Unzipping and listening to an audio tutorial on the iPhone

Hi all, I downloaded a Mystic Access tutorial to my iPhone and I want to listen to it. But the file is zipped and I don’t know how to access it. I can see the download in my files app, but when I double tap on it nothing happens. VO ibndicates that the file is selected but now what? Thanks in

Printing a Text Message

How do I print a text message from the native app on my iPhone 6S? -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone 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, please contact the

Re: Printing a Text Message

the only way I know of is to copy the text into another program like notes where you can print from. Select the text, copy, and paste. You cannot print directly from iMessages. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of

Downloading A YouTube Video in iPhone5S?

Hi, list. I have iPhone5S and iOS 12.3-something, I mean the latest iOS for iPhone5S. Yesterday, I downloaded a YouTube video from the Download option inside youTube and I have done it for the first-time. YouTube gave me some compression option, I picked up the smallest size and Download

RE: How to program the programmable keys on the Logitec G613 Lightspeed mechanical gaming keyboard

Thank you Sieghard, I discovered that as well. Here is some of the information that a sighted person took from the website. Most of it was image text so not easily accessed by JAWS users. These are step by step directions. Setting up will still require sighted assistance though. How to

Re: Unzipping and listening to an audio tutorial on the iPhone

Tead of unzipping it, you could import it into Voice Dream Reader. That app is wonderful for listening to zipped mp3 books and lots of other kinds of books and documents as well. You can unzip files directly in the Files app and then use something like VLC Media Player to import the files into but

RE: How to program the programmable keys on the Logitec G613 Lightspeed mechanical gaming keyboard

Territek, Thanks for these detailed instructions. It's so nice that we still know how to use words to explain things when so many companies seem to be moving to pictorial and image explanations that leave lots to be desired even for those not using screen readerss. I will say that with

RE: How to program the programmable keys on the Logitec G613 Lightspeed mechanical gaming keyboard

Another thought I have had is using Jaws scripts to substitute actions for the left hand keys. I assume they have different scan codes than the regular F1-F6 keys but don’t know how to find out what they use. Also, my Windows keys are disabled from time to time. I had installed the GHUB

Re: Where or how do you find Reply on a text message.

Carolyn, if you are talking about text messages in iMessages, you open the conversation. Near the bottom of the screen, find the camera button, then flick right passed the apps button and there is an edit box. Double tap so it says editing, and type or dictate your message, flick right once to

Issue with the Windows key: RE: How to program the programmable keys on the Logitec G613 Lightspeed mechanical gaming keyboard

Hello Tony, I had this problem initially and my Husband was able to fix this. At the very top of the board the first group of three buttons, the first button needs to be in the left most position. That will probably fix your Windows key issue. Best, Terri Hedgpeth From:

using the phone for translations

Hello all I'm wondering if a costly but easy way to use a phone to translate Spanish into English is to buy another phone or some other device. I do not own an ipad, or tablet, or ipod or any other device. I assume that the translators readily available for sale all have screens where you read the

RE: Printing a Text Message

You could also take a screen shot and print it from Photos. Richard  Live long and prosper Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, January 31, 2020 4:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: using the phone for translations

are you trying to translate then from Spanish to English where you are speaking the Spanish? Or the other way around? Try the free Microsoft Translator app. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-translator/id1018949559 Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in

Re: Unzipping and listening to an audio tutorial on the iPhone

I also highly recommend voice dream reader. It was the best $15 I ever spent. I love all the really cool text to speech voices I can purchase to listen to ebooks like those from bookshare and also my Harry Potter fanfiction I have in .txt format works very well as well. I like to zip up books

RE: Where or how do you find Reply on a text message.

I did go back to the main message, but couldn't find what to do to reply. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Where or how do you find

Re: Unzipping and listening to an audio tutorial on the iPhone

Thanks to everyone for the help with listening to my tutorial. I now have the whole tutorial in voice dream reader and everything seems to be working flawlessly. Sent from Kimber's iPhone The happy ending still beckons, and it is in the hope of grasping it that we go on.—Annie Proulx > On

Re: Where or how do you find Reply on a text message.

Open the email go to the bottom click more and then you’ll find reply reply all things like that. > On Jan 31, 2020, at 8:59 AM, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > I did go back to the main message, but couldn't find what to do to reply. > > -Original Message- > From:

Re: Unzipping and listening to an audio tutorial on the iPhone

OK, I may not have been clear. If it is a zip file of mp3 files, Voice Dream will open it and treat it like a book, and each file will be a chapter as it were. It handles everything internally. So just share it to Voice Dream Reader and choose either save or open and it should just work.

