Siri Shortcuts: How to Automate Tasks on the iPhone via Voice or a Tap, USA Today

[M. Taylor]

Siri Shortcuts gets more useful: A shortcut guide to animating routines on
your iPhone
By Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 11:01 a.m. PST Feb. 28, 2019 

The Siri Shortcuts feature that Apple launched last fall as part of iOS 12
has always had oodles of potential. And for some of you this feature, which
lets you use your voice to automate a string of tasks or routines, may have
just gotten a whole lot more useful.
On Thursday, Apple announced a fresh set of integrated Siri Shortcuts, which
are just now available or coming soon, and which the company says joins the
thousands of other apps that already take advantage of the feature. American
Airlines and Airbnb join existing app partners such as Marriott's Bonvoy,
Pandora, Waze and The Weather Channel. 

The basic idea behind the Shortcuts feature is that Siri can learn your app
preferences and routines over a period of time to suggest shortcuts that can
streamline tasks or commands on your iPhone or iPad, and in more limited
instances on the Apple Watch, HomePod or AirPods. (The feature doesn't work
with Macs or on Apple TV, despite Siri's presence on the hardware.)

Shortcuts work with the apps you already have on your devices. Some
suggested shortcuts will appear automatically on the lock screen of your
device or when you do a search, recommending, right then and there, for
example, to call or message your spouse. You tap the button to activate the
particular shortcut that shows up. You can initiate other shortcuts yourself
by uttering a short designated phrase out loud.
What's more, though fewer of you are likely to do so, you can also fetch the
Apple Shortcuts app for free in the App Store and create your own custom
shortcuts built around a personalized voice phrase you record.
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Apple is seeking ways to make Siri more helpful, especially in light of the
fact that many pundits believe that its digital assistant lags Amazon's
Alexa and the Google Assistant, both of which also let you create customized
routines via voice, often through Echo or Google Home smart speakers.
Samsung has similar designs with the Quick Commands feature associated with
its Bixby assistant. 
Among the newly announced Siri Shortcuts is one from American Airlines that
will let you summon flight updates by voice ("Hey Siri, flight update").
Such updates are contextual: Before leaving your house, you can get the
drive time to the airport along with a map. After checking in, you'll
receive an updated flight status with a map of the terminal showing the gate
location, walking time to that gate and boarding time. 

Another new shortcut, from Merriam Webster Dictionary, will let you ask Siri
for the word of the day.
A third new shortcut, from the Caviar local food delivery app, responds to
commands such as "Hey Siri, order my usual pizza" or "Hey Siri, Caviar order
status."
Some of the Apple shortcuts integrate with some of your connected smart home
appliances  For example, shortcuts tied to the Drop and Smarter apps will
let you control coffee makers by voice. 
Others shortcuts are meant to work with health devices you may use in
conjunction with the iPhone. The Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitoring
System, for example, launched a shortcut that enables diabetics better
manage glucose levels through their app ("Hey Siri, what's my blood
glucose?").
Coming soon is a shortcut for ReSound hearing aids that will enable a person
who is hard of hearing change the device settings, depending on the
environment ("Hey Siri, restaurant mode.")
Building your own shortcuts
To see which of your favorite apps have shortcut integrations, on your
iPhone, visit Settings > Siri & Search > All Shortcuts.
To build your own shortcut, launch the Shortcuts app, and choose actions or
building blocks, which are each of the basic steps that will make up your
app. Apple presents a number of suggestions inside the app. For example, if
you want to add a shortcut called Log Workout in conjunction with the Health
app on your phone, you'd choose the type of activity (running, swimming,
etc.), the duration, the calories burned or distance. You can then record
the personalized phrase that would tell Siri to run the shortcut. 
Inside the app you'll also find a Gallery of premade Shortcuts that you
might take advantage of.  Among the Morning Routine options, you'll see, are
shortcuts that let you know when to leave home so you won't be late for
work, as well as a brushing teeth timer that will make you sure you're at it
for a full two minutes.

Since shortcuts can be shared, you might want to pass that one along to your
kids.


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Re: Answering calls on the Mac

['E.T.' via MacVisionaries]

   Open Facetime. You can also pace calls to anyone from the Mac as 
long as your phone is nearby.


