Hi Ricardo, Well, apparently it's not a silly question at all! <sheepish grin> I was just going to write back and say that I went to the VO help section, and chose the getting started guide and started reading chapter 11 as suggested by others. The first thing I learned is how to turn on trackpad commander, and now all is well! It really does feel like using my iPhone now Thanks so much! Russell !! On 2010-08-04, at 11:24 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I know this might sound like a silly question but, Did you turn on the > voiceover trackpad commander? > On Aug 5, 2010, at 1:23 AM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote: > >> Hi Mary, >> >> I'm trying to use the trackpad in mail, but tapping in the corners of the >> pad seems to always take me to the desktop... must be doing something wrong, >> but will keep playing with it. Thanks for your suggestions! <smile> >> >> Russell >> On 2010-08-04, at 11:01 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >>> Hi Russell, >>> No, there isn't any film on the trackpad. Have you tried the trackpad >>> in mail or in Safari? When I first got mine, it seemed like there was a >>> vast expance of real estate with nothing ahpening. But within >>> applications, its easier to see how the trackpad works. Or it was for >>> me, at any rate. Also, have you tried the double taps at top bottom >>> left and right of the trackpad to go to the menu bar, dock etc? You can >>> also turn on trackpad commander and set up your own custom pairings of >>> commands with gestures in combination with command, control option and >>> shift. Its definitely an interesting experience. >>> >>> Mary >>> >>>> >>>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>>> >>>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>> >>>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>> >> >>> >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>> >>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >