Question from a VoiceOver user-to-be here: So can you read power points with VO? How about other office documents like Word and Excel? Are they accessible either with Preview or in OpenOffice? ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of UCLA Bruins Fan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:39 PM To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind Subject: Re: Mac and VoiceOver
I could never figure out power point with jaws and ended up needing proffs to email me the files in word format. Dunno what I'll do about it in grad school, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it, and certainly won't go back to windows! Olivia On Sep 24, 2008, at 11:50 AM, Ryan Mann wrote: > I think what the person means by Jaws standards is; Can you do the > same things on the mac as you can do with Jaws or Window-Eyes. > That's a perfectly good question for a blind student thinking about > switching to the mac. Nowadays, if you're a student you need to be > able to do things such as read Powerpoint documents. > > On Sep 24, 2008, at 12:41 PM, Randy Stegall wrote: > >> Still a toy? Expletive deleted! This makes me puke! Jaws >> standards! 12 hundred dollars! Not likely! I love my Mac! >> VoiceOver rules! >> >> Randy >> On Sep 24, 2008, at 12:11 PM, Chris Wright wrote: >> >>> Forwarded from another list. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Brice Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:54 PM >>> Subject: [nabs-l] Mac and VoiceOver >>> >>> >>>> I'm considering buying a macbook and am looking for opinions on its >>>> usability for a totally blind user. I realize that Mac OS has a >>>> built-in screen reader, but quick google searches aren't providing >>>> much more information than the fact that VoiceOver exists and >>>> that it >>>> seems to be a fairly impressive product. This is fine, but I'd like >>>> more detail on it's day-to-day usage, preferably from users or >>>> students who have made the switch from Windows and Jaws to using a >>>> macbook for their everyday computer use. All in all, what I'm >>>> trying >>>> to figure out is If it's worth seriously considering and making a >>>> switch, Or is it still a toy, impressive but still not up to Jaws >>>> and >>>> windows standards? Feel free to write me on or off list with any >>>> comments or thoughts. >>>> >>>> - Brice >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> nabs-l mailing list >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l >>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info >>>> for >>> nabs-l: >>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l/chriswright11%40verizon.net >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>> Checked by AVG. >>>> Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.1/1687 - Release Date: >>>> 9/23/08 >>> 6:32 PM >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
