Re: Pairing & Switching Device With Logitech K480?

Hello Fazil, I have once had logitech k380 and if things are similar, once you power the keyboard on, functionkeys f1 f2 f3 can be assigned to different bluetooth devices. Once you decide which of the 3 function keys you want to use to pair with a device, hold it down for a few seconds while t

Re: confused with pages

Hi, In 2016 Anne & Archie Robertson had published a tutorial on Pages. I can’t remember where you could buy it from but maybe googling might help? It was a very good tutorial and it should still be relevant. > On 30 Dec 2020, at 20:19, Chris Westbrook wrote: > > I am confused when I try to

Re: Airport Express odd behaviour.

I had some issues similar to yours when I changed my airport extreme router to a new Netgear router. I had to reset my airport express to make it work as normal again. I used the reset button on the back of airport express and then set it up again. Andrew > On 3 Jan 2021, at 16:19, Anders Hol

Telegram app for mac?

Hi, What is the status of accessibility of Telegram for mac? Is there an alternative for desktop? Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a membe

YouTube video & extra info accessibility

Hi, I’m watching videos on YouTube which are actually language lessons. The teachers says she’s placed a transcript in the description box of the video but i can’t find it with Voiceover. Is this normally doable? I could access the transcript on my Windows machine but not on the mac. Andrew

Saving Spotify music to usb

Hi, Is there an accessible application that would save Spotify music in mP3 format to a usb stick? I’ve looked at Sidify and NoteBurn spotify music convertor but they’re totally inaccessible. Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If y

Can i use thunderbolt external drive with Macbook air 2017 that has usb ports only?

Hi, I’ve been searching for an adaptor that would allow me to use my thunderbolt external drives with macbook air 2017 that has usb ports only but I don’t seem to have any luck. I’ve found usbC to thunderbolt adaptor or hub but not simply usb to thunderbolt adaptor. I’m surprised: surely ther

New macbook air & accessibility

Hi, I may be getting a new macbook air with m1 chip. I wanted to ask what differences there may be in voiceover or shortcut keys that I should be aware of. Also, is it possible to run Windows 10 in Bootcamp on these new machines? Many thanks Andrew -- The following information is important

Re: Can i use thunderbolt external drive with Macbook air 2017 that has usb ports only?

l work for you without any adaptor required. > > Later… > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jun 7, 2021, at 2:09 A

Reinstalling big sur on macbook air

Hi, I’m passing my macbook air 2017 that currently has BigSur installed onto a member of my family. I need to erase the hard drive and reinstall the operating system. What format is best for this process i.e. APFS or MacOS journaled? Many thanks Andrew -- The following information is impor

Re: Reinstalling big sur on macbook air

s, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > >> On Jun 8, 2021, at 15:59, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries >> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I’m passing my macbook air 2017 that currently has BigS

touch ID location on latest macbook air

Hi, It sounds naive to ask but where would i find touch ID on latest macbook air? Is it readily identifiable? I’ve searched on the internet but found no indication as to where you put your finger for your print to be read. Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of th

SOS can't hear voiceover on my new macbook air

Hi, Just set up my new silicon macbook air. Everything went well, I managed to migrate my info from old macbook air and when the restart happened I can’t hear voiceover at all. It’s not muted, it is ticked as the sighted person trying to help me says but I can’t hear speech. I’m just desperat

Re: SOS can't hear voiceover on my new macbook air

r happen to me. > > Later… > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jun 14, 2021, at 2:29 PM, 'Andrew Lamanche' via Ma

Re: SOS can't hear voiceover on my new macbook air

wer button for six seconds or so. > > HTH. > > Later… > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jun 14, 2021, at 2:54 PM, &#

Re: SOS can't hear voiceover on my new macbook air

t; had to be downloaded? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 14, 2021, at 4:54 PM, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Thanks, Tim, I will ask them to help. \they’re are not terribly computer >> savvy so it makes things hard. I thin

Re: SOS can't hear voiceover on my new macbook air

ore > erasing and reinstalling the OS. > Good luck, > Donna > >> On Jun 14, 2021, at 3:54 PM, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries >> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> wrote: >> >> Thanks, Tim, I will ask them to help. \t

Missing mailboxes

Hi, I have just set up my new macbook air M1 and connected to my existing ICloud and Google accounts, both IMaP. However, several of my mailboxes I have set up under Icloud account are missing. Where can they have gone? any clues? Thanks, andrew -- The following information is important fo

Re: Missing mailboxes

E > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > >> On Jul 3, 2021, at 7:35 AM, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I have just set up my new macbook air M1 and connected to my existing ICloud

Authentication screen throws my Braille display out

Hi, Could anyone confirm this behaviour? I use Smart Beetle 14 cell Braille display with my new macbook air M1. Whenever I read an email using just Braille or an article on a web page, after a minute or so the authentication screene comes on and throws my Braille display to the beginning of t

Re: bootcamp windows partition file size choosing?

