Hello Johnny and Paul, Paul is correct that you can turn on viewing of file extensions in the Finder preferences menu. In FInder, first bring up the Preferences menu with Command+comma. Then navigate to the "Advanced" pane in the FInder Toolbar of the Preferences menu. You can either interact and then VO+Right arrow to the "Advanced" button and press it (VO-Space) or, if you are using TrackPad Commander, you can do this with gestures: two finger swipe right to interact, flick right to navigate, double tap to select, two finger swipe left to stop interacting.
On the "Advanced" pane of Finder Preferences there is a check box for "Show all filename extensions". Check this (VO-Space; or double tap if you are using TrackPad Commander to navigate; if you are using QuickNav to navigate, press the up and down arrow keys to check the box). Close the preferences window with Command+w when you are done. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 1, 2011, at 01:15, Paul Erkens wrote: > Johny Angel, > You can turn on extensions in the finder presences. In finder, press vo comma. > On Aug 31, 2011, at 11:05 PM, Johnny Angel! wrote: > >> Hi Simon and all, >> >> Well I am still having trouble placing the VLC application into the >> applications folder. After cmd downarrowingon the VLC folder on my desktop, >> there is a file called VLC application. This file will not be copied into >> the applications folder. Someone on the list posted a short time ago on how >> to reveal file extensions. Can someone please repost this information? I >> wanna be sure what I'm trying to copy. >> >> Thanks, >> >> johnny >> On Aug 31, 2011, at 4:44 PM, Johnny Angel! wrote: >> >>> Simon, >>> >>> Thank you very much. You are a wonderful help to the list! >>> >>> I will certainly follow your instructions here. >>> >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> johnny >>> >>> On Aug 31, 2011, at 4:04 PM, Simon Cavendish wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Please do not feel offended by these basic questions but make sure, when >>>> copying n application from the downloads folder, that it has the extension >>>> .app after its name. Then - and I think only then - will the application >>>> be pasted into your application folder. If - once you have located your >>>> application in the downloads folder - you hear .dmg after its name, you >>>> need to open it first with command+down arrow. This will probably result >>>> in the following: go to your desktop where you will find a folder (usually >>>> having the word image in it) which has the name of your application. >>>> Interact with it, and you should find there the name of your application >>>> with the .app extension. Copy it with command+c and then paste into >>>> application folder. Be aware that some .dmg packets when they appear as >>>> image browser on your desktop may have application alias already included >>>> in them. This is just a shortcut to your application folder which, when >>>> you press command+downarrow, will open your application folder straight >>>> away. Som programmes when downloaded have extension .pkg. They also will >>>> be placed as image browser on your desktop when you open them with >>>> command+down arrow. These ,pkg things usually include an installer >>>> application which you have to run by pressing command+downarrow to open >>>> them, and follow onscreen instructions. >>>> >>>> Please forgive me if this is something you know, or if it has already been >>>> posted here. Just trying to be helpful. >>>> >>>> With best wishes >>>> >>>> Simon >>>> On 31 Aug 2011, at 20:46, Johnny Angel! wrote: >>>> >>>>> Chris, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks so much for this! >>>>> >>>>> Everything went smoothly except for copying the program into my >>>>> applications folder. Vo reports the copy process with a command C, but >>>>> after then going to the applications folder, command V does nothing, Vo >>>>> is silent, and nothing is copied. Any ideas on this last step? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Johnny >>>>> On Aug 31, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Assuming you haven't changed any preferences, the downloaded files >>>>>> should be in your Downloads folder. Downloads folder can be found a >>>>>> number of ways but one quick way is in your dock which is VO-D. Then do >>>>>> a VO-Shift-M for the contextual menu and choose open Donwloads by >>>>>> hitting the up arrow once. Once in there the actual installation process >>>>>> depends on what you downloaded. Most Mac apps come as DMG or DiskImage >>>>>> files which when opened appear as another drive on your desktop. Usually >>>>>> within there is some kind of installer package, setup program or just >>>>>> the app itself. In the last case you can just copy the app, go to your >>>>>> applications folder and paste it there. >>>>>> >>>>>> CB >>>>>> >>>>>> On 8/29/11 5:29 PM, Johnny Angel! wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I tried asking this once before, but I don't think my question got >>>>>>> through to the list. At any rate, here goes: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I need help understanding how to download programs from websites in >>>>>>> Safari. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Would someone please be so kind as to offer me a detailed teaching on >>>>>>> how to do this? I would click on a download link, but to me nothing is >>>>>>> happening. When I navigate to the download button, I can see at least >>>>>>> one of the programs I have tried downloading, but I don't know what I >>>>>>> am to do to get the program onto my mbp from there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks a lot everyone, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Johnny >>>>>>> Johnny Angel! >>>>>>> beefca...@neo.rr.com >>>>>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
