Donna,
You are correct a Mac is fully accessible right out of the box. Anything you
can do on he PC you can do on the Mac, accept for scanning and reading
documents. There is no Mac equivalent to OpenBook.
Matt Roberts
On Dec 4, 2009, at 11:23 PM, Donna Smith wrote:
> Hi all.
>
&g
In addition to Numbers, you can also use Openoffice.org for spreadsheet
applications. The program is free.
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On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:24 AM, Kevin Gibbs wrote:
> I don't own a Mac, myself, but you've got it basically right. The only big
> problem I see from your per
You can put in your OSX installation DVD, and there is a password recovery item
urn the utilities menu. This information is also available in Mac help.
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On Dec 5, 2009, at 7:06 AM, David McLean wrote:
> Hello, I just installed an Imac yesterday and some how I've got mys
I don't think the Touch will announce the time automatically, but you can get
the information from the status bar.
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On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:35 AM, Pete Nalda wrote:
> Heard someone having VO anounce the time on the iphone today and wondered if
> the ipod touch could do th
When you encounter the phone systems, run your finger along the bottom of the
screen, by the "home" button. You need to put the phone on speaker phone mode
for this to work.
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On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:50 PM, Donal Fitzpatrick wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
On the Touch, run your finger across the top of the screen.
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On Dec 5, 2009, at 1:21 PM, Pete Nalda wrote:
> Ok. I'll just have to learn how to make it do that either in the
> Apple store or if I buy one. Thanks
>
> On Dec
choose to give more money to assistive
technology manufacturers. I believe if a mainstream solution for access
exists, we should use that. Only go to the AT companies if no other solution
exists to complete a particular task.
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The keypad is not disabled, as someone pointed out. For me, it's not a big
problem to put the phone on speaker to key in information. IF I need to do
something confidential, I just wait till I get home.
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On Dec 5, 2009, at 4:36 PM, Rajiv Shah wrote:
>
The iPod Touch is not a toy. i use mine for e-mail, browsing the web, keeping
my calendar and address book, and playing music. The iPod and iPhone3GS have
the same functionality, accept the iPod doesn't have the phone.
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On Dec 6, 2009, at 7:11 AM, Jess
ow can I do this using an accessible procedure?
>
Here's how I do signatures in Mail.
1. Go to the Signatures section in Preferences.
2. Select the mail account.
3. Find the edit field and type the signature.
4. Select "New Signature" and name the signature you just created
You double tap in the area of the field you selected. This is a toggle.
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> tapped in
> it?
>
&g
and the end. If you are
at the end, and you use the command, you'll go to the beginning of the text.
It depends sometimes the insertion point will be put at the end if you select a
field with text.
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I just got my Mac on Thursday. I use it extensively for e-mail now, and love
the way it works. I'll never ever buy JFW again. If I need PC screen reader
access, I'll use Window-Eyes or System Access. If I need to use PC stuff, I'll
set up a virtual machine on my
To move between pages in the weather application, flick left or right
with three fingers.
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> Anyone know how the heck if you have multiple cities set up in the
> Weat
emorize the screen the program is usable. I
like the fact you can call in destinations as well as type them in the
application.
If you have an address in contacts that can be used if you want to go to a
particular place.
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> i can't find a way to preview songs anymore now in itunes store?
The best way to preview music is on the iPod or iPhone itself. You may be able
to get the preview to work on he computer, if you use mouse navigation.
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.
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On 12/7/09, Donal Fitzpatrick wrote:
> Evening folks,
>
> I'm noticing some odd behaviour on the iPhone. I am simply using the
> default US English synthesiser - that is the one which was on the device
> when I got it. However, when I switch into the appstore
or down with one finger until you find the account
you want.
5. Send the message.
The selecting an e-mail account while composing is a bit tricky but can be done.
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I can't give you specific examples off the top of my head. I just know how the
application works, and I can get it to do what I need. The application has a
pedestrian mode, but I have not used it yet.
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Does anyone know how to change the mood message on Skype using the Mac. I go
to the accounts menu and press return, but I can't do anything. I tried going
to that option and pressing VO-Spacebar and nothing. Maybe we can't use this
feature!
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Thanks for the information. The instructions you gave were just what I
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> go to the edit profile button and press tab. There, you will see
> the edit field for the mood m
web page, and no information about that was available. You will
probably have to pay for updates, which will cost more than the monthly fee you
pay for AT&T Navigator. The company will not give them to you for free.
