Hello: There is a lot to learn regarding the Mac, however, I’m confidant that over time, you’ll learn Mac conventions, as well as how things work. The desktop is always there. Here, is where, if you want, some files can be, or, it can be completely blank. You can not get rid of the desktop, as it’s always there. On the Mac, this is where some drives are also. For example: If you plugged in a USB drive, it would appear on your desktop. The way you open it, is by pressing control, option M, ,now as the context menu. Then, you would use the down arrow key until voiceover says open. At this point, you would press control plus option and the space bar to open your drive. If you want to close that window, the keystroke would be command W. By the way: The command key is to the left of the space bar, and on a laptop, from the bottom left, the keys are: FN, Control, Option and command. The finder is where you manage files and folders. If you’ve ever used a windows computer, think of the finder as file explorer, or windows explorer. If you’re ever in a finder window, press command W to close that window. Finally, as far as mail goes, you can setup multiple email accounts, and switch between them by organizing them. You would then use command 1, command 2, command 3 to go from one account to the next. Setting that up is a bit lengthy for this post, but in general, I hope this helps you. On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 7:47 AM Terri Stimmel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello everyone, > > > > As my subject says, I have some more questions regarding my Macbook. > > > > First of all, I love it! I love how small, and portable it is. I also love > the keyboard on it. > > > > I haven’t listened to any of the podcasts that were suggested yet. Just, > because I am finishing up my current semester at college. And honestly, if > I have to read, or listen to anything else I might lose my mind. But, in > the next couple of weeks I do plan to check out the Applevis site. > > > > First of all, what is this desktop thing that always seems to be there? It > sometimes seems to be called a finder as well. I don’t know what to do with > that area. > > Do I add things to it, like Apps? Right now, there just seems to be a few > wijits there. But I always seem to just end up stuck in it. Which is not > cool! > > How can I get rid of it, or close it out? > > > > I tried to follow the instructions the Voiceover gives to close it. But it > doesn’t seem to work. > > > > Also, sometimes when I try to open an App, or press on a button like the > Voiceover states to do, nothing seems to happen. My boyfriend, who is > sighted, has had to help me a few times. I try to not let this happen too > often, because like I tell him, I will never learn how to do it if he helps > me. Thankfully, he understands, and respects this. > > > > Also, if you have multiple email accounts, within mail, how do you move > back, and forth between the inboxes? > > I can’t seem to figure this out. I keep opening a certain email over, and > over again. Which is getting rather annoying! > > > > One last question for now. Although, I am sure I will have more. > > > > When I want to install an App from the website, such as something like > Dropbox, how do I know where to put it? And how do I get it there? > > > > Any help is much appreciated. And, I really appreciate the time people > take to respond. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Terri > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/PH7PR84MB19810D43523837CD35E853CDA8042%40PH7PR84MB1981.NAMPRD84.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/PH7PR84MB19810D43523837CD35E853CDA8042%40PH7PR84MB1981.NAMPRD84.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/CADGLQNFF9btFfqjb0x3rF%3DLpBn3XbNTg6e3Or_QoNF-CGfP8qQ%40mail.gmail.com.
