Re: Talking timer/stopwatch App

Yes but neither that nor the Timer Plus app announces in time intervals automatically unless you point your finger at the display of the time in which case it announces the time every 4 seconds or so. That doesn’t work if the app is in the background though. /Krister > 16 juli 2015 kl. 23:15 sk

Re: garage band

Hi Johny boy, I think more than a few folks here are interested to know how to edit using garage band. It would be awesome if you could write down the tips and tricks you mentioned, or indeed you wouldn’t mind creating a podcast on it. That would be interesting and very helpful. Hope you will c

Re: tabbing while in system window

Try control f7 Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 17, 2015, at 1:38 AM, May McDonald wrote: > > Hopefully someone can help me out here. > > I have no idea what I did wrong, but somehow I managed to make it so that > whenever I press tab while in the system window it doesn't go through each > item

Re: Strange issue with Microsoft Word on my mac

Hello Anne, Am Donnerstag, 16. Juli 2015 13:38:38 UTC+2 schrieb Anne Robertson: > > > > I’m not having your problems with the latest version of MS Word on my > MacBook Air. Are you interacting far enough with the document? I interact > with the document layout area and then with the text and the

Re: Intro and question

Is template support a Text Edit feature? Thanks for the explanation. http://www.greenpathtowellness.com/ Author of Dear Suzie, Rivers Of Light and Annie's Journal -Original Message- From: Alex Hall Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 12:31 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

Re: tabbing while in system window

Or check in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts Tab. Near the end of that window are two radio buttons that control what the tab key does; be sure the 'all controls' button is selected. Control-f7 will toggle this, but there's no feedback to tell you what the new setting is. Using System P

Re: Intro and question

No, Pages can do templates, but ext Edit is simpler than that. As I said, though, give Text Edit a try first and become comfortable with that before attempting Pages, if you're new to the Mac. > On Jul 17, 2015, at 8:26 AM, gracewelln...@atlanticbb.net > wrote: > > Is template support a Text E

Pages &/or Numbers?

Hi All, Are there any tutorials, on-line, for VO users with either Pages or Numbers? I’d like to learn how to use them, but especially Pages. Thanks. Eileen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group

Re: Intro and question

Templates are for pages. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 17, 2015, at 7:26 AM, gracewelln...@atlanticbb.net > wrote: > > Is template support a Text Edit feature? > Thanks for the explanation. > > > > > http://www.greenpathtowellness.com/ > Author of Dear Suzie, Rivers Of Light and Annie's Jo

Re: Pages &/or Numbers?

Hello Eileen, You can get a free iBook that will help you with most aspects of the Mac. The book is called: Mastering the Macintosh with VoiceOver, and is written by Tim Sniffen. He approaches the Mac from the point of view of someone who is used to the gestures on an iPhone, but he does include

Re: Pages &/or Numbers?

Thanks a lot. I suppose I can find this title in ITunes? Thanks again. Eileen From: Anne Robertson Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 8:49 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Pages &/or Numbers? Hello Eileen, You can get a free iBook that will help you with most aspects of the M

Re: siri's sense of humor, and ability to..?

Really, I have no idea why this isn’t so! I think things might change in IOS 9, though, but am not sure. It doesn’t bug me enough to be a deal breaker, though. Cait > On Jul 16, 2015, at 8:24 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Hi Caitlin not Jenner lol! > Seriously, this is something I do not un

Re: siri's sense of humor, and ability to..?

There's more than 1 male voice now? I had now idea; will have to check that out. I love the American voice but would like to see what else is available too. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 16, 2015, at 7:55 PM, Caitlyn Furness > wrote: > > Karen, > You can have a male Siri if you like, it’s i

Re: tabbing while in system window

And check if Quick Nav is turned off. Toggle it on/off by pressing the left and right arrows at the same time. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jul 17, 2015, at 06:34, Alex Hall wrote: Or check in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts Tab. Near the end of that window are

Re: Pages &/or Numbers?

Would you please explain how to get an iBook? Do I go to store? Once there, what should I do? Also, how can I read an iBook? Can I read it in the mac? Thank you, Rena http://www.greenpathtowellness.com/ Author of Dear Suzie, Rivers Of Light and Annie's Journal From: Anne Robertson Sent: Frid

Re: siri's sense of humor, and ability to..?

I would modify this to say that recent model iOS devices probably have the CPU to do the job but there is a cost to battery life when CPU load goes up. I'm sure somebody at Apple made the call to say that this capability was not worth the impact to battery life. Without knowing what that impact

Re: Pages &/or Numbers?

