug 2019, at 1:43 pm, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Simon, Tim, E.T., and Max… > Awesome. Of course t

Re: Putting an Alias on the Desktop

2019-08-25 Thread Dave Carlson
Simon, Tim, E.T., and Max… Awesome. Of course too many ways to accomplish the same thing, but what I did find the easiest for me was heading to the iCloud Drive and opening the desktop folder. That seemed less virtual and more solid. You guys are all great, and are keeping me enthused with the Ma

Re: Putting an Alias on the Desktop

2019-08-25 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
s.com> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Dave Carlson Sent: Monday, 26 August 2019 11:18 AM To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> Subject: Re: Putting an Alias on the Desktop Tim, Okay, then it’s not clear to me just h

Re: Putting an Alias on the Desktop

2019-08-25 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
onaries Subject: Re: Putting an Alias on the Desktop Tim, Okay, then it’s not clear to me just how to get to the desktop. I can select desktop in the Finder, but cannot paste the alias there. Where exactly (or how exactly) is the desktop to be found? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, M

Re: Putting an Alias on the Desktop

2019-08-25 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
rlson wrote: Tim, Okay, then it’s not clear to me just how to get to the desktop. I can select desktop in the Finder, but cannot paste the alias there. Where exactly (or how exactly) is the desktop to be found? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The foll

Re: Putting an Alias on the Desktop

2019-08-25 Thread Agent086b
son wrote: > > Tim, > Okay, then it’s not clear to me just how to get to the desktop. I can select > desktop in the Finder, but cannot paste the alias there. Where exactly (or > how exactly) is the desktop to be found? > > Dave Carlson > Oregonian, Woodworker, Engi

RE: Putting an Alias on the Desktop

2019-08-25 Thread Simon Fogarty
Carlson Sent: Monday, 26 August 2019 11:18 AM To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Putting an Alias on the Desktop Tim, Okay, then it’s not clear to me just how to get to the desktop. I can select desktop in the Finder, but cannot paste the alias there. Where exact

Re: Putting an Alias on the Desktop

2019-08-25 Thread Dave Carlson
Tim, Okay, then it’s not clear to me just how to get to the desktop. I can select desktop in the Finder, but cannot paste the alias there. Where exactly (or how exactly) is the desktop to be found? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer -- The following

Re: Putting an Alias on the Desktop

2019-08-25 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Create the alias in your regular way, copy it using cmd-c, navigate to the Desktop and press cmd-v to paste it to the Desktop. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Jamf Certified Associate Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Aug 25, 2019, at 16:15, Dave Carlson

Putting an Alias on the Desktop

2019-08-25 Thread Dave Carlson
Okay, I’ve managed to do this a few times, but it’s always seemed to be a hit-and-miss proposition. I’d like to have an alias to a file show on my Desktop so I can quickly open it. Creating the alias is simple. Finding where to paste it is not. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer

Re: alias

2018-04-29 Thread james . londonsw15
r 29, 2018, at 12:37 PM, James AUSTIN >> wrote: >> >> Hi Wayne >> >> You can press Command + L on the item for which you want to create an alias. >> You will then need to copy that item to the desktop if that is where you >> want your aliases to ap

Re: alias

2018-04-29 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi James, Just one minor correction: to open preferences the key combination is command + comma. Andrew > On Apr 29, 2018, at 12:37 PM, James AUSTIN wrote: > > Hi Wayne > > You can press Command + L on the item for which you want to create an alias. > You will then need

Re: alias

2018-04-29 Thread James AUSTIN
Hi Wayne You can press Command + L on the item for which you want to create an alias. You will then need to copy that item to the desktop if that is where you want your aliases to appear. However, regarding your HD, you can have it appear on your Desktop by selecting 'Hard Disks&#

Re: alias

2018-04-29 Thread Andrew Lamanche
To create alias of a folder or file, focus VO on the name and activate contextual menu by pressing vo+shift+m. Arrow down the menu till you hear “make alias” and press vo+spacebar or enter key. You will be presented with the text box where you can edit the name of your alias. You either

alias

2018-04-28 Thread wayne coles
hello all sorry for all the questions but how do i create a alias to put on my desktop of my hd please -- 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&#

Re: help with deleting alias

2015-12-23 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Thanks for this. I have already read this but when I look for the delete button to delete any Alias there is no delete button. Kawal. > On 22 Dec 2015, at 22:32, E.T. wrote: > > Go to this link to find out how to delete an alias. > > <https://support.apple.com/kb/P

Re: help with deleting alias

2015-12-22 Thread E.T.
Go to this link to find out how to delete an alias. <https://support.apple.com/kb/PH2622?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US> From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 12/22/2015 2:18 PM, Kawal

help with deleting alias

2015-12-22 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi. I need help with deleting an alias please. Someone has compromised one of them and although I don’t use that alias for this list, I don’t like it that someone else has got hold of it. I have looked on iCloud to see if I can get rid of it but there is no button to do that. You can turn

Re: Dropbox alias was How do I ad a folder to the Doc?

