Be aware theref is a bug in vo where if you have to set up a complex repeating event the check boxes do not read normally in lion. There is a part 1 I did in my youtube videos but here is part 2 to confirm that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntO9UFajGrk On Jan 29, 2012, at 4:24 AM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > Hello Margaret, > I am running the latest version of Mac OS 10.7 (Lion). I have set iCal up to > only have a single calendar and have checked the box saying "show event > times" in calendar preferences. I use the view by month. I can use the Tab > key to move forwards through calendar entries in chronological order and > Shift+Tab to move backwards in chronological order (that only works correctly > if you only have a single calendar). I avoid all day events as these are > shown out of sequence using the tab key. Instead I show the all day event as > starting at 07:00 and ending at 23:00. I also avoid having a separate > birthdays calendar for the same reason. At the end of the month I press > command+right_arrow to got to the next month. > > The easiest way to add an iCal event is to press command+n to create a new > event and then type something like.... > > Dinner with Ken 23 February 19:30 to 23:30 > > and then press Enter. This will bring up a short dialogue with one line > titled "event details" and a line "delete" and a line "done". If its just a > simple one off event just move the Vo cursor to the "done" button and press > that button. If its complicated like a repeating event interact with "event > details" and enter the repeat pattern. then stop interacting with "event > details" and press the "done" button as above. > > iCal works very nicely for me this way and is very easy to use. I have > several complicated repeating events like one which alternates between the > second tuesday of one month and the second Wednesday of the next month. I can > tell you how to do this if it is not obvious. I use iCloud to replicate with > the calendar on my iPhone. On my iPhone I use the list view which then shows > the events in chronological order. > > Hope this helps. Please get back to me if you need more. > Best wishes.... > > Paul Hopewell > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > 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 [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> 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/>
