Chris, apparently I missed that one or it slipped my mind. So, sure enough I gave it a try and it works, so thanks for yet one more option and actually an easier one than that. Maybe that's a bad thing, it just makes buying easier. :-)
On May 11, 2009, at 1:29 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > I thought you just did command-shift-b to buy? > > CB > > Scott Howell wrote: >> >> Yep, you need to do VO-keys+shift+m to bring up the context menu. >> Once >> you click on buy for the track, it's placed in your shopping cart >> and/ >> or if you want an entire album, interact with the iTunes html area >> and >> locate the button for purchasing the entire album. I've got this down >> to an art now considering the amount of money I've spent. :) >> On May 10, 2009, at 6:44 PM, rayna424 wrote: >> >> >>> Ok, so I looked at his page to expand on what you said about finding >>> the price for a song and then VO shift space. When I do that, it >>> opens >>> up different commands, with options for store, window, itunes, >>> apple, >>> etc. How do I buy a song with this? Maybe its VO space and then >>> shift? >>> this is confusing. Is there something I'm missing? He didn't mention >>> any new window, just to do exactly what you said to purchase. And >>> then >>> all info stops there haha. What do I do next? Why is purchasing one >>> song different from purchasing an album? Albums are so easy. I wish >>> songs were. >>> >>> Thanks,Randi >>> >>> Esther wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Rayna, >>>> >>>> Look through Tim Kilburn's VoiceOver pages for an overview of >>>> iTunes >>>> and creating playlists. Here's the link to the iTunes 7 >>>> description: >>>> >>>> http://homepage.mac.com/kilburns/voiceover/itunes7.html >>>> >>>> You can just Google on "kilburns VoiceOver" to find one of his >>>> pages >>>> -- usually, his downloads page comes up -- and then use item >>>> chooser >>>> menu to find the link to home as the starting point. This is for >>>> iTunes 7, but is a good overview. Main change in iTunes 8 is added >>>> accessibility for the HTML part of the iTunes Store, but the old >>>> descriptions work, and are particularly helpful for buying >>>> individual >>>> songs using the songs table part of the store -- you just route >>>> your >>>> mouse cursor to the place where you hear the price announced and >>>> use >>>> VO-Shift-Space to purchase. Read more details on Tim's page. >>>> >>>> You create playlists either by creating a blank playlist with >>>> Command- >>>> N, which you then name and add items to, or by selecting an item or >>>> group of items in the songs table (or in the iTunes browser if you >>>> have that toggled on/off with Command-B -- will allow you to refine >>>> your songs table listing by album, artist or genre selection) and >>>> using Command-Shift-N to make a new playlist from your selection. >>>> Add >>>> to playlists either by using the context menu (VO-Shift-M) on >>>> selected >>>> songs in the songs outline, and "Add to Playlist" by selecting an >>>> existing playlist from the list, or copy and paste from your songs >>>> outline selections to the playlist in the sources table. >>>> >>>> Easiest way to search for podcasts is to use the "Search" feature >>>> in >>>> the iTunes Store. You can bring this up from the menu bar of the >>>> "Store" menu option in iTunes (VO-Shift-M to the menu bar, press >>>> "s" >>>> to go to "Store", arrow down and press "s" to go to "Search" and >>>> return), or on any main page in the iTunes Store look for the >>>> "Power >>>> Search" link with the item chooser or link chooser menu. For >>>> details, >>>> see this post in the archives: >>>> >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/ >>>> msg40999.html >>>> (Searching for content in the newly accessible iTunes Store) >>>> >>>> You can even bookmark a direct link to the podcast power search >>>> page: >>>> http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/advancedSearch? >>>> mt=2 >>>> >>>> Your best bet for detailed instructions is to search the Mail >>>> Archives >>>> for this list. Here's an old post that covers podcasts in iTunes: >>>> >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/ >>>> msg45414.html >>>> (in response to a general request for new user resources, but >>>> specific >>>> answer about podcasts) >>>> >>>> It also has some information on how to search the archives. >>>> >>>> Another old archived post: >>>> >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/ >>>> msg39671.html >>>> (Summary: Subscribing to podcasts in iTunes -- just before the >>>> iTunes >>>> Store became fully accessible, so there are now more options. >>>> Also, >>>> don't try to use the links in that post to get Mike Arrigo's >>>> podcasts, >>>> since the episodes from over 9 months ago are no longer on the >>>> direct >>>> feed.) >>>> >>>> Here's another post from the archives search: >>>> >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/ >>>> msg45013.html >>>> (Miscellaneous Tips for working with iPods and Playlists -- was in >>>> response to the issue of making up playlists for the Nano 4G and >>>> explains how playlists are ordered in the sources list, how they >>>> can >>>> be organized in to folders, and how to check total time. Most of >>>> the >>>> beginning is specific to selecting playlists when you have your >>>> Nano >>>> connected, so you can skip over this.) >>>> >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/ >>>> msg35740.html >>>> (Re: How do I move ITunes songs to another playlist? -- gives more >>>> detailed instructions about using the contextual menu to add >>>> songs to >>>> playlists). >>>> >>>> There was also a more recent post last month about smart playlists: >>>> >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg01294.html >>>> (Introduction to Smart Playlists in iTunes (long)) >>>> >>>> Again, if you learn to use the search feature on the secondary mail >>>> list archives for this list you can find all sorts of topics, and >>>> even >>>> read down the threads. My post of a few days ago in reply gives an >>>> example of how to do search: >>>> >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg02201.html >>>> >>>> In general, just go to the Mail Archives page for the old list >>>> (December 2005 - January 2009) at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/ >>>> >>>> or the new list (February 2009 - present) at: >>>> >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/ >>>> >>>> tab to the search field, put in a few search terms, and press >>>> return. >>>> There's a gap of nearly a month before archiving was requested for >>>> the >>>> new list at the Mail Archives, but everything from the last day of >>>> February and later should be in the new archives. >>>> >>>> HTH >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Esther >>>> >>>> On May 10, 2009, at 8:14 AM, rayna424 wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello everyone. Mark helped me figure out search, so I have found >>>>> and >>>>> downloaded some stuff. How though, do you crate a playlist? I >>>>> clicked >>>>> on create a playlist, and the fields made no sense. I got a >>>>> bunch of >>>>> classical stuff that I want to put in a folder. Also, is there an >>>>> easy >>>>> way to get just single song? I searched for a song I wanted and >>>>> had to >>>>> click around a few links to get to just the song and not the whole >>>>> album. I heard how much it was, and my boyfreind saw, buy now, >>>>> but I >>>>> didn't hear that, and it wasn't a button. Could it just be that it >>>>> wasn't available? I'm sure there are podcasts on how to do this >>>>> with >>>>> Voiceover, or an article or something. How would I search for >>>>> podcasts, I mean, what words would I enter? And does anyone know >>>>> of a >>>>> good article? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, and iTunes rocks!! I got the 50 most essential pieces of >>>>> classical music for eleven bucks!! Sweet! >>>>> >>>>> Randi >>>>> >>>>> rayna424 wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi guys, >>>>>> >>>>>> I haven't used iTunes yet since buying my macbook in December. I >>>>>> opened it 2 days ago and it asked some preliminary set up >>>>>> questions >>>>>> and opens what I assume is the player. I've looked all over it >>>>>> and >>>>>> there's no way to access the store to do anything. I think I >>>>>> need a >>>>>> crash course. One of the questions it asked was if I wanted to >>>>>> download an upgrade and I didn't for some reason. Now I don't >>>>>> know >>>>>> how >>>>>> to tell it to get the upgrade. Could this be the problem? Don't >>>>>> know >>>>>> what to do with itunes. It doesn't make any sense haha. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Randi >>>>>> >>>>>> >> >> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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