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ote: > > Oh, I guess I read it too fast, so glad of the clarification and I will take > your advice on this one. Thanks, > Marie > > > From: Phil Halton <> > Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2019 7:05 AM > To: <>macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:

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e From: Phil Halton <> Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2019 7:05 AM To: <>macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: New Mac User Actually Marie, I was referring not to the QuickStart tutorial, but to the getting started guide. That’s

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Marie" wrote: Oh, I guess I read it too fast, so glad of the clarification and I will take your advice on this one. Thanks, Marie     From: Phil Halton Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2019 7:05 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac User   Actually Marie, I was

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Oh, I guess I read it too fast, so glad of the clarification and I will take your advice on this one. Thanks, Marie From: Phil Halton Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2019 7:05 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac User Actually Marie, I was referring not to the QuickStart

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. > > Warmly, > Hem. > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Phil Halton > Sent: 01 September 2019 05:55 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: New Mac User > > Marie, don’t forget to plow through the getting started guide. Yo

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gt; > Warmly, > Hem. > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Phil Halton > Sent: 01 September 2019 05:55 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: New Mac User > > Marie, don’t forget to plow through the getting started guide. You c

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Hi Marie, I find David Woodbridge audio tutorials extremely good. I have immensely benefited from them. Warmly, Hem. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Phil Halton Sent: 01 September 2019 05:55 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac User

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job of explaining some things than the quick start. But I definitely will finish it. Marie From: Phil Halton Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 5:24 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac User Marie, don’t forget to plow through the getting started guide. You can find

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er on the Mac. > I have lots to learn for sure. > Marie > > > From: Petrus Tuerlings > Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 1:13 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: New Mac User > > Hi Marie and others, > Welcome to the list Marie, what are the pod

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Thanks, but you’ve returned the favour a few times,, I would never have worked out that quick nav tip the other day. Take care, Petrus > On 1/09/2019, at 8:44 AM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Well, Petrus. For being a new user, you’ve already provided me with some > valuable help, and I

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Well, Petrus. For being a new user, you’ve already provided me with some valuable help, and I appreciate the 6-month lead you have in experience. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

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to learn for sure. Marie From: Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 1:13 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac User Hi Marie and others, Welcome to the list Marie, what are the podcasts you’ve listened to so far? I may have herd some of them already but you never

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ng the IPhone since 2011 and > even do a bit of teaching in it’s use for newly vision impaired individuals. > I believe I have the mindset to learn the Mac. > Looking forward to the group interaction. > Marie > > From: Dave Carlson <> > Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 7:50 A

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impaired individuals. I believe I have the mindset to learn the Mac. Looking forward to the group interaction. Marie From: Dave Carlson Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 7:50 AM To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: New Mac User Marie, You heard from John already. I recommend you

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individuals. I believe I have the mindset to learn the Mac. Looking forward to the group interaction. Marie From: Dave Carlson Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 7:50 AM To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: New Mac User Marie, You heard from John already. I recommend you visit his web site

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Marie, You heard from John already. I recommend you visit his web site at macfortheblind.com and look at his audio tutorials. Many are cost-based, but there are about a half dozen basic tutorials that are free, and are very well done. I learned a lot from John’s

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If you give the Mac an honest and complete try, you will find it a pleasure to use. I am an “old dog” who learned new tricks in 2005 to switch over, and though I will never say it was an easy transition, an open mind and persistence paid off. I’d be happy to assist in any way. Take Care

New Mac User

Hi, I am just giving the Mac Book Air a try after many years as a PC user. I currently have a loaner 2013 model running Mojave. I have some podcasts which are helping tremendously but some advice and help from more experienced users will be very much appreciated. I want to disprove the saying,

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isionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Maurice Mines > Sent: 29 November 2018 12:25 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: new mac user > > Good evening, word can produce high-quality documents. If you need a natively > done Microsoft Word document it would be advis

