[mac4theblind] Re: dropbox question

  • From: Brian Howerton <bshowerton1@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Tracy Duffy <tracyduffy@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:43:56 -0400

Okay, thank you Tracy. Where is that accent key?


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On Mar 29, 2012, at 4:19 PM, Tracy Duffy <tracyduffy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Once in a while, I will get VoiceOver announcing to me that something is 
> being added to or taken out of a drop box folder, but usually not. To my 
> knowledge, it is best to access you folders in the manner you mentioned, by 
> opening dropbox in your home area. You will find that once you do that, you 
> can use command and the accent key to move through all the open windows, such 
> as your home, drop box and any opened folders in drop box. So you can use 
> this method to move from one folder to the other, or you can simply close the 
> folder you are in with command w. Just make sure then that you are in the 
> place you want to be once you do that. It may put you back in the drop box 
> main folder, or it may put you back in your home area or in some other opened 
> window depending on what you have done. Actually, sometimes I don't know why 
> it puts you where it does, but just be sure of where you are before taking 
> any action. (smile) Hope this helps.
> 
> On Mar 29, 2012, at 9:56 AM, Brian Howerton wrote:
> 
>> Hello all,
>> I finally got dropbox configured on my mac but I have two questions.  One 
>> is, how is everyone accessing your folders from within dropbox?  I went to 
>> my home folder and opened up my dropbox folder and accessed them that way.  
>> Is that the best way to do it rather than opening the dropbox app itself?  
>> Also, when I am in a folder in dropbox and need to go back a folder, let's 
>> say back in to the main dropbox folder, how do we do that on the mac?  My 
>> main question is this, does voiceover tell you when one of your dropbox 
>> folders has new updated stuff in it?  Thanks for your help,
>> Brian************
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