Yes, you can. > On 17 Jul 2015, at 14:52, Eileen Scrivani wrote: > > Thanks a lot. I suppose I can find this title in ITunes? > > Thanks again. > > Eileen > > > From: Anne Robertson > Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 8:49 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.co

Re: Pages &/or Numbers?

Hello Rena, In iTunes, do VO-Space on the iTunes Store radio button then press Cmd-Option-f to go to the search field. Type in the name of the book and press return. You’ll keep hearing a bubbling sound as you type, but it’s just iTunes making suggestions. When the page has loaded, press VO-Cmd-

Difficulty Using Latest Build of Word 2016 Entering Text

Hello All, This is a new thread relating to the beta version of Office 2016. I am hoping that someone can shed some light on this and get me back up and running. I am running Word 15.11.2 on my MacBook Air. When I open Word, I am presented with the document pane. I interact with it and then in

Re: DirectvGenieGo

I cannot figure out how to play shows ou’ve recorded with the directv app. > On Jul 15, 2015, at 7:21 AM, Jessica Moss wrote: > > Didn't know there was an app for that lol, would love to check it out though. > We have the service, but just I just used the features through the directTV > app it

Re: Pages &/or Numbers?

Hi Anne, Sorry, one more question ... I got the book and started going through it in IBooks. I’m not totally sufficient using IBooks. Anyway, the book starts reading and at the end of page 3 stops, when I swipe to move on to the next page, rather than going to page 4 as I was expecting, it

Re: Difficulty Using Latest Build of Word 2016 Entering Text

Hi, Are you aware the final build is out? :) > On Jul 17, 2015, at 9:35 AM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > > Hello All, > > This is a new thread relating to the beta version of Office 2016. I am hoping > that someone can shed some light on this and get me back up and running. I am > running Word 15

RE: Pages &/or Numbers?

Open iBooks Go to prefferences in the menu at the top of the screen under iBooks In there choose to show pages in a single page format, not in 2 pages side by side From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eileen Scrivani Sent: Friday, July

Re: Pages &/or Numbers?

Hi, I’ve looked at the top of the screen on my IPhone after IBooks loads, and there is not a thing mentioned about preferences or page layout. I also looked under the settings for the app and don’t find anything that sounds like what you’re describing. Are these settings only in the app on t

Calendar account preferences: delegation

Has anyone else on the list encountered problems in attempting to add a delegate to a calendar? I had significant trouble moving focus into the text entry field used to give the name of the new delegate. VoiceOver didn’t recognize this field. I’m running OS X 10.10.4. The dialogue in question i

Re: Calendar account preferences: delegation

Hi, I've only played with this a few times but have noticed that when you hit the Add button, focus is automatically moved to the text entry field. Therefore, I can add a delegate then. I haven't tested editing things in a while so can't comment affirmatively on much. The text entry field is

Re: Calendar account preferences: delegation

> On Jul 17, 2015, at 12:56, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > I've only played with this a few times but have noticed that when you hit the > Add button, focus is automatically moved to the text entry field. Therefore, > I can add a delegate then. I haven't tested editing things in a while so > can't

Re: Difficulty Using Latest Build of Word 2016 Entering Text

Hi, Yes, but for those with Office 365. I guess this negates the beta. Because of the behavior between Word 2016 and voiceover, I'll will be forced to stick with the PC version. I perform several different markups in my docs when producing accessible text for my clients, which most use a PC scr

Re: Difficulty Using Latest Build of Word 2016 Entering Text

Hi, Not so accessible i’m afraid. As i said in an earlier thread i can’t read other than the occational letter and font changes in documents bigger than 2 pages. I don’t know if there’s a setting i’ve missed or if it is like this but i have paid an office 365 subscription just to confirm that it

Re: Difficulty Using Latest Build of Word 2016 Entering Text

Hello Eileen, I’m using the same version as you and when I open Word, I’m presented with a screen where I have to choose between opening an existing document or creating a new one. When I create a new document, I interact with the layout area and then with the document, and I can type into my d

Questions about programs

Hi, I just went to see what programs I have, hitting VO d, and I found that I don’t have Text Edit. I have pages, numbers, and others that I don’t know what they are for. For instance, what is Notes? Maps? Face time? Keynote? Thanks, Rena http://www.greenpathtowellness.com/ Author of Dear Suzie,

Re: Questions about programs

Well, to view all the programs on the computer, go to the finder and press command-shift-a for Applications. The Doc is kind of like the Windows Desktop, where all your favorite apps go. > On Jul 17, 2015, at 2:04 PM, gracewelln...@atlanticbb.net > wrote: > > Hi, > I just went to see what pro

Re: Questions about programs

Hi, VO-d takes you to the Dock which is simply a bar across the bottom of the screen with shortcuts to common, or favourite, applications. Apps like TextEdit and many others are in the Applications folder. So, as mentioned, get to your Desktop, or the Finder, then press cmd-shift-a which will

Mail Attachments on the mac

Hi: I’ve fixed this before and can’t remember how. I have messages with attachments but none of the attachments are showing up. I know before I created some kind of really odd rule to solve this, but I can’t remember what I did. I’d really appreciate any help because right now I know messages ha

Mail Attachments on the mac

Hi: I’ve fixed this before and can’t remember how. I have messages with attachments but none of the attachments are showing up. I know before I created some kind of really odd rule to solve this, but I can’t remember what I did. I’d really appreciate any help because right now I know messages ha

Re: siri's sense of humor, and ability to..?