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t; -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Maurice Mines > Sent: 29 November 2018 12:25 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: new mac user > > Good evening, word can produce high-quality documents. If you need a nati

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Thanks Maurice. That's reassuring. Warmly, Hema. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Maurice Mines Sent: 29 November 2018 12:25 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: new mac user Good evening, word can produce high-quality documents. If you

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in word format it is not completely the word format. There are some slight differences. I hope this addresses your question? Sincerely Maurice Mines. Amateur station call, kd0iko. On 28 Nov 2018, at 10:28, Hemachandran Karaha wrote: Dear all, I am a new mac user. I have been using Iphone

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. -Original Message- From: 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries Sent: 29 November 2018 00:06 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: new mac user Pages can open and save Word documents, but if it is not compatible enough with Word documents, Word in Office 365 is also accessible, although

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l, > > I am a new mac user. I have been using Iphone for the last three years > though. > > Kindly let me know whether the native pages app is compatible fully with MS > Wordd. If not, do you advice using Office 365? Capacity to produce high > quality document

new mac user

Dear all, I am a new mac user. I have been using Iphone for the last three years though. Kindly let me know whether the native pages app is compatible fully with MS Wordd. If not, do you advice using Office 365? Capacity to produce high quality documents is important for my vocation

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Subject: Re: new mac user If the person is a braille user, he or she may wish to get some braille resources. I believe that Mark Taylor said that one could get this from the APH (can't remember if that's the right initials from the American Light House for the blind) or one can get this from

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If the person is a braille user, he or she may wish to get some braille resources. I believe that Mark Taylor said that one could get this from the APH (can't remember if that's the right initials from the American Light House for the blind) or one can get this from the Royal National

Re: new mac user

In addition to the very good suggestions you have received, there is a book, written by Janet Ingber, and published by National Braille Press, called Mac Basics For The Beginning User. I think that when somebody is in the very beginning of learning how to do something, they need to have some

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It depends if the Gentleman lives in the UK Andrew. He did not specify. > On 8 May 2017, at 08:07, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > Hello, > > Can you use Safari browser on your new mac? If you can, there are lots of > good web pages and websites that will help you learn. There's

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Hello, Can you use Safari browser on your new mac? If you can, there are lots of good web pages and websites that will help you learn. There's Apple's own accessibility section. I'm pasting below a link to VoiceOver on the mac section of Apple's website. If you click on it by first

new mac user

hello I'm a blind person and I just bought a mac book pro I have a lot of problems to use the mac. is there some one to teach me hot to use the mac please? also I would like to let you know that I'm not working and can't effort pait traing. thanks -- The following information is important for

RE: Training new mac user, any tips and tricks?

- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, 1 November 2016 10:27 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Training new mac user, any tips and tricks? I don’t have a specific starting point but i do have

Re: Training new mac user, any tips and tricks?

I don’t have a specific starting point but i do have a general over all suggestion. If she is a windows user I find at least that total emersion is the only way to go. Look at learning a new computer like learning a new language. It’s very difficult to continue using one OS while trying to

Re: Training new mac user, any tips and tricks?

What does she like to do the most on her Mac? Start there! Remind her the OS and VO is way differernt fromWindows > On Oct 31, 2016, at 2:36 PM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Evening everyone. > > So it's 30 days before my girlfriend will receive her first ever

Training new mac user, any tips and tricks?