Why do you want Mobile Geo ported to the iPhone? We don't need a navigatio
I'm used to Skype on the PC. On that platform, you can read information about
contacts, such as on-line, off-line with voicemail, etc. How do you get to
this information on the Mac?
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on the screen with another.
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> seem to find it.
Check the VoiceOver Help menu VO-HH, and look at the audio submenu.
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> Is there a way to remove icons from the home screen?
I don't think you can remove icons from the home screen, unless they are
programs you've installed.
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> incorrect command?
Try Option-Right Arrow.
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Daisy is not supported on the touch.
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> Does the touch play daisy or NLS or RFB&D books? I did not think it
> would play NLS or RFB&D. Although I realize not everyone has access
>
Hello Stan,
On Dec 10, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Stan wrote:
> I am trying to read a "pdf" file which I received via email.
The file you are trying to read is probably a scanned image. You'll need an
OCR program to convert the scanned image to text.
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System Access does have screen magnification
built-in. I don't remember if the free version of Satogo has it or not. I can
check if anyone needs this information. E-mail me offlist at n9gmr...@gmail.com
if interested.
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I use it all the time
at school when my current screen reader is not working correctly.
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If I have to do a lot of intensive work, the Mac is what I use. Doing a lot of
intensive work on the PC is when mine will crash most of the time.
If the Mac can do everything I do on a computer, I'll switch to it, but won't
abandon the PC until mine is unusable.
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tility, the option to enable speech at the
log-in screen if disabled by default.
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> and that software is not compatible with the Mac OS.
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. Can you append to a file, or do you have to record a new file every time
you need to pause the recording?
4. How do you mark the beginning and end of a section you want to delete?
I want to use my Mac to record my classes in college, and then edit out the
stuff I don't need to hear again
I'm going to learn this program I'm having trouble recording, going to the end
of the file, and appending. When I stop the recording, press "end" and hit
record again, my previous recording is being erased. Am I missing something?
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> be made unless the password is entered.
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I think when you lock settings, all settings are effected. I have not
played with this much.
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> Cheers Matt,
>
>
> I thought it was something simple like that.
&
ations.
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adio, you press VO-Right-Arrow until you hear "song." There is
a table, and you need to interact with that. When you find the category of
music you want, press VO-Backslash to expand the category. You can then select
the radio station you want.
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> The 32GB and 64GB iPod Touch has VoiceOver built-in. The interace is the
> same on both the iPod and iPhone. I have both, and can confirm all features
> are totally accessible.
E-mail me if you have more questions.
>
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> On Dec 21, 2009, at 7:04 PM, Mike Pedersen wrote:
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>> I have no idea where you get the idea that I sent this more than
>> once. I sent it exactly once and got a response an hour later.
I got your original message at least three times.
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formatting information.
Wil I just have to use my PC with Word to confirm the formatting is
what I need before I submit my papers?
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Won't VO-T give me this information?
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> If you haven't already, try setting vo to speak text attributes in
> the verbosity settings. Seems to work on my end.
>
> On De
thing
doesn't work, because they try something and it doesn't do what is expected.
My attitude is if something doesn't work the first time, I do whatever I can to
make it work.
>
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3. Double tap the screen.
4. Dictate your text.
5. Double tap the screen, and unmute VoiceOver.
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On Dec 23, 2009, at 1:36 AM, "larry" wrote:
> I am posting this subject here hoping that someone can help. I have
> the dragon dic
se AT&T Navigator, and it works quite well.
I get a day to a day and a half out of my battery.
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t takes the computer longer to process the page and VO
doesn't like that.
Just my thoughts.
>
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The tracks are played in the order they appear in your library.
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>hi when playing an album how does itunes organize the playing
> of the
> tracks?
> Will
>
> -
What's SlingBox?
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On Dec 26, 2009, at 10:36 PM, Michael Huckabay
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> Hi it's mike here. I'm kerius if enny one uses a sling box on there
> mac and how excessible it is?
> I"m thinking of getting one to reco
the password field?
VoiceOver will not announce what is typed in password fields. You can tell
your in a password field, because you'll hear a clicking sound as you enter
characters.
>
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The 8GB model does not have VoiceOver functionality.
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>
> I'm just looking at the ipod touchs and I know the 32 And 64 gig
> versions
> are new mod
I have one suggestion about this topic. Don't do it! You will probably
void the warranty.
