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Mastering the Macintosh with VoiceOver Tim Sniffen, AT Specialist Biloxi Blind Rehabilitation Center Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System August 1, 2014

First, about the iPhone and iPad Smart phones and tablets are selling 6 to 1 over desktops and laptops

The State of the Market mid 2014

Gartner Data. Source: Forbes 7/18/2014

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Apple CEO Tim Cook says everyone should do 80% of their work on an iPad, just like him

Source: Wall Street Journal July 2014 Announcing Apple’s deal with IBM to provide backend data management for iPads.

Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Worldwide Partner’s Conference, July 2014

iOS First, iCloud First

The iPhone and iPad provide simplicity and immediacy through voice and touch. • The iPhone and iPad have only 24 VoiceOver gestures. • JAWS on Windows and VoiceOver on the Mac each have over 550 commands – roughly 24 squared! • Windows and the Mac have many other commands to learn on top of accessibility commands.

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iOS First, iCloud First

The iPhone and iPad offer what people want: • Email using Siri and Dictation • Text messaging using Siri • Accessing news, banking, sports, weather, and other information through simplified websites and applications • Reading books • Health Care applications • Entertainment applications • Specialty accessibility applications

The computer your Veteran already has . Is the product of an era prior to popular use of the Internet when computers were used for productivity in the office and by gamers or enthusiasts at home. . Fewer than 15% of Americans used a computer at home prior the Internet Revolution in the mid 1990s.

The computer your Veteran already has . Is still the best tool for productivity apps such as word processing and spreadsheets. These have not really changed or improved over the last decade. . Can go on being used for word processing and other productivity uses to supplement the internet- connected activities on an iPhone or iPad.

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Should I get an iOS device or a Mac?

If you are asking yourself if you should get an iPhone or a Mac, or an iPad or a Mac, you are asking yourself the wrong question. Get the iPhone or the iPad. Learn to use it to your full capacity, and you may find you don’t need a Mac at all.

Mastering the Macintosh, Introduction, July 2014

SO, WHO IS THE MACINTOSH FOR?

. iPad and iPhone users who need productivity apps such as word processing, list management, financial tracking and don’t have a functioning, accessible computer. . Those who need to dictate text rather than type. VoiceOver works seamlessly with dictation on the Mac.

The Mac uses iOS VoiceOver gestures and shares applications and data.

MASTERING THE MACINTOSH WITH VOICEOVER

. Released on iBooks July 15th and free to all users. . Serves as a resource to blinded veterans and access technology instructors. . Veterans can read the exercises on the iPhone or iPad using VoiceOver gestures, and do them using the same VoiceOver gestures on the Mac. . Provides insight into what is involved in learning to use the Macintosh with VoiceOver for those not directly involved in training.

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Unit One: Getting Set up

Which Mac should I get? Accessible First Boot Exploring the Macintosh Settings for Low Vision Users Ports Accessibility Options Keyboard layouts Moving around Dialog boxes using the The Trackpad keyboard Trackpad Commander Using Zoom & Voiceover in tandem VoiceOver gestures common to iOS and Zoom Preferences Macintosh Making the Mouse pointer bigger Trackpad gestures for the Mac only Speak Selected Text Apple ID VoiceOver Preferences Custom Trackpad Commander Gestures

Unit Two: Macintosh Basics

The Dock: VO D The Go Menu Advanced Dock Topics Item Chooser: VO I Trash VoiceOver Help: VO H The Menu Bar: VO M Macintosh Help The Desktop: VO Shift D Printers and Scanners Spotlight: Command Space Installing a printer using VoiceOver Exploring Windows Using Your Printer Jumping between lists and content: VO J Scanning

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Unit Three: Mail

Setting up Mail Replying and Forwarding Exploring the Mail Window Dictating email messages Using Quick Nav Writing and editing The Mailbox List Automatic Correction as you Type Jump: VO J Show Spelling and Grammar: Command : Reading and Deleting Messages Check Document Now: Command ; Exploring Mail’s menus Editing Keys VoiceOver Commands Help: VO H H Formatting Text The Help Command: Command ? Using the Fonts dialog box Adding new Mail keyboard shortcuts Using the Color dialog Mail’s Most Used Commands Sending new messages

Unit Three: Mail Continued

Saving Attachments Attaching Files and Photos Selecting more than one file Attaching Photos using Photo Browser Using Toolbars and Sidebars Junk Mail: Command Shift J Mailboxes Moving Messages to Mailboxes Searching Messages: Command Option F Smart Mailboxes

Unit Four: Contacts

Exploring Contacts Basic Contacts Commands Managing Contacts Contact Groups Sharing Contacts Printing Envelopes Printing Labels Printing Mailing Lists

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Unit Five: Safari

Safari’s Menus: a Treasure Hunt Quick Nav Basic Safari Commands Fixing automatic webpage reading Changing Safari keyboard shortcuts The Web Rotor: VO U Updated Safari Commands Mobile Websites Tips for Low Vision Browsing Statistics Zoomtext for Mac Cantoni.mobi Customizing the Toolbar More on Quick Nav Browsing Basics Single Keys that work with Quick Nav Using the Reader Turn off Quick Nav on web forms Speak Selected Text Form Controls Bookmarking the Page Auto fill

