You can close the lid, or hit cmd option eject to put it to sleep/stand by. Either one will work just fine.
As for alerts i have them sent to my phone via icloud so generally those work across ios devices anyways. Tc. On Sep 2, 2013, at 9:53 PM, Sandy Easton <sandy.eas...@btconnect.com> wrote: > And while we're on the Mac calendar, I understand that the computer must be, > as it were, officially on, if you want your alerts to actually alert you! > Now, on certain little specialized access devices, - such as BrailleNote or > VoiceSense, - the machine will go so far as to switch itself on for a diary > or a wake-up alarm. I have been told that in order to get the Mac to do > something equivalent, it has to be in sleep mode, rather than switched right > off. Is that true, - and in any event, how do you put it in sleep mode? I > have a MacBook Air, by the way. > > > Sandy Easton. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda C. Knight" <l...@tampabay.rr.com> > To: "'Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility'" <mac-access@mac-access.net> > Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 3:57 AM > Subject: RE: the calendar on the mac. > > >> >> >> Sarah, >> >> Your way is a great way too. I like to put alerts in so while I am on that >> event, I do cmd e to edit. And I like the alert choices too. I usually >> select Email. I am anxious to see how this works. >> >> Both ways are good. >> >> Thank you and Ben. >> >> >> Hugs and 73 >> Linda C. Knight & shirley >> CallSign: kk4hrg >> Please note email: >> l...@tampabay.rr.com >> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that >> the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and >> worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security >> strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something >> unpredictable happen. >> >> Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by >> visiting the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >> database 8756 (20130902) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
