Brilliant! I understand now-it's a glitch and it works exactly the way you said. Thanks all for the quick responses and the detail! I tried your suggestion, Teresa, of putting return between and then when I tabbed off and back on they were all there as I'd wanted. Thanks, very annoying issue resolved! Kirsten.
On 2 Dec 2011, at 22:18, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Hi, Kirsten, > VO sometimes does odd things in the "to" field of a message. It always says > "selection deleted", probably because it is removing the highlighting from > the first selected address and moving on to the rest of the edit field. Also, > it does not seem to read properly when you move line by line. > > Try this: once you have the addresses inserted using the steps discussed, try > tabbing away from the "to" field, and then shift-tabbing back to it. This > will cause VO to read the entire field. I've also just tried a test using > VO-a to read the field and it seems to do this just fine. > > HTH, > Teresa > > I'm a pantheist; I worship Pan. > > On Dec 2, 2011, at 2:06 PM, Kirsten Edmondson wrote: > >> All your answers make total sense, but I just can't get it to work. I've >> tried: >> Putting in a comma in between addresses; >> Putting in a semi-colon between addresses; >> Putting a return in between; >> Pressing space or double tapping on the trackpad when the address I want >> comes up; >> moving off the field and then back on; >> Using to and CC boxes; >> But every time I try to type the second address (even after it's said the >> address menu button), if I type another address it says "selection deleted" >> and I can't get to keep the addresses. >> What am I doing wrong? >> My address book is set up cos all my contacts came from my phone, and when I >> type in an email address; it knows who I mean after the first few letters >> and puts it in, it's just when I accept it and type the second one it >> replaces the first with that, or sometimes merges them, despite commas or >> semi-colons or returns or spaces. >> Kirsten. >> >> On 2 Dec 2011, at 21:30, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> yup, >>> >>> or you can just add the address in the ways you described in the to field >>> and just put a comma in between each address.. >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> [email protected] >>> Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 >>> www.mobileaccess.org >>> >>> On Dec 2, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: >>> >>>> if you have set up your address book, all your contacts are automatically >>>> available when you go to your "To" field. all you do is either type in the >>>> name of the person stored in your address book or if you happen to know >>>> the first few letters of the email address, mail automatically shows you a >>>> list of matches as used by you for various email recipients. >>>> >>>> If I'm sending out mails to those who I need to reach, I simply use the >>>> main address as the "to" field, then in the "CC" field, I add the rest of >>>> the addresses. >>>> >>>> I'm sure there are other methods here but this is how I do it without 3rd >>>> party software. >>>> >>>> lew >>>> >>>> On 2 Dec 2011, at 21:19, Kirsten Edmondson wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> In the Mac's mail program, how can you get it to send to multiple >>>>> addresses? And how can you choose who to send to if you have more than >>>>> one address-for example in Outlook there is a to … button which you can >>>>> press and then choose from your address book; when you've selected it >>>>> will put it in the to field and then return you to the message-anything >>>>> like this on the Mac? >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Mr. L. 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