Hi Claire, If you check out the accessibility pages of the Apple website, you should be able tind a list of third party apps which may help you if you are a low vision user.
TC James On 1 Dec 2009, at 15:26, Claire wrote: > Hi, > I also use Zoom in conjunction with VoiceOver and I use Iworks (which > is Apple's equivalent of Microsoft Office which is compatible > with .doc, .xls and .ppt files). I quite like it and the cursor > tracking works ok (it jumps a bit at times). > I do agree though that there are less options and configurable > elements for Zoom than there is for VoiceOver. I have found that many > programs that work with VO don't work with Zoom. > I really do like my Mac though it doesn't have a lot of customizable > options for low vision users, I hoped this would be corrected in SL > but from what I have heard things are the same there as for Leopard. > Best Wishes, > Claire > > On Dec 1, 12:23 pm, Declan <[email protected]> wrote: >> I am wondering if the mac is realy useful for low vision users I was >> unable to find any mainstream office programs that would track the >> cursor with the built in zoom function. This is a re-post of an >> earlier message that had no responses. >> >> Are there any Office Programs on the Mac that track the cursor when >> using the Zoom option? I like the mac very much. I was already to >> get a 24" mac that was being sold off cheaply. However examining the >> Zoom feature and cursor tracking more thouroughly I discovered that >> the only program that tracked the cursor when using the Zoom feature >> was TextEdit. Microsoft Word didn't do this (Word isn't accessible >> on >> the mac). I wasn't sure what the "track the keyboard cursor" option >> meant in the Zoom options dialogue box. I rang up Apple and was told >> that it was tracking keyboard commands like using Alt-F to get the >> file menu up in Windows it would move the screen to the menu bar. I >> mentioned about the cursor tracking problem. The Apple Employee >> kindly downloaded Open Office to his system and found that Open >> Office >> word processor didn't track the cursor in Zoom! >> >> Is there anyone out there using mac magnification (Zoom) with any >> Office program (other than TextEdit) where the cursor tracks? >> >> I tried Google Docs. The spreadsheet is dreadful. It is unusable. >> The display jumps to the side of the spreadsheet outside the browser >> on every cell! >> >> Needless to say I decided not the buy the mac! I want to use Zoom >> option rather than VO. >> >> I was flabergasted when I found this out. It means that anyone >> wanting to use magnification on the mac can't have cursor tracking in >> anything more serius that TextEdit! >> >> Your help very much appreciated. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