Evening everyone. So it's 30 days before my girlfriend will receive her first ever mac as a Christmas present. Better early than never this time round. You will see why below. Once her early 2015 13 inch Macbook Pro has been updated to macOS Sierra 10.12.1 and has been configured to her

Re: very very new mac user

Not all apps are in the iTunes store. Some don't want to bother with the whole submission/review process for various reasons, especially the free open-source apps. CB On 11/5/14, 4:00 PM, Janina Sajka wrote: This was also James Craig's suggestion to me, when I asked him last week. However,

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Aha, and a quick Google search turns up: http://colloquy.info/ I'll give it a try. Thanks, Chris! Best, Janina 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries writes: Not all apps are in the iTunes store. Some don't want to bother with the whole submission/review process for various reasons, especially

Installing Colloquy [Was: very very new mac user]

Argh. So, I downloaded the .zip file from colloquy.info, but there's no readme, or any other kind of installation instruction. I'm also not finding any installation instruction on their page. Looking at the file structure of the exploded .zip, I see the top level directory is colloquy.app,

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Chris, thank you very much, my concern was the scrolling issue but also announcing what it speak as things go line by line down the screen. -- Website: http://deedra.the-brannons.com blog: http://deedra.the-brannons.com/blog -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

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I can’t speak about the first two questions. But with regard to a useful website, www.applevis.com has a lot of useful info, discussions, guides and manuals people using mac computers have written, and you can search it for any questions you might have or even subscribe to a discussion list

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I don't use android devices, but my understanding is that when you plug them into a USB port, they look like hard drives. If that's the case, your Mac will see it like a drive, and it will be very easy for you to copy data to and from the unit. Also, don't forget that underneath it's glittery

Re: very very new mac user

Hello Deedra, Well, there’s a name from the past. Welcome to the world of the Mac. You should feel quite at home with a Mac. Devices will mounted as on a Linux system. Although, this will be on /Volumes. The terminal will feel very familiar to you. Although, VoiceOver is not as good as speakup

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As far as getting acquainted with the workings of VoiceOver on the Mac, three things will be of invaluable help. 1) Keyboard help (Command Option + K) entering keyboard help will let you press any key combo and hear what its function is - a great memory aid for learning the VO keystrokes. Exit

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First, a quick correction to Phil's message: the keys to press are control and option, not command and option. On a MacBook, these are the middle two of the group of four keys on the left side of the spacebar. Second, someone mentioned www.applevis.com as a resource. It is definitely a great

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Michael Malver mmal...@gmail.com writes: How well does the terminal work with voiceover? My understanding as of 3 years ago is that accessibility from the terminal is kind of a pita meaning pain in the behind heh. I don't use android devices, but my understanding is that when you plug them

Re: very very new mac user

Hi, Deedra -- and Hi Georgina! Here's yet another Linux person showing up on a Mac list. After about half a year with a Macbook Air I can't claim to be all that new to Mac. I can, I think, confidentally answer the question about IRC, because I have regular need of IRC in my work. My first

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Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk writes: Yes definitly a name from the past.:) I've heard though, that yasr works well with the terminal anyone tried using that with the terminal? Hello Deedra, Well, there’s a name from the past. Welcome to the world of the Mac. You should feel quite at

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Thanks. I actually went and read the voiceover manual that was on the apple website not sure how current that is, but it did provide some initial help so i could look at my friend's mac and make the decision from there. Phil Halton philh...@gmail.com writes: As far as getting acquainted with

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Janina, Welcome to the list. Great to see you over here. On Nov 5, 2014, at 9:24 AM, Janina Sajka jan...@rednote.net wrote: Hi, Deedra -- and Hi Georgina! Here's yet another Linux person showing up on a Mac list. After about half a year with a Macbook Air I can't claim to be all that

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Janina, that sounds like a plus there. how much of the terminal actually works with voiceover and how well? I'd still be using a lot of terminal apps accept for certain things that i want the gui for. so i'd like a good idea as to what to expect from the terminal and ways to make it work the

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Once you interact with the text area you write in, it works okay. Sometimes reviewing by word or character can cause focus to wander off, and I find things a bit verbose for my liking, but it works well enough. Of course, I should say that I'm an occasional Terminal user, so I can't offer

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Thanks, Scott. Much appreciated! I can say it's nice to see a bevy of familiar names here as well. Janina Scott Berry writes: Janina, Welcome to the list. Great to see you over here. On Nov 5, 2014, at 9:24 AM, Janina Sajka jan...@rednote.net wrote: Hi, Deedra -- and Hi Georgina!

