You mention use of the outlook calender, Snow Leopard does have exchange support in Apple mail, if your work account is on an exchange server. There is a calender application as well, called iCal. iCal is a little tricky to use with VO, but it can be used. Hope this helps. On Dec 5, 2009, at 3:59 AM, Maurice Mines wrote:
> yes it will for all of that I have been using a mac for about two and half > years in my grad program and I liked it so much that this past summer I bot a > imac as well as my 13 intech macbook. maurice ham call sine kd0iko. > On Dec 4, 2009, at 9:23 PM, Donna Smith wrote: > >> Hi all. >> >> I am a long-time, frustrated Windows/Microsoft Office/JAWS user, and I >> have recently become very intrigued with the possibility of switching >> to a Mac, at least for personal use. My work duties are too tied to >> being able to share files with colleagues in PowerPoint, Excel and >> Word, and we're required to use Outlook calendar, etc., but personal >> use is a different story. >> >> So please tell me if I understand correctly that an off-the-shelf Mac >> laptop will be accessible via Voice Over for most typical functions? >> I need the internet, e-mail, some kind of word processor, and I'm a >> farily big user of Excel and am not sure what the comparable Mac >> program might be. I understand that there is a learning curve to make >> such a switch, but is it possible to do this without purchasing >> another type of third-part screen reading software? I am so sick of >> JAWS! >> >> This all started when I was looking at iPhones. I am very excited at >> the prospect of having a functional, accessible iPhone and the >> descriptions I've read that allow you to move through information via >> the touch screen, thus getting a real sens of page layout, has really >> sparked my interest. Do I understande correctly that laptops also >> have some kind of touch pad mouse that allows this same kind of >> interaction with information on the screen so that it's not always >> necessary to arrow up and down endlessly through massive amounts of >> web site jumble? >> >> I should add that though I've been using computers for about 20 years >> now, I am no programmer or technician. I am a functional user who has >> reluctantly had to learn more than I ever wanted to know about >> computer set-up and the inter-workings of various software out of >> necessity. So don't get too technical on me. <smile> Keep it simple! >> >> Thanks much for allowing me to join and I promise not to interfere >> with the flow of techie talk too much with irritating newby questions. >> >> Donna >> >> -- >> >> 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. > > -- 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.
