Hi Robert, Thanks for you post, this time I have saved it so at any time I can go and look at it. Thanks. David Weston. On 22 Aug 2011, at 17:25, Robert Nelson wrote: > Dear David, > > I am sorry you accidentally deleted my post. I am pasting it in below. I > am also sorry that others as of yet have not responded to your request. > > Let me just add that the sidebar appears in the FINDER window on the left. > It can be hidden. I don't use it when I am in FINDER so I have it hidden. > Basically it works like the Mailbox column in MAIL. For instance if you > choose the IN box in the Mail column then when you interact with the > messages table you will see all the messages in the IN box. Then if you > choose to select the TRASH mail box, for instance, you will see all the > messages in the TRASH, when you go to the messages table. Likewise in the > FINDER if you are connected on a network, you can quickly view the files on > let us say, Shared Folders, Public Folders, other hard drives that are > connected to your Mac, or other servers that you may have been given access > to. > > For me the dock is sufficient along with the contents of my Desktop to > access the files I want. > > Let me know if you have more specific questions. > Previous post pasted below: > Dear David, > > As a totally blind user I am not too aware of the sidebar. When I do an Open > or Save Dialogue box I know it is there. In these cases I use the side bar > only to use the area of the computer from which I want to open save or attach > a file. It is just to the left of the CHOOSE FILE Table. I am not hooked up > to any network and I save everything on my hard drive, so I don't really > need it all that much. From what I understand it is a shortcut to get > quickly from one area to the next area. If you open in the FINDER > preferences and go to the tool bar you will find a tab for the sidebar, > which will allow you to pick what kind of items you want to appear in the > sidebar. > . I am sure others on this list can add to this, I just wanted to get you > started. > > On Aug 21, 2011, at 8:59 AM, David Weston wrote: > >> Hi, >> Sorry to put this one back on the list , I did have a reply, but I >> accidentally deleted it. >> So can anyone tell me about the side bar and where is it on the screen? >> David Weston.> >>> 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 >