Re: Mail Composition questions

2010-08-03 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
Hi there, To write several addresses, just go to the to field and type in the address and separate them with commas. On Aug 2, 2010, at 8:08 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: Hi All: How do you write several email addresses in the to, cc, and bcc fields? 2. How do you select a specific email

Re: adium question

2010-08-03 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
Chad, if you go in to the events table in preferences, you can set up adium to speak messages automatically. On Aug 2, 2010, at 8:42 PM, chad baker wrote: Hi is it possible for adium to read messages automatically or no? I didn't see a option just curious. thanks -- You received this

Re: Mail Composition questions

2010-08-03 Thread Chris Moore
Oh right you mean smart email addresses, as you type an email address a list appears if the first email address given to you is not the one you want, press the down arrow until you hear the one you want, then hit enter On 3 Aug 2010, at 03:04, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: Hi: Your selection of

Re: Accessible piano apps for iPhone

2010-08-03 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hey scott, I must have missed your email. Morphwiz is accessible in a sense - I don't think all the features are accessible, but its useable to the point where its worth the purchase plus as I said, the developer is working with a friend to make it vo friendly although I don't have a time scale

reading docx files?

2010-08-03 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, Can the Mac not do this? I have a docx attachment, and I can't open it to save my soul. Best, Donna -- 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

addressing evelopes

2010-08-03 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I'm wondering if there is anything either in Text Edit or Pages that allows one to address an envelope. I'm thinking here of the word Macro where you can just put in the sender and return addresses and then click print, and you have an addressed envelope. TIA, Donna -- You received

Re: reading docx files?

2010-08-03 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, that's odd. They open just fine here in text edit or open office. Open office does a better job of preserving the formatting, but text edit should be OK for most purposes. Best, Erik Burggraaf Check out my first ever podcast tutorial, Learn braille using the braille box. Visit

Re: reading docx files?

2010-08-03 Thread Donna Goodin
Weird. Well, thanks for letting me know, I'll keep messing with it. Glad to know it's not a limitation of the Mac, I have lots of those files. :) Take care, Donna On Aug 3, 2010, at 8:04 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: Hi, that's odd. They open just fine here in text edit or open office. Open

Re: Accessible piano apps for iPhone

2010-08-03 Thread Scott Howell
Thank you sir and I had forgotten I sent you the note. :) I might just have to purchase this since the developer is obviously interested in making it accessible. Thanks, On Aug 3, 2010, at 7:53 AM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: Hey scott, I must have missed your email. Morphwiz is accessible in

Facebook and the Magic Trackpad

2010-08-03 Thread Kevin Mattingly
I thought I'd just pass along to the group that the magic trackpad actually improves the experience on the facebook page. It is very simple to find the posting area on the page now and begin editing. Kev -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: reading docx files?

2010-08-03 Thread erik burggraaf
hi, if they aren't private secure data or anything, feel free to email me one of the files you are working on and i'll try to open it here and see what happens. maybe it is something about the files themselves. Best, Erik Burggraaf Check out my first ever podcast tutorial, Learn braille using

Re: reading docx files?

2010-08-03 Thread Donna Goodin
You know, I finally got it open. Not really sure what the problem was. I was highlighting it, and trying to bring up the context menu. First, the menu wouldn't come up, and when I went into the file menu and tried to select save attachments, it wouldn't let me save it. It was weird. But

Re: Facebook and the Magic Trackpad

2010-08-03 Thread Chris Moore
Prey tell On 3 Aug 2010, at 13:56, Kevin Mattingly wrote: I thought I'd just pass along to the group that the magic trackpad actually improves the experience on the facebook page. It is very simple to find the posting area on the page now and begin editing. Kev -- You received this

Re: reading docx files?

2010-08-03 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Erik, You may have missed this note but then again, maybe not. I sent the following to the Macvisionaries List but didn't get any real helpful responses. I'm not trying to badger you at all, but you may have missed my note and you may have some thoughts. I would be curious to know if

Re: reading docx files?

2010-08-03 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi there, I saw it and cheered in the hopes that some one would come up with a better answer than I have. I use open office to do my books and company paperwork. I have to say, that calc rocks my world, but I only half-assed get along with writer. I'd love to dig into it and make it my full

Re: Facebook and the Magic Trackpad

2010-08-03 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Give me a break Chris... I have so little to give and there you are smiling at my small knowledge tidbit. Kev On Aug 3, 2010, at 9:32 AM, Chris Moore wrote: Prey tell On 3 Aug 2010, at 13:56, Kevin Mattingly wrote: I thought I'd just pass along to the group that the magic trackpad actually

Re: reading docx files?

