[vip_students] Re: Apple iPad
- From: Gary Worn <garyworn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:21:16 +0000
Hi Paul.
Would you know why I can download the same app's on my iPad, as on my iPhone?.
I love sky news but on the iPad I have to paid for it.
Gary
Sent from Gary's IPhone.
On 11 Dec 2012, at 11:06, "NCBI Support" <support@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Eleanor,
>
> To unlock the screen, there is an area down at the bottom left corner of your
> IPad screen where when you tap it twice with one finger it will unlock.
> The screen curtain is a setting that when activated it will cover over the
> entire screen and sighted persons will now be on a similar level as ourselves
> when using the device as the entire screen will be blanked out with this
> curtain. I suppose if you wanted to keep prying eyes away from what you are
> doing on a train or somewhere you could also invoke the screen curtain.
>
> Paul.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
> Sent: 11 December 2012 09:05
> To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Apple iPad
>
> 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
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