Another thing you may want to do is disable the tap to click option so
that taps on the touch pad don't move your focus. I don't have my Mac
turned on at the moment but it's somewhere in system preferences, look
for a mouse or touchpad category.
On 2021-02-18 7:06 a.m., John J. Fioravanti, Jr. wrote:
Yeah: I am a PC user and want to ultimately switch. It's a major transition.
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You’re more than welcome John, welcome to the mad world of the Mac, it does get easier as time goes on.
All the best
Sent from my iPhone
On 18 Feb 2021, at 11:30 am, John J. Fioravanti, Jr.
<fioresq1@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:fioresq1@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Paul: I got it to work. Thanks a lot.
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*Subject:* [mac4theblind] Re: Disabling the Mouse pad on the
MacBook Air
No on my MacBook Air 2017, it is purely VO then two fingers on
trackpad rotate anticlockwise off clockwise on. Apart from that
sorry I really can’t help you.
All the best
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On 18 Feb 2021, at 10:36 am, John J. Fioravanti, Jr.
<fioresq1@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:fioresq1@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi: are you saying VO and then downarrow before using the
rotor? Because the Appendix A "Commands and Gestures" simply
says VO and then use the rotor. I've tried that without
arrowing down, and nothing happens.
Thanks.
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*Subject:* [mac4theblind] Re: Disabling the Mouse pad on the
MacBook Air
If you use your VO keys which are command and option how down
then like on the iPhone use the rotor action on your trackpad
turn to fingers anticlockwise and that should do it for you
all the best
Sent from my iPhone
On 18 Feb 2021, at 10:23 am, John J. Fioravanti, Jr.
<fioresq1@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:fioresq1@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi: but how did you turn the trackpad off? I'm new to the
Mac and need to get use to the actual commands. Thanks.
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*Subject:* [mac4theblind] Re: Disabling the Mouse pad on
the MacBook Air
like I said in a previous email, I turned the trackpad
off. it was most irritating and I could not type with it
turned on.
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On 18 Feb 2021, at 10:15, John J. Fioravanti, Jr.
<fioresq1@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:fioresq1@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
How do you do that?
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*Subject:* [mac4theblind] Re: Disabling the Mouse pad
on the MacBook Air
I always tell the voiceover cursor to just follow the
mouse cursor. That way, the trackpad won’t get in my way.
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 15, 2021, at 21:21, Eleanor Martha Burke
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<mailto:eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
you can turn it off. I have mine turned off
because I found it most irritating and like you
say getting in my way. I can't recall how I turned
it off I think it was something I did physically
but I'm sure someone else will tell you how to do
this.
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On 16 Feb 2021, at 01:16, Sarah alawami
<marrie12@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
No, you cannot, at least not to my knowledge.
I just get used to it. You can though enable
something where if you hit, I think its
command or option it will disable use of the
mouse pad sort of, but I have not found that
too reliable. I’ve been using a mac for about
11 years now and am so used to the mouse pad
it’s no big anymore.
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*Subject:* [mac4theblind] Disabling the Mouse
pad on the MacBook Air
Am I able to disable the mouse pad on this
machine. It seems to be getting in my way in
trying to learn the MacBook Air?
Thank you.
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*Subject:* [mac4theblind] Re: strange problem
with Mac and Wifi connection
First, what model mac are ou tunning.
Second, what OS
Third, what steps have you taken to
troubleshooting, if any.
Good luck.
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On 14 Feb 2021, at 19:44, Juliette Swiler wrote:
Hello all,
I have had a strange issue with my Wifi
connection the past few days. I don’t
remember this ever happening before. My
network is showing a full connection, 3
out of 3 bars, and the computer is showing
that it is connected to the proper
network. But when I try to load Safari, or
connect to Express VPN, the VPN gets as
far as 35% and stops. Then, if I try to do
a restart, it doesn’t fix the issue.
Safari will say web content instead of
loading my home page. So the only way to
fix it is if I shut the computer
completely down, and start up again. This
happens especially if I leave the computer
idle for quite some time. Any thoughts or
ideas on what could be causing the issue?
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