2010-08-03 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi, Erik, I owe you, and everyone else on the list an apology. The message I sent to you was intended to be private, but it obviously wasn't. It looks to me like I will keep having to Use Office under Windows since professionally, it still has some accessible features that I need and can't

Reopen office

2010-08-03 Thread Sarah Alawami
OPen office tends to have some odd issues since it is is written in java. I don't get the clicking sound when it reads a paragraph but i can interact with th etext. I don't use open office for anything I do. Take care. On Aug 3, 2010, at 6:41 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello Erik, You may

Kind of funky, intermittent problem in mail

2010-08-03 Thread Michael Busboom
Has anyone ever had the following problem in Mail, and how did you solve it? Sometimes, when interacting with, and then arrowing through my list of mailboxes, I'll come across a mailbox with a lot of messages in it. Normally, when arrowing through the mailbox list, VO will announce the number

Re: Kind of funky, intermittent problem in mail

2010-08-03 Thread Daniel Rowe
Hi Mike, I have the same problem. In fact it happened to me a few seconds ago before reading this message. Quite a coincidence really. I think it's maybe a problem with Gmail being slow as sometimes I have it when Mail crashes when I try to delete a load of messages at once. Dannie On 3

Re: magic rackpad commands

2010-08-03 Thread Daniel Rowe
Hi Mary, if you do a search for trackpad in VO's help system, you'll find a list of standard gestures there. Dannie On 3 Aug 2010, at 04:58, Mary Otten wrote: Somewhere, I know I saw a list of commands that work out of the box with the magic trackpad and vo. Now however, I can't recall where

Re: Reopen office

2010-08-03 Thread Michael Busboom
Just out of curiosity, Sarah, what text editor do you use when or if you have to produce DOC files? Thanks, Mike On 3,Aug,2010, at 6:39 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: OPen office tends to have some odd issues since it is is written in java. I don't get the clicking sound when it reads a paragraph

Shifting focus to the arrow keys after doing a say all with VO A.

2010-08-03 Thread Kimberly thurman
HI folks: As the subject line says, I am having the difficulty that, after invoking a say all with VO A, and I wish to stop at a certain point during the reading and shift the focus to a line by line perusal using the arrow keys, VO begins reading from the beginning again instead of picking up

trouble with adium reading messages automatically

2010-08-03 Thread chad baker
hi what do i got to check on the events on the table for adium to read messages autamically. thanks -- 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

Re: addressing evelopes

2010-08-03 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi Donna, Check out this old thread. http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/msg45386.html It looks really cool, but I don't have a printer to try it on. Plus I don't really mail that much anymore. I used to be hardcore. Best, Erik Burggraaf Check out my first ever podcast

Re: Shifting focus to the arrow keys after doing a say all with VO A.

2010-08-03 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, You need to interact to resume reading at the place you stopped. On Aug 3, 2010, at 1:50 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: HI folks: As the subject line says, I am having the difficulty that, after invoking a say all with VO A, and I wish to stop at a certain point during the reading

Re: remote access from IPod.

2010-08-03 Thread Joel Zimba
I have been thinking this would be great to have myself. I've also heard that gotomypc works via ipad and iphone. this is a web-based thingie. I have also mused that getting braille to work through the network wouldn't be so hard since it works so well via bluetooth. We live in interesting

Re: Reopen office

2010-08-03 Thread Sarah Alawami
I use text edit. Take care. S On Aug 3, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Just out of curiosity, Sarah, what text editor do you use when or if you have to produce DOC files? Thanks, Mike On 3,Aug,2010, at 6:39 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: OPen office tends to have some odd

Re: DTB players and thumb drives again.

2010-08-03 Thread Ryan Mann
Hello. It's strange that your flash drive would stop working after only a few months. Do you eject your thumb drives or do you just pull them out? On a mac, you command+tab to the finder window, find your flash drive, then do command+e. You should only take your flash drive out after you do

Re: Kind of funky, intermittent problem in mail

2010-08-03 Thread Ricardo Walker
Yeah, I think there's just a lot of messages being loaded still. I would wait 5 seconds then turn voiceover off then back on. This usually works for me. hth On Aug 3, 2010, at 4:50 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: Correct. I have that problem at least 10 to 15 times a day. so I wait for the

Re: Shifting focus to the arrow keys after doing a say all with VO A.

