Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-09 Thread 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
I did have to play with the NAV keys And Ihad to turn them off because it wasn’t showing me what I had typed. And I agree it’s okay but it is slightly not as great as what it might be on windows. But a vast improvement > On 8 Apr 2020, at 10:48 am, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries > wrote: >

Re: iPad Os 13.4 battery usage

2020-04-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I have updated to 13.4.1 but doesn’t see anything improving. But since i just watched Louis Rossman on youth be i get more sceptical about the building of the apple products. He’s an apple repair tech so i guess he knows what he’s talking about. /A > 9 apr. 2020 kl. 04:49 skrev Petrus Tuerli

Re: iPad Os 13.4 battery usage

2020-04-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi Simon! Have you tried to log out from Icloud on your Ipad? WHen i did that it stopped draining battery. Very odd. /A > 9 apr. 2020 kl. 08:38 skrev Simon A Fogarty : > > Don’t thank me yet, > > I’m not seeing a big change after going to 13.4.1 this morning, > > But yet my phone is working f

Re: iPad Os 13.4 battery usage

2020-04-09 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! The strange thing is that i have an iPad mini 3 here also along with my Mini 4 that still keep up a very good work on battery power. Better than my Ipad mini 4. /A > 9 apr. 2020 kl. 08:54 skrev Simon A Fogarty : > > Yeah 2 or 3 times and updated earlier today to 13.4.1 but still the power >

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-09 Thread Julie Rattray
Yes I find when using word on the Mac that it is less responsive and it does not always respond to commands to move by para etc so I typically still use pages but do use word for a couple of things - normally sharing files to one drive for collaborative working with peers. Interestingly I find t

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-09 Thread Dave Carlson
Kawal, I still have some issues with MS-Word on the Mac, and wonder if you can share some of the adjustments you made to help? Dave Carlson Engineer, Pioneer, Farfar, Woodworker, Musician, and Oregonian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list

Apple care question

2020-04-09 Thread Greg Wocher
Hello all, I am getting ready to purchase a new iPad Pro. Can I purchase apple care after or do I have to purchase it with the device? Greg Wocher -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: Apple care question

2020-04-09 Thread joseph hodge
You can purchase after I think they give you up to 45 days I believe. > On Apr 9, 2020, at 12:01 PM, Greg Wocher wrote: > > Hello all, > I am getting ready to purchase a new iPad Pro. Can I purchase apple care > after or do I have to purchase it with the device? > > Greg Wocher > > -- > The

Books App on IOS

2020-04-09 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, After some very helpful offline Email conversation with Petrus Tuerling I have learnt: a) It is no longer possible to export a complete book from the books app on IOS to Voice Dream Reader; b) the books app on IOS is much more responsive if you turn off scrolling view. To do this open th

Networking my printer, can I go through my Mac?

2020-04-09 Thread Eric Caron
Hi folks, My brother laser printer could be networked through my router but I would need to access the non accessible touch pad. My sighted partner gets very frustrated with technical things so I can’t rely on a patient helper to figure it out. I currently have the printer co

Apple Magic Trackpad 2

2020-04-09 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
I currently have the previous model. Does the 2 offer any advantages over the older model? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visio

Re: Networking my printer, can I go through my Mac?

2020-04-09 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Definitely. Go to System Preferences, Printers & Scanners, select the printer, then V-right to the "share this Printer" checkbox and check it. Basically, that's all you need to do although you can go into the Options & Supplies section if you wish to modify its name. As long as your comp

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-09 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
How is the issue of accessibility of Tables in Word on mac? That used to be a major stumbling block as it has been on all the other ones on the Mac platforms apart from Pages. Andrew > On 7 Apr 2020, at 21:43, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Just had a play with Microsoft w

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-09 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
I’m getting fed up with Apple non-responsiveness to accessibility issues & have begun the process of going back to Windows. & Jaws. I’m so disappointed. > On 8 Apr 2020, at 08:16, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > I just updated to iOS 13.4.1. > SO far i haven’t notice any bugfixes for Vo. > /A

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-09 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, What specifically has given you the impression that Apple is not focusing on accessibility? Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Apr 9, 2020, at 14:29, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries wrote: I’m get

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-09 Thread joseph hodge
You are free to go to a OS and device that meats your needs then. You gave no reasoning to why your fed up or why Apple doesn’t care. I find bugs the new text editing boxes where there isn’t edit boxes for one but every OS has bugs we have to deal with. Android for one still can’t read all pun

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-09 Thread Eric Brinkman
I agree with Andrew. Apple's quality control has been deteriorating ever since Steve died and it's not just accessibility. There have been countless posts on sites like MacWorld documenting bugs that have been reported for years with no fixes. However I can't justify switching to Android because