Oh yes, there is more than one man. Here is hoping the ability to nuance comes in the next incarnation. Kare On Fri, 17 Jul 2015, Jessica Moss wrote: There's more than 1 male voice now? I had now idea; will have to check that out. I love the American voice but would like to see what else is

Re: siri's sense of humor, and ability to..?

Most interesting seasoning to the thread gentlemen. I am curious what an extra slider for the purpose of nuance would have to do with battery life? after all you can adjust for speed. Additionally, given such presence can improve the use and attractiveness of the product over all, it seems a b

Re: Difficulty Using Latest Build of Word 2016 Entering Text

Hi Ann, I wish I get the same options you do, but when I open Word the home ribbon tab is where the VO cursor lands. When I arrow through the ribbon tabs, I finally come to the options to either activate a purchased copy or to buy a copy. I have linked on that option and I'm brought to the Off

Very peculiar problem with Facetime on Yosemite 10.10.4

OK, this is kind of bizarre. I just tried using Facetime to make an outgoing call from my macbook to a regular phone using handoff on the mac. This is the only system I have which is properly almost totally rock solidly working with that. But anyway, point being, when I was done talking, I we

Re: Apple TV Connection Question

I gave in and bought both the sound bar which was on sale big time on Amazon and the Apple TV. Will be here next week and will let all know how successful I am hooking up without a TV. Am going to try HDMI first if that does not work will try optical. Thanks to all for advice and suggestions. >

Re: Apple TV Connection Question

How much is the soundbar, if you don't mind me asking? Chris. - Original Message - From: "Brian Fischler" To: Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 9:13 PM Subject: Re: Apple TV Connection Question I gave in and bought both the sound bar which was on sale big time on Amazon and the Apple TV

Help with removing call recorder for face time on Mac

Hi folks, After a 7 day trial of the call Recorder app for Facetime, I've decided not to purchase it because I wouldn't use it enough. It's a great app though. Anyway, whenever I open Facetime on the Mac, or whenever I get a call, the "your trial has ended now" window pops up. The only options ar

creating EPUB documents

I want to be able to create ePub docs with chapter navigation for reading in VoiceDream reader. Is Pages the easiest way? Here’s what I’ve tried: 1 I loaded a text doc into pages and assigned heading style to various chapter titles. 2 I inserted a table of contents at the top of the d

Re: Questions about programs

Note that there are a number of these shortcuts under the Go menu, which also lists command-shift-U to bring up the utilities folder. That folder is inside the apps folder and includes less commonly used apps such as disk utility for formatting and partitioning drives. CB On 7/17/15 3:58 PM,

El Capitan's System Integrity Protection

Interesting article talks about the new tighter security which locks down more areas that most apps shouldn't be messing with. This hopefully makes the old "Repair Permissions" routine less commonly needed and the system will automagically purge stuff that shouldn't be there from certain folder

RE: creating EPUB documents

Hello Phil, I have never used Pages to create ePub documents. I currently have two novels published in the iBooks store and the application I use and strongly recommend, on the Mac that is, is an application called Storyist. Over the years I have worked with the developer and he has made the

Re: creating EPUB documents

What is the command to insert headings in to a pages document? > On Jul 17, 2015, at 10:16 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > > I want to be able to create ePub docs with chapter navigation for reading in > VoiceDream reader. Is Pages the easiest way? Here’s what I’ve tried: > 1 I loaded a text doc in

Re: web-based text editors and VoiceOver

Interesting. I'm helping some developers of a webmail system and they are going to give CKEditor a try because it claims to be very accessible. I wonder if the site you are having trouble with is using the latest version? CB On 7/10/15 8:16 PM, Sean Murphy wrote: This sound like a comms issu

my apple music/itunes/mac playlist problems

I’ve finally figured out my playlist problems. Seems that when i create a new playlist then go to edit it the thing renames my playlist to playlist### where ### is the number such as playlist2 playlist3 and so on. I dont know why editing the playlist changes it’s name but it does and it’s annoyi