User manual APPLE VOICEOVER GETTING STARTED LEOPARD 10.5

[. . . ] VoiceOver Getting Started Includes instructions and complete command lists for using VoiceOver with Mac OS X version 10. 5 Leopard 1 Contents Chapter 1 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 Introduction About VoiceOver What You Need to Get Started Using This Document Where to Find More Information VoiceOver Quick Start VoiceOver Help VoiceOver Menu Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard Help Audio Effects Resources on the Internet Teaching and Learning Tools Screen Curtain VoiceOver Keyboard Commands Diagrams About VoiceOver Accessibility Introduction to Mac OS X Desktop Finder Toolbar Buttons and Search Field Sidebar and View Browser Dock Menu Bar Files and Folders System Preferences Spotlight Keyboard Basics Important Keys to Know VoiceOver Keys About Function Keys Using Function Keys on Portable Computers Chapter 2 Chapter 3 2 20 20 20 20 21 22 Chapter 4 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 30 30 31 32 32 32 32 33 33 34 35 35 35 35 36 36 37 37 38 38 38 40 41 Using Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down on Portable Computers Keyboard Accessibility Sticky Keys Slow Keys Key Repeat Rate Keyboard Settings in VoiceOver Utility VoiceOver Basics Turning On VoiceOver Using VoiceOver in the Login Window Pausing VoiceOver Speech Muting Speech and Sounds Moving the VoiceOver Cursor Locking the VoiceOver Keys Reading Window Contents Reading Text Changing Voice Settings Temporarily Changing Verbosity Levels Temporarily Interacting with Content Areas Using Buttons and Controls Learning More About an Item Navigating Menus Understanding Menu Commands in Documentation Navigating Quickly in a Menu Using Pop-up Menus Using Shortcut Menus Understanding Duplicate Menu Items Working with the VoiceOver Menu Using the Commands Menu Chapter 4 Exercises Exercise 4. 1: Moving the VoiceOver Cursor Exercise 4. 2: Interacting with a Content Area Exercise 4. 3: Navigating the Menu Bar Exercise 4. 4: Navigating in a Menu and Submenu Exercise 4. 5: Using the VoiceOver Menu Using VoiceOver with Mac OS X Using the Dock Setting Dock Preferences Working with Shortcut Menus for Dock Items Switching Between Applications and Windows Navigating Finder Windows Navigating in List View Chapter 5 Contents 3 42 42 43 44 45 45 46 46 47 48 48 48 49 Chapter 6 50 50 51 51 52 52 53 54 54 55 55 56 57 57 58 59 59 60 60 62 63 64 65 66 66 67 67 67 Sorting Items in List View Selecting Files and Folders Copying and Moving Files Using the Item Chooser Menu Interacting with Windows Moving and Resizing Windows Using Scroll Bars Using Spotlight Using the Spotlight Menu Chapter 5 Exercises Exercise 5. 1: Using the Dock Exercise 5. 2: Using the Item Chooser Menu Exercise 5. 3: Copying and Pasting a File VoiceOver Utility and Preferences Saving VoiceOver Preferences Setting the Amount of Spoken Detail Adjusting Punctuation Settings Adjusting Text Attribute Settings Hearing Other Types of Detail Hearing Status Changes and Announcements Setting Navigation Options Setting the Initial Position of the VoiceOver Cursor Adjusting VoiceOver Cursor Tracking Setting Website Navigation Options Customizing Voices Using Different Voices Changing Rate, Pitch, and Volume Setting Text Pronunciation Hearing Your Location on the Screen Setting Visual Options Magnifying the VoiceOver Cursor Using the Caption Panel Showing the Braille Panel Tiling Visuals Using the NumPad Commander Setting Preferences for Braille Displays Using Mac OS X Applications Connecting to the Internet Using Mac OS X Mail Mail Window Opening Collapsed Folders in the Mailboxes Table Chapter 7 4 Contents 68 69 70 70 70 71 71 72 73 73 74 74 74 75 76 Chapter 8 78 78 79 79 79 80 80 81 81 81 82 82 83 83 84 84 84 85 86 87 87 88 88 89 89 90 Reading Email Messages Addressing a Message Using the Safari Web Browser Navigating Websites with VoiceOver Website Navigation Shortcuts Using iChat for Instant Messaging Hearing Incoming Messages Responding to iChat Invitations Moving Between the Text Field and Messages Table Using iTunes with VoiceOver Using Front Row to Play Media Chapter 7 Exercises Exercise 7. 1: Opening and Reading an Email Message Exercise 7. 2: Using the Link Chooser Menu Exercise 7. 3: Moving Music from a CD to iTunes Reading, Editing, and Navigating Text Reading a Document Working with Text Locating the Insertion Point Navigating in a Document Bookmarking a Document Separating Cursors in Text Areas Selecting Text Hearing Misspelled Words Completing Partially Entered Words Hearing Text Attributes Navigating by Text Attributes Using TextEdit with VoiceOver Checking Spelling in TextEdit Changing Tab Stops in TextEdit Chapter 8 Exercises Exercise 8. 1: Following the Insertion Point Exercise 8. 2: Cutting and Pasting Text Exercise 8. 3: Saving a Document Using Braille Displays with VoiceOver How the Mac Is Represented in Braille Panning Routing Announcements Status Cells Braille Panel Chapter 9 Contents 5 91 92 93 Chapter 10 94 94 94 95 96 96 97 97 98 99 100 101 101 101 103 Moving and Resizing the Braille Panel Input Controls Supported Braille Displays Advanced Techniques Full Keyboard Navigation and VoiceOver Advanced Cursor Tracking Using the Cursor Control Keys Using the Mouse with VoiceOver Mouse Settings in VoiceOver Utility Making the Mouse Pointer More Visible Using the Numeric Keypad to Control the Mouse Navigating by Wrapping Assigning VoiceOver Actions to the Numeric Keypad Setting Hot Spots to Mark Items Chapter 10 Exercises Exercise 10. 