Another great resource to consult is the Getting Started With VoiceOver guide. In addition to VoiceOver commands, it explains many Mac basics, and it is organized into specific sections to help you with general navigation and more specific tasks such as working with Mail or Safari. If you are an iPhone or iPod user, go to chapter 11 and read about the gestures for trackpad commander which are very similar to the touch screen devices. You will find a link to the guide at the bottom of the VO help menu (ctrl + option+ H).
Kristyn On Oct 27, 2011, at 11:23 AM, Kirsten Edmondson wrote: > Dear all, > Yesterday I joined the world of the Mac! I bought a new Mac Book Pro from my > local Apple store and have been happily playing with it ever since instead of > doing the things I should be. > I'm sorry that below are so many questions, but as usual with these things, > it's the little niggly things which are annoying. I've decided to include > them in my one message rather than sending a raft of messages. Sorry if this > in any way contravenes the rules of the list. > I am also sorry if these seem simple and obvious! > 1. Email: > A. Is there an easier way of navigating the inbox? Currently I can hear > everything, all headers or I can arrow down in one section only either > getting the name or subject etc but not the rest. > B. When it's downloading it says 'Busy' and I can't seem to get it to do > anything, is there a way round this? > C. Can I create separate folders for different lots of messages? > D. is there a quicker way of reading the message than letting it read the > whole thing? Can I read line b line? > E. Is there a quicker way of closing the message than going to the toolbar > and close? > F. When I was writing this message earlier, I inadvertently managed to move > out of the message and I couldn't find it anywhere, only getting it back when > I closed and then reopened the mail appp, where might I be able to find the > message in future if this happens to me again? I looked in drafts but it > wasn't in there. > 2. Apps: > A. The Facebook I downloaded seems to be inaccessible, it says 'button' > rather than the labels so is difficult to navigate. Is there an accessible > version? > B. Is there a version of Skype for the Mac? I can't seem to find anything > when I type Skype into the app store. > C. How do you delete/remove apps if you find they are not useful? > > 3. VO keystrokes: > I went through the VO start up tutorial but I seem to be missing some > commands, how do you: > A. move to top or bottom of a document of screen? > B. How can I get the cursor to go quickly to the start of oend of the line? > C. How do you move the insertion point? > D. If I end up somewhere I don't want to be is there a quick keystroke or > swipe motion I can use to get out of it and back to where I was? > I am using the trackpad with gestures and am trying to learn the VO keys, > though the trackpad is easy to use as it's similar to an IPhone. > > 4. Edit fields: > Is there a way to get it to give you a character count so when you're in a > password field it might say 'password edit, 7 characters' > 5. Calendar: > I have synced my IPhone calendar with Ical, but though I know there are > events there, I can't seem to get it to read them. I've tried interacting but > I'm not having any luck. Also, I can't seem to get beyond the end of this > week. Does anyone have any tips for making the best use of Ical? > > 6. Voices: > I have it set to Alex currently, but I would like to try Sarena. I can access > it in the preferences, but if I click on download, do I have to pay for it? > Is this done through my iTunes or Apple account? If I download Serena and > decide I don't like it, can I revert to Alex? > Thank you all, I'm sure this won't be the last message I send! I'm also going > to look in the archives to see what useful tips I can find. > Kirsten. > > -- > 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. > Kristyn Leigh Sent from my mini Mac [email protected] -- 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.