2010-08-03 Thread Kimberly thurman
Aha, I knew it was something simple :) Thanks! On Aug 3, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, You need to interact to resume reading at the place you stopped. On Aug 3, 2010, at 1:50 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: HI folks: As the subject line says, I am having the difficulty

Re: Kind of funky, intermittent problem in mail

2010-08-03 Thread Sarah Alawami
For me it can take up to 3 minutes but I'm on what feels like a dial down connection. lol! Take care. S On Aug 3, 2010, at 3:32 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Yeah, I think there's just a lot of messages being loaded still. I would wait 5 seconds then turn voiceover off then back on. This

still can't get adium to read messages automatically

2010-08-03 Thread chad baker
Hi i didn't see a speak actio. All i seen was speak event. I selected that and nothing got red i'm missing something. thanks -- 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.

Re: Reopen office

2010-08-03 Thread Rajiv Shah
Hi, With OpenOffice or any Word Processor, how do you read tables along with column headings efficiently. Despite all the declarations to the contrary, this is one area where I really miss Windows for any reading and, frankly, Parallels is not the answer for me. After all, this is why I

Re: still can't get adium to read messages automatically

2010-08-03 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
There's a checkbo I think that says for it to speak action. On Aug 3, 2010, at 8:20 PM, chad baker wrote: Hi i didn't see a speak actio. All i seen was speak event. I selected that and nothing got red i'm missing something. thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed

mail question

2010-08-03 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
Hey, all, When I want to forward something, how do I delete the email address of the sender of the forward from the email? Thx, Chantel. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to

Windows 7 under Fusion and USB Windows keyboard

2010-08-03 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hi Folks: I now have Windows 7 installed under fusion. I have a silicone roll up keyboard. When I plug in the USB keyboard, it doesn't seem to be recognized by Windows 7. Is there something I need to do? What is Sharp Keys? Will this allow me to map an insert key to the Macbook so I won't

getting bookmarks from a friend's mac to mine

2010-08-03 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, the subject line pretty much says it all. Is there a reasonably efficient way to get my friend's safari bookmarks to my Mac? I guess the real question is, where are these sotred? Are they in folders that correspond to the folder names in Safari? If so, then I'd think you could copy them

Re: new mac user OmniPage verses IRIS Pro

2010-08-03 Thread Gary
Hi Ray, Do you have the installation instructions for abby fine reader? Do you need vuescan for it? Can you use it for any scanner or do you need to purchase a particular scanner? Thanks, Gary On Jul 13, 2010, at 4:00 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: Forget Omnipage on the Mac. Nuence tells me it

Re: DTB players and thumb drives again.

2010-08-03 Thread Lynn Schneider
Yes, I always eject properly. The one time when I did not was because my system froze up for some crazy reason. It was a really cheap brand of thumb drive, and in my research on this, it turns out that this is not all that uncommon for a thumb drive to fail, which really surprised me. On

Iphone text message field question

2010-08-03 Thread Gena Harper
Hi Everyone, When I use my Iphone, tap on the text field of a text message I am going to send, it keeps saying insertion point end. Before, all I had to do was tap twice and the insertion point would move to the beginning or the end, depending on where it started. NOw, it won't go to the

Re: Pauses in Mail Messages

2010-08-03 Thread Gena Harper
Hi, I am completely new at this and know very little but I go from the messages table to read the actual email by using the Tab key, then I use Shift Tab to go back to the table. I have never experienced any delay. The Vo just starts reading and reads all the way through. Maybe this will

Iphone Text message question

2010-08-03 Thread Gena Harper
Hi All, I already sent this question but it doesn't seem to be showing up. Sorry if it appears twice. When I'm using Vo on my Iphone in a text message, trying to type in the text field, it says insertion point at end. I used to be able to tap twice and it would go to the beginning. Now, it

How do you perform a command click on the multi gesture trackpad?

2010-08-03 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello list, I received my Magic trackpad on Tuesday, and I'm enjoying it. I was setting up some custom gestures and in the table there are some gestures that require a click. Fore example, command click, command double click, command secondary click, etc. I was wondering how you perform

Re: How do you perform a command click on the multi gesture trackpad?

2010-08-03 Thread Mary Otten
Along with the questions about how to perform command click etc, what is a secondary click? I saw it referenced and haven't a clue what it might be. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post