RE: Issue with the Windows key: RE: How to program the programmable keys on the Logitec G613 Lightspeed mechanical gaming keyboard

Fantastic! I have one of these keyboards at my desk and one in the bedroom. Apparently that switch was getting moved without my knowledge when the keyboards were being moved around. I had spent a lot of time developing work arounds and really appreciate your input. Tony From:

RE: Unzipping and listening to an audio tutorial on the iPhone

Michael’s recommendation to use Voice Dream Reader would also be my first suggestion. IN the Files app, if you have Voice Dream Reader, there may be a share button to share it with Voice Dream Reader. Otherwise, in Voice Dream Reader, choose Add, then file browser and you should be able to find

Re: Unzipping and listening to an audio tutorial on the iPhone

On a related note, last time I tried unzipping from an email attachment, Voice Dream was not able to do it. The file was there but could not be read by it. Now that I think of it, the file name ended with -6.zip. Is 6.zip is a different kind of format like 7zip? And is there a way to unzip on

RE: Unzipping and listening to an audio tutorial on the iPhone

Kimberly, Just to make sure you picked this up from Michael's and Richard's posts, you don't need to unzip the files you want to read with Voice Dream Reader. You just need to add them to your Voice Dream library either using the Add button in the Voice Dream app or with a share button in

RE: using the phone for translations

Richard Yes, now that I say that, it's kind of funny cause I must hear the Spanish first in order to pronounce it properly! I can also capture native speakers and translate that way too when they are around. Mostly I am studying on my own and reading emails that are now all coming in in

RE: Downloading A YouTube Video in iPhone5S?

I just Googled this and even at only a resolution of 720P, it looks like a 10 minute video is between 90 and 100 Mb. This means a 34 minute video at 720 P would be between 306 and 340 Mb. At 1080P, which is high definition, 10 minutes are between 140 and 150 Mb, a 34 minute 1080P video would

RE: update on the Bluetooth Instant pot

I never had any problem with mine in iOS 13 all versions. It’s about the only Bluetooth device I haven’t had trouble with. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of terri...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, January 31, 2020 9:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

update on the Bluetooth Instant pot

Hello all, I am excited to report that the Instant pot with Bluetooth works better than ever before with the iPhone in 13.3 Best, Terri Hedgpeth -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this

RE: A couple of setting up comments about the Logitech G613 Lightspeed Wireless mechanical gaming keyboard

Yes, at least for Logitech this is pretty standard, they also do this with their K780 keyboard which includes a USB dongle and I think some of their mice also have a spot to put in the USB dongle. I think it’s not necessarily important to bring the dongle as close to your keyboard as possible,

RE: How to program the programmable keys on the Logitec G613 Lightspeed mechanical gaming keyboard

Yes, that left most button at the top is a slider and it disables the Windows key which apparently is something many gamers like to do so they don’t accidently hit it and the Windows/Cortana search box comes up in the middle of their game. I can’t remember if it has to be to the left or to the

RE: Downloading A YouTube Video in iPhone5S?

I can’t tell you whether it downloaded and where to find it, but I somehow doubt you can share a 34 minute video which must be hundreds of Megabytes directly. Why not just share the YouTube link on WhatsApp which should be easy to do. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Fazil Sent:

RE: update on the Bluetooth Instant pot

You do mean the old Bluetooth model or do you mean the new Instant Pot Smart WiFi? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of terri...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, January 31, 2020 9:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: update on the Bluetooth Instant pot Hello all, I am excited to report

Re: Where or how do you find Reply on a text message.

lauwanna Carolyn was inquiring about replying to text, not email.: -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone 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, please contact the

RE: How to program the programmable keys on the Logitec G613 Lightspeed mechanical gaming keyboard

If you have sighted help who is somewhat technologically capable, e.g. they know the basics about dragging and dropping etc. it’s not so hard to do. You might even be able to ask Microsoft Accessibility to help with this or Aira, if you are subscribing since something like this would take more

RE: A couple of setting up comments about the Logitech G613 Lightspeed Wireless mechanical gaming keyboard

Is Logitech K780 window style keyboard or an apple style one? Thanks! From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, January 31, 2020 9:39 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: A couple of setting up comments about the

RE: A couple of setting up comments about the Logitech G613 Lightspeed Wireless mechanical gaming keyboard

