[gui-talk] Help from Apple Users

[Steve Jacobson]

Ray,

I have read the MONITOR article and am reasonably familiar with other aspects of the MAC.  I have even used VoiceOver on my 
Daughter's old MAC that she has left behind.  It was really the voice input that I specifically needed to understand better.  You 
mentioned that it is limited to 140 characters or so, but your note is more than 140 characters, could you clarify?  Also, can the 
voice be used to control some functions of the computer as well?  Can the voice be used, for example, to control VoiceOver itself?


Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:47:38 -0600, Ray Foret Jr wrote:

>Well Steve, I am dictating this message using my voice I'm talking into my MacBook Pro.
>Please keep in mind, that I am making no corrections in the text of this message: in order that you can see just how accurate it 
really is.
>Naturally, I am speaking the punctuation as I talk: that way, it is correct. This dictation feature came in with version 10.8 of 
the operating system for the Mac; called Mountain lion. Actually, it is quite easy to set up and use. Keep in mind, however, that 
what you can say is rather limited. I think maybe you get about 140 characters for dictation section: after that, it stops you.

>I would suggest, that you look at that D Cember 2009 embryo monitor. There is an excellent article in there about the Mac, it is 
a pretty good summary, if perhaps not quite as complete as I think it should be. Also, if you go to www.BLINDCOOLTECH.com, you'll 
find some wonderful demonstrations of the Mac there. They are a little old now, but, still good to listen to for the basics. Well, 
hope that helps.


>Remember, I am deliberately leaving this text totally uncorrected. There may be a few spelling errors in it, but, I am 
purposefully not correcting any mistakes so that you can see how accurate the text actually is.
>Sent from my mac
>Sincerely,
>The Constantly Barefooted Ray
>Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!

>On Feb 19, 2013, at 9:23 PM, "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com> wrote:

>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> I'm trying to help a person navigate the complexity of buying a computer and learning to use one for the first time while in 
his 70's.  Since he had never used a keyboard, he is somewhat interested in using voice 
>> input.  I am fairly familiar with what is available in the Windows world, but am wondering if there are voice input options for 
the MAC as well.  If it is built in, is it pretty good at generating text for e-mails, for example, 
>> knowing that there are always corrections necessary.  I am not certain if there are other advantages I should consider for him 
with a MAC, either, although certainly VoiceOver would certainly be helpful.
>> 
>> Thank you for any help.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> Steve Jacobson
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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