[macvoiceover] Re: Mac question
- From: James Clark <james.clark131@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:05:00 -0500
I am not saying all programs are free because there are some out there
that are not. But there are a lot of free programs.
On 7/11/10, Nicole Hutchins <nkhutch86@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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