Hi, lucky you. haha. I have had success with numbers but, It makes my macbook pro extremely hot while open, I actually get worried.
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Feb 1, 2013, at 8:25 PM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there > I am having no problem using numbers with my business, but I would like to > say a few things about Excel. I hope that when you get voiceover to work with > Excel that it's easier to set up then it is with Excel and Jaws. When I was > using Excel and jaws, I never could remember those commands to get John's to > tell what the names of the columns and rows were. I'm not sure I can explain > this so it makes sense. Whenever I had to set up a spreadsheet, it was a > royal pain because I had to look up how to do it every time. > > What I'm talking about has to do with the screen reader telling you where you > are. In numbers, Voice overuses the top row as a header and the left-hand > column as a header is well so that you can get it to tell you information as > to where you are. > Regards > Gigi > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 1, 2013, at 6:05 PM, Kliphton A M <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Of course this is my own opinion. But I think that hurdle is real high on >> making voice over as accessible with office, as Jaws or window eyes. The >> way that jaws interacts with spread sheets, is way beyond what voice over >> can do with numbers. But I wish you luck. I am a small business owner >> myself, and run windows on my mac as a virtual machine, just so I can make >> my book keeping a breeze, if office was accessible with the mac, mainly word >> and excel for me, that would be the deal breaker. I would stop using >> windows altogether. As for outlook, I still think it is the best mail >> client on the PC side, but to me apple mail rules! Of course it would be >> nice for my calendar and contacts to be at my finger tips in apple mail like >> it is in outlook, but it doesn't bother me to have to open another >> application to get to them. The interface of apple mail is so clean and >> smooth, it's almost unheard of. I know there is a way to get to my contact >> while in mail, but haven't really sweated it because I rarely look at them >> from mail anyway. But good luck, and I hope you and your staff are able to >> accomplish this. >> Kliphton Senior >> (Email&iMessage) [email protected] >> (Twitter&Skype) kliphton72 >> (Personal blog-read at your own risk!) http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com >> (Life Journal) kliphton.wordpress.com >> http://facebook.com/kliphandsharrie >> >> On Feb 1, 2013, at 5:22 PM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I honestly think that the lack of Voiceover accessibility of the MS Office >>> suite holds back many potential Mac users from switching over. For >>> example, I've spent much time talking with adaptive tech specialist, rehab >>> and state agencies and, most see the Mac as a entertainment console instead >>> of a well rounded machine that can support both ones professional and >>> leisure computing tasks. These agencies are all about getting visually >>> impaired people through college, vocational training, and ultimately >>> employed. They look at the lack of MS Office accessibility as a non >>> starter for those wanting training or, access to Macs. Many blind and >>> visually impaired people look to these institutions for their computer >>> training and equipment. If the Mac could be viewed as a more productivity >>> driven computer, the better. >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> [email protected] >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Feb 1, 2013, at 3:33 PM, Gabe Vega <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks John and Sarah. I agree this access to Office is vital in my >>>> line of work with cooperating with clients we work with in our field. >>>> >>>> Gabe Vega >>>> CEO >>>> Commtech LLC >>>> Web: http://commtechusa.net >>>> Email: [email protected] >>>> Phone: (623) 565-9357 >>>> >>>> On Feb 1, 1:02 pm, "J.P." <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Welcome Sara, >>>>> I am glad you made it on the list. I'm excited to see what comes of this. >>>>> To my fellow peers on this list, Sara and I have been communicating >>>>> everyday for a week. I can assure you she is interested. Just by the >>>>> questions she has asked. I personally wrote a note to Microsoft about the >>>>> lack of accessibility. sara contacted me the very next day. I appreciate >>>>> that when I explained about our lists, she took the initiative herself to >>>>> join. I contacted the moderator last night to expedite getting her here. >>>>> It's more genuine coming from her. 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