[macvoiceover] Re: Mac question
- From: Nicole Hutchins <nkhutch86@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:45:19 -0400
Hi Lena,
I can tell you that documents sent from a windows machine to a mac are in deed
readable. You can also send documents from your mac to windows machines as long
as they are in a compatible format (.txt, .doc, .rtf ect).
Pdf files are also readable using preview. It took me some time getting used to
how to do that, but once you do it's really easy and much more convenient than
reading them on a windows machine. Microsoft office is not compatible with the
mac and voice over as of right now, but there is pages which is like word, and
numbers which is like excell. There is also text edit which is kind of like
word perfect I'd say. I don't know about the reading software because I haven't
yet found one myself. I used to use kurswile too, but I know there isn't one of
those for the mac. I don't think open book works either, though.
Apparently, abbyyy fine reader works. I have no experience with that as of yet
though. I hope this information helps you out some. :)
Nicole
On Jul 11, 2010, at 5:30 PM, Lena Contreras wrote:
> Hi
> I just joined this list. I'm thinking seriously about purchasing a Mac Book
> soon. I have a few questions to ask, or myths to clear up. People tell me
> that Macs can't read documents created in Windows. Specifically Excel and
> Word. Also that PDF files aren't readable by Voice Over. They also say that
> there isn't an equivalent program to OpenBook or Kurzweil. Updating the
> operating system is expensive and the programs made for Apple are expensive
> because they are proprietary. Macs are hard to get fixed because the lack of
> Apple stores. I think those are all the questions/myths I have heard of.
> I'm looking for pros and cons to switching to a Mac. I generally use my
> computer for email, internet, and Microsoft Office programs like Word and
> Excel.
> Any advice you have is great.
> Oh, what about connecting the peripherals I have already: printer, scanner,
> card reader. Probably need new drivers for those.
> Thanks.
> Lena
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