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On 2/28/2019 5:09 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote:

Hi all,
Here’s a really simple questio. How does one answer calls on the 
MacBook? As I’ve never done this before. I received  a phon e call 
yesterday and my phone and Mac both started ringing at the same time. I 
thought it would have been fun to answer the call with the Mac for a 
change, but didn’t know how too. Someone did tell me once but I couldn’t 
remember.

Thank you,
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Answering calls on the Mac

[Petrus Tuerlings]

Hi all,
Here’s a really simple questio. How does one answer calls on the MacBook? As 
I’ve never done this before. I received  a phon e call yesterday and my phone 
and Mac both started ringing at the same time. I thought it would have been fun 
to answer the call with the Mac for a change, but didn’t know how too. Someone 
did tell me once but I couldn’t remember.
Thank you, 
Petrus
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Re: Mark on Apple Smart Keyboard, Folio, for iPad Pro 10.5

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Hi,

When you fold things around, you need to fold it so that the back of the 
keyboard is against the back of the iPad.  I usually get it wrong two or three 
times before I remember how to do it.  Just keep trying.  There is only a 
couple places that allow the fold to go either direction, so that might help.  
Don't force things, it just works when you figure it out.  The iPad will stand 
more vertical when you have it folded this way.

Later...

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Apple Teacher
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On Feb 27, 2019, at 23:29, Jürgen Fleger  wrote:

Hello Mark,

I like the Folio Keyboard very much as well. I use it on my iPad Pro 12.9. 

The only big thing I don‘t like at the moment is VO in text fields. VO often 
reads the same line twice if I navigate by pressing arrow down if the field is 
activated. But I hope Apple will fix this very soon.

I like the keyboard better than the butterfly keyboard on my MacBook Pro.

Could you please describe how to let the iPad Pro stand without an extended 
keyboard?

And what fireplace app do you use?

All the best
Jürgen


Von meinem iPad Pro gesendet

> Am 28.02.2019 um 02:24 schrieb M. Taylor :
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Just a quick update.  I must admit, I am liking the Apple smart keyboard,
> more and more, each day.  I found some extremely helpful articles and videos
> on how best to use it.
> 
> For example, I discovered that iPad Pro 10.5 can be placed in two different
> viewing positions; one with the keyboard extended and one without the
> keyboard.  This is extremely useful when watching videos.
> 
> Just as an F.Y.I., I downloaded a 3D fireplace app that just looks and
> sounds fabulous on iPad Pro.  When I am at my desk, not using iPad, I launch
> the app, place iPad Pro, 10.5 in the un-extended keyboard landscape
> position, and truly enjoy the view.  Silly, I know but, I like it.  (Smile).
> 
> Also, typing on the Smart keyboard works very well on my lap or even on one
> knee.  It is extremely sturdy, and,  more importantly, lightweight.  
> 
> Now as for the lack of the function keys?  I'm finding that it matters not,
> to me, at present.  
> 
> Although I am surprised to hear myself say it, I have to admit that I would
> recommend the Apple Smart keyboard, folio, 10.5, for iPad Pro.
> 
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Re: Something odd is going on with my Mac.

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Hi,

Remember that the scroll area screen in Disk Inventory X is not particularly VO 
friendly.  close that window, then you'll get to the meat of the info you need.

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On Feb 28, 2019, at 12:48, Anders Holmberg  wrote:

Hi!
There must be something odd with my Macintosh HD partition.
First time i ran disk inventory x it displayed all  folders and such but i 
didn’t take note of that so i ran it today again but now the scrolarea is empty.
I have done firstaid on the macintosh hd and also the container  contining the 
macintosh hd.
When i do this i  get Overallocation detected on main device and then a bunch 
of numbers.
This warning appears twice after eachother.
What i have done is to do some google searches on this space gone thing.
What i’ve found so far is that i could try run fsck -fy which i have done in 
recovery mode but when i do this the mac base system seems to be ok.
But i don’t believe that.
There is something wrong with this harddrive.
SO i am planning to reformat and do a clean install.
What i would like to know is if i should reformat the apple ssd partition 
containing the macintosh hd partition or if i only should reformat the 
macintosh hd partition itself?
/A

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Re: Further to ripping CDs

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Hi,

I use AudioBook Builder for pretty well all my Audio Books that I get on CD.  I 
prefer the end product when done this way.