Hi, When I was installing Windows 10 in Bootcamp on my mac running Catalina, I had to ask a sighted person to help me move the slider for how big I wanted the partitions to be. It would appear this part of the installation process was inaccessible. Andrew > On 14 Jul 2021, at 00:22, The wolf

Voiceover doesn't seem to track Braille display in Big Sur

Hi, I have noticed that in Big Sur whenever I read text, let’s say in an email body, using my Braille display, voiceover cursor doesn’t follow my Braille display. This is annoying since if I want to switch to using speech, I find Voiceover starts reading from the beginning of the text where I

Twitterrific, reply with quote + voiceover

Hi, I use Twitterrific for mac on my macbook pro still in Sierra. I’d like to ask you for some tips on using Twitterrific for mac. There’re some functions I don’t seem to be able to access with voiceover, one of the major ones is to “quote” tweet with comment. Can anyone give me some clues o

Re: Zoom on the mac?

ve a need for the higher level features that are provided by this service. > > HTH > > - Brad - > > > On May 22, 2020, at 05:30, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries > mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> > wrote: > > Could you help a bit fur

Re: How to edit a table in Pages

Hi Donna, When working with tables in Pages, I first interact with the table in question and then I use vo+arrow keys to move through the cells. Vo+up&down arrows will take you straight to the row below or above. If a cell is empty, I just start typing the content and it is inserted into it.

Re: Twitterrific for Mac?

Hi Traci, I use Twitterrific for mac on Sierra all the time. It’s fairly accessible, and it has a fair number of shortcut keys. Once you’ve signed into your account, the table will populate with the tweets. You can move up and down the table using arrow keys. Voiceover is quite vocal in Twi

Parler Social in Safari accessibility

Hi, Does anyone use Parler Social on the mac via safari? i’ve just signed up to it but it’s really hard to use. There was also a captcha without audio alternative & I had to use sighted help to sign up. Any experience or tip would be helpful. Thank you Andrew -- The following information

Re: Parler Social in Safari accessibility

That would be fabulous. Their mobile app is not very accessible either. most buttons and tabs are unlabelled. Andrew > On 22 Jun 2020, at 09:47, Dezman Jackson wrote: > > I think I may have an inside contact for Parler that I'm going to reach out > to. I'll keep everyone posted. > > Dezman

Re: Parler Social in Safari accessibility

chrome, safari, Firefox and even Microsoft edge on windows. > No way around the captcha and the app isn’t helpful on the iPhone either as a > captcha is required there too. g. > > -Eric > > >> On Jun 21, 2020, at 3:23 AM, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries

Re: Parler Social in Safari accessibility

t; of the overall population and also represent a very substantial spending > base. Just on those points alone, there should be sufficient justification to > fix the problems while they are still cheap to fix. > > -Eric > > >> On Jun 22, 2020, at 3:51 AM, 'Andrew Lamanc

Big Sur beta installation stuck

Hi, I’m enrolled in beta testing on my mac. I’ve just been trying to install first beta of Big Sur but I get a message that 27 GB additional space on my hard drive is required. I’m installing it on 120 GB macbook air and I have not got significant stuff on it either. When I look at the info

Voiceover beta testers discussion group

Hi, Does anyone know where to find voiceover beta testers discussion group? Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate

Re: Voiceover beta testers discussion group

above text, which > is the email. If there's something that you don't understand, please write me > and ask me what my original intent was? I will make every effort to try to > clear up any misunderstandings that may arise from the above written text. > Thank you very much for re

Can't see iCloud music in music app in Catalina

Hi, I can’t see my music in iCloud music on Catalina in Music app. In Preferences in Music app, there’s no option to show iCloud music. Please help. It’s as if all my music uploaded to iCloud’s disappeared. All my smart playlists previously constructed are empty. Only music actually on my

Re: Using spotlight?

