Re: Where and how do you get

2015-04-25 Thread Helen Murphy via Talk
SO IS YAHOO.COM MUCH EASIER TO GET INTO HELEN M MURPHY On Sat, 4/25/15, Pamela Dominguez via Talk talk@lists.window-eyes.com wrote: Subject: Re: Where and how do you get To: Dave davidh1...@comcast.net, Window-Eyes Discussion List

Re: Where and how do you get

2015-04-25 Thread David Gerry via Talk
Hello, I find Thunderbird works well with GMail either pop or imap. You can search the web for tips on getting them to play better together. David Gerry Boston, Massachusetts On 4/25/2015 1:10 PM, Larry Higgins via Talk wrote: Hello again listers! OK, I, up to now, was never

RE: Backspace keys and the function key isn't working

2015-04-25 Thread Rod Hutton via Talk
Hi, Are you in a browser or other HTML-based editor when using F8, since this is the only place where it works. Elsewhere, use the normal selection method, that is, using shift and arrows etc. Hth, Rod -Original Message- From: Talk

RE: speaking of Dell computers...

2015-04-25 Thread Rod Hutton via Talk
Hi Steve, When you refer to the context key, you are, I think, referring to the Applications key, which is often, but not always, located to the left of the right Alt key on a 101' or 104-key desktop keyboard. Is this what you're saying? Thanks, Rod -Original Message- From: Talk

Re: [EXTERNAL] speaking of Dell computers...

2015-04-25 Thread Alan J Paganelli via Talk
I'd like to point out that Walmart stores sells a wide range of replacement QWERTY keyboards running from around 10 bucks on up. The more expensive keyboards offer customability. Some have sloping keys from the G H keys oun out to the higher keys from left to right. They clame these

RE: speaking of Dell computers...

2015-04-25 Thread Rick Thomas via Talk
Hi Steve: It is incumbent on a piece of software to work with a given platform including operating systems and, in the case of a screen reader, the keyboard which is the primary interface for their clients and the only thing they have to use the features of the software. A simple list of

Re: Where and how do you get

2015-04-25 Thread Dave via Talk
Hi Larry, You might consider the Email program known as Becky. yeah, a strange name for a program, but no worse than Eudora, which by the way, I have been using for the last Zillion years. I did download Becky, and it does act some what similar to Eudora, although it has folders like

Re: speaking of Dell computers...

2015-04-25 Thread Stephen Clark via Talk
this is definitely something new because keyboards (for the most part) have been pretty standard. Now there's several issues of which have not even been addressed on this topic yet. For one thing, keyboards that don't have the numlock key also usually don't have the printscreen key, scroll lock

Backspace keys and the function key isn't working

2015-04-25 Thread via Talk
Good afternoon everyone, When I try using function F8 key to select either a character or word, that keystroke won’t work, even if I press it a few times. Also my backspace key doesn’t work either. I have my key layout set for a laptop computer. I even tried using the control shift

Re: Where and how do you get

2015-04-25 Thread Pamela Dominguez via Talk
Okay, since when is outlook free? As far as I know, you have to buy office to get outlook. And don't get caught like I did. They sold me a student edition that didn't have outlook. But yes, windows live mail is free. Pam. -Original Message- From: Dave via Talk Sent: Saturday,

Re: Where and how do you get

2015-04-25 Thread brendoncdono...@icloud.com via Talk
Hi, in my view! Outlook. Warm Regards, Brendon Donohue On 26 Apr 2015, at 3:10 am, Larry Higgins via Talk talk@lists.window-eyes.com wrote: Hello again listers! OK, I, up to now, was never concerned with the use of another email client, was frankly happy with Eudora for something like 14

Re: Where and how do you get

2015-04-25 Thread Mike Rogers via Talk
You might check out Becky email program. Costs $40, but works well with Gmail and is easy to use. www.harmonicaworkshops.com www.woodeneyemusic.com ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those

Office 2013 ribbon tutorial

2015-04-25 Thread Neville via Talk
Hi, Thanks to all those who answered my enquiry on how to navigate the Office 2013 ribbon. Before purchasing the programme, I shall use the info provided and practice on the W7 Wordpad ribbon. No doubt the menu items will be a little different but the concepts should be similar. Cheers