Later...

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On Feb 28, 2019, at 00:55, Simon Fogarty  wrote:

Hi Petrus,
 
So you own the book on disk?
 
If you try simply ripping them as audio files for example MP3,
 
Does that work at all?
 
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com  On 
Behalf Of Anders Holmberg
Sent: Thursday, 28 February 2019 4:06 AM
To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries 
Subject: Re: Further to ripping CDs
 
Hi!
One more further question to this.
I have some audiobooks i want to rip from cd.
But some of them are drm protected i guess because there is a player for the 
book and some other stuff on the first cd of the book.
Its not an mp3 book, just a normal cd book.
Is it better to use the audiobook builder than Itunes to rip such books?
Thanks in advance.
/A


27 feb. 2019 kl. 01:13 skrev Petrus Tuerlings mailto:petrus.t...@gmail.com>>:
 
Hi Tim and Chuck,
Thank you, yes I wouldn’t be surprised if the discs are dusty as they have been 
in storage for a while. I will keep a soft cloth handy for cleaning the CDs 
before I put them in the DVD drive. The drive should be clean as it is new.
My old windows computer died over two years ago and I’ve been living on my 
iPhone until I could save up for a Mac. 
Petrus


On 27/02/2019, at 10:58 AM, CHUCK REICHEL mailto:soundpicturerecord...@gmail.com>> wrote:
 
Hi Tim,
Yeah probably dust!
They still make cleaning cd's  to clean the CD/DVD burner out there.
Also the cd it self could have some "schmutz" on it which usually can be 
cleaned.
HTH
Chuck

On Feb 26, 2019, at 3:42 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote:


Hi,

I don’t think that it’s normal, but it’s not really uncommon. What is likely 
happening is that the CD is having a hiccup when it is reading the CD DB 
information at the header of the CD. By putting it in the next time, it must 
have got a better read.

Later…


Sent from my iPhone


On Feb 26, 2019, at 1:01 PM, Petrus Tuerlings mailto:petrus.t...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi again, 
Sorry for bringing this subject up again. 
I mentioned that iTunes doesn’t always recognise some of the CDs I have. 
However I put a CD in the drive this morning and it told me that iTunes didn’t 
recognise the CD, so I removed it from the drive and put it back in again. 
Suddenly iTunes had no problems in finding the album. Is this normal?
Sent from Petrus' MacBook 

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Re: Showing notifications.

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Hi,

If Notification Centre has anything for you, press VO-n to get a menu of them.  
If there are none, VO-n will respond "No Notifications".

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On Feb 27, 2019, at 12:37, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
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  Perhaps you had already viewed new messages on another device? Did you open 
the app and look there?

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On 2/27/2019 10:54 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
> Hi!
> I think it was a message.
> /A
>> 27 feb. 2019 kl. 16:56 skrev 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
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>>   What was the notification for?
>> 
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>> 
>> On 2/27/2019 7:02 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> I got a notification to day and while it only said that i had 1 
>>> notofication i did a Vo right arrow to the show button and pressed it but 
>>> nothing happend.
>>> I then moved vo around but couldn’t find any notification at all.
>>> SO how should i handle the show button?
>>> If it doesn’t do what is says i don’t see the purpose on it.
>>> This is on my Macbook air 11 Inch with Mojave.
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>> /A
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back blaze

[jean parker]

Hello All:
Those who are using Back Blaze, how is the tech support? Do they know how to 
work with screen readers? I have used Carbonite for over ten years but have 
found their tech support has deteriorated significantly of late. This is most 
unfortunate as they have been unusually responsive in the past. As a result, I 
have canceled my account with them.

Jean





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Senior Research Fellow
Trans4m Center For Integral Development
Geneva, Switzerland

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Re: Something odd is going on with my Mac.

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Anders,
   Did you ever put the home folder back on the internal drive? Can't 
helo but think that could resolve some things.


