iTunes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarai Bucciarelli" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 7:31 PM Subject: Re: some newbie mac questions - how I imported addresses
Hmmm. You use MobleMe, or iTunes? On Nov 4, 2010, at 8:44 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: > I simply synced my iPhone. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sarai Bucciarelli" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 6:32 PM > Subject: Re: some newbie mac questions - item chooser > > > Hi: > How did you import your addresses to the Mac? > On Nov 4, 2010, at 8:09 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: > >> Erik, >> >> You have nothing to be shy about! Your tutorial is really really good. >> Only problem is it's not working for me yet. >> >> I follow you step-by-step, get to the name table, do vo-i, type in k a r >> to >> find my karen contacts, and I get Bob and Kathy, every single time. I >> have >> done cmd-1 to ensure card column view is checked, but when I go into the >> view menu, I don't get an indication that it is really checked. I've >> looked >> all through the toolbar choices to find where on earth to tell this thing >> to >> be sure to have card column view, thinking that's my issue. But, I can't >> find anywhere to do that. What on earth am I screwing up? And, indeed I >> can arrow up and down, but who wants to do that, smile! >> >> Thank you again for all you are doing. Your tutorials are wonderful, and >> may I suggest you consider sending them into ACB Radio's Main Menu where >> this weekend, all things iPhone will be discussed. >> >> Marlaina >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "erik burggraaf" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 2:18 PM >> Subject: Re: some newbie mac questions - item chooser >> >> >> OK, You know the old saying, a tutorial is worth a thousand emails. >> >> Try this. >> >> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1291668/addressbook.mp3 >> >> >> I'm a bit mic shy, so maybe it will be no help at all, but maybe it will >> give you a better idea what's supposed to happen. >> >> Best, >> Erik Burggraaf >> User support consultant, >> One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in >> person, >> 1-888-255-5194 >> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >> >> On 2010-11-04, at 4:02 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >> >>> Erik, >>> >>> Ok so I do cmd-1 and it says card and column then i do vo-i and I still >>> don't get anywhere. I have never used item chooser until today; is >>> there >>> something basic I need to know first about using item chooser? what >>> happens >>> to me now is this: >>> >>> I do cmd-1 vo-i it says item chooser 42 items. I then start typing >>> karen >>> to >>> pull up all my karens and I land up on something that is part of the >>> card >>> for doctor jackson, my lung doctor who is a man and would shutter to >>> think >>> his first name was karen! <smile> >>> >>> Thank you for your patience as I try to catch up with the expert >>> knowledge >>> on this list! >>> >>> Marlaina >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "erik burggraaf" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 10:19 AM >>> Subject: Re: some newbie mac questions - item chooser >>> >>> >>> Hi, try pressing command 1 and then go to the item chooser. >>> >>> Let me know how it goes. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Erik Burggraaf >>> User support consultant, >>> One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in >>> person, >>> 1-888-255-5194 >>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>> >>> On 2010-11-04, at 12:43 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>> >>>> Ok; I think I am not getting something here. I'm in addressbook on my >>>> macAir and I brought up item chooser; it said 30 items; I started >>>> typing >>>> gary and it said go left. What did I not do? >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "erik burggraaf" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 8:57 AM >>>> Subject: Re: some newbie mac questions >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi, see comments below. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>> User support consultant, >>>> One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in >>>> person, >>>> 1-888-255-5194 >>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>> >>>> On 2010-11-04, at 11:12 AM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>>> >>>>> 1. I need to know how to efficiently navigate calendar and >>>>> addressbook. >>>>> In >>>>> calendar for example, when I do control shit t and then get my date I >>>>> want >>>>> to view entered, I hear nothing and when I vo right or left, I'm back >>>>> to >>>>> today's date. Also, entering appointments is weird for me because I >>>>> haven't >>>>> quite figured out how to know whether I'm on the month chooser, the >>>>> day >>>>> or >>>>> the year, and then we add in the time. It doesn't seem to be >>>>> consistent >>>>> that one right arrow takes me to month, 2 to day, 3 to year and 4 to >>>>> time. >>>>> Yeh, I'm not really sure how to help with this. I'm sure I have the >>>>> answer but not really how to communicate it. The inconsistancy in the >>>>> date and time control could be because it remembers where you left >>>>> off. >>>>> so, if you only set the month and the day for an appointment, when you >>>>> get >>>>> back to the date control it will still be on day instead of starting >>>>> back >>>>> at year. It's definitely not inconsistant so something in the logic >>>>> of >>>>> how these things work is off. >>>> >>>>> I am still at a loss to efficiently navigate to a contact in >>>>> addressbook. >>>>> I'm at such a loss, in fact, I can't even tell you what I can't do, >>>>> smile! >>>>> This one is easy. Press vo I for the item chooser menu. You can then >>>>> start typing. If you type the first few letters of any piece of info >>>>> the >>>>> item chooser will pull up everything that has that info. Typing lie >>>>> will >>>>> give you all the liebergs. Typing mar will give you all the marlenas >>>>> and >>>>> margarets and marys. Even if you have hundreds or thousands of >>>>> contacts, >>>>> the item chooser will still get you to the vcard you want in seconds. >>>>> If >>>>> you then want their work phone, go back to the item chooser and type >>>>> work. >>>>> If you want their home address go to the item chooser and type home. >>>>> The >>>>> item chooser may in fact be even more useful in calendar and address >>>>> book >>>>> than it is in safari, and that is really saying something. >>>> >>>>> 2. Occasionally I need to copy then paste things from a website, such >>>>> as >>>>> a >>>>> recipe. I cannot consistently do this. Sometimes shift downarrow >>>>> works >>>>> and >>>>> sometimes it does not. >>>> There are two ways to do this. >>>> One, press control option shift C when you hear something you want to >>>> rip >>>> off of the webpage. This is the copy last phrase to clipboard option. >>>> It's >>>> pretty intuitive and will often scoop up large blocks of text for you >>>> without having to do anything. >>>> If that fails, press control option enter and then control option left >>>> and >>>> right arrows to select text word by word. Once all the text is >>>> selected, >>>> press control option enter again and then command c to copy. I'm not >>>> real >>>> kean on that method and try to use control option shift C whenever >>>> possible. >>>>> I would also love to know how to jump to the next >>>>> block of unlinked text. In Window-Eyes, I simply press x which moves >>>>> me >>>>> by >>>>> blocks of unlinked text. >>>>> I had to look this one up. Turns out it is control option command p. >>>>> For >>>>> a complete list of html navigation commands, go to safari and press >>>>> control option shift F. Then you can arrow down a menu with all of >>>>> them >>>>> listed. >>>> >>>> >>>> Hope this helps. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. > 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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