I thnk pages also does mail merge. I don't know how accessibil it is as I don't use pages though.
Good luck. On Sep 27, 2010, at 5:15 AM, Rose Morales wrote: > The problem with something like Notepad is that notepad can only write text > files. This is fine if you're just looking to jot down a note or ten. Hence > the name notepad, :). MS Word is designed to let you format your text. Now, > one could use Wordpad, but that doesn't have a spellchecker. Furthermore, MS > Word is able to handle some pretty advanced word processing features: > indices, table of contents, table of figures, table of authorities, outlines, > bulleted lists, subdocuments, styles, track changes, tables, charts, simple > excel calculations and formulas, mail merge, envelope labeling, and probably > more I'm not thinking of. WHile your average MS Word user might not even know > half of these features exist, there are others who simply cannot live without > them. Personally, having taken a course in Office, I can certainly appreciate > the idea of MS Word for mac. An awesome word processor on an even more > awesome OS? That sounds lovely. Too bad that won't happen for awhile. With > that being said, let's look at some of Pages notable features: numerous > preloaded templates, the ability to create custom templates, easy insertion > of headers and footers, styles, track changes, mail merge, footnotes, > endnotes, bookmarks, tables, charts, and formulas. And Pages has the ability > to export not only to word documents but epub, rtf, PDF, and html. You can't > save as .docx yet, which is a pity, but you can open .docx files just fine. > > I'm not saying all this to suggest that everyone immediately love Pages. We > can all agree it lacks some features which word has. Honestly, my first > instinct is to fire up Word when I'm doing some intense document writing and > editing. And I'm a hard core Mac girl. For my every day writing, I use Text > Edit, and I love it. I call it WOrdpad on steroids because Wordpad doesn't > have a spellchecker, the ability to save to PDF, or the ability to implement > basic styles. At any rate, what I am suggesting is that we as Mac users > (those of us with Pages at least) step back and say, okay, Pages isn't word. > But what can it offer me? Is there some word processing I could be doing in > Pages which I previously only did in Word? And if we don't know the answer, > why not try creating that document in Pages when we're not on a time crunch? > We might just surprise ourselves. In an effort to remain objective, I will > also take the opportunity to include this link in my post. It is to Pages > reviews on macupdate.com. > > http://www.macupdate.com/reviews.php?id=17494 > On Sep 27, 2010, at 5:51 AM, ISAAC OBIE wrote: > >> Hi Kawal, >> Frankly, I don't like programs like MS Word because it's too big for what I >> want to do. It's huge, clumsy and plain a pain in the posterior. I love >> notepad! I think Notepad can do all I want including cleaning up a file. >> Now when I really get in to the Mac I think Text edit might do the trick. I >> honestly don't know yet. Maybe Esther's "Simplenote" might do it. I'll have >> to explore that at some point. >> Isaac >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kawal Gucukoglu" >> <kawal_gucuko...@sent.com> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 4:27 AM >> Subject: Re: Microsoft Office 2011 and VoiceOver >> >> >>> I too will be switching to I works rather than working with Microsoft >>> Products in the future. >>> >>> >>> Kawal Gucukoglu >>> >>> On 27 Sep 2010, at 12:53 AM, gkearney <gkear...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> It is interesting to note that the ribbons were accessible, much of >>>> the user interface is as well. It is the main content areas that are >>>> not accessible. >>>> >>>> Greg >>>> >>>> On Sep 27, 6:16 am, "Dave Taylor" <davetay...