Unit Four: Safari continued

Downloads Web Spots & Sweet Spots Safe downloads Creating a Web Spot BARD Using Web Spots MyHealtheVet Help files The Sweet Spot Tabbed Browsing Removing web spots Opening a downloaded PDF Web Video Preview

Unit Six: Pages

Starting Pages Open Recent Exploring the Template Chooser Duplicate a document Exploring the Pages Window Saving a document — more details The Inspector or Formatter Save As… The Toolbar Creating Templates Exploring Pages’ Menus Creating a Letterhead Template Basic Word Processing Commands Creating an Envelope Template Adding Pages keyboard shortcuts Creating a Default Template Writing a letter from scratch Setting Pages Preferences Opening Files Using Custom Templates Search for a document Choosing the Date & Time Format

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Unit Six: Pages Continued

Lists Hanging Indents Inserting Pictures Formatting Pictures Inserting Tables Exercise: a Checkbook Register in Pages Accessibility Issues in Pages version 5.1 Paragraph Styles Shared Document Example using Styles Sharing a Document

Unit Seven: Numbers

Table Basics Filtering Records Navigation Getting down to Business Editing and Navigation keys Setting up Column Titles in the Row Header Column & Row Headers Formatting columns Reference Tabs Deleting blank rows Instant Calculation Bar & Quick Formulas Changing Column Widths Entering a Formula Creating a custom cell format Adding Keyboard Shortcuts for Numbers Sorting a Table Using Numbers Templates Advanced Filtering Printing a Spreadsheet Deleting Filters Finding records Removing Table Names

Unit Seven: Numbers Continued

Hiding Columns When Printing Adding a Sheet Inserting a table Summary Tables Charts

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Keyboard & TrackPad Compendium

Common VoiceOver Keyboard Shortcuts Safari Keyboard Shortcuts Built-in VoiceOver Trackpad Gestures Pages Keyboard Shortcuts Custom Trackpad Gestures Numbers keyboard shortcuts Quick Nav Editing and Navigation keys Keyboard Commander Shortcuts Numpad Commander Zoom Shortcuts Finder Keyboard shortcuts Moving around Dialog boxes & Inspectors Mail Keyboard Shortcuts Contacts Keyboard Shortcuts

Use the same gestures on the Mac as you use on your iPhone or iPad • Swipe right to move to the next item • Swipe up with two fingers to read from the top • Swipe three fingers to scroll • Etc.

You can use every iOS gesture you’ve already learned on the Macintosh’s track pad.

Custom Track pad gestures

Hold Shift and swipe • Right for Item Chooser • Left for Web Rotor • Up for Spotlight • Down for VoiceOver commands Help • Swipe two fingers left or right to Jump.

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Key Tools: Item Chooser VO i

Presents a searchable index of every item in the current window. It’s like pointing the mouse at an item. • Press VO i or Shift and swipe right on the track pad • Begin typing a likely name for the item just like you would begin typing a name of a recipient in an Outlook message. • Press Enter to jump to that item on the screen. • If it is a button, press Space or VO Space or double-tap to click it.

Item Chooser VO i

Key Tools: Web Rotor VO u

The same rotor gestures on the iPhone or iPad can be used on the track pad. The Web Rotor provides a searchable index of web rotor items: headings, links, form controls, etc. It functions just like the Item Chooser but limits it scope to just one type of item at a time.

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The Web Rotor In the screen shot on the right, I’ve opened the web rotor and typed the number 1 to show level 1 headings.

I could swipe right or press the right arrow to switch to links and other categories.

Key Tools: Command Help VO H H

You don’t have to memorize commands to use them in VoiceOver. Just remember one: VO H H: Commands help. • Press VO H H or hold Shift and swipe down to open Commands help. • Begin typing a likely name for the command you want, e.g. “move mouse” to locate a command to move the mouse. • Press Enter to have VoiceOver do it.

Key Tools: Spotlight Command Space

Spotlight is the master indexing tool on the Mac. It knows where every application, document, email message, utility, favorite website, song, photo, etc. is located. • Press Command Space or hold Shift and Swipe Up to open Spotlight. • Begin typing and Spotlight will announce a top hit with your item in it typically in just two or three letters. • Press Return to open the App, file, etc.

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Key Tools: Jump VO j

Press VO J or hold Shift and swipe two fingers to the left or right to Jump from one area of the screen to another: • From the message list to the individual message and back in Mail • From the list of folders in the sidebar to the list of files it contains in the file manager, call the ‘Finder’ • From a document you are writing to the Formatting tools and back in Pages.

Handouts

Mastering the Macintosh VoiceOver Preferences file (Mac only) Pages Blank Template (Mac only) Keyboard Compendium (accessible PDF)

Units one through seven in Word format

Visit iBooks Store on your iPhone or iPad to download the book.

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