Yes, Once you are focused on the file in spotlight list of results, use command+i shortcut key combination to open info window about the file. Andrew > On 9 Sep 2020, at 14:48, Matt Turner wrote: > > Hi folks. > When I use spotlight to fine a file, and hit enter or VO+space, it want’s to > ope

Re: Selecting Multible files on mac

Hello Mustafa, I’m afraid there is no other way of selecting files apart from the one you already know. Andrew > On 12 Sep 2020, at 17:23, Ramy Moustafa Saber > wrote: > > Hi all: > Need to select more than 90 files in my downloads folder, using VO+Cmd+retyrn > and arrows is very difficult,

Downgrading from Catalina to Sierra & bootcamp partition

Hi, I run Catalina on 2012 iMac. For reasons of compatibility with some apps & Catalina not performing as well as I would have wished, I’m going to be downgrading this machine to Sierra. This can be done as I can see from various articles. I also run Windows in Bootcamp on the catalina machi

Re: Dropbox on the web

It’s not much of a consolation but Dropbox on the web is very difficult. I’ve reported to their team so if you can do likewise. If more pressure is applied, things may improve. Describe your issues. they gave me a polite answer of commitment to improvements but thus far things have not impro

SOS after forced clean install & migration data I can't find my data

Hi, Ok, so I messed up big time & I had to wipe my hard drive & clean install Catalina. Then via migration assistant copied all my data from bootable drive. Everything seems to have gone well apart from the fact I can’t find my data, nor the settings seem to have been applied. Yet, when I look

Mail crashing regularly in MacOs Sierra

Hi, I still run Sierra on one of my macs because of the Greek language bug not having been fixed since then but also I have some apps here that wouldn’t work on later operating systems. For a few weeks now, Mail app crashes at least once or twice a day when I view message lists or open a messa

Re: Help, the dock on my iPad went away!

Donna, If you run the latest iOS, there are a few new gestures listed in settings accessibility voiceover that you need to look at. They are one finger swipes from the top or bottom of the screen combined with sound feedback as you do so. To get your dock back, I think if I remember - it’s st

Re: mac OS big sur: why does it have to behave like I'm using an iPad

You are correct. I too have realised that we have to perform extra steps to accomplish certain outcomes. Yes, in some edit boxes you have to press vo+spacebar to make them editable. This happens regularly in Messages app. In the same app, it’s much harder to navigate now and be sure you know

Re: mac OS big sur: notifications

Hi, Once the notification appears, press vo+command+spacebar to access actions menu. From there you can view the notification or close it. Somebody on the list here helpfully suggested this. It used to drive me mad too. Andrew > On 23 Nov 2020, at 07:41, Yuma Decaux wrote: > > Hi All, > >

How do I do a screen recording on my mac?

Hi, Apple’s accessibility team are asking me to do a screen recording of the problem with the Greek voice spelling words rather than reading them. How would I do a screen recording for them including audio whilst at the same time changing from application to application in order to illustrate h

Re: Voices on Bigsur

I hope you’ve reported the voice problems on Big Sur. This side of accessibility has been troubled since Sierra for those of us who use multilingual support. Andrew > On 29 Nov 2020, at 17:05, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > in my experience on a german MacBook Air with an M1 chip, >

Re: How do I do a screen recording on my mac?

Brad, I wouldn’t know where to start with Zoom. Besides Apple accessibility don’t want to talk to me on zoom, they want a screen recording. Andrew > On 29 Nov 2020, at 15:07, Brad Snyder wrote: > > You can do this using Zoom. > > - Brad - > > > On Nov 29, 2020, at

Re: Struggling with some Big Sur navigation

Traci, Big sur in some ways makes things more difficult and harder to perform. I have noticed it too: more interactions, not being able to jump to relevant places on the screen quickly enough. I don’t understand the concept of collections. Notifications are tricky to work out. I have learnt

Re: Mac Mail on Big Sur

Try this: find with vo+right arrow the vertical spliter just after messages pain. Interact with it & vo+down arrow until you hear 100%. Stop interacting and see if it does the trick. > On 1 Dec 2020, at 22:00, Matthew Dyer > wrote: > > I am using bixer on a mac mini. The problem I have is th

Re: mac OS big sur: alex compact and local voice playing one after the other

Please everyone report these bugs & similar to apple including screen recording. I feel accessibility is slipping somewhat. If I had a choice I’would go back to the way voiceover was in Sierra. Andrew > On 5 Dec 2020, at 18:14, Yuma Decaux wrote: > > Hi List, > > Here's a funny but very ann

Re: Setting Date and Time In Mac?