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On Dec 29, 2009, at 2:24 AM, Jess wrote:
> Hi all IPhone users,
>
> Have any of you jailbroken your IPhone? If so, did it impact
>
2. Press Command-Shift-A to go to your applications folder.
3. Press Command-V.
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Use the item rotter and select word or chacracter. You do this by
putting two fingers on the screen, and rotate them like you would turn
a radio dial.
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> Please forgive th
On Dec 30, 2009, at 8:46 AM, David McLean wrote:
> Do people with the Macbook series have the problem? Either pro or not.
> What about the Mac pro series?
I get the Safari Busy message but it depends on what page I'm visiting at that
time. I'm using a McBook Pro with 4GB o
Please review your
> account information.". I could find nowhere to do this.
What are you using to access the iTunes store? If you are using Windows,
iTunes is difficult to use.
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> How do I get VO to automatically speak the login prompt?
Go to the Apple Menu and select System Preferences. Select Accounts, and then
select Login Options.
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Will the downloaded files be erased from the folder?
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> Hello Barry,
>
> A few more Safari preference settings. I have history items deleted
> after one month and download list i
Pages is very accessible. I have
not played with Keynote or Numbers. I was not impressed with OpenOffice
either. When you try to open a Word document, it opens the file as a
spreadsheet.
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nge the application that opens a particular file select the file of the
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info. Select that option, and the ability to change the file association is
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not infallible, but I've often found it helps. The shortcut is
> ctrl-option-cmd-n
> ctrl-option-cmd-shift n to go backwards.
>
You can probably use auto-Web spots to achieve the task you want to perform.
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aille display
connected to it, you can also get files from it in the same way you can on the
BrailleSense.
I hope this information is helpful to someone, and if you have questions,
you're welcome to ask me.
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On Jan 9, 2010, at 8:30 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
> What OS version are you running?
>
OS10.6.2.
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I don't believe VoiceOver implements scripting itself. You have to use
Apple Script.
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Hello all,
I am interested in documentation about voiceover script
dictionary: i found
Did you try interacting with the Telnet window?
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On Jan 15, 2010, at 6:19 AM, Scott Howell wrote:
I tried this, but could not even get connected, it just timed out.
On Jan 14, 2010, at 8:21 PM, Mike wrote:
Hi all:
I'm running Snow Le
On Jan 18, 2010, at 11:17 PM, May McDonald wrote:
> Hi, can someone tell me what program will open this type of file? When I try
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Try OpenOffice.org. Calc should open these files.
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The short answer is no. Why would you not want a monitor connected?
You never know, you might need sighted help.
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On Jan 19, 2010, at 4:27 PM, "Josh" wrote:
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Does anyone know if you can trick the new mac minis into thinking a
That used to be the case, but not anymore.
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On Jan 20, 2010, at 2:27 PM, "Joe Plummer" wrote:
The answer is yes. Not no. Most people who buy the Mac mini buys the
display
adapter. This makes the Mac mini think the display is ho
> If not, do yall know maybe aside the native Mail app, if there is a more full
> blown app that may do these things?
The mail application on the iPod and iPhone cannot do the above tasks.
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> hey guys i have just baught the latest verssion of mac speech dictate
> but when i oppen it voice over sais "dictate has no windows" please
Did you configure your microphone?
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> pop with Gmail. should I be using IMap?
Use the Gmail setting when you set up your e-mail account on the iPod or iPhone.
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On Jan 29, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote:
> How do I get VO to read from the cursor to the end of the pag?DD. The equal
> command in Jaws would be insert-down arrow.
>
Control-Option-A
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On Feb 6, 2010, at 12:33 AM, Dean Adams wrote:
Hey All,
I am very strongly thinking of
Control-F2 brings up the Menu Bar, and Control-F3 will take you to the
Doc.
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Thanks, I knew about the ones from the menus. I was thinking more
along the lines of commands that weren&#
ed if you want to remove the application from your
computer.
To delete the application from the phone, double-tap the application, and hold.
VoiceOver will say, "Moving delete." Double-tap the application again.
Double-tap "Delete."
HTH
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ibe to MobileMe, you
will only have to enter the data once. Street addresses and web sites can also
be entered. Searching is very simple, and there are many different ways to
find the data you are seeking.
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I think the field labels are to the right or left of the field itself.
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Some of the fields in the setup are not labeled and I get confused
on what I'm supposed to enter in what field.
I need to
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