RE: Controlling books on OS X with voice commands

I too have a carpal tunnel issue. I also look forward to accessing the book app with voice commands, and minimal keystrokes. Warmly, Hem. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Phil Halton Sent: 15 February 2020 01:04 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Epub books with ibooks app

Hi all, I downloaded a book from Bookshare. It was in Epub format. First time, I could access the book flawlessly using the Ibook app on the Mac. Second time, it could read just the cover page. It was just saying bullet, bullet, and the like. No idea why this happened. Kindly guide me.

Reading bookshare books using Safari

Hi all, I read that we should rename or convert books downloaded from Bookshare into HTML format. Of course, one can read these books with Safari and other browsers. Can we make the browsers remember a particular place in the book? Kindly let me know. Thanks so much for all your suggestions

reading bookshare books

Hi all, How do I access bookshare books on the Mac? Kindly advise. Warmly, Hem. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is

RE: customising VO

Thanks Andrew. I have learnt to customise numpad commander. It is such a powerful feature! What do you mean by exporting? Are you talking about the portability feature? Warmly, Hem. From: 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries Sent: 09 February 2020 14:32 To:

customising VO

Dear all, Should I customize VO settings so that Mac works great? For example, should I let mouse cursor follow VO cursor? Is there anything else that I should enable? Looking forward to some advice on this. Take care, Hem. -- The following information is important for all

RE: using email tips

Hi Aleeha, I also discovered the remarkable VO J keystroke. It comfortably enables me to alternate between message table and the body of the message. I am also looking for some tips on using the numpad and trackpad commander. For example, can I assign copy and paste functions to a numpad

Setting beginning and end points

Hi all, I use Word on my Mac. I like to place beginning and end marks so that I can copy the body of text in between. Is there a method to do that? Also,, I will be grateful for some guidance on using email. Take care, Hem. -- The following information is important for all members of the

using email tips

Dear all, I am still figuring out how to use email on Mac. I will be grateful if someone could help me know the following: 1 important keystrokes for navigating between the fields on email 2 Keystrokes for mail composition And 3 easy way for attaching files. Take care, Hem. --

RE: Writing Documents using Catalina

There is also Ulysses which seems to be very good. I am still learning the app though. It is completely VO friendly. Take care, Hem. -Original Message- From: 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries Sent: 05 February 2020 05:43 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Writing

RE: alias problem

Dear Tim, When do I know that I am in the body field? I am sorry. Sometimes, when I am in the body field, VO says I should interact because it is a web area. If I don’t interact, navigation keystrokes don’t work. Somehow, Windows environment seems much straightforward at this point.

RE: alias problem

Hi Tim and all, Thanks so much for the explanation. I deleted the accidentally created alias stuff. On email: Can I press tabs to move between to field, the cc field, and the body field when composing a message? Should I interact with message table before composing an email? Kindly let

RE: alias problem

If I delete alias, will it also delete the original? What is the keystroke for creating aliases? Take care, Hem. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dave Carlson Sent: 12 October 2019 20:11 To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: alias problem You can

RE: alias problem

Why command and delete? I din't quite catch that. I just wanted to know what is alias in Mac scheme of things. Warmly, Hem. -Original Message- From: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries Sent: 12 October 2019 19:40 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: alias problem Command plus

alias problem

Dear ann and all, I might have accidentally pressed some keystroke. On the desktop there is now something called alias. I want to get rid of it. Kindly help me. Further, I haven’t yet figured out exact steps to compose and send emails on a Mac. Everytime it seems to be different. Kindly

Scrivener for Mac

Hi all, Is there anyone in the list who uses Scrivener for Mac? The app looks great going by description. Take care, Hem. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or

RE: Text based resource for iOS 13 from a blindness perspective

Hi Mary, I am also eagerly waiting for a written instruction material on IOS 13. Hope it comes soon! Take care, Hem. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: 24 September 2019 21:17 To: viph...@googlegroups.com;

voice control and dictation

Hi donna and all, I tried doing voice dictation using the new voice control interface on Iphone. It picks up VO sound. The rest is catastrophe. How do I go for dictation on Iphone or Mac and still get a credible feedback with the aid of VO? Kindly explain the steps involved. I will be

RE: Getting the focus to the body field

Hi Bary and all, Should I then do VO right arrow until I reach the body field? I am talking about composing a new email. Take care, Hem. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Barry Hadder Sent: 19 September 2019 00:32 To: 'Tim Kilburn' via