[mac4theblind] Re: Getting started with Mac Lion.
- From: "Hazel Flannigan" <hazelflannigan3@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 20:29:01 +0100
Hello, John,
I need to be able to construct an essay which will be marked as coursework.
Then eventually I hope to use the Lion to sit my exam.
I need to be compotent with the Wordprocessing commands in pages. For
instance how do I select a paragraph? How do I move around a document? How
do I know what size the font is and if it is in a particular style.
The Open University require all documents to be saved as RTF. Point size 12
and Ariel Font. How can I check this specification on a pages document?
I was also told that my external harddrive has to be reformatted to allow me
to save the pages document as a RTF. At the moment I am hitting information
overload and I just thought I would start off easy just trying to obtain a
feel for the Pages document before I start anything too advanced.
Best wishes,
Hazel Flannigan.
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Sent: 07 July 2012 18:15
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Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Getting started with Mac Lion.
Hello,
The spellchecker,
as far as doing an entire document check, is universal on the Mac. The
command-: combination will initiate it. There are also several adjustments
you can make as far as automatically checking your spelling as you type and
such,, which can be accessed from the edit menu and the spelling sub menu.
There is a font menu when you are working on a document, but I have not
messed with it much. What you need might be found there, though.
Cutting and pasting is a matter of selecting text and using the
appropriate commands. Please let me know specifically what you are trying
to do.
Creating and saving documents, again, is pretty straight forward. You
might be getting thrown off because the template chooser comes up when you
open a new document. Just hit the enter key to use a blank template.
Again, please let me know what your specific questions are.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Jul 7, 2012, at 12:32 PM, "Hazel Flannigan" <hazelflannigan3@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hello,
> I have been trying to come to terms with a Mac book pro Lion and so far I
have been unable to tame the beast.
> Initially I was told that I could download Microsoft and the Voice over
would work with that. After finding out that this will not work, I am
trying to come to terms with Pages.
> Does anyone have some useful tips which will help me become more
productive. Some pointers like :
> Spellchecker
> Adjusting and changing font
> Cut and paste within a pages document, Saving and reentering a simple
> pages document.
> This would be enough to get me started.
> However, any short cuts would be much appreciated.
> Best wishes,
> Hazel Flannigan,
> Northern Ireland.
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