Hello Brian, Many thanks for the attached explanation of how iCal create quick event works. I did not realise it was so clever. I have just tried it and it is brilliant! Shows that it is worth reading the help... Best wishes.....
Paul Hopewell On 26 Jul 2011, at 01:18, Bryan Jones wrote: > Hello Mark, > > As John said, pressing the Return key will move you past the initial Event > entry field. In Lion's iCal, when you press Command+N to create a new event, > it opens a dialog labeled "Create Quick Event" with the VO cursor placed in > the single edit field. Before you type anything, if you VO left you should > hear VO announce "Create Quick Event" and when you VO right again into the > edit field you should hear VO give you an example of what to type in that > field. The default example says something like, "Fish and chips for breakfast > tomorrow at Lynne and Gordon's place." iCal tries to interpret what you've > written and automatically creates an event at the matching time and day. > There are other options for creating and modifying events, and I'd recommend > taking a look at the brief and accessible guide found in iCal's Help menu / > iCal Help. Specifically, there's a section titled "Set up Events" and I've > pasted the first part of that section below. > > HTH, > Bryan > > Click Add (+) at the top of the iCal window or press Command (⌘)-N. > Events are added automatically to your default calendar. > If you want to choose a different calendar for the event, hold down the Add > button (+), and then choose a calendar. > To change your default calendar, choose iCal > Preferences, click General, > and then select a calendar from the Default Calendar pop-up menu. > Enter a name, date, and time duration for the event, and then press Return. > For example, you can enter “Super Bowl Party Feb 6,” “Movie with Rebecca on > Friday at 7pm,” “Soccer Game on Saturday from 11am-1pm,” or “Breakfast with > Jon,” and then press Return. > If you don’t enter a time duration for the event, iCal sets the event’s > duration to 1 hour. > If you don’t enter any time information for the event, iCal makes the event > an all-day event. > If you enter “breakfast” or “morning,” iCal sets the event to start at 9 a.m. > If you enter “lunch “ or “noon,” iCal sets the event to start at 12 p.m. > If you enter “dinner” or “night,” iCal sets the event to start at 8 p.m. > To set any other event options (for example, to set your event to repeat, add > an alert, or invite others to the event), make your changes in the event’s > editor, and then click Done. > > On Jul 25, 2011, at 7:31 PM, John Panarese wrote: > >> After you type in your event title, have you tried hitting enter before >> using the VO navigation keys. ONce you hit enter, you should find a scroll >> area to see event details. >> Take Care > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