2015-01-19 Thread Colin Matthews
Hi! Someone suggested a while ago to make a dropbox alias and put it on the desktop I’ve done this and use dropbox from there! Maybe putting the folder on the desktop might work well, if convenient. HTH Colin On 19 Jan 2015, at 23:41, Faisal ali wrote: > I should probably add that folders s

Re: Removing the .me alias from iOS and Mac Mail

2015-01-03 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
ress it is sent from. Along with my > @icloud.com address, I also have a .mac and .me aliases that goes to the same > address. However, since I’m subscribed to this list under the iCloud alias, I > want it to use that since any other address fails. > Is there any way to remove the .ma

Re: Removing the .me alias from iOS and Mac Mail

2015-01-03 Thread Andrew Lamanche
ith iOS mail on this list, and I can’t figure > out how to change what email address it is sent from. Along with my > @icloud.com <http://icloud.com/> address, I also have a .mac and .me aliases > that goes to the same address. However, since I’m subscribed to this list > under

Removing the .me alias from iOS and Mac Mail

2015-01-03 Thread Joshua Tubbs
ce I’m subscribed to this list under the iCloud alias, I want it to use that since any other address fails. Is there any way to remove the .mac and .me aliases? As apple suggests in their help, I went into iCloud mail on Windows and I thought I had removed it, but either it came back or it was never r

Re: deleting an alias folder from the desktop

2014-07-09 Thread isaac
Just press command delete on the item. isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com Skype gold_wildcat On Jul 9, 2014, at 2:36 PM, Jenine Stanley wrote: > I don't even know how I managed to do this but I have this untitled alias > file on my desktop. How do I get rid of it? > > Also, wh

Re: deleting an alias folder from the desktop

2014-07-09 Thread Matt Dierckens
://blindaccesstraining.com/training-courses/ On Jul 9, 2014, at 3:36 PM, Jenine Stanley wrote: > I don't even know how I managed to do this but I have this untitled alias > file on my desktop. How do I get rid of it? > > Also, when I bring up the list of folders, there are programs there a

deleting an alias folder from the desktop

2014-07-09 Thread Jenine Stanley
I don't even know how I managed to do this but I have this untitled alias file on my desktop. How do I get rid of it? Also, when I bring up the list of folders, there are programs there and each time I land on one it opens. How do I get these off the sidebar of folder when searching for

Re: problems auto-selecting iCloud alias when replying to this list

2014-02-24 Thread Alex Hall
ry odd. I receive email from this list at my new >> iCloud alias. When I reply, however, the address selected is my main iCloud >> one, not the alias I'm using. Is there a fix for this? I have Mail set to >> reply from the selected mailbox account, if that

Re: problems auto-selecting iCloud alias when replying to this list

2014-02-24 Thread Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Feb 24, 2014, at 7:23 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > I've noticed something very odd. I receive email from this list at my new > iCloud alias. When I reply, however, the address selected is my main iCloud > one, not the alias I'm using. Is t

Re: problems auto-selecting iCloud alias when replying to this list

2014-02-24 Thread isaac
Did you try going to the from menu and choose you're iCloud email address? On Feb 24, 2014, at 8:23 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > I've noticed something very odd. I receive email from this list at my new > iCloud alias. When I reply, however, the address selecte

problems auto-selecting iCloud alias when replying to this list

2014-02-24 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I've noticed something very odd. I receive email from this list at my new iCloud alias. When I reply, however, the address selected is my main iCloud one, not the alias I'm using. Is there a fix for this? I have Mail set to reply from the selected mailbox account, if th

Re: terminal: creating a alias

2011-02-08 Thread Jim Barbour
a used box to put the code on rather then using the FINK toolset. > > > > Jon > > > > On Feb 7, 2011, at 6:37 PM, William Windels wrote: > > > >> Hello all, I have a question about the terminal: > >> > >> In the classic linux distributions

Re: terminal: creating a alias

2011-02-08 Thread Zachary Kline
gt; On Feb 7, 2011, at 6:37 PM, William Windels wrote: > >> Hello all, I have a question about the terminal: >> >> In the classic linux distributions that run with bash, there is a >> .bashrc-file where you can add aliases. >> A alias gives the possibility to make

Re: terminal: creating a alias

2011-02-08 Thread Jim Barbour
37 PM, William Windels wrote: > > > Hello all, I have a question about the terminal: > > > > In the classic linux distributions that run with bash, there is a > > .bashrc-file where you can add aliases. > > A alias gives the possibility to make a short string=command

Re: terminal: creating a alias

2011-02-08 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
gt; Hello all, I have a question about the terminal: > > In the classic linux distributions that run with bash, there is a > .bashrc-file where you can add aliases. > A alias gives the possibility to make a short string=command for a long > instruction. > a example can be: &g