It is both. If you pair it to an iOS device or a Mac is knows this and acts as an Apple keyboard if you pair it to a PC it works like a regular PC keyboard except that if you want the function keys to work as function keys you have to install Logitech Options which for many is not

RE: update on the Bluetooth Instant pot

The older Bluetooth one. I had lots of trouble with the Bluetooth connection in IOS12… and frankly was afraid to try in v13 even though the company had updated the app. Because the Bluetooth is not made anymore, I did not have any expectations that the update would improve Bluetooth

Is there an app to open 7zip files

I have a friend who insists on sending out .7z files. We’ve all asked him not to but he won’t listen. Does anyone know of an app which will open them? I have the paid version of WinZip, and that won’t. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have

Re: Is there an app to open 7zip files

If you are using iOS 13, the files app will. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner On Jan 31, 2020, at 2:39 PM, Alex Stone wrote: all members -- The following

Re: Is there an app to open 7zip files

Of course, like an idiot, I didn’t think of that! From: viphone@googlegroups.com on behalf of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, January 31, 2020 10:55:42 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Is there an app to open 7zip files If you are using iOS 13, the

Re: Where or how do you find Reply on a text message.

Yeah I realize that after I hit send. Need to read a little closer before I reply. > On Jan 31, 2020, at 11:04 AM, Holly wrote: > > lauwanna > > > > Carolyn was inquiring about replying to text, not email.: > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone

RE: Do Not Update Fantastical

Richard, I see that Fantastical had another update today. Did it fix any of your accessibility issues? Alan Lemly From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 6:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Is there an app to open 7zip files

Well Alex, it is just my opinion, but your friend isn't that smart. Please tell me why on earth he wants to keep audio books zipped at all in any format. It isn't like he is saving any real hard drive space by keeping the books zipped up. I only zip audio books because I want to upload them to

Re: Is there an app to open 7zip files

I completely agree with you, but he won’t be told! Sent from my iPhone > On 1 Feb 2020, at 00:10, Joshua Hendrickson wrote: > > Well Alex, it is just my opinion, but your friend isn't that smart. > Please tell me why on earth he wants to keep audio books zipped at all > in any format. It

have a question about returning to an app once checking something on the status bar

Hi to all. I've got my iPhone 8 and am still using IOS 12.41. If I'm in any app, I like to sometimes go to my status bar and say check the time, or maybe check my bluetooth speaker battery level or the battery of my iPhone. Once this is done, what can I do to quickly get back to the app I was

Freestyle Libre or Dexcom?

Hi all, Yes, this is very much iPhone related. I have a question about two glucose readers. One is the Freestyle Libre and the other is the Dexcom. I know that the Libre app is accessible but I don't know anything about the Dexcom. My doctor wants me to get the Dexcom because it has alarms

Closing tabs in safari

On the doc in Safari on the phone is tabs, which shows me a bunch of sites I have been to in the past. How do I get rid of references to these sites??? Thx, -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: Closing tabs in safari

If you double tap and hold the tab button in the lower corner of Safari, you can close all your tabs at one time. On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 7:07 PM Ann Byrne wrote: > On the doc in Safari on the phone is tabs, which shows me a bunch of > sites I have been to in the past. How do I get rid of

App for Scanning ASIN?

Hi,list. Is there an app that can scan ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number)? Do we have ASIN on the product itself or just in the catalogue? Your help is much appreciated. Thanks! -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any

Re: Closing tabs in safari

Awesome! At 08:13 PM 1/31/2020, you wrote: If you double tap and hold the tab button in the lower corner of Safari, you can close all your tabs at one time. On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 7:07 PM Ann Byrne <ann...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: On the doc in Safari on the phone

Moving around the screen in safari

Using a blue tooth keyboard, how do I 1. Read the address bar without moving to it, or return from the address bar to the page of text. 2. Move to the top of the screen (not the status bar or address bar). 3. Move to the bottom of the screen. Thanks a lot, -- The following information is

Re: Is there an app to open 7zip files

Alex, why doesn't your friend use 7zip to make regular zip files. That's what I do whenever I zip audio books into zip files for either voice dream reader or NLS books for the files app then transfer them to bard mobile. I can't think of the last time I used 7zip to make an actual .7z file. I've

RE: Where or how do you find Reply on a text message.

This is a text, thanks. -Original Message- From: 'Louana Sterling' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2020 10:57 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Where or how do you find Reply on a text message. Open the email go to the bottom click

RE: Where or how do you find Reply on a text message.