@tafn.org.uk> wrote: >>>>> I bet that if they tried, they would soon realise that the ribbons would >>>>> be >>>>> difficult if not impossible to implement with VO anyway. As it is, their >>>>> insistence on these awful things is one of my key drivers for making the >>>>> switch, though there are many others too. Mike, the podcast where you >>>>> install Snow Leopard is as good a demonstration as anything of how far >>>>> things have come on the Mac side, I'm afraid it is the opposite story, >>>>> almost the reverse story, on the windows side! >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Dave >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo >>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 11:03 PM >>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: Microsoft Office 2011 and VoiceOver >>>>> >>>>> I don't think he said it was a beta. It is very disappointing indeed, >>>>> really, Microsoft has no excuse for this one, it's not like they were not >>>>> aware of accessibility and voice over, they just chose not to do anything >>>>> with it. Apple has created a built in screen reader and provided the APIs >>>>> to >>>>> make programs accessible, Microsoft has definitely shown their interest in >>>>> this. At least on the mac, there are alternatives that will handle >>>>> Microsoft >>>>> Office files, namely iwork and open office. >>>>> On Sep 26, 2010, at 3:18 PM, M. Taylor wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Greg, >>>>> >>>>>> Thank you so much for providing this info. >>>>> >>>>>> I cannot begin to relay how sad and disappointed I am at the news of >>>>>> Microsoft's Office 2011 VoiceOver inaccessibility. >>>>> >>>>>> Wow! >>>>> >>>>>> You know, when I installed the very first beta of Windows 7, it was >>>>>> completely accessible. That is to say, as soon as one launched the >>>>>> installation program for Windows 7, a very clear voice prompt asked if >>>>> audio >>>>>> assistance was required. This came as a total surprise to me, to say the >>>>>> least. I answered in the affirmative and was able to install Windows 7 >>>>>> without any sighted assistance, whatsoever. I installed that first beta >>>>> on >>>>>> three of my computers. By the way, the voice that was used to guide me >>>>>> through the setup was not that of Narrator--it was much clearer. >>>>> >>>>>> Astonishingly, with the release of the next beta of Windows 7, this >>>>> feature >>>>>> was removed. I was shocked, disappointed, and angry, to say the least. >>>>> >>>>>> It was then that I began considering purchasing a Macintosh. >>>>> >>>>>> It's been much too long to recall how I came to learn Microsoft's reason >>>>> for >>>>>> removing this feature but they said they removed it for security >>>>>> concerns; >>>>>> to which I exclaim, "TommyRot!!!!!" Or, to put it in the vernacular, >>>>>> "That's a load of crap!!!!" >>>>> >>>>>> Greg, is it possible that the final release of Office 2011 will be >>>>> VoiceOver >>>>>> accessible? I mean, you reviewed a beta, did you not? Perhaps I'm just >>>>>> grasping at straws, eh? (Smile) >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks again for giving us a proverbial "heads-up" on this one. >>>>> >>>>>> Most Sincerely, >>>>> >>>>>> mark >>>>>> - >>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Greg Kearney >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 1:22 AM >>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com; macvoiceo...@freelists.org; Mary >>>>>> Beth >>>>>> Janes; Mike Shebanek >>>>>> Subject: Microsoft Office 2011 and VoiceOver >>>>> >>>>>> It is my sad duty to report that after getting a chance to test Microsoft >>>>>> Office 2011 for Mac that it is no more accessible in this version than in >>>>>> any of the previous versions. As in the past it is impossible to interact >>>>>> with any of the content areas of the program. You are not able to review, >>>>>> read or edit the text area in Word or Excel. >>>>> >>>>>> It should not be clear to all that Microsoft has no intention of ever >>>>> fixing >>>>>> these issues. I communicated directly with Microsoft over the same >>>>>> failing >>>>>> in Office 2008. The fact that after a complete rewire of the programs >>>>>> they >>>>>> remain inaccessible to the built in screen reader of the OS to me speak >>>>>> volumes about Microsoft's total lack of commitment to accessibility on >>>>>> the >>>>>> Macintosh platform and may well speak to Microsoft's general commitment >>>>>> to >>>>>> the platform as well. >>>>> >>>>>> Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media >>>>>> Association for the Blind of WA - Guide Dogs WA >>>>>> PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave, Victoria Park WA >>>>> 6100 >>>>>> Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 |www.guidedogswa.com.au >>>>>> Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America) >>>>>> Email: greg.kear...@guidedogswa.com.au >>>>>> Email: gkear...@gmail.com >>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group >>>>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group >>>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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