You're welcome, I'm fairly new to the mac myself but have learned lots of stuff in this last months. If you need any more help, feel free to contact me off list at [email protected]
Rafaela El 04/11/2010, a las 20:49, Marlaina Lieberg escribió: > Thank you, Rafaela, you are brilliant! I have small fingers, but wow they > were not that small! Now the fn key is out of the loop for most stuff, > woohoo! > > Marlaina > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rafaela Freundt" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 6:35 PM > Subject: Re: Selecting non contiguous items > > > Hi, > I'd recommend you change this, because as voiceover users you will bie using > the function keys often. Go to system prefs, keyboard, and there will be a > checkbox to use the f1, f2 keys etc for standard functions or something like > that. Check it, and the function keys will perform software actions now. To > rase the volume or screen brightness now instead of only using the function > keys use them with the fn key, so they perform hardware actions. > Rafaela > El 04/11/2010, a las 20:27, Tim Kilburn escribió: > >> Marlaina, >> >> Try using VO-shift-f3 with your FN key. The FN should be in the bottom >> left corner of your keyboard. I tried it with my MBP and noticed that >> VO-shift-f3 does nothing unless you hold down the FN key with that >> combination. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On 2010-11-04, at 7:21 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >> >>> Ok, on my MacAir, when I press vo-shift-m it says menu. When I press >>> vo-f3, >>> it says nothing. I even turned on kb help and it says shortcut menu for >>> vo-shift-m, but nothing for vo-shift f3. I am wondering if I have to do >>> something with my keyboard set-up on the MacAir? >>> >>> YIKES! >>> >>> Marlaina >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Sarah Alawami" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 5:44 PM >>> Subject: Re: Selecting non contiguous items >>> >>> >>> Hello. >>> >>> 1. interact with the list with vo shift m. >>> >>> 2. arrow down to the item you want to start the selection. >>> >>> 3. turn vo curser tracking off with vo f3 and lock your vo keys with vo >>> semi >>> colon. both of these are toggles by the way. >>> >>> 4. Now just arrow down and press cmd space on the items you want to >>> select. >>> when you are done unlock your vo keys with vo semi colon, complete your >>> action and then reenable curser tracking and you should be set to go. >>> On Nov 4, 2010, at 5:40 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all. >>>> >>>> In windows, we hold down control and press down arrow in a list of items >>>> until we get to that which we want to select, and to select it we press >>>> space. How do I do this on my MacAir? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Warmly, >>>> >>>> Marlaina >>>> >>>> I use to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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