Hi! When I get a mail attachment that I want to open, if I vo-left arrow once, it says slide show and I can preview it from there. Jim
On Jan 31, 2010, at 2:50 PM, James & Nash wrote: > Hi Donna, > > Unfortunately, I cannot help you with your current problem, because I did > not know that you could open attachments in this way. However, have you > considered creating a shortcut for the saving attachments option in the > "File" menu? You can do this from the "Keyboard" preferences in System > Preferences: > > 1. Open System Preferences > 2. Navigate to the "Keyboard button" either using VO navigation methods or by > using the "Item Chooser menu" > 3. Navigate to and activate the "Keyboard Shortcuts" tab. > 4. Navigate to the "Shortcut Categories table" (it's up to you whether or not > you interact with it) > 5. Navigate to the bottom of the table where you'll find the "Application > Shortcuts" option. > 6. If you are interacting with the table stop and navigate to the "Add an > Application Shortcut button". > 7. This will open a dialogue where you can choose the "Mail" Application from > a "pop-up button" > 8. In the "edit field" that follows, enter the menu item name for the > shortcut you want to create. (The shortcut name must be spelt exactly as it > appears in the menu). > 9. Next enter the shortcut key you want to use and click the "Add" button. > > Hope this helps > TC > James > > > On 31 Jan 2010, at 20:24, Donna wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Every once in a while, when I try to open an attachment, I am unable to >> bring up the context menu. Now for instance, I have a message with an >> MS-Word attachment. I have highlighted the attachment I want to open, but >> when I press VO-Shift-m, the context menu doesn't come up. Anyone know why >> this might be happening, and what I can do about it? >> TIA, >> 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. > ----- Find me on facebook or: Skype: jimintexas Yahoo or Aim/Ichat: jgatteys Msn: [email protected] -- 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.
