[macvoiceover] Re: arrow keys on Mac?
- From: "Donna Goodin" <goodindo@xxxxxxx>
- To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:37:37 -0400
Thanks, Richie. Don't have a Mac yet, just thinking about getting one, and
trying to get a sense of how it will work before I do.
Take care,
Donna
Best,
Donna
From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richie Gardenhire
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 1:44 PM
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: arrow keys on Mac?
Hi Donna, Congratulations on your getting a Mac. Chris and Keith put it
better than I could; I just want to say, in addition to their comments, that
the manual is organized in such a way, you can go back and forth between
sections when reading; once you get comfortable with the exercises in the
manual, and you familiarize yourself with how the command structure is set
up on the Mac, it will become almost second nature to you. Good luck and
have a good time with your Mac experience, and remember, we are here for
you. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska.
On Jul 21, 2008, at 9:37 AM, Chris Gilland wrote:
Hey, no problem! We're glad to help.
Chris.
----- Original Message -----
From: Donna Goodin <mailto:goodindo@xxxxxxx>
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 1:31 PM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: arrow keys on Mac?
Thanks, Chris and Keith.
Best,
Donna
From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Gilland
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 12:56 PM
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: arrow keys on Mac?
You need to go to
http://www.apple.com/accessibility
Click on seeing.
Then go down to the voice over getting started manual. They have it either
in pdf format, or in mp3 format. Not trying to steer myself away from
helping you. It's just if you do not know the fundimentals like what the vo
keys are even, it's gonna be very difficult trying to explains things. To
interact with an item, asswuming it is a type item that you can interact
with like a table, a list, an outline, etc. you need to do vo+shift+down
arrow to interact, then vo shift up arrow to stop interacting. remember by
vo, also known as vo keys, you hold down control and option.
Chris.
----- Original Message -----
From: Donna Goodin <mailto:goodindo@xxxxxxx>
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:22 AM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: arrow keys on Mac?
Thanks, Chris. No I wasn't, I didn't know any of this. So, then to
interact with an item, do I press enter, or use the mousepad?
TIA,
Donna
From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Gilland
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:55 AM
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: arrow keys on Mac?
Donna,
For one, were you using the voice over keys with the arrow keys? You need
to hit control+option while moving around with the arrow keys.
Then do vo+space, or in other words control+option+space to select an item.
Chris.
----- Original Message -----
From: Donna Goodin <mailto:goodindo@xxxxxxx>
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:51 AM
Subject: [macvoiceover] arrow keys on Mac?
Hello all,
This is Donna Goodin, I was on the list a few weeks back.
I had a chance to go into an Apple store on Friday, and played around a bit
with a Mac. One thing I noticed was that the arrow keys don't seem to do
anything, i.e. you can't use them to navigate around the screen. Is this
normal? If yes, how do you navigate the screen? Using Tab kind of worked,
but it didn't seem to get you everywhere on the screen. I did play around a
bit with trying to use the mouse pad, it was OK, but not very precise. If
the arrow keys are supposed to work, what should I have done to enable them?
TIA,
Donna
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