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On 2/28/2019 11:48 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote:

Hi!
There must be something odd with my Macintosh HD partition.
First time i ran disk inventory x it displayed all  folders and such but i 
didn’t take note of that so i ran it today again but now the scrolarea is empty.
I have done firstaid on the macintosh hd and also the container  contining the 
macintosh hd.
When i do this i  get Overallocation detected on main device and then a bunch 
of numbers.
This warning appears twice after eachother.
What i have done is to do some google searches on this space gone thing.
What i’ve found so far is that i could try run fsck -fy which i have done in 
recovery mode but when i do this the mac base system seems to be ok.
But i don’t believe that.
There is something wrong with this harddrive.
SO i am planning to reformat and do a clean install.
What i would like to know is if i should reformat the apple ssd partition 
containing the macintosh hd partition or if i only should reformat the 
macintosh hd partition itself?
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Something odd is going on with my Mac.

[Anders Holmberg]

Hi!
There must be something odd with my Macintosh HD partition.
First time i ran disk inventory x it displayed all  folders and such but i 
didn’t take note of that so i ran it today again but now the scrolarea is empty.
I have done firstaid on the macintosh hd and also the container  contining the 
macintosh hd.
When i do this i  get Overallocation detected on main device and then a bunch 
of numbers.
This warning appears twice after eachother.
What i have done is to do some google searches on this space gone thing.
What i’ve found so far is that i could try run fsck -fy which i have done in 
recovery mode but when i do this the mac base system seems to be ok.
But i don’t believe that.
There is something wrong with this harddrive.
SO i am planning to reformat and do a clean install.
What i would like to know is if i should reformat the apple ssd partition 
containing the macintosh hd partition or if i only should reformat the 
macintosh hd partition itself?
/A

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swift playgrounds

[Simon Fogarty]

Hi Listers,

So the swift playgrounds from the iPad 

Which ipad is the earliest one that will work with swift? 
Or should that be allow the IOS version with swift to be used?

I'm looking at borrowing one but it's either  a Gen 4 or air iPad.

Cheers.

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Re: Documentation for the Apple Watcgh

[Gerard Doody]

Hi all, I have both those books, and I also downloaded the free mannual from 
apple that is available in the books app. I liked it better than the "Dummies" 
book. Just a personal oppinion. 

Jerry Doody and Hugo
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On Feb 28, 2019, at 10:39 AM, Mary Otten  wrote:

Thanks for the tip, Mike. Sounds like a worthwhile addition to Anna’s book.
Mary


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> On Feb 28, 2019, at 2:41 AM, Michael Busboom  wrote:
> 
> Hello again, Mary,
> 
> Anna Dresner’s book is very good; thanks for the tip. 
> 
> I have also downloaded „Apple Watch for Dummies,“ by Marc Saltzman.  It is 
> available on Bookshare.  If you go to Bookshare, you will find two editions 
> of the book; I downloaded the one that was released in 2018, and it covers 
> the Series 4 Apple Watches.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
>> On 26.02.2019, at 19:17, Mary Otten  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Mike,
>> There is actually an inexpensive book available through national braille 
>> press that was written specifically with voiceover in mind. It was written 
>> by Anna Dresner, and I believe it is called you and your Apple Watch. You 
>> can get it as an e-book. I think it was something like $10. I could be wrong 
>> about that.
>> Mary
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> Hi everybody,
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>>> I bought a Series 4 Apple Watch today and have it up and running.  I was 
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>>> get all the ins and outs of the product.  Since the watch appears to be 
>>> fully accessible with VoiceOver, I am thinking that any form of 
>>> documentation will do.
>>> 
>>> Thanks so much,
>>> 
>>> Mike
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Re: Documentation for the Apple Watcgh

[Mary Otten]

Thanks for the tip, Mike. Sounds like a worthwhile addition to Anna’s book.
Mary


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> On Feb 28, 2019, at 2:41 AM, Michael Busboom  wrote:
> 
> Hello again, Mary,
> 
> Anna Dresner’s book is very good; thanks for the tip. 
> 
> I have also downloaded „Apple Watch for Dummies,“ by Marc Saltzman.  It is 
> available on Bookshare.  If you go to Bookshare, you will find two editions 
> of the book; I downloaded the one that was released in 2018, and it covers 
> the Series 4 Apple Watches.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
>> On 26.02.2019, at 19:17, Mary Otten  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Mike,
>> There is actually an inexpensive book available through national braille 
>> press that was written specifically with voiceover in mind. It was written 
>> by Anna Dresner, and I believe it is called you and your Apple Watch. You 
>> can get it as an e-book. I think it was something like $10. I could be wrong 
>> about that.
>> Mary
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Feb 26, 2019, at 9:50 AM, Michael Busboom  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi everybody,
>>> 
>>> I bought a Series 4 Apple Watch today and have it up and running.  I was 
>>> wondering if there were any sources for good documentation so that I can 
>>> get all the ins and outs of the product.  Since the watch appears to be 
>>> fully accessible with VoiceOver, I am thinking that any form of 
>>> documentation will do.
>>> 
>>> Thanks so much,
>>> 
>>> Mike
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Re: Turn off hints in Mojavi.

['E.T.' via MacVisionaries]

   Don't think so. Same for VO at the login screen.

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On 2/28/2019 4:52 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote:

Hi!
In the recovery mode VoiceOver is set with its default settings which means i 
have to hear those annoying hints telling me things i already know.
Can these be turned off?
I mean can they be turned off with a keyboard shortcut?
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Backblaze with voiceover?

[Matt Turner]

Hi, tried that as well.
Still get the same result.

> On Feb 27, 2019, at 9:57 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
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>   Try arrow keys alone.
> 
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> On 2/27/2019 6:54 PM, Matt Turner wrote:
>> Hi, its a table.
>> When you interact with it, and start vo down arrowing, that’s when it throws 
>> you in a folder, with a message saying you can’t elect this folder for 
>> something.
>>> On Feb 27, 2019, at 9:49 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
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>>> 
>>>   If its a table or scroll area,  then interact with it. See if that does 
>>> it.
>>> 
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>>> On 2/27/2019 6:46 PM, Matt Turner wrote:
 Hi, Its and app on the Mac, used for uploading to the Backblaze servers.
 Its pretty much accessible except for the excluding folders from backing 
 up.
 That’s the only weird vo problem.
> On Feb 27, 2019, at 9:28 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
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>   Is this an app on the Mac or is it all done online? I won't trial this 
> just yet.
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> On 2/27/2019 5:55 PM, Matt Turner wrote:
>> You can also excludes folders from backing up.
>> In the Backblaze settings, there’s a table off all the excluded folder, 
>> but when trying to see the folders, it must think your trying to select 
>> the folder, instead of just reading the folders in the table.
>>> On Feb 27, 2019, at 8:21 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>>   True. I just bookmarked the site and will look at it later. I think 
>>> the best strategy would include both local and off site backups.
>>> 
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>>> On 2/27/2019 5:09 PM, Matt Turner wrote:
 Hi, on the web sight you can pick from your files to restore.
 That part doesn’t seem accessible.
 Yess I no about time machine, but wanted something off site in case we 
 ever had  a house fire.
 Dropbox limits you at 1TB
> On Feb 27, 2019, at 6:54 PM, jeff `greene  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi I’ve used backblaze for the past year. It works perfectly from mac 
> os. I haven’t tried downloading anything I’ve uploaded but I get 
> constant emails about once a week with my backup status. I mostly use 
> the app through the extras menu where I check my backup status and 
> hit the backup now button once in a while.
> I’ve heard its the only on line backup service that’s accessible.
> Jeff
> 
> 
>> On Feb 27, 2019, at 6:46 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>>  Never heard of it. Do you know about Time Machine which is part of 
>> macOS? I use that and Carbon Copy Cloner. Both are quite accessible.
>> 
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>> On 2/27/2019 3:24 PM, Matt Turner wrote:
>>> Hi, just wondering if anyone uses this for backing up there stuff?
>>> I use to use it on windows, but then started using dropbox for 
>>> backing up things.
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Re: Reading a PDF File by Word Using Preview

[Jürgen Fleger]

Great. Thanks for revealing your mistakes. That surely helps others.
All the best
Jürgen

> Am 28.02.2019 um 13:37 schrieb Craig Werner :
> 
> Hello, Jurgen, and thank you for your solution, which worked perfectly.   I'm 
> embarrassed by my mistakes, but I'll include them here in case they help 
> others.   I knew to interact with the paragraph in which the word I wanted to 
> copy occured, but I pressed Command plus right arrow instead of VO plus right 
> arrow to find the word, and I pressed Command-C to copy it instead of 
> VO-SHIFT plus C.   This double error made the operation fail miserably.   I 
> too often forget about the VO-SHIFT-C command.   I'm rather surprised that 
> the Apple Accessability rep did not know this sequence since, as you say, it 
> is fairly simpler
> 
> Chaig
> 
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 1:21 AM Jürgen Fleger  > wrote:
> Hello Craig,
> 
> actually it‘s fairly simple: interact with the paragraph and use VO + right 
> arrow. Add Shift to move by character. 
> 
> For me Preview works fine in most cases. No huge issues. The only thing 
> difficult are tables but that‘s all.
> 
> To copy the Word to the paste board use VO + Shift + c to copy the last 
> spoken phrase to paste board. Or use CMD + a to highlight all the text and 
> copy it to paste board.
> 
> As far as I know Adobe still didn‘t make Acrobat Reader accessible to 
> VoiceOver. But I‘m not absolutely sure about this.
> 
> Hope this helps
> Jürgen
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Von meinem iPad Pro gesendet
> 
> > Am 28.02.2019 um 05:22 schrieb Craig Werner  > >:
> > 
> > Greetings, everyone.
> > 
> > I know there are multiple problems when using Preview to read Adobe
> > Acrobat files with VoiceOver, and I am not skilled at messing about
> > with these files.  However, what I'm trying to do is so basic that I
> > feel there must be a way to accomplish my purpose.
> > 
> > Question: How do I read by word in an Adobe Acrobat file using
> > VoiceOver and then select that word for later pasting?  Let's assume I
> > am on the first word of a file.  How do I get to the second word and
> > have it read that word?  Right arrow produces no sound.  VO-right
> > arrow takes me to the next paragraph.  Is this the best I can hope
> > for?  In other words, I can read by paragraph  using VO-right arrow
> > and even by lines (VO-down arrow gives me the next line); but I can't
> > read word by word.  An Apple Accessibility rep advised me to get Adobe
> > Acrobat.  Of course, I can do this and probably will.
> > 
> > I am using VoiceOver with macOS 10.14.3.
> > 
> > Thank you very much for all help.
> > 
> > Craig
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Re: Mark on Apple Smart Keyboard, Folio, for iPad Pro 10.5

['Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries]

Hey Mark,

What's the fireplace app called?
Thanks,
Donna

> On Feb 27, 2019, at 11:29 PM, Sandie Jazmin Kruse  wrote:
> 
> Have been using my iPad Pro for the better part of 2 years, and the keyboard 
> just works.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On 28 Feb 2019, at 02.24, M. Taylor  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello All,
>> 
>> Just a quick update.  I must admit, I am liking the Apple smart keyboard,
>> more and more, each day.  I found some extremely helpful articles and videos
>> on how best to use it.
>> 
>> For example, I discovered that iPad Pro 10.5 can be placed in two different
>> viewing positions; one with the keyboard extended and one without the
>> keyboard.  This is extremely useful when watching videos.
>> 
>> Just as an F.Y.I., I downloaded a 3D fireplace app that just looks and
>> sounds fabulous on iPad Pro.  When I am at my desk, not using iPad, I launch
>> the app, place iPad Pro, 10.5 in the un-extended keyboard landscape
>> position, and truly enjoy the view.  Silly, I know but, I like it.  (Smile).
>> 
>> Also, typing on the Smart keyboard works very well on my lap or even on one
>> knee.  It is extremely sturdy, and,  more importantly, lightweight.  
>> 
>> Now as for the lack of the function keys?  I'm finding that it matters not,
>> to me, at present.  
>> 
>> Although I am surprised to hear myself say it, I have to admit that I would
>> recommend the Apple Smart keyboard, folio, 10.5, for iPad Pro.
>> 
>> Mark
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Turn off hints in Mojavi.