Hello Fazil, You will find “day & Time” preference pane in system preferences. To get to System Preferences, do the following. Press control+f3 to get to the doc. Then vo+arrows to find system preferences. Press enter on the icon. Once system preferences is open, navigate to where it says

Re: notifications on my Mac

Michael, Are you running Big Sur? If you do, press vo+command+spacebar to open actions menu. From there you can close or examine a notification. Andrew > On 7 Dec 2020, at 10:11, Michael Busboom wrote: > > Hi. > > Although I can get into my list of notifications, I have not been able to >

Re: One Voice Only In Mac?

Fazil, Open Voiceover utility with vo+f8, then arrow down to the category “speech”, then find the table of active voices, you may only have one as I understand your setup. Interact with it with vo+shift+down arrow, find the edit button. Press it & this should open the window where you can con

Re: One Voice Only In Mac?

ote: > > Thanks much, Mr. Lamanche. > My MacBook-Pro 2017 does not have physical Function Keys, it got a touch > strip, do we have any alternate for F8? > Thanks! > > From: 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2020 8:24 AM > To: '

Re: Typing Arabic With Apple Magic Keyboard US English?

Fazil, Go to system preferences & choose keyboard pane. There find the “input sources” tab and press vo+space on it to make it active. Then move right till you find “add” button. A table of all input sources possible will appear. But you will also have “search” text box there so you can sta

Re: Typing Arabic With Apple Magic Keyboard US English?

rong? > Thanks! > > From: 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2020 10:37 AM > To: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > Subject: Re: Typing Arabic With Apple Magic Keyboard US English? > > Fazil, > > Go to system preferen

Re: Strange issue with VoiceOver.

In my experience, Anders, if quick nav is on, I could never type in text boxes. I have to disable quick nav in order to enter text in text boxes. Andrew > On 16 Dec 2020, at 19:57, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > I seem to have changed some setting on my Mac that makes quicknav to stop > th

Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

Hello, Is it possible to read books and documents imported to voice dream reader for mac desktop using refreshable Braille display? I’ve been trying to find a way to do this but have thus far failed. Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

the text being read anywhere. Andrew > On 20 Jun 2022, at 23:24, Herbie Allen wrote: > > Does it read if you hit the play button? > >> On Jun 20, 2022, at 16:00, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> Is

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

es, you should be able > to use your braille display for the purpose. > Be aware, however, that the panning behavior on VoiceOver for Mac with a > braille display can be awkward, and it may be challenging to read a document > sequentially. > >> On 20 Jun, 2022, at

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

work > for what you want or even reading the document in something like preview or > even pages/word - I guess it depends on the format of the book you are > reading > >> On 21 Jun 2022, at 09:33, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> &g

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

d a daisy for a while does it show the > actual text > >> On 21 Jun 2022, at 09:52, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries >> mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> wrote: >> >> These are DAISY books from bookshare.org <http://booksha

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

actually register on the meter hence I lost my place in the book. I shall have to play with it some more. It would appear the Braille display focus doesn’t move the Voiceover focus with it. > On 21 Jun 2022, at 09:37, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I tho

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

attra...@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:julierattra...@gmail.com>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Haven’t tried it on the Mac with dreamreader but would the books app not >>>> work for what you want or even reading the

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

se? in theory you could even read in your browser if desired. > For the record, as shared, there is a mac edition of lynx, if actually using > the tool resonates. > Sing out if you have more questions. > Kare > > > > On Tue, 21 Jun 2022, 'Andrew Lamanche' vi

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

; interact with from what I remember. > I don’t have it as he has a monthly subscription which I don’t want so I > trashed it on my Mac. > Sad but it is what it is. > /A > >> 21 juni 2022 kl. 10:33 skrev 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries >> : >> >&

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

splay. > I suppose? in theory you could even read in your browser if desired. > For the record, as shared, there is a mac edition of lynx, if actually using > the tool resonates. > Sing out if you have more questions. > Kare > > > > On Tue, 21 Jun 2022, 'Andrew Lamanch

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

n to explain such things properly translating Swedish to English > directly from my head. > /A > >> 22 juni 2022 kl. 07:20 skrev 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries >> : >> >> Yes, I have finally found the area and i was able to read the text with the >

Re: An active Voice Dream Reader subscription on Mac

I”m not quite sure but when did yu subscribe to the application? The first two weeks are free so if you had subscribed before the two weeks are up, maybe your subscription is not valid yet. Andrew > On 22 Jun 2022, at 17:44, Tibor Niesner wrote: > > Hello, > > I have an interresting thing

Re: Voice Dream Reader for mac and Braille display

> extension. >>> What happens next though depends on how you read regular text files with >>> your braille display. >>> I suppose? in theory you could even read in your browser if desired. >>> For the record, as shared, there is a mac edition of lynx, if actu

Re: Pages

Ann and Archie Robertson had written a helpful tutorial “My MacPages" on Pages. It’s a paid publication available fromhttps://mosen.org/store/ consultancy and maybe other sources as well. Anne has been a generous contributor to this list. Hope you can find her tutorial. > On 27 Jun 2022,

Signing into Kindle on IPhone using smart beetle Braille display

Hi, I was trying to sign into Kindle on my IPhone SE 2nd generation using Smart Beetle refreshable Braille display. I navigated to the edit fields but no text would be entered into the field apart from the @ sign. Is there something specific I must do in order to enter text using Braille disp

Re: Signing into Kindle on IPhone using smart beetle Braille display

mode? > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible > will make violent revolution inevitable." > --John F. Kennedy > My e-Mail: > ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> > > On 6/28/2022 2:58 AM,

Kobo books app for iphone accessibility

Hi, I have again tried the Kobo books app for iphone and although I can open a book previously purchased, I don’t know how to move from page to page. Is there a voiceover passthrough gesture that would allow me to perform a swipe to change pages as the app suggests a sighted user might do to a

Captcha recognition

Hi, Is there a way to deal with captchas in Safari? The particular one has no audio equivalent. Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's

Mac mini with M1 chip and questions

Hi, Yesterday my 2012 imac died. I’m trying to decide what to buy. I’m thinking of getting a mac mini with M1 chip. My questions are: 1. Could I run windows in bootcamp on it? 2. What sort of monitor I need to get? I don’t thinkk it comes with a monitor. Many thanks Andrew -- The followin

Re: Mac mini with M1 chip and questions

might want to > act soon, because it is unknown how long Apple will continue selling this > option, and it could easily disappear once the October event is held, though > I would assume some of these models could still be purchase from the Apple > Refurbished store. > > - Brad -

Re: Translate?

I would use translate.google.com . Once you are on the page, look for source language and target language choices and choose Spanish for source and English. Then Look for the edit field where you can paste or type in the text. In this case, you want to have copied

Re: Document Scanning App

I use FineReader OcR Pro. It’s a paid application from the appstore. Andrew > On 25 Oct 2022, at 16:09, Vaughn Brown wrote: > > Good morning, > > I hope that there will be recommendations for a document scanning app. > I started a new job as an employment consultant and some of it invo

Accessible Twitter client for mac

hi, Now that Twitterrific is no longer available, what is the best accessible Twitter client for a mac running Ventura? I’m currently trying Twitter.app and Spring.app but both are behaving in an odd manner so that I never quite know how to jump to the top of the Tweets, the shortcut keys don’

Secure keys accessibility

Hi, Does anyone on the list use a physical secure key to sign into apple or other web services? If yes, are such keys accessible for blind users? What are your experiences with them? Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

Secure keys & iOS devices

Hi, Does anybody use YubiKey secure keys with your services especially iphone? If yes, could you pls email me privately? I can’t make them work with my iphone se 2020. I’d be grateful to talk to you via facebook or whatsapp. Please let me know. Andrew -- The following information is impo

Accessible password managers

Hi, I’m wondering what other password managers besides 1password people find easily accessible on Mac, iOS & Android/windows? I’ve been using 1password for many years but following their continuous development - as is often the case - I’m finding their app more and more difficult to use. Andr

