Okay thanks Anne and Carolyn, The edit menu and compose tab in mail appear to skin the same cat since changes made in one place propagate to the other. I wonder what setting Kawal, Les and I have in common?
Take care. Geoff On Oct 18, 2010, at 9:18 AM, Carolyn Haas wrote: > Hi Geoff: > OOPS, my bad. I should have said the check spelling while I type is in mail > preferences under compose. Sorry about that. > Carolyn Haas > [email protected] > > > > On Oct 18, 2010, at 1:11 AM, GEOFF WAALER wrote: > >> Hi Carolyn, >> >> Thanks for the note. Curiously I do not see a compose category in vo >> utilities -- I also checked the edit menu in vo utilities, but the "check >> spelling as you type" option is dimmed. As a reminder, the following was >> written in my initial post. >> >> Quote >> In Apple Mail under edit -> spelling and grammar -> check spelling, I >> specified "while typing". In VO utility I set verbosity -> spelling to >> announce atributes. >>> >> unquote >> >> TIA for any/all ideas. >> Geoff >> >> On Oct 18, 2010, at 12:40 AM, Carolyn Haas wrote: >> >>> Hi Geoff: >>> Looking back over my settings, I notice that under the "edit" menu, my >>> spell eheck options are dimmed. I originally set "spellcheck while typing" >>> from VO utilities under compose. Don't know why that would matter, but >>> it's something to check out. Take care >>> >>> Carolyn Haas >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 17, 2010, at 9:41 PM, GEOFF WAALER wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ann, >>>> >>>> Thanks much for the reply. I wonder what could account for the disparity? >>>> When I misspell a word it is necessary to read the line in order to be >>>> informed. I can't find an applicable setting, though your post suggests >>>> that one does exist. >>>> >>>> Thanks again and take care. >>>> Geoff >>>> On Oct 17, 2010, at 4:58 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Geoff, >>>>> >>>>> On 17 Oct 2010, at 14:47, GEOFF WAALER wrote: >>>>>> In Apple Mail under edit -> spelling and grammar -> check spelling, I >>>>>> specified "while typing". In VO utility I set verbosity -> spelling to >>>>>> announce atributes. >>>>>> >>>>>> Am I suppose to be informed as soon as I misspell a word, >>>>> Yes, that's how it works. I have mine set to make a sound and it even >>>>> detects what language I'm using and notifies me of spelling mistakes >>>>> accordingly. >>>>> >>>>>> or is the most deficient method to reread and listen for, the misspelled >>>>>> indicator or search for misspelled words and use the context menu to >>>>>> select replacements? If the feedback is suppose to be automatic, what >>>>>> setting should I tweek? >>>>>> >>>>> I have mine set to check spelling while typing and it works. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Anne >>>>> >> >> -- >> 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.
