New to list and seeking some guidance on the new Mac book air I have just purchased

2014-04-27 Thread Mark
Hello, I am new to this list. It was recommended to me by, someone on an iOS blind listserv. I have just taken the plunge, and moving from a PC computer, to the Mac book air. I have taken the tutorial on voice over. It explained some of the key commands that would be very helpful. I am

Re: New to list and seeking some guidance on the new Mac book air I have just purchased

2014-04-27 Thread JAKE JOEHL
Hi Mark and welcome aboard. I am rather new to the Mac too. I just got my Mac Book Air after Christmas, and love it. To open a website in Safari, press Command L and then type in the URL. When Safari is first launched though you will automatically be placed in the address bar. To exit a website

Re: New to list and seeking some guidance on the new Mac book air I have just purchased

2014-04-27 Thread Mark
Jake, thanks for the suggestions. I will try them. Do you mind if I ask more questions later? There seems to be well, much to learn. :-) Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 2014, at 10:15 AM, JAKE JOEHL jajo...@att.net wrote: Hi Mark and welcome aboard. I am rather new to the Mac too. I just got my

Re: New to list and seeking some guidance on the new Mac book air I have just purchased

2014-04-27 Thread Juaanita Marttin
Also, you can explore the Air’s keyboard with a VO k combination. The key on the bottom row left is the function key. The key to the right of that is the control key. The key to the right of that is the option key. Pressing control and option keys together make up the “Vo” keys. On Apr 27,

Re: New to list and seeking some guidance on the new Mac book air I have just purchased

2014-04-27 Thread Phil Halton
Your greatest friend for some time will be the VoiceOver help menu, accessed by pressing Control-Option H. Keyboard help is similar to keyboard help mode in JAWS on the PC, and the Quick start guide at the bottom of the help menu is the VoiceOver users manual. The users manual is an HTML