RE: Office 2013 ribbon tutorial

2015-04-25 Thread Rod Hutton via Talk
Hi Neville, Good luck, down under, and don't get tangled in the ribbon. Big grin All the best, Rod -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Neville via Talk Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 9:32 PM To: Window Eyes

Re: Office 2013 ribbon tutorial

2015-04-25 Thread Neville via Talk
Hi, This Classic Menu for Office plugin sounds very interesting. Once installed, does it function on all Office 2013 programmes such as Word, Excel and Outlook or does it need to be installed for each individual programme? Where can it be obtained and is there a cost? Thanks Neville. On

RE: Office 2013 ribbon tutorial

2015-04-25 Thread Jim Grimsby JR. via Talk
Well I love the ribbon idea. My problem is I can never seem to remember where to find stuff. I mean if the names of the options in the ribbon maid more sense then I would love it. This is why I use classic menu. Not because I think the ribbon is bad I just can never remember where stuff is. I

RE: Office 2013 ribbon tutorial

2015-04-25 Thread Jim Grimsby JR. via Talk
Note I want to take the time here to bring up a useful tool. If you are use to office 2003 or earlier or if you would just rather use a menu system check out a plug in for office called classic menu for office. You can just press alt+q twice and get a full menu system. The only difference is

RE: speaking of Dell computers...

2015-04-25 Thread Jim Grimsby JR. via Talk
Hi, When buying a keyboard this is something you have had to check for years. Does it use a function key. That changes the function of the function keys to media commands or to launch other programs. The location of the arrow keys no there is no standard for this. Does the keyboard use

Office 2013 ribbon tutorial

2015-04-25 Thread Neville via Talk
Hi, Using W7 HP 32, latest WE I am contemplating upgrading from Office 2003 to Office 2013 Home and Business but know nothing about how to navigate the ribbon. Hopefully there is a tutorial or knowledge base article somewhere which will help me understand how to interactwith the ribbon prior

Num Lock

2015-04-25 Thread Rick Thomas via Talk
Hi: OK, so we can either set the applications key function using auto hot key or use shift and f10 and that is ok. Now, why not have a WE setting in the control panel to lock the num lock setting and perhaps a hot key combo to toggle it? Using the f10 key would then become the default WE

RE: speaking of Dell computers...

2015-04-25 Thread Rick Thomas via Talk
Hi: I did not know about checking drivers and all that jazz. I always just purchassed a computer, plugged it and it ran. I did have to buy 2 or 3 keyboards to get my new Dell to work with WindowEyes - no num lock on one and no applications key on the other but then I learned of the shift-f10 key,

RE: App to change key funtion?

2015-04-25 Thread Rod Hutton via Talk
Hi Loy, It's fairly simple for me to write an app for you to do this, if you let me know what it is you're trying to do. Take care, Rod -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Loy via Talk Sent: Friday, April 24,

A few more questions about using window-eyes.

2015-04-25 Thread via Talk
Good morning everyone, In one of those tips of the day that you receive when you boot up your computer when window eyes loads up, it mentions something about screen rotating. My question is, How would a blind person know if the screen has rotated? Also, when I use the F8 key too select

Re: A few more questions about using window-eyes.

2015-04-25 Thread Mike Rogers via Talk
Hi. The hot key, control-shift-alt- arrow key used to be the keys for changing rate, volume and pitch on the fly. Now, it is a windows key for rotating the screen. Screen rotation is only important to sighted folk. The F8 key works when you copy from a website, but copying otherwise is done

Re: speaking of Dell computers...

2015-04-25 Thread Pamela Dominguez via Talk
Do you mean you press the right control and right alt together to make the applications menu happen? Pam. -Original Message- From: Debbie April Yuille via Talk Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2015 3:04 AM To: 'Les Kriegler' ; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' Subject: RE: speaking of Dell

Re: speaking of Dell computers...

2015-04-25 Thread via Talk
hmmm, that must be something incoded in to his keyboard because right alt+right ctrl doesn't do anything here on my system. shift plus f10 has always worked though. Legend has it that on Saturday 4/25/2015 10:39 AM, Pamela Dominguez via Talk said: Do

Re: speaking of Dell computers...

2015-04-25 Thread Pamela Dominguez via Talk
I never heard of driver incompatability with window eyes, either. My brother used to tell me you had to have a certain keyboard with a certain computer, and couldn't just go buy a replacement, but that was my brother's ancient information, and he told me that about fifteen years ago. At the