don't forgt cmd option l for the downloads location. YOu can find all of this a and more under the go menu.
Take care. On Jun 25, 2012, at 1:07 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Josh, > > Welcome to the list. In additions to John's hint about editing your Finder > preferences to show these external drives on the Desktop, you can always view > all the drives that are connected to your computer by using the shortcut to > display your computer setup, cmd-shift-c. From Tim Kilburn's VoiceOver page > on shortcuts, here are the relevant ones for Finder browsing use and to use > in save and open dialog windows: > • cmd-shift-a - applications: Brings focus to the applications folder. > • cmd-shift-h - Home: Brings focus to the user's Home directory. > • cmd-shift-d - Desktop: Brings focus to the desktop. > • cmd-shift-u - Utilities folder: Brings focus to the Utilities folder. > • cmd-shift-i - idisk: Brings focus to the user's iDisk. [note: does > not work for the newer OS or for older versions of the OS after June 30, 2012] > • cmd-shift-c - Computer: Brings focus to the users computer so that > attached drives and removable media can be easily accessed. > • cmd-shift-g - Go to folder: this is especially useful for accessing > areas that are normally invisible to the GUI. > I'd add: > • cmd-shift-o - Documents: Brings focus to the Documents folder. > > I think Tim's web page may be disappearing with the end of Mobile Me service > and the migration to iCloud after June 30, but in the meantime you might want > to look over the content: > http://web.me.com/kilburns/voiceover/shortcuts.html > > The cmd-shift-g "Go to folder" shortcut is particularly useful if you want to > move directly to a folder on any connected drive. For example, if I want to > copy files to or from a specific folder of a flash drive, and I know the name > under which the flash drive gets mounted, which might be named: > /Volumes/Crucial/Special > in the case of my Crucial memory stick, where I created a folder named > "Special" for the contents, then I can use the cmd-shift-g shortcut and then > type the path "/Volumes/Crucial/Special" (without the quotation marks) into > the dialog text box and press enter to go to that location. Or if you've > already selected your flash drive from your desktop or from the Finder view > shown in cmd-shift-c, you can either use cmd-shift-g and type "Special" into > the dialog text box, or you can navigate through the Finder tree view menu > structure to the folder you want. The cmd-shift-g shortcut is most useful > when you have a particular folder you want to get to -- often many levels > deep -- and you know the exact pathname. > > Take a look at Tim's other entries for VoiceOver tips and tricks, and a few > of his notes for specific applications under Snow Leopard. Even though this > is the older operating system, most of the content applies. The nice thing > about Tim's page is that similar commands are grouped together, and he points > out the most useful features/applications. This material is also in the > VoiceOver Getting Started guide that you can access with VO-H, but it's laid > out from a practical user's perspective. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Jun 25, 2012, at 8:57 AM, John Panarese wrote: > >> It should show up on the desktop when you plug it in. If not, when in >> Finder, type a command-comma to open Finder Preferences. There should be a >> series of checkboxes to show specific items on the desktop. Be sure that >> external drives is checked. >> >> >> On Jun 25, 2012, at 2:49 PM, josh gregory <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Good afternoon: >>> I'm Josh, and I just joined this list today. I have a question, >>> since this is dealing with flash drives and mac and all. >>> I just got a macbook pro last Monday, and I love it!!! So, how can I >>> find my flash drive in finder? In windows I just typed g and then a >>> colon and it popped up. This doesn't seem to work in lion. Thoughts? >>> And Arthur, thanks for that command on ejecting. I got that same >>> error when I just pulled it out. >>> Thanks! >>> Josh >>> > > <--- 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]/>. 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