[mac4theblind] Re: Getting started with Mac Lion.
- From: John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 18:31:06 -0400
Hi Hazel,
Much of what you are asking is either VoiceOver specific or OS X specific
information and not Pages.
For example, shift-option-up arrow or down arrow will select to the
beginning or end of the current paragraph.
Control-option-t will read text attributes of the selected character, such as
font.
Saving in RTF is not a problem. You select, export, from the file menu,
and choose, RTF. The only reason why I can think of that you wouldn't be able
to save to your external drive from the Mac is if the external drive is
formatted as NTFS. Otherwise, saving to it would not be a problem.
Basically, from what you are telling me, you will be able to do everything
required for your course on the Mac. It's just a matter of learning the
various aspects. Please ask questions here or feel free to contact me off
list. I provide Mac training, and would be happy to help.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
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On Jul 7, 2012, at 3:29 PM, "Hazel Flannigan" <hazelflannigan3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello, John,
> I need to be able to construct an essay which will be marked as coursework.
> Then eventually I hope to use the Lion to sit my exam.
> I need to be compotent with the Wordprocessing commands in pages. For
> instance how do I select a paragraph? How do I move around a document? How
> do I know what size the font is and if it is in a particular style.
> The Open University require all documents to be saved as RTF. Point size 12
> and Ariel Font. How can I check this specification on a pages document?
> I was also told that my external harddrive has to be reformatted to allow me
> to save the pages document as a RTF. At the moment I am hitting information
> overload and I just thought I would start off easy just trying to obtain a
> feel for the Pages document before I start anything too advanced.
> Best wishes,
> Hazel Flannigan.
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> Hello,
> The spellchecker,
> as far as doing an entire document check, is universal on the Mac. The
> command-: combination will initiate it. There are also several adjustments
> you can make as far as automatically checking your spelling as you type and
> such,, which can be accessed from the edit menu and the spelling sub menu.
>
>
> There is a font menu when you are working on a document, but I have not
> messed with it much. What you need might be found there, though.
>
> Cutting and pasting is a matter of selecting text and using the
> appropriate commands. Please let me know specifically what you are trying
> to do.
>
> Creating and saving documents, again, is pretty straight forward. You
> might be getting thrown off because the template chooser comes up when you
> open a new document. Just hit the enter key to use a blank template.
> Again, please let me know what your specific questions are.
>
>
> Take Care
>
> John D. Panarese
> Director
> Mac for the Blind
> Tel, (631) 724-4479
> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com
>
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>
> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
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>
>
> On Jul 7, 2012, at 12:32 PM, "Hazel Flannigan" <hazelflannigan3@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I have been trying to come to terms with a Mac book pro Lion and so far I
> have been unable to tame the beast.
>> Initially I was told that I could download Microsoft and the Voice over
> would work with that. After finding out that this will not work, I am
> trying to come to terms with Pages.
>> Does anyone have some useful tips which will help me become more
> productive. Some pointers like :
>> Spellchecker
>> Adjusting and changing font
>> Cut and paste within a pages document, Saving and reentering a simple
>> pages document.
>> This would be enough to get me started.
>> However, any short cuts would be much appreciated.
>> Best wishes,
>> Hazel Flannigan,
>> Northern Ireland.
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