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Hi, Deedra: I'm not so sure it's an actual plus, just a reasonable work around when you need one. But, I've not tried actually working with irssi in the terminal in real time yet. I just came up with the approach and brewed it up this past Monday following a disasterous week trying to use the vms

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Just tried it with a Samsung Galaxy S5 and it did not show up on my desktop. A little googling around and it seems like you have to install something called Android File Transfer but I haven't tried this myself yet. https://www.android.com/filetransfer/ CB On 11/5/14, 3:57 AM, Michael Malver

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Years ago I remember hearing that Colloquy was accessible but I think it relied on Growl to speak incoming messages. It's an OSX (not terminal) app and free so might be worth giving it a try. http://colloquy.info CB On 11/5/14, 2:30 PM, Janina Sajka wrote: Hi, Deedra: I'm not so sure it's

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I haven't tried file copying, but I have successfully tethered my Macbook over my Android phone for Internet access. Janina 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries writes: Just tried it with a Samsung Galaxy S5 and it did not show up on my desktop. A little googling around and it seems like you have

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This was also James Craig's suggestion to me, when I asked him last week. However, he did indicate there were still issues. Also, when I tried to find it on iTunes, I came up empty. Janina 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries writes: Years ago I remember hearing that Colloquy was accessible but I

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Hello, Have you checked out applevis.com They have exceent content up there. You can introduce topics get feedback similar to this list. However, do not forsake this list. There are some truly helpful people on here. Hope it all works out. Pam Francis On Nov 4, 2014 11:34 PM, Deedra Waters

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Deedra, My opinion is that VO access to the terminal is quite good. The terminal session is contained in a buffer. You can scroll line by line using VO + up/down. The other thing I wanted to mention is that there is a dropbox client for the mac. So if you can access dropbox from your

very very new mac user

For the majority of my life i've been a linux user. I've wanted a mac for quite a while now and i'm going to get a macbook air soon. I've got a couple of questions though: There are certain things that i want to do in particular. 1. does i-chat work with irc or is it a mac specific thing? I

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for this action. Of course I have a thousand more questions but let's start with these, and hopefully someone can help me with this before I move to something else. I would appreciate any help and advice. Thanks in advance, Your friendly neighbourhood lister and new Mac user, Zoe -- You received

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a thousand more questions but let's start with these, and hopefully someone can help me with this before I move to something else. I would appreciate any help and advice. Thanks in advance, Your friendly neighbourhood lister and new Mac user, Zoe -- You received this message because you

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but let's start with these, and hopefully someone can help me with this before I move to something else. I would appreciate any help and advice. Thanks in advance, Your friendly neighbourhood lister and new Mac user, Zoe -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

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soon. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of isaac Sent: February-26-14 9:56 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: new mac user please help To switch voices press control option command left arrow and right arrow and use

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for this action. Of course I have a thousand more questions but let’s start with these, and hopefully someone can help me with this before I move to something else. I would appreciate any help and advice. Thanks in advance, Your friendly neighbourhood lister and new Mac user, Zoe -- You received

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you're better off learning the ones you need as you complete your daily tasks on the Mac. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Zoe Fiogkos Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:38 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: new mac user

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Dear Zoe, Welcome to the group. I, too, am a Greek speaker and I, too, chose to switch to Mac because of the many language Apple offers. I've learnt Greek, and in fact, I'm still continuing my classes with a tutor in Cyprus. Now to your questions. Isaac has already told you how to switch

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Fiogkos Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:38 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: new mac user please help I will try this option and let you all know how it works. Also you mentioned the quickstart voiceover tutorial and yes I did this and it has helped a little

