Paul, what is a screen curtain? Perhaps it is the desktop. I don't even know how to unlock the screen. I have found the home button. Think there is some kind of switch on top right side but did not want to touch anything. Do I have to purchase all apps or does it come with some? For example if I want to read a word document and a pdf document do I have to purchase Word or Office and Adobie Acrobat. How do I use the touch screen keyboard? In fact, in short, can I set it up myself? I have speech enabled which I think is great and I tried the touch screen in the shop and after that it was a Must Have! I said a few days ago or a week ago on this list about getting VAT off im UK in Apple Stores. I purchased at another large department store and told them about Apple's VAT exemtion policy for the blind and got same here in UK. Hope same will apply im Ireland though with such stringent recent austerity in the Budget one wonders. Maybe people could at least apply to the VAT exemption office in Limerick or Tipp. Sorry not sure which County. -----Original message----- From: NCBI Support Sent: 11/12/2012, 8:46 am To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] Re: Apple iPad Hi Eleanor, 1. To simply mute the apple speech do a "Three finger double tap" somewhere on the touch screen. 2. To unmute the speech, do a "Three finger double tap" quickly on the screen. 3. To turn off the voice completely, press the "Home key" three times quickly. 4. To turn on the speech again press the "Home key" three times quickly. 5. To turn on the screen curtain, do a "Three finger triple tap" quickly on the touch screen. 6. To remove the screen curtain, do a "Three finger triple tap" quickly on the touch screen. Paul. -----Original Message----- From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke Sent: 10 December 2012 21:44 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] Apple iPad OK all, I've taken the plunge, I vowed never to purchase an Apple product and in particular never to have a touch screen device. Tonight I am the proud owner of the iPad!!! Haven't a clue. Where's a good place to start? I know how to turn on Voice Over from the tactile Home Screen button which I think is the on/off switch too though when I try to turn it off nothing happens. Also speech says screen locked. Is this the list for me to ask questions or do I need to go to another list? Eleanor -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 1534 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try a Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ncbiworkingforpeoplewithsightloss Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ncbi_sightloss Check-out NCBI's Micheal O Muircheartaigh appeal on the following link. http://youtu.be/25P2tiuCi0U ******************************************************************** National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) is a company limited by guarantee (registered in Ireland No. 26293) . Our registered office is at Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. NCBI is also a registered Charity (chy4626). NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. NCBI endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of NCBI ********************************************************************