OK. I did find the camera button. Thanks. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, January 31, 2020 11:13 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Where or how do you find Reply on a text message.

Playing Dropbox Files

Hello again, iPhone listers, First, let me say thanks for the info from Sighard about playing dropbox files in the Files APP. That works as an alternative for trying to play files in Dropbox itself. A second option is to download any dropbox files you want into Voice Dream Reader. Both of

Re: Is there an app to open 7zip files

Unfortunately, he’s got a large library of audiobooks in .7z format and doesn’t want to have to convert them all. Sent from my iPhone > On 31 Jan 2020, at 23:41, Joshua Hendrickson wrote: > > Alex, why doesn't your friend use 7zip to make regular zip files. > That's what I do whenever I zip

Re: Do Not Update Fantastical

No. I sent them a screen recording this morning. So we'll see. Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner On Jan 31, 2020, at 3:59 PM, Alan Lemly wrote:  Richard, I

RE: have a question about returning to an app once checking something on the status bar

If using the touch screen, just touch in the middle of the screen. If using your braille display, I believe it is space+m? I'm not where I can double check that right now. Richard  Live long and prosper Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com -Original Message- From:

Re: Moving around the screen in safari

1. VoiceOver cannot read anything if focus is not on it. So you cannot read the address bar without moving to it. 2. Try control+up-arrow to move to the top left. BTW, the address bar is at the top of the screen. 3. Control+down-arrow, to go to the bottom right. Richard "Reality is the

RE: Where or how do you find Reply on a text message.

If you go to the bottom of your newly received message and type your reply in to the message field then below the message field should be the send button There is no reply button as such, It's a receive the message, Type your reply and hit send. -Original Message- From:

RE: update on the Bluetooth Instant pot

Sorry but what is the instant pot? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of terri...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, 1 February 2020 6:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: update on the Bluetooth Instant pot Hello all, I am excited to report that the Instant pot with Bluetooth works better

RE: A couple of setting up comments about the Logitech G613 Lightspeed Wireless mechanical gaming keyboard

Yeah I noticed that on an older key board / mouse set, In the battery compartment there is a little slot to sit the USB dongle so it doesn’t get lost. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, 1 February 2020 6:39 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE:

RE: Is there an app to open 7zip files

Thanks Richard, that’s great to know. I can’t see why you’d want to open a zip file on your phone but hey I’m in to trying things new. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, 1 February 2020 11:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Is there an app

RE: Is there an app to open 7zip files

Hi Alex, You able to let us know who this friend is and if we can be friends also? I'm always interested in getting hold of more books! I'm wondering if he might be an austrialian with the initials BH -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Alex Stone Sent:

RE: Freestyle Libre or Dexcom?

It does not work with a 6S or earlier because they did not have an NFC chip which was available for third party developers, it was locked down to allow Apple Pay and that’s it. The iPhone 7 and later have an NFC chip which developers can access and use for their apps/devices. From:

RE: update on the Bluetooth Instant pot

It’s a multi-function pressure cooker which can also be a rice cooker, slow cooker, yoghurt maker and usually do about 11 or 14 different things. There used to be a Bluetooth model which could be operated with an app and now there is the so-called Smart WiFi model which as the name implies gets

RE: Moving around the screen in safari

I don’t know about the address bar, But you can with vo keys plus m read the status bar on the IOS device, There are a number of shortcut keys for ipads and iphones with bt keyboards, but I can’t remember what they all are. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent:

RE: Freestyle Libre or Dexcom?

The libre doesn’t by default sync with the phone, You need to wave the phone near it. Dexcom does sync auto with the phone from a somewhat distance There is an adapter you can get called a miaomiao that you can stick on to the libre which uses Bluetooth to sync with the phone. From:

RE: update on the Bluetooth Instant pot

Ok, so it’s a rice cooker pot and supermarket in a single device. See this is why people are getting lazy, We don’t do things without having app to help us do it. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, 1 February 2020 6:52 PM To:

RE: Is there an app to open 7zip files

You mean on your phone or on a mac computer? On the computer 7 zip I thought was just a zip file and mac os will / should just open that, IOS Hmmm? Can't say I've ever tried or wanttted to try opening a zip file on the phone or iPad. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Freestyle Libre or Dexcom?

Hi Kay, I’m a libre user and I have no issues with it at all. I went with the libre simply because of the price of the device here in new Zealand, The app is very usable as you said but could be better still I have chatted to someone who if I remember uses the Dexcom so I can only assume it