RE: Word Processors recommendation

2020-03-11 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Or convert to an RTF rich text format, From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, 11 March 2020 7:29 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Word Processors recommendation Hi, Pages, Keynote and Numbers are all totally accessible. If you plan on sharing a document c

RE: Word Processors recommendation

2020-03-11 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi Eric, Office 365 is a subscription service from Microsoft for their office suite and more add on’s There are a number of different options to purchase the office suite most include word outlook and excel but then you can add / remove services / applications depending on the package you purc

Converting pdf file with all formatting left.

2020-03-11 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I have bought 2 studio montors named Kali Auio LP 6 which has a good pdf manual but i would like to have it converted to a format that makes all switches and controls more understandable. Would cutting and pasting from preview help or should i for example buy some app like fineReader or use

Incoming email sounds on the Mac

2020-03-11 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Hi all, I know I asked about this a while ago when I was still on Mojave, but I was hoping there might be an easier way now with Catalina? I have quite a few cool Star Trek alert tones on my iPhone that I use for incoming and outgoing emails and text messages. But the selection of alert tones o

Re: Word Processors recommendation

2020-03-11 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
I tend to avoid word processors altogether. I usually write my documents in Markdown (for simpler material), or in LaTeX (for more complex texts, such as papers intended for submission to scholarly journals). I sometimes review or edit a colleague’s work in a word processor, or use it for si

Group wisdom on upgrading to Catalina?

2020-03-11 Thread Eric Caron
Hi folks, Now that I’m back on list I have a bit more confidence about upgrading. I’m wondering if the group feels like Catalina is now functioning well and worth upgrading or are many people sticking with a past OS? I’m currently working in Mojave. Eric Caron -- The following information

Re: Incoming email sounds on the Mac

2020-03-11 Thread Bradford Snyder
I would be interested in the answer to this question as well. I know that on Windows, there is a folder/directory where audio files can be placed so they can be used for various notifications such as for a new/incoming mail notifications alert sound. On Windows, this location is: C:\Windows\Medi

Re: Group wisdom on upgrading to Catalina?

2020-03-11 Thread Jonathan Cohn
The new OS has a lot of security features. But personally, except for some additional configurations in Braille, I have seen little day to day differences for me between the two systems. Though I have to say, I spend very little time in iTUnes/Music/Podcasts so if you use these applications you

Re: Incoming email sounds on the Mac

2020-03-11 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Well, one can certainly add sounds to Mail rules. I don't know if they need to be a specific type or not. Traditionally, Mac system sounds were AIFF files, but I expect that the there is a bit more flexibility these days. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visi

Re: Group wisdom on upgrading to Catalina?

2020-03-11 Thread Lorie McCloud
I decided to just wait until the next os comes out this fall. from my past experience I would say that it's likely to be a better version of Catalina. I like Mojave just fine so I can wait. > On Mar 11, 2020, at 6:32 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Now that I’m back on list I have a b

Re: Group wisdom on upgrading to Catalina?

2020-03-11 Thread Brandon Olivares
I’d upgrade. I did a few weeks ago and I love it. It’s much faster to me. > On Mar 11, 2020, at 10:59 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I decided to just wait until the next os comes out this fall. from my past > experience I would say that it's likely to be a better version of Catalina. I > like M

Re: Group wisdom on upgrading to Catalina?

2020-03-11 Thread Bradford Snyder
I did the upgrade to Catalina on both my Macs about 4 months ago, and have had no issues with either the OS or VoiceOver. The Catalina OS seems pretty solid. Unless you have 32-bit apps you can’t live without, I’d go ahead and do the upgrade. - Brad - On Mar 11, 2020, at 20:00, Brandon Oli

Re: Incoming email sounds on the Mac

2020-03-11 Thread Bradford Snyder
So, can you explain how to do this. - Brad - On Mar 11, 2020, at 19:50, Jonathan Cohn wrote: Well, one can certainly add sounds to Mail rules. I don't know if they need to be a specific type or not. Traditionally, Mac system sounds were AIFF files, but I expect that the there is a bit more

Re: Group wisdom on upgrading to Catalina?

2020-03-11 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Other than no more 32-bit support and iTunes having been replaced by 3 apps- Music, TV, and Podcasts, and some minor changes here and there, it is stable. I installed Catalina soon after its release. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited