Re: new macbook user making the trancision from windows
Go to http://maccessibility.net That is a good resource. Pam Francis On Apr 7, 2015, at 12:59 AM, Caitlyn Furness caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: Pam, Can you please give the mac visibility link again? It doesn’t work here on my end as posted below. thanks! Caitlyn On Apr 1, 2015, at 3:01 PM, Pamela Francis gypsykitt...@gmail.com wrote: Hello and welcome, First let me say this group is invaluable. Second, I would advise initially for you to almost totally concentrate on using your Mac for whatever you normally would have used windows for. None of us here our windows bashers, we all respect the fact that it has its place. However the platforms are very different. The learning curve is definitely there. At least with your Mac, it's easier to fix on your own if you should happen to mess up a setting, or become skittish than would be if you were in windows. Dive into it, use it, ask away. We have all been there. In addition to applevis.com you might also want to check out maccessibility.com they too have very informative podcasts. Any of us will also do what we can to help you. Pam Francis On Apr 1, 2015, at 1:22 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: Welcome to the family! :P See below for my responses. On Apr 1, 2015, at 1:51 PM, ted phillips tedmusi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. My name is Ted Phillips and I am a very recent Mac convert. I just got a new macbook pro running yocemity and one of my chief uses for the macbook is to record music using logic Pro X. I do have a couple of questions that concern me a little though. First, How do I get voiceover to run automatically at logon? I can’t seem to get it to work. Open System Preferences and choose the Users and Groups button. Just past the toolbar is a list of users; down arrow on that list until you hear Login Options. VO-right until you find the Use VoiceOver on the logon screen and check it (you may have to activate the Lock button at the end of the window first). Second, there seems to be some up and down auto-gain with the volume using voice-over especially when going to different programs. It only happens on the internal speakers but it is noticeable. Does that mean there is a problem with my macbook? I doubt it, but given that your machine is still new, it's worth heading to an Apple Store to get it checked out. I've never noticed this problem, and I can't think of anything that would cause it. Unless your hands are covering the speakers somehow? They are near the keyboard on some models. Thanks all and I hope you all don’t mind me learning from you. Of course, that's why we're here. :) Ask away, and don't forget to check out www.applevis.com for tons more resources, including a page just for VoiceOver users new to the Mac. Ted Phillips -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at
Re: new macbook user making the trancision from windows
thanks, that works! Cait On Apr 7, 2015, at 6:02 AM, Pamela Francis gypsykitt...@gmail.com wrote: Go to http://maccessibility.net http://maccessibility.net/ That is a good resource. Pam Francis On Apr 7, 2015, at 12:59 AM, Caitlyn Furness caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com mailto:caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: Pam, Can you please give the mac visibility link again? It doesn’t work here on my end as posted below. thanks! Caitlyn On Apr 1, 2015, at 3:01 PM, Pamela Francis gypsykitt...@gmail.com mailto:gypsykitt...@gmail.com wrote: Hello and welcome, First let me say this group is invaluable. Second, I would advise initially for you to almost totally concentrate on using your Mac for whatever you normally would have used windows for. None of us here our windows bashers, we all respect the fact that it has its place. However the platforms are very different. The learning curve is definitely there. At least with your Mac, it's easier to fix on your own if you should happen to mess up a setting, or become skittish than would be if you were in windows. Dive into it, use it, ask away. We have all been there. In addition to applevis.com http://applevis.com/ you might also want to check out maccessibility.com http://maccessibility.com/ they too have very informative podcasts. Any of us will also do what we can to help you. Pam Francis On Apr 1, 2015, at 1:22 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com mailto:mehg...@icloud.com wrote: Welcome to the family! :P See below for my responses. On Apr 1, 2015, at 1:51 PM, ted phillips tedmusi...@gmail.com mailto:tedmusi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. My name is Ted Phillips and I am a very recent Mac convert. I just got a new macbook pro running yocemity and one of my chief uses for the macbook is to record music using logic Pro X. I do have a couple of questions that concern me a little though. First, How do I get voiceover to run automatically at logon? I can’t seem to get it to work. Open System Preferences and choose the Users and Groups button. Just past the toolbar is a list of users; down arrow on that list until you hear Login Options. VO-right until you find the Use VoiceOver on the logon screen and check it (you may have to activate the Lock button at the end of the window first). Second, there seems to be some up and down auto-gain with the volume using voice-over especially when going to different programs. It only happens on the internal speakers but it is noticeable. Does that mean there is a problem with my macbook? I doubt it, but given that your machine is still new, it's worth heading to an Apple Store to get it checked out. I've never noticed this problem, and I can't think of anything that would cause it. Unless your hands are covering the speakers somehow? They are near the keyboard on some models. Thanks all and I hope you all don’t mind me learning from you. Of course, that's why we're here. :) Ask away, and don't forget to check out www.applevis.com http://www.applevis.com/ for tons more resources, including a page just for VoiceOver users new to the Mac. Ted Phillips -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com mailto:mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries
Re: new macbook user making the trancision from windows
Pam, Can you please give the mac visibility link again? It doesn’t work here on my end as posted below. thanks! Caitlyn On Apr 1, 2015, at 3:01 PM, Pamela Francis gypsykitt...@gmail.com wrote: Hello and welcome, First let me say this group is invaluable. Second, I would advise initially for you to almost totally concentrate on using your Mac for whatever you normally would have used windows for. None of us here our windows bashers, we all respect the fact that it has its place. However the platforms are very different. The learning curve is definitely there. At least with your Mac, it's easier to fix on your own if you should happen to mess up a setting, or become skittish than would be if you were in windows. Dive into it, use it, ask away. We have all been there. In addition to applevis.com http://applevis.com/ you might also want to check out maccessibility.com http://maccessibility.com/ they too have very informative podcasts. Any of us will also do what we can to help you. Pam Francis On Apr 1, 2015, at 1:22 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com mailto:mehg...@icloud.com wrote: Welcome to the family! :P See below for my responses. On Apr 1, 2015, at 1:51 PM, ted phillips tedmusi...@gmail.com mailto:tedmusi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. My name is Ted Phillips and I am a very recent Mac convert. I just got a new macbook pro running yocemity and one of my chief uses for the macbook is to record music using logic Pro X. I do have a couple of questions that concern me a little though. First, How do I get voiceover to run automatically at logon? I can’t seem to get it to work. Open System Preferences and choose the Users and Groups button. Just past the toolbar is a list of users; down arrow on that list until you hear Login Options. VO-right until you find the Use VoiceOver on the logon screen and check it (you may have to activate the Lock button at the end of the window first). Second, there seems to be some up and down auto-gain with the volume using voice-over especially when going to different programs. It only happens on the internal speakers but it is noticeable. Does that mean there is a problem with my macbook? I doubt it, but given that your machine is still new, it's worth heading to an Apple Store to get it checked out. I've never noticed this problem, and I can't think of anything that would cause it. Unless your hands are covering the speakers somehow? They are near the keyboard on some models. Thanks all and I hope you all don’t mind me learning from you. Of course, that's why we're here. :) Ask away, and don't forget to check out www.applevis.com http://www.applevis.com/ for tons more resources, including a page just for VoiceOver users new to the Mac. Ted Phillips -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com mailto:mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to
Re: new macbook user making the trancision from windows
Hello, you can start your computer with voice over on by going to system preferences, press control option m then go to system preferences On 01 Apr 2015, at 7:51 pm, ted phillips tedmusi...@gmail.com mailto:tedmusi...@gmail.com users and groups then interact users, groups and log in items.t log in items then click the lock to make changes first then then check use voice over on the log on screen. then about the sound i think you have the sound dock on,. press control option fn if you have the f8, go to sound then uncheck sound docking. Hi all. My name is Ted Phillips and I am a very recent Mac convert. I just got a new macbook pro running yocemity and one of my chief uses for the macbook is to record music using logic Pro X. I do have a couple of questions that concern me a little though. First, How do I get voiceover to run automatically at logon? I can’t seem to get it to work. Second, there seems to be some up and down auto-gain with the volume using voice-over especially when going to different programs. It only happens on the internal speakers but it is noticeable. Does that mean there is a problem with my macbook? Thanks all and I hope you all don’t mind me learning from you. Ted Phillips -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: new macbook user making the trancision from windows
Hi Ted, You should set your function keys to work as software function keys first. The Mac defaults to hardware function. That way you won’t have to keep pressing the FN key along with the function keys to invoke the VoiceOver functions. To do this, go to System Preferences as follows: 1 Press VO M (VO = control and option keys together). that puts you in the menu bar on the Apple icon. Press VO down arrow until you reach system preferences and press enter. 2 In system preferences press tab and then type K to get to the keyboard button and then press VO spacebar to activate the button and enter the keyboard dialog. 3 Press VO spacebar on the keyboard tab and then VO arrow right until you reach the checkbox that says “use all F1, F2, F3 keys etc as standard function keys”. Press VO spacebar to check it. This is probably one of the most important settings you can make as a new Mac user in my opinion. Now, to get VoiceOver to come up talking at logon: 1Go into system prefs again and VO spacebar on “the users and groups” button. Pressing U will jump to that button. 2 in the “users, Groups, and login options” list, interact with the list and select login options. Now stop interacting with the list and VO right arrow all the way over to the “click the lock to make changes” button. 3 VO spacebar on the button . This password dialog doesn’t give any feedback, so just type your password and press enter. 4 Back in the login options dialog with the lock unlocked, VO arrow to “use VoiceOver in logon window” and VO spacebar to check it. Now VO arrow back over to “click the lock to prevent further changes” and press it. That’s it, Now VoiceOver will come up talking at logon. Now, as to the Volume gain issue. I think someone referred to it as sound dock”. That might have been confusing. I think they meant sound ducking, which is a feature found in the VoiceOver Utility. It causes system sounds including music etc to “duck” whenever VoiceOver starts talking. To turn it off, do the following: 1 Press VO F8 to bring up the VoiceOver utility. Incidently, this is a good example of why you set the function keys to act as software function keys. If they were left as Hardware function keys, you’d have to add the FN key to that key combo and all other VO functions that use the function keys. 2in the categories table, interact and select “sound”. Stop interacting with the table and VO arrow right to the “enable audio ducking” checkbox and uncheck it if necessary with VO spacebar.That should take care of the volume fluctuation problem. One other thing I would strongly suggest to you as a new Mac user is to study the “getting started guide” and explore the other options in the VoiceOver help system. Pressing VO +H brings up the VoiceOver help system. Keyboard help is especially useful for learning the keyboard and all the VoiceOver command shortcuts, and the getting started guide is a definitive manual for voiceover that is well laid out and easy to read. It’ll answer a million questions. Good Luck with the Mac. On 01 Apr 2015, at 7:51 pm, ted phillips tedmusi...