RE: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-09-01 Thread Simon Fogarty
Sent: Wednesday, 1 September 2010 11:41 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively Actually, the mail program on the mac works with Microsoft Exchange, you should not need office for that. On Aug 30, 2010, at 9:20 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Hi

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-09-01 Thread erik burggraaf
Well, XLS orks for sure. I use that one a lot. I'm not sure about xlsx, but it handles docx files no problem in the word processor, so it should bring in your excel 2007 sheets OK. Best, Erik Burggraaf Check out my first ever podcast tutorial, Learn braille using the braille box. Visit

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Sarah Alawami
OPen office is pretty good except you can't, or I can't get the mail merge working. I cover that in my podcast on editing software. On Aug 30, 2010, at 10:47 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Ok, that works. There's always open office as well. I have VM Fusion working correctly though so that's a

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Scott Howell
You can use Apple Mail to connect to Exchange servers. I use this daily in the office where I work. On Aug 30, 2010, at 10:20 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Hi, I have installed the mac version of MS Office. Is this accessable? It seems to have buttons available but for example viewing new

RE: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Andy Baracco
Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 10:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively Ok, that works. There's always open office

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread erik burggraaf
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively Ok, that works. There's always open office as well. I have VM Fusion working correctly though so that's a good solution. On Aug 30, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Cameron wrote: Hi. Office on the mac is not vo

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Matthew Campbell
I have exchange 2007 accounts set up on my mac and they work just fine. Just use the apple mail client and it will guide you through the set up. On 2010-08-31, at 1:47 AM, Scott Granados wrote: Ok, that works. There's always open office as well. I have VM Fusion working correctly though

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Andy, Not everyone has to use Windows at all. I work as a freelance translator and use the Mac exclusively. I use Pages to read and produce Word documents, and Keynote to read and produce PowerPoint presentations. For scanning books, etc I use VueScan, and Abbyy FineReader Express to

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Sarah Alawami
, August 30, 2010 10:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively Ok, that works. There's always open office as well. I have VM Fusion working correctly though so that's a good solution. On Aug 30, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Cameron wrote: Hi

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Scott Granados
Really, I'll have to give this a shot. Do you have a pointer for the configuration basics? I have all the exchange data but can't figure how to add the service. Thanks On Aug 31, 2010, at 2:13 AM, Scott Howell wrote: You can use Apple Mail to connect to Exchange servers. I use this daily

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Scott Granados
Office accessibility on the mac natively Ok, that works. There's always open office as well. I have VM Fusion working correctly though so that's a good solution. On Aug 30, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Cameron wrote: Hi. Office on the mac is not vo accessible. Office, if you must use

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Scott Granados
I'm pretty good at drinkin beer. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 10:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office accessibility

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Scott Howell
productivity. Andy I'm pretty good at drinkin beer. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 10:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Scott Granados
- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 10:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively Ok, that works. There's always open office as well

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread erik burggraaf
, 2010 10:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively Ok, that works. There's always open office as well. I have VM Fusion working correctly though so that's a good solution. On Aug 30, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Cameron wrote: Hi. Office

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Kimberly thurman
I believe my school mail is an exchange server and works great, but I could be wrong. I do believe I remember seeing Microsoft Exchange somewhere there. On Aug 30, 2010, at 10:32 PM, Cameron wrote: Hi. Office on the mac is not vo accessible. Office, if you must use it, will work fine on

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively and the age old question of Windows versus Mac again

2010-08-31 Thread Kimberly thurman
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 10:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively Ok, that works. There's always open office as well. I have VM Fusion working correctly though so that's a good solution. On Aug 30, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Cameron

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Kimberly thurman
Yep, I checked and my school mail is exchange and works great. As I recall, it was incredibly easy to set up as well. On Aug 31, 2010, at 8:42 AM, Matthew Campbell wrote: I have exchange 2007 accounts set up on my mac and they work just fine. Just use the apple mail client and it will

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Scott Granados
at drinkin beer. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 10:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively Ok

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Scott Howell
- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 10:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively Ok, that works. There's always open office as well

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Actually, the mail program on the mac works with Microsoft Exchange, you should not need office for that. On Aug 30, 2010, at 9:20 PM, Scott Granados wrote: Hi, I have installed the mac version of MS Office. Is this accessable? It seems to have buttons available but for example viewing new

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Open office works, there's also apple's iwork suite. On Aug 31, 2010, at 12:47 AM, Scott Granados wrote: Ok, that works. There's always open office as well. I have VM Fusion working correctly though so that's a good solution. On Aug 30, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Cameron wrote: Hi. Office on

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Mary Otten
I thought there were some fairly serious drawbacks to how VO works with Open Office. Something about paragraphs and each line having to be interacted with or some such? Can't remember. It sounded like a mess. there comes a point when efficient access is what is wanted. some things might be

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread erik burggraaf
Agreed, I find the open office word processor useable, but highly inelegant. I'd be lost without the open office spreaddsheet application though. That thing drives my business along with the calendar in my windows mobile phone. I'd be lost without it. So, I'm hoping an update will

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Mary Otten
Really? the Open Office spreadsheet works well with vo? Can you use xls and xlsx spreadsheets? I don't need to make them; I just need to read them. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Joel Zimba
30, 2010 10:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively Ok, that works. There's always open office as well. I have VM Fusion working correctly though so that's a good solution. On Aug 30, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Cameron wrote: Hi

RE: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Andy Baracco
: Monday, August 30, 2010 10:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively Ok, that works. There's always open office as well. I have VM Fusion working correctly though so that's a good solution. On Aug 30, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Cameron

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-30 Thread Sarah Alawami
Office as far as I hear is not accessible. I've contacted MS about this 2 or 3 years ago with no results. Take care. Sarah Alawami MSN: marri...@gmail.com aim: marri...@gmail.com: website: http://music.marrie.org youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 Podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com

RE: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-30 Thread Cameron
Hi. Office on the mac is not vo accessible. Office, if you must use it, will work fine on the windows side. Can apple mail not deal with exchange yet? I know you can use pop3 and imap. Cameron. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-30 Thread Scott Granados
Ok, that works. There's always open office as well. I have VM Fusion working correctly though so that's a good solution. On Aug 30, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Cameron wrote: Hi. Office on the mac is not vo accessible. Office, if you must use it, will work fine on the windows side. Can apple