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: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:38 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: new mac user please help I will try this option and let you all know how it works. Also you mentioned the quickstart voiceover tutorial and yes I did this and it has helped a little. Of course I have a lot

new mac user

Hello there, I am going to be getting a Mac Pro soon. I was wondering if people could tell me how to start VO for the first time and ensure that it stays on. Secondly, I am a college student what writing programs would be useful for me to use to do my homework. Thirdly, I do a radio show

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1. VO should turn on when you first turn on your Mac. IF, by some strange chance it does not, press Cmd+F5. Know where your command key is? It’s the one directly next to the space bar at either side. Your Option key is the one directly next to the command key. How to ensure Voice Over

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To add what Ray has said. Once you’ve setup your Mac the way you like it. It maybe a good idea to check the checkbox found in system preferences, Users and Groups, now your in a table. Arrow down to Login options group and here is where you’ll find the check box which is called, “use Voiceover

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Command-f5 will turn Voiceover on and off, and once it is on it will remain on until you turn it off, even after a restart. On a standard Apple keyboard, the command key is immediately to the left or right of the spacebar. You may need to press function with that keystroke, which is the bottom

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Yeah I'll probably use Xcode. How do I get a hold of that? On 01/16/2014 12:07, Alex Hall wrote: Command-f5 will turn Voiceover on and off, and once it is on it will remain on until you turn it off, even after a restart. On a standard Apple keyboard, the command key is immediately to the

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Open the App Store, find the toolbar, interact with it, and find the search box. Type xcode and press enter, and it should be the first, if not the only, result. On Jan 16, 2014, at 4:52 PM, Scott B. sb356...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah I'll probably use Xcode. How do I get a hold of that? On

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Also don’t forget the Voiceover Help menu. press the VO keys and h, and to get commands press VO and h twice quickly. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 16, 2014, at 4:38 PM,

for the new Mac User

Hi everyone: This article is good for the new Mac user. You can learn concepts regarding the Mac OS. http://www.macworld.com/article/2081983/top-10-lessons-for-the-new-mac-user.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group

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Hi all, My name is Andrew. I am 23 and from Australia. I have recently switched from windows to the mac. I have had an IPhone for 2 years now, and liked the idea of the built in screen reader and having the same access as sighted people out of the box, without the need to buy or install any

Re: Introducing myself, questions from a new mac user

1. Welcome. 2. copying is done within a Mac drive from one location to another in the same way you already know how to do it. Next. Attach files to e-mail message either with Shift+CMD+a or else you can do it via cutting and pasting the way I do. To get attachments from an e-mail, I use the

New Mac user

Hello I don't want keep pressing vo Kees every time I need to be like free windows Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

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First, the mac is completely different from windows; some things work better, some things do not. You cannot come to the mac expecting it to be just like windows, or you will be disappointed and frustrated. That said, you do not need to press the vo keys as often as certain podcasts lead you

Re: New Mac user

I like the NUM pad commander. It really cuts down on keystrokes. I use the DAS Multi media keyboard for Mac and love it Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse any spelling errors. On 26/02/2013, at 11:09 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: First, the mac is completely

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Hello, I see you are using an iPhone. So you can also use the gestures to which you are familiar, providing you have a magic trackpad. Gena On 26/02/2013 16:39, dr.abdull...@gmail.com wrote: Hello I don't want keep pressing vo Kees every time I need to be like free windows Sent from my

Re: New Mac user

True, if you have a Macbook with the right trackpad (anything made within the last three or four years will). If you have a desktop, you will need the Magic Trackpad ($70 from Apple). Some gestures are not the same, however, and the Mac includes many gestures that the iPhone does not. Have a

new Mac user

Hi, my name is Katie Zodrow. I used to be on the MacVisionaries list about 7 or 8 years ago when Tiger and Voiceover were just released. I'm currently renting a Mac for a few months with Snow Leopard os 10.6. For the past 2 weeks, I've been learning the Mac and how to use Voiceover and so far,

Re: new Mac user

I've not had much luck selecting text in Safari, but try using shift with up and down arrows. To select text in a document, just add shift to any navigation command. For instance, to select the next word, use shift-option-right; to select to the end of the document, use cmd-shift-down. On Feb

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Hi Katie, To select text in Text Edit, make sure quick Nav is off. Then interact with the text, and press vo+enter to start your selection. Use normal nnavigation commands to get the text you wish. Wehn finished with the selection, press vo+enter to end. In Safari, try shift+down arrow to

new mac user

hello all i have just received my mbp and could some kind person please send me the link for the dropbox download as i am having trouble finding it on the dropbox site so any help would be most grateful thanks in advance Wayne Coles wayne...@gmail.com -- You received

Re: new mac user

Okay. Here's a tip. Drop Box will not present itself as a download; Rather, you will notice a button on the page that says install that you press. this will start everything for you. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name:

Re: new mac user

hello ray thats the problem all i get when i go to dropbox is my folders so how do i get out of them to find the install link thanks Wayne Coles wayne...@gmail.com On 6 Oct 2012, at 12:43, Ray Foret Jr rfore...@att.net wrote: Okay. Here's a tip. Drop Box will not present itself as a

Re: new mac user

Do you have an account, if so, that's where you press first. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray On Oct 6, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Wayne Coles wayne...@gmail.com wrote: hello ray thats the problem all i get when i go to

Re: new mac user

yes i signed in ok but all that comes up as far as i can tell is the normal dropbox folders so do i have to do something else and thanks for the help Wayne Coles wayne...@gmail.com On 6 Oct 2012, at 13:09, Ray Foret Jr rfore...@att.net wrote: Do you have an account, if so, that's where you

Re: new mac user

Yes, click on the account link. That's where you'll find it. It's just a matter of looking more carefully at the page. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray On Oct 6, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Wayne Coles wayne...@gmail.com

Re: new mac user with two basic questions?

What if you have a MVP and it stays asleep when it is not being used? Do I have to do disk maintance by hand? Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2011, at 9:34 PM, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@shaw.ca wrote: Hi, There is no need to defrag a Mac. The Mac does its own optimizing in the middle of the

Re: new mac user with two basic questions?

Hi, It can be done by hand but it is unnecessary. According to this Apple article, the maintenance operations are done when the computer wakes from sleep or is turned back on. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2319 Later... On 2011-10-19, at 3:46 AM, Gigi wrote: What if you have a MVP and it

new mac user with two basic questions?

Hi all, In fact my friend Rita wishes to join the list. I am including her address in the to field hoping a mod can subscribe her. I wrote privately about this a while back, but it seems she still cannot join. for the moment though I am going to post her questions and share the answers. she

Re: new mac user with two basic questions?

Hi: Pages works great! You do not need to defray your mac. No registry keys! On Oct 18, 2011, at 1:49 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi all, In fact my friend Rita wishes to join the list. I am including her address in the to field hoping a mod can subscribe her. I wrote privately about this a

Re: new mac user with two basic questions?

Hi there, it seems my friend Rita means refreshing her mac, something she says she does often when it starts to run slowly? How often do you personally refresh your drive? She says she has been using the disc utility since 2006 for this purpose. thoughts? Karen On Tue, 18 Oct 2011, Sarai

Re: new mac user with two basic questions?

I refresh Safari. I've run first aid under disk utility to see if there are errors. I've also gone to the processes to see if something is stuck running, like a print job. I've only been a Mac user for 18 months,so maybe I'm just not understanding her question? On Oct 18, 2011, at 7:45 PM,

Re: new mac user with two basic questions?

Dear Karen, I have not done this myself in all the years I have had a Mac except back in the 90's with Disk First Aid. I did open disk Utility and went to Disk Utility Help. Under Disk Repair it tells how to repair the disk. If it is the disk that is also being used as the start up

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