Hi Rich, A definite second on your message. I'm in the same boat, it is a little overwhelming, but with the tremendous help we get here, we'll master the cat.
Les -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rich Ring Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:46 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: status menu? I just want to thank you for your messages. I am a very new Mac user, and I am feeling a bit overwhelmed. Thanks for your clear and helpful messages. ----- Original Message ----- From: Esther <mailto:mori...@mac.com> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:35 PM Subject: Re: status menu? Hello, There are shortcuts both in VoiceOver and for the Mac in general to move to the status menu bar. In VoiceOver, pressing VO-M (Control-Option-M) once takes you to the application menu bar, pressing VO-M twice takes you to the status menu bar, and pressing VO-M three times takes you to a Spotlight search. So, to check your battery, you could press VO-M twice, then left arrow to the battery menu and arrow down to the menu options for display preferences, energy saver preferences, etc. To check the date and time, arrow left again, then arrow down into that menu's settings. You can also use the shortcuts Control-F2 to navigate to the application menu bar, Control-F8 to move to the status menu bar, and Command-Space to bring up Spotlight search. These work independently of VoiceOver. VO-M always starts you at the Apple Menu. Then you can either use your arrow keys or type the first few letters of a menu name to navigate to application menu items or the Help menu for that app. There are also shortcuts both in VoiceOver and the Mac in general to move to the Dock, which you can use to launch applications, check on downloads, and check the trash. VoiceOver used VO-D, but Control-F3 also works. Again, you can navigate with arrow keys or by typing the first few letters of an item in the dock. If you want to customize the order of items in the dock, select an item, press the option key and use your arrow keys to move it to a new location/order. Cheers, Esther a radix wrote: Hello, my brother tried my mac today and apparently, to the right of the apple menu there is a status menu where you can see your airport status, the time and the battery status. Can anyone tell me where i can find it because i would like to check how long my battery can hold out. Thanks, Greetings, Anouk, __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4375 (20090827) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4375 (20090827) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