[Anders Holmberg]

Hi!
In the recovery mode VoiceOver is set with its default settings which means i 
have to hear those annoying hints telling me things i already know.
Can these be turned off?
I mean can they be turned off with a keyboard shortcut?
Thanks in advance.
/A

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Re: Reading a PDF File by Word Using Preview

[Craig Werner]

Hello, Jurgen, and thank you for your solution, which worked perfectly.
I'm embarrassed by my mistakes, but I'll include them here in case they
help others.   I knew to interact with the paragraph in which the word I
wanted to copy occured, but I pressed Command plus right arrow instead of
VO plus right arrow to find the word, and I pressed Command-C to copy it
instead of VO-SHIFT plus C.   This double error made the operation fail
miserably.   I too often forget about the VO-SHIFT-C command.   I'm rather
surprised that the Apple Accessability rep did not know this sequence
since, as you say, it is fairly simpler

Chaig

On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 1:21 AM Jürgen Fleger 
wrote:

> Hello Craig,
>
> actually it‘s fairly simple: interact with the paragraph and use VO +
> right arrow. Add Shift to move by character.
>
> For me Preview works fine in most cases. No huge issues. The only thing
> difficult are tables but that‘s all.
>
> To copy the Word to the paste board use VO + Shift + c to copy the last
> spoken phrase to paste board. Or use CMD + a to highlight all the text and
> copy it to paste board.
>
> As far as I know Adobe still didn‘t make Acrobat Reader accessible to
> VoiceOver. But I‘m not absolutely sure about this.
>
> Hope this helps
> Jürgen
>
>
>
>
> Von meinem iPad Pro gesendet
>
> > Am 28.02.2019 um 05:22 schrieb Craig Werner :
> >
> > Greetings, everyone.
> >
> > I know there are multiple problems when using Preview to read Adobe
> > Acrobat files with VoiceOver, and I am not skilled at messing about
> > with these files.  However, what I'm trying to do is so basic that I
> > feel there must be a way to accomplish my purpose.
> >
> > Question: How do I read by word in an Adobe Acrobat file using
> > VoiceOver and then select that word for later pasting?  Let's assume I
> > am on the first word of a file.  How do I get to the second word and
> > have it read that word?  Right arrow produces no sound.  VO-right
> > arrow takes me to the next paragraph.  Is this the best I can hope
> > for?  In other words, I can read by paragraph  using VO-right arrow
> > and even by lines (VO-down arrow gives me the next line); but I can't
> > read word by word.  An Apple Accessibility rep advised me to get Adobe
> > Acrobat.  Of course, I can do this and probably will.
> >
> > I am using VoiceOver with macOS 10.14.3.
> >
> > Thank you very much for all help.
> >
> > Craig
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Re: Documentation for the Apple Watcgh

[Michael Busboom]

Hello again, Mary,

Anna Dresner’s book is very good; thanks for the tip. 

I have also downloaded „Apple Watch for Dummies,“ by Marc Saltzman.  It is 
available on Bookshare.  If you go to Bookshare, you will find two editions of 
the book; I downloaded the one that was released in 2018, and it covers the 
Series 4 Apple Watches.

Best regards,

Mike
 


> On 26.02.2019, at 19:17, Mary Otten  wrote:
> 
> Hi Mike,
> There is actually an inexpensive book available through national braille 
> press that was written specifically with voiceover in mind. It was written by 
> Anna Dresner, and I believe it is called you and your Apple Watch. You can 
> get it as an e-book. I think it was something like $10. I could be wrong 
> about that.
> Mary
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Feb 26, 2019, at 9:50 AM, Michael Busboom  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everybody,
>> 
>> I bought a Series 4 Apple Watch today and have it up and running.  I was 
>> wondering if there were any sources for good documentation so that I can get 
>> all the ins and outs of the product.  Since the watch appears to be fully 
>> accessible with VoiceOver, I am thinking that any form of documentation will 
>> do.
>> 
>> Thanks so much,
>> 
>> Mike
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