Hello Nancy, This was very helpful. Thank you very much. -----Original Message----- From: Nancy B. Gibson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 17 August 2014 22:35 To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Accessing Linked In
Hi Sam, Okay. So I played around with LinkedIn some this morning both on the computer and on my phone. I'll try as best I can to explain what I found. Bear in mind there may be easier ways to do things but at least this should get you started. Computer: For searching groups - 1. From the Home/Main page, press C to get to the first combo box which defaults to either All or People. 2. Press enter to open it and browse mode should turn off (depending on how you have that set up). 3. You probably will have to use the Alt-Down Arrow to prevent the page from immediately reloading. Once you do, you can then arrow down to the groups item. 4. Tab once to the edit box which may or may not speak anything. 5. Type a keyword for the type of group you're looking for. 6. Tab once or twice until you hear search button. It reads a whole sentence and the words search button are at the end. Note: If you tab once and hear nothing, just tab again and you should be at the search button. The silent one is a clear button if you decide to change search terms. 7. Here you can do a couple things. a) Press H until you hear the names of the groups then arrow down to hear the details. b) Use the insert-tab list and arrow through to find one you want to check out and press enter to go to that groups page to read more. 8. Either way, there will be a link that says join and if you press enter on it you'll be sending a join request to the owner. Some groups let you join immediately and some require approval. When I go into my groups, I use the WE Find command to get to the latest activity then arrow through it. It's not a header and it's not a link. Latest activity gives you the last 3 things that happened then there's a See All Activity link which brings up a whole list. I find that using the arrow keys or the page up/down keys give me more context but I admit it does take longer to read everything. Posting to a group: 1. Use insert -tab list and press G for groups. 2. Again you can do a couple things. a) Press H until you hear the group you want but then you have to arrow down once to the link and press enter. b) Use insert-tab and press the letter of the group name you want and press enter. 3.1. If you want to start a discussion, you need to use the WE Find command because where you need to get isn't a header or link - it's just text. I search for the word start and it's the second one on the page. Then arrow down to the edit boxes and check boxes you can use. 3.2. If you want to comment on an existing discussion, you can go into the discussion and press H until you hear the topic to read others comments. At the end, you'll see your name with an edit box and an add comment button. Note: I have found typing in the edit boxes difficult because it's very slow so if you're not careful, you don't get all the letters. I find it easier to open Notepad and type there then copy and paste into the edit box. Note: I also find I have to sometimes turn browse mode off then on again to get the page to change or refresh and sometimes I have to press insert-backspace to redraw the screen because it doesn't load right. Now some of these quirks may just be my system. iPhone For finding groups: Note: I'm using voice over so when I say tap, I mean double tap. 1 Tap the menu button in the upper left corner. 2. Swipe until you hear groups and tap. 3. At the top there's a search button that when you tap becomes an edit box where you can type key words for the type of group you're looking for. As you type, you'll see suggestions or you can tap the search button when you finish typing. The search button is at the bottom right. 4. Swipe through the results and tap the one you want to check out. Once you do there will be a join button you can tap or tap the back button in the upper left corner to return to the list of results. To post in an existing group: 1. When you open the app, I think it opens to where you were last so you may have to tap the menu button in the upper left corner. 2. Swipe until you hear groups and tap. 3. Swipe until you hear the group you want to go into and tap. This brings you to the list of popular discussions which you can swipe through. You'll hear the topic, whether you like it or not/number of likes/number of comments, a like button and a comment button. You can tap on the like or comment button here if you want or do it inside the full discussion. 4.1. To comment on an existing discussion, tap on the topic and the discussion will open. It opens to the most recent comments so if you want to read them all you have to tap the see previous comments button until you get back to the beginning. Near the bottom of the phone is a like button and an add a comment button which you can tap for whatever you choose. When done, tap the back button in the upper left corner and you'll go back to the main list of discussions within the group. 4.2. To start a new discussion within a group, open the group you want and there are two buttons at the top - back button in the upper left and compose in the upper right. Tap the compose button and you get an edit box to type in whatever you want to discuss. When you're done typing, there's a cancel button in the upper left corner and a post button in the upper right corner. Tap whichever you choose and you'll be taken back to the main page of the group. This came out a whole lot longer than I thought and may be much more than you ever needed to know. However, I'm known for being very detailed and you got details. Maybe you can find easier and/or faster ways to do things either on the computer or on the phone but hopefully this will get you started. BTW: I searched for you on the LinkedIn page but came up with way too many results so I sent you a direct email invite to join my network. Let me know if you have any questions. Take care. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: Samuel Wilkins <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, August 17, 2014 3:23 am Subject: RE: Accessing Linked In > > > Hello Nancy, > Thank you for that. To findme on Linked In, just look for my name and it > should say that I was at Southampton Solent University. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nancy B. Gibson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 17 August 2014 00:51 > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Accessing Linked In > > > Hi Sam, > > Yes, you can search for and join groups easy enough. So far, I have only > commented on items others have posted in various groups which is also > do-able. I have not yet tried to start a discussion but I think it would be > do-able as well. Let me try a few things in the morning and get back to you > rather than speak off the top of my head. BTW, if I look for you on > LinkedIn, how would be the best to find you? > > Nancy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Samuel Wilkins <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, August 16, 2014 5:01 pm > Subject: RE: Accessing Linked In > > > > > > > Hello Nancy, > > I would like to be able to find a group and join it. How accessible is > > that? Also, does Linked In allow you to post messages to that group, and > if > > so, can this be done with Window-Eyes? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nancy B. Gibson [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: 16 August 2014 14:28 > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Accessing Linked In > > > > Hi Sam, > > > > What is it that you're trying to do? I use both the regular site and the > > iPhone site. True, sometimes it can be a hassle. > > > > Nancy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Samuel Wilkins <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Saturday, August 16, 2014 4:33 am > > Subject: Accessing Linked In > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Everyone. I have been trying to access linked in using the > standard > > website with Window-Eyes, however I have found it to be extremely > > complicated, and it is difficult to find what I am looking for. I have > > tried to Mobile app on the IPhone but with not much more success. Does > > anyone know if there is a website similar to Facebook Mobile for Linked > In, > > or a more accessible way of accessing Linked In? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Samuel Wilkins > > > > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. 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