@gmail.com mailto:tedmusi...@gmail.com users and groups Hi all. My name is Ted Phillips and I am a very recent Mac convert. I just got a new macbook pro running yocemity and one of my chief uses for the macbook is to record music using logic Pro X. I do have a couple of questions that concern me a little though. First, How do I get voiceover to run automatically at logon? I can’t seem to get it to work. Second, there seems to be some up and down auto-gain with the volume using voice-over especially when going to different programs. It only happens on the internal speakers but it is noticeable. Does that mean there is a problem with my macbook? Thanks all and I hope you all don’t mind me learning from you. Ted Phillips -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at
Re: new macbook user making the trancision from windows
Welcome to the family! :P See below for my responses. On Apr 1, 2015, at 1:51 PM, ted phillips tedmusi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. My name is Ted Phillips and I am a very recent Mac convert. I just got a new macbook pro running yocemity and one of my chief uses for the macbook is to record music using logic Pro X. I do have a couple of questions that concern me a little though. First, How do I get voiceover to run automatically at logon? I can’t seem to get it to work. Open System Preferences and choose the Users and Groups button. Just past the toolbar is a list of users; down arrow on that list until you hear Login Options. VO-right until you find the Use VoiceOver on the logon screen and check it (you may have to activate the Lock button at the end of the window first). Second, there seems to be some up and down auto-gain with the volume using voice-over especially when going to different programs. It only happens on the internal speakers but it is noticeable. Does that mean there is a problem with my macbook? I doubt it, but given that your machine is still new, it's worth heading to an Apple Store to get it checked out. I've never noticed this problem, and I can't think of anything that would cause it. Unless your hands are covering the speakers somehow? They are near the keyboard on some models. Thanks all and I hope you all don’t mind me learning from you. Of course, that's why we're here. :) Ask away, and don't forget to check out www.applevis.com for tons more resources, including a page just for VoiceOver users new to the Mac. Ted Phillips -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
new macbook user making the trancision from windows
Hi all. My name is Ted Phillips and I am a very recent Mac convert. I just got a new macbook pro running yocemity and one of my chief uses for the macbook is to record music using logic Pro X. I do have a couple of questions that concern me a little though. First, How do I get voiceover to run automatically at logon? I can’t seem to get it to work. Second, there seems to be some up and down auto-gain with the volume using voice-over especially when going to different programs. It only happens on the internal speakers but it is noticeable. Does that mean there is a problem with my macbook? Thanks all and I hope you all don’t mind me learning from you. Ted Phillips -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: new macbook user making the trancision from windows
Hello and welcome, First let me say this group is invaluable. Second, I would advise initially for you to almost totally concentrate on using your Mac for whatever you normally would have used windows for. None of us here our windows bashers, we all respect the fact that it has its place. However the platforms are very different. The learning curve is definitely there. At least with your Mac, it's easier to fix on your own if you should happen to mess up a setting, or become skittish than would be if you were in windows. Dive into it, use it, ask away. We have all been there. In addition to applevis.com you might also want to check out maccessibility.com they too have very informative podcasts. Any of us will also do what we can to help you. Pam Francis On Apr 1, 2015, at 1:22 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: Welcome to the family! :P See below for my responses. On Apr 1, 2015, at 1:51 PM, ted phillips tedmusi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. My name is Ted Phillips and I am a very recent Mac convert. I just got a new macbook pro running yocemity and one of my chief uses for the macbook is to record music using logic Pro X. I do have a couple of questions that concern me a little though. First, How do I get voiceover to run automatically at logon? I can’t seem to get it to work. Open System Preferences and choose the Users and Groups button. Just past the toolbar is a list of users; down arrow on that list until you hear Login Options. VO-right until you find the Use VoiceOver on the logon screen and check it (you may have to activate the Lock button at the end of the window first). Second, there seems to be some up and down auto-gain with the volume using voice-over especially when going to different programs. It only happens on the internal speakers but it is noticeable. Does that mean there is a problem with my macbook? I doubt it, but given that your machine is still new, it's worth heading to an Apple Store to get it checked out. I've never noticed this problem, and I can't think of anything that would cause it. Unless your hands are covering the speakers somehow? They are near the keyboard on some models. Thanks all and I hope you all don’t mind me learning from you. Of course, that's why we're here. :) Ask away, and don't forget to check out www.applevis.com for tons more resources, including a page just for VoiceOver users new to the Mac. Ted Phillips -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