Re: Accessible password managers

edy > My e-Mail: > ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> > > On 3/12/2023 2:27 PM, 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> Hi, >> I’m wondering what other password managers besides 1password people find >> easily accessib

Re: Accessible password managers

rovides many benefits >>> aside from storing passwords. Send them feedback. >>> >>> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >>> "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible >>> will make violent revolution inevitable." >>> --John F. Kennedy >&

Accessible VPN

Hi, What VPN service do people on the list use on iOS and mac computers, paid or unpaid? I’d appreciate your comments. Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if yo

How to type plus sign on iphone

Hi, I have recently come across a dilemma of how to type relatively quickly the plus sign on the iphone keyboard. In order to achieve this, I had to spend quite a time looking amongst symbols and it wasn’t to be found on the first screen of symbols on iPhone keyboard. Is there an easier way t

Re: Question about Voiceover issue when starting my Macbook Pro

Hi, Voiceover is probably muted so double-tap with three fingers on the trackpad to unmute it. Andrew > On 4 Apr 2023, at 01:42, Herbie Allen wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > Having a brain cramp on an issue starting my MacBook Pro with VoiceOver. > Somehow my settings got changed so when I start

Affordable Braille display that works with voiceover

Hi, My Brailliant bi 32 I bought second-hand years ago appears to have died. Would you mind giving me some recommendations on an affordable Braille display that plays nicely with voiceover? Many thanks Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Jumping from chapter to chapter in a Kindle book

Hi, Is it possible to jump from chapter to chapter in a Kindle book in the Kindle app on iPhone or ipad? Or else, is there a way to find a particular chapter in a Kindle book using voiceover? Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If

Re: Jumping from chapter to chapter in a Kindle book

his will bring up a list of options, one of which will allow you to > see a list of the chapters of the book, currently opened. > > Mark > > -----Original Message- > From: 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 11:46 PM > To: &#x

Sleep app

Hi, What accessible sleep apps do you use on your apple watch? thanks Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, pl

How to bypass captchas on iphone and ipad

This is how it’s done.. Below is a quote from OSX Daily blogpost. "You can completely bypass and skip CAPTCHAs by enabling an automatic verification feature, here’s how:” 1. Open the Settings app on iPhone or iPad 2. Tap on your name at the very top of the Settings app 3. Choose “Password & S

Voiceover says "verified" repeatedly on YouTube website

Hi, I’ve noticed recently as soon as I load YouTube website, Voiceover keeps repeating “verified” at leasst 10 times. This behaviour is fairly new. Anybody else experiencing this? It happens on Big Sur, and Ventura as well. Andrew -- The following information is important for all members o

Re: Voiceover says "verified" repeatedly on YouTube website

other form of AT notification they added somewhat recently. >>>> Odd thing is, I don't find that >>>> "verified" or "official" always relate to what I'm listening to. Maybe it's >>>> just me. :) >>>> >>>>

Working with textboxes in Microsoft Word on mac

Hi, Is it possible to work successfully with textboxes in Ms Word on the mac? I mean move from one box to another, read its content and / or write in them? I have to fill in a questionnaire which is full of textboxes and I have no idea how to complete the task. Many thanks for any tips. And

Dolphin Easy Reader & Braille display

Hi, Is it possible to read books with a refreshable Braille display in Dolphin Easy Reader app on the mac? I can’t find a way of doing so. Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running o

37 Zoom Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

Hi, Just found this helpful page and I thought I’d share it. andrew > https://osxdaily.com/2022/01/31/zoom-keyboard-shortcuts-mac/ -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or

Re: Concerned about the future Mac accessibility

Well, I have bought a Windows laptop and I’m making sure I use it since I no longer think Apple is always going to stick to their original commitment to blind people. I also find using the internet on a Windows machine a much more pleasant and efficient experience. Andrew > On 7 Sep 2023, a

Re: Concerned about the future Mac accessibility

I agree and I use the same tactic: Windows is superior on web navigation and even email when it comes to newsletters where you can swiftly and reliably navigate through headings and links and activate them - a difficult if not impossible task in Apple mail. Andrew > On 7 Sep 2023, at 18:32, le

Re: Concerned about the future Mac accessibility

which is the very annoying > aspect. > Mozilla Thunderbird under Linux performs quite well for e-mail reading. > > From: 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> > Date: Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 15:18 > T

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