1: Using Command-Tab to Switch Applications Exercise 10. 2: Moving Cursors Independently VoiceOver Commands Appendix 6 Contents 1 Introduction 1 Welcome to VoiceOver Getting Started. This document introduces you to VoiceOver and gets you started using your Mac in a new way. VoiceOver is an alternative way for users with visual or learning disabilities to use Mac OS X. It provides magnification options, keyboard control, and spoken English descriptions of what's happening on the computer screen. VoiceOver reads aloud the contents of documents (and webpages) and provides a comprehensive audible description of the user's workspace and of activities taking place on the computer. [. . . ] You can choose options in VoiceOver to skip images, or to skip images without a description. You should be aware, though, that sometimes images are actually links, so if you avoid them completely, you could be missing something important on a webpage. For more information about using VoiceOver with Safari to surf the Internet, see "Using the Safari Web Browser" on page 70. Customizing Voices VoiceOver includes a variety of voices so that you can choose the ones that work best for you. Several companies also offer additional voices, available separately, that work with VoiceOver. You can use the Voices pane of the Speech category of VoiceOver Utility, shown below, to set your preferences for voices, rate of speech, pitch, and volume. 56 Chapter 6 VoiceOver Utility and Preferences Using Different Voices VoiceOver automatically uses a single default voice to speak what it reads. However, you can choose different voices to speak different types of information. If only Default Voice appears in the Voices pane, click the disclosure triangle to reveal additional options. The triangle is called the "Show Additional Voices" or "Hide Additional Voices" disclosure triangle depending on its state. Whenever you see a collapsed disclosure triangle, you can click it to reveal more information. Voices that you add to your computer will appear in this list if they're Mac compatible, including foreign language voices. VoiceOver is localized for English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese. You can set different voices for these types of information: Â Default Voice: This voice is used for everything spoken in VoiceOver except any of the options you set. These can include scroll areas, lists, HTML content areas, and documents. Â Status: This voice lets you know the current state of buttons and other controls. For example, the status of a checkbox is either "checked" or "unchecked. " Â Type: This voice identifies the type of item. Â Attributes: This voice speaks text that has attributes at the beginning that are different from those of the preceding text. For example, you might hear "Bold 15 point" or "12 point Helvetica. " Â VoiceOver Menu: This voice reads the commands in the VoiceOver menu. Click the pop-up menu next to each type of information and select the voice you want to use. If you don't make a choice, the default voice will speak the information. You can practice using your VoiceOver skills to change voice settings in the exercise at the end of this chapter. Changing Rate, Pitch, and Volume Next to each voice pop-up menu are controls to adjust the rate, pitch, and volume of each voice. Type a new value in the text field or use the adjusters to change the value. You can also use the volume controls to add emphasis or tune out information. For example, you may find it useful to set the volume higher for content and lower for other information. If there's information you'd rather not hear, set the volume to 1, which is the lowest value. Chapter 6 VoiceOver Utility and Preferences 57 You can practice using VoiceOver to change the rate, pitch, and volume in the exercise at the end of this chapter. [. . . ] 9 Press VO-Shift-F4 to move the VoiceOver cursor to the keyboard focus in the search field. 10 Press VO-Shift-F3 to turn on cursor tracking again. 102 Chapter 10 Advanced Techniques VoiceOver Commands You use the Control and Option keys (the VoiceOver keys, or VO) with other keys to control VoiceOver. If you have a portable computer, you may need to press the Fn key when you press a function key. Action General Lock and unlock the Control and Option keys Turn VoiceOver on and off Open the VoiceOver menu Open VoiceOver Help Get help for an item Open the Commands menu for an item Open VoiceOver Utility Open VoiceOver Quick Start Start keyboard help Close a menu, stop an action, or exit a mode Tell VoiceOver to ignore the next key combination you press Change the speech rate, pitch, volume, or intonation VO-semicolon (;) Command-F5 VO-F7 VO-question mark (?) VO-H VO-H two times VO-F8 VO-Command-F8 VO-K VO-Escape (Esc) VO-Tab VO-Command-Right Arrow or VO-Command Left Arrow to move to the next or previous setting (rate, then pitch, then volume, then intonation). Then press VO-Command-Up Arrow to increase and VO-Command-Down Arrow to decrease the setting. [. . . ]