Re: terminal: creating a alias

2011-02-07 Thread Zachary Kline
ly into iBooks, the way I can if I purchase these same titles from >> oreilly.com, and access my account's purchased ebook links from the login >> page). >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Feb 07, 2011, at 01:37 PM, William Windels

Re: terminal: creating a alias

2011-02-07 Thread .dan.
Use .profile for alias definition. Or you can create a .bashrc file. XB IC|XC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, sen

Re: terminal: creating a alias

2011-02-07 Thread Sarah Alawami
purchase these same titles from >> oreilly.com, and access my account's purchased ebook links from the login >> page). >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Feb 07, 2011, at 01:37 PM, William Windels >> wrote: >&g

Re: terminal: creating a alias

2011-02-07 Thread Jim Barbour
ote: > > Hello all, I have a question about the terminal: > > In the classic linux distributions that run with bash, there is a > .bashrc-file where you can add aliases. > A alias gives the possibility to make a short string=command for a long > instruction. > a example can

Re: terminal: creating a alias

2011-02-07 Thread Esther
t run with bash, there is a .bashrc-file where you can add aliases. A alias gives the possibility to make a short string=command for a long instruction. a example can be: alias commandtest='this are all the commands that are executed when commandtest is typed' I would like to make aliases

Re: terminal: creating a alias

2011-02-07 Thread Jim Barbour
run with bash, there is a > .bashrc-file where you can add aliases. > A alias gives the possibility to make a short string=command for a long > instruction. > a example can be: > alias commandtest='this are all the commands that are executed when > commandtest is typed'

terminal: creating a alias

2011-02-07 Thread William Windels
Hello all, I have a question about the terminal: In the classic linux distributions that run with bash, there is a .bashrc-file where you can add aliases. A alias gives the possibility to make a short string=command for a long instruction. a example can be: alias commandtest='this are al

Re: alias

2010-07-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
Nice! Thanks for that! S On Jul 9, 2010, at 11:00 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: > And guess what? Aliases do work across volumes. So, providing that volume is > mounted, an alias can point to a file on an external drive or drive mounted > on a network volume. Cool. > > Slau > &g

Re: alias

2010-07-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
n Jul 9, 2010, at 10:12 AM, clarence griffin wrote: > >> if you move them, will they still open the files? >> >> GF >> >> >> On Jul 8, 2010, at 10:09 PM, Slau wrote: >> >>> An alias is simply a small file that points to another file.

Re: alias

2010-07-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
Oh yeah they will. I put them on my desktop. take care. S On Jul 9, 2010, at 7:12 AM, clarence griffin wrote: > if you move them, will they still open the files? > > GF > > > On Jul 8, 2010, at 10:09 PM, Slau wrote: > >> An alias is simply a small file that points

Re: alias

2010-07-09 Thread Sarah Alawami
I was gong to say think of a .lnk fole in windows or a shortcut. If you remov he file from your hd remember to remove the shortcut. Take care. S On Jul 8, 2010, at 9:09 PM, Slau wrote: > An alias is simply a small file that points to another file. Much like > shortcuts to files on a W

Re: alias

2010-07-09 Thread Slau Halatyn
And guess what? Aliases do work across volumes. So, providing that volume is mounted, an alias can point to a file on an external drive or drive mounted on a network volume. Cool. Slau On Jul 9, 2010, at 11:10 AM, clarence griffin wrote: > oh, ok. so its just like a short cut in windows. c

Re: alias

2010-07-09 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
An alias is a tiny little file that "points," to a bigger file. They're similar to "shortcuts," in... that other... evil operating system whose name causes me to expectorate violently... You place aliases in places you spend a lot of time--desktop, say--and when yo

Re: alias

2010-07-09 Thread clarence griffin
il later. > > Slau > > On Jul 9, 2010, at 10:12 AM, clarence griffin wrote: > >> if you move them, will they still open the files? >> >> GF >> >> >> On Jul 8, 2010, at 10:09 PM, Slau wrote: >> >>> An alias is simply a small fil

Re: alias

2010-07-09 Thread Slau
> GF > > > On Jul 8, 2010, at 10:09 PM, Slau wrote: > >> An alias is simply a small file that points to another file. Much like >> shortcuts to files on a Windows desktop, they can be used to point to other >> documents or applications. Opening an alias open

Re: alias

2010-07-09 Thread clarence griffin
if you move them, will they still open the files? GF On Jul 8, 2010, at 10:09 PM, Slau wrote: > An alias is simply a small file that points to another file. Much like > shortcuts to files on a Windows desktop, they can be used to point to other > documents or applications. Opening

Re: alias

2010-07-08 Thread Slau
An alias is simply a small file that points to another file. Much like shortcuts to files on a Windows desktop, they can be used to point to other documents or applications. Opening an alias opens the file it points to elsewhere in the file system. HTH, Slau On Jul 8, 2010, at 8:34 PM

alias

2010-07-08 Thread joseph
hi list members, what is an alias in mack and what does it do? thanks for the info. -- 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 g