[Trainer-talk] mac questions

[David Goldfield]

Sarah,
I don't consider myself a Mac expert and so I may be completely out of 
line in even posting to this particular thread.
Antonio is correct but I don't think there is a way to actually navigate 
a web page in Safari the same way you access pages using a Windows 
screen reader with a browser like IE or Firefox. voiceover has a very 
different way of interacting with Web pages and, unlike Windows, it's 
totally different from accessing a document in Text Edit.  Personally, I 
find Apple's method of Web access to be frustrating and inefficient.  I 
know there are many visually impaired Mac enthusiasts who love the Mac 
and they have excellent reasons for doing so.  I have tried and tried to 
embrace it when it comes to Safari but I find myself continually 
frustrated at how inefficient it seems to be.  I am very open to 
correction or in receiving suggestions from Mac users on how to best 
access web pages using safari.

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On 3/6/2014 2:48 PM, Antonio Guimaraes wrote:
> Sarah,
>
> You need to make sure certain settings are checked in the VoiceOver utility.
>
> Then you should be able to open Safari, turn quick nav on, and use some of the commands to navigate.
>
> You can use the num row to jump to headings, f to jump to form fields, edit bxes and the like.
>
> Use b for buttons, and x for check boxes.
> Press VO f8 to get to VO utilities.
>
> Select commands as your utility category, select the second tab which reads "keyboard tab."
>
> Now check a box that reads enable single key webpage navigation with using quick nav
>
> I don't know if you need to check the first box that reads enable quick nav. I checked it now on my machine. You can play with these options and see the results for yourself.
>
> There is much more I'm sure. You may want to ask for a complete list of these on the mac visionaries listserv.
>
>
> HTH,
>
> Antonio Guimaraesrow
>
>
>
> On Mar 6, 2014, at 10:00 AM, "Sarah" <sarahandfamily at live.com> wrote:
>
>> Good morning. I have a MacBook pro. Is there a way to navigate a web page using similar commands like I do when navigating a web page using jaws? How do you access a pdf file from a website using preview? Thank you.
>>     Sarah
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