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-09 Thread maurice mines
Hello, I use Microsoft Word for the Mac practically on a daily basis. The ways that I’ve made it work for me, is by first going to that ribbon. I stop interacting with it then I get to the point where it will show me the text that’s currently in the document. I interact with that and I’m able to

Re: Books App on IOS

2020-04-09 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Your welcome Paul, I did reply all this time so hopefully my reply will go to the entire list. I should thank you as I probably wouldn’t have looked at the settings more closely if you hadn’t have asked. I’d given up trying to read the user guides in the book app, but I might see what else is av

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-09 Thread Petrus Tuerlings
Did anyone think that maybe we’re all expecting more and more out of our smart devices and there are so many third party apps out there that are trying to cater to our needs that the likes of Apple and the other phone manufactures like the android phones are having to update and week the softwar

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-09 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
I haven’t updated to iOS 13.4.1 yet, but I plan to do it soon. Based on what I’ve read, I don’t expect any changes that will affect me or other VoiceOver users significantly. Every modern operating system has accessibility bugs, unfortunately. That’s why I sometimes have to switch operating

Mesh Wifi Routers

2020-04-09 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
I'm considering going mesh and was looking at some Netgear models. Anyone using one of these? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Vi

Re: Networking my printer, can I go through my Mac?

2020-04-09 Thread Eric Caron
Hi Tim, Hoping for a few more tips. I followed the directions and went to System prefs and selected printers and I checked the share check box. But when we go to the print button on a iOS device under print it says select printer but nothing shows up. Any next steps? I did restart

Re: Mesh Wifi Routers

2020-04-09 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hey ET, We hav the Orby and are very happy with it. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPad > On Apr 9, 2020, at 7:26 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >  I'm considering going mesh and was looking at some Netgear models. Anyone > using one of these? > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancien

Re: Mesh Wifi Routers

2020-04-09 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Great! Which model? I need to sort out the specs and all that fun stuff. Are you using the Netgear iOS app to access it? 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 4/9/2020 6:17 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via M

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-09 Thread Dave Carlson
Morris, You say your version is not the on line version? So you mean you are not using Office 365? Dave Carlson Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions

Re: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-09 Thread Karen Lewellen
Jason, You raise an issue that frankly baffles me. why is it not possible for an individual to choose a single operating system and have their needs met from an accessibility standpoint? why is it an acceptable situation to need multiple devices in various systems to complete tasks. It

RE: Apple care question

2020-04-09 Thread Simon A Fogarty
You can purchase apple care up to 60 days after the actual purchase date. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of joseph hodge Sent: Friday, 10 April 2020 4:20 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple care question You can purchase after

RE: Ios 13.4.1

2020-04-09 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Tim It must be that no screen reader or adaptive tech built in to the devices and that is all devices from their company, No option to set the device up from scratch by yourself if your blind, Extremely low quality speech speech from the screen readers, So difficult to listen to you can’t under

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-09 Thread maurice mines
Hello Mr. Carlson, yes that is correct let me explain. When you have office 365 you have the choice of either using the web version of an application or the version of the application that you actually install. Or at least that’s the way it was initially. These days I believe it is only the appl

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-09 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
I also have a stand alone version which I bought late last fall. I don't know if it's still available or not. But I paid a one-time fee, thus avoiding the whole subscription thing. Cheers, Donna > On Apr 9, 2020, at 9:48 PM, maurice mines wrote: > > Hello Mr. Carlson, yes that is correct let m

Re: Mesh Wifi Routers

2020-04-09 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hey ET, I'll have to get the model number and get back to you. But yes, I am using the IOS app, and have had no problems. Cheers, Donna > On Apr 9, 2020, at 8:31 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Great! Which model? I need to sort out the specs and all that fun stuff. > Are you

Re: Mesh Wifi Routers

2020-04-09 Thread Mary Otten
We also have the Orbi and are happy with it. I think it is the RBK 50, but I’m not totally sure so I would have to get some checking on that. The app is reasonably accessible. There’s part of it that isn’t, some sort of map that shows where your points are and how to optimize them. But it is acc

Re: Microsoft word on the Mac.

2020-04-09 Thread Dave Carlson
Morris, Okay, thanks. I have an Office 365 subscription, but the actual apps are installed on my Mac. They would just be updated automatically from the internet. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all me

Converting a USB flatbed scanner to a Wireless Scanner

2020-04-09 Thread Dave Carlson
Seeing some discussion about Netgear and networks, brings up something I’ve wanted to do. I have an Epson GT2500 Flatbed scanner that’s about 15 years old, and only has a USB connection to a computer. So it’s connected to my studio workstation. I’d like to access this scanner from my Mac and my

Re: Mesh Wifi Routers

2020-04-09 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Mary and Donna, Thank you both. That RBK 50 was one I was checking out on Amazon. Will look at it some more in the next day or two. 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 4/9/2020 8:24 PM, Mary Otten