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How Many of you out there have used Google Calendar?
Rick Miller
Dear Listers:
I am learning how to use Google Calendar. I have learned how to create an event, but am trying to set notifications. I have read that there are three ways to receive notifications—either by e-mail, desktop or alert. Notifications are not working. When I create events for myself, usually, I don’t want to invite any guests. The events I create are primarily Zoom meetings or classes at the church I belong to. When I have tried to set notifications I have gone into the General settings of Google Calendar. When it comes to notifications it shows that there are three kinds of notification settings—off, Desktop or alert. When I create events for which I have described—for meetings at church or Bible study meetings in which I do not want to invite any guests, how can I go about getting notifications to work? Is there anybody out there totally blind who has used Google calendar? If so, is there any way in the world you can help me or give me the advice I need?
Rick Miller
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Re: Outlook Address book
Vaughn,
Let me try to describe what I see happening under Outlook 2016. There appears to be some interaction between "who I've sent or received an e-mail to/from before" and the Address Book when you type a name rather than all or just a distinctive part of an e-mail address. Why this is, or how to change it, I cannot explain. I have never used Outlook to send a message to my partner, Jim. However I have previously sent messages to another Jim and a Jill, too. When I type the two characters Ji (note the capital J) I instantly get a dropdown list appearing with the other Jim and Jill, from which I can select either of the two, but my partners address does not appear. Contrast that with what I get when I type the single character j (lower case). What shows up is the two previously noted Jim and Jill, plus several additional e-mail addresses I've sent to before, all of which contain the letter j somewhere in them, but my partner's name and e-mail address is still not among the things shown. Now, I've gone and sent my partner a message using only his e-mail address, but not fetching anything from the Address book. When I next go to create a new message and type j into the To field the first item in the list is now his e-mail address, followed by all the others, so most recently sent, and exactly what was used in the sending, is at the top of the list of options. Since doing all those tests, I opened Options when I was in the compose window, and activated the Empty Auto-Complete List. After doing that, no e-mail addresses or names show up when I type a part or all of a name in the To field. I can enter multiple names separated by semicolon. If I hit Send, Outlook will begin asking me which address I want if there exists more than one for a given typed name, or just plugging in what's associated with it if there's one. So, after all of that, I can say I don't get anything in the auto-complete dropdown list that acts like what it appears you and I were used to in the past. When I need to select names from my address book I activate the button for the To/CC/BCC fields and use search and select in the dialog that comes up, as I know a number of the addresses I want to use, and would think should pre-populate in that autocomplete list, are not doing so. The best explanation of how autocomplete works comes straight from the horse mouth: Information about the Outlook AutoComplete listNote well in the statement, "The list contains SMTP addresses, LegacyExchangeDN entries, and display names for people to whom you have sent mail previously." (emphasis mine).So, if you have just set up a new instance of Outlook, the building of the AutoComplete List starts from scratch (if you haven't imported a pre-existing one) so until you send messages to someone for the first time, they're not going to show up. I find it odd that there isn't a use of the Address Book in generating the auto-complete list. The article also goes into how you can import existing autocomplete lists from other Outlook instances, which I've never done. Sorry for the length of this, but clearly autocomplete isn't what many of us think it should be. -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041 The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.
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Re: Enabling Calendar Notifications using Google Docs
Rick Miller
I did try that. After I hit Insert+Z to turn off Virtual Keyboard commands I hit Alt+Shift+T and I get a Back menu instead of a Tools menu. When I tab I get options to either reload a page or else do various other things with a page, but I never get the Toold menu. I need the help of one of you who has actually used Google Calendar and who actually knows how to make notifications in Google Calendar work, and I am trying to appeal to anybody.
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Rick Miller
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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of John Covici Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 12:35 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Cc: jfw@groups.io Subject: Re: Enabling Calendar Notifications using Google Docs I think these menus areonly for being inside an actual Google document. Try going to the calendar directly from your main Google page. On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 00:56:42 -0400, Rick Miller wrote: ent or do other things. I have tried to seek help from many people but have gotten nowhere, and if I discover I cannot access the Tools menu I might just give up on Google Calendar and go back to using Outlook calendar instead. Can one of you please reach out, even if tomorrow is Sunday and even if it is the weekend? -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici wb2una covici@ccs.covici.com
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Re: outlook addressbook
Vaughn Brown
Hello, Brian,
I spoke too soon. I am able to type in the person’s email and it gets pulled up but if I type in the person’s name nothing happens.
Again, using Outlook 365 that came with Office 365.
Best,
Vaughn
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Re: Outlook Address book
Vaughn Brown
Hi Brian,
It is Outlook Office 365. It seems to be working now. Of course!
Thank you for being responsive and helpful.
Vaughn
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From: Brian Vogel
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2020 8:03 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Outlook Address book
Vaughn, Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041 The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.
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Re: Specific keyboard commands in Chrome
This is usually a function of the embedded media player rather than the browser itself.
-- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041 The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.
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Re: Beta and Eloquence
Morey Worthington
Thanks for help. Found pitch with your directions.
Appreciate it. -- Morey Worthington
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Re: Specific keyboard commands in Chrome
Justin Mcdevitt
Hello to everyone,
This morning I was listening to an archived program on a website, using Chrome. Are there specific commands to move back and forwards within audio/video files, (also Pause and Stop) using Chrome?
Best, Justin
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Re: Enabling Calendar Notifications using Google Docs
Ann Byrne
Calendar.google.com should take you directly there.
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At 09:23 AM 10/25/2020, you wrote:
I don't know how to. There is no way to get to the calendar that I can see in Google Chrome, and when I go to the Google home page there is no direct link to the calendar. The only way I know of to get into the calendar is by using the Control+L key combination when on my home page using the Chrome browser and then entering calendar.google.com. If there are other ways to access the calendar, I don't know about them.
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Re: Enabling Calendar Notifications using Google Docs
Rick Miller
I don't know how to. There is no way to get to the calendar that I can see in Google Chrome, and when I go to the Google home page there is no direct link to the calendar. The only way I know of to get into the calendar is by using the Control+L key combination when on my home page using the Chrome browser and then entering calendar.google.com. If there are other ways to access the calendar, I don't know about them.
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Rick Miller
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of John Covici Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 12:35 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Cc: jfw@groups.io Subject: Re: Enabling Calendar Notifications using Google Docs I think these menus areonly for being inside an actual Google document. Try going to the calendar directly from your main Google page. On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 00:56:42 -0400, Rick Miller wrote: ent or do other things. I have tried to seek help from many people but have gotten nowhere, and if I discover I cannot access the Tools menu I might just give up on Google Calendar and go back to using Outlook calendar instead. Can one of you please reach out, even if tomorrow is Sunday and even if it is the weekend? -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici wb2una covici@ccs.covici.com
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Re: text appears on web site twice
kevin meyers
It is multiple sites. Next time I come across it I will let you know.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Marty Hutchings
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 1:29 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: text appears on web site twice
Kevin, What web site are you encountering the repeated text?
Love in Christ
Hello, I’m using recent versions of windows10 and Jaws2020. There are many times I will arrow down the page and a line of text or a few lines are repeated. Does anyone else encounter this issue? It happens using Google Chrome and FireFox. Thanks, Kevin
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Re: does a link leave a site?
Mark
shift f10 seems like a lot of extra steps. A page can have lots of links and I was hoping there might be a setting in jaws that would say a link is external. It would give quick cues when navigating through a page quickly. I know it will say same page link for links that go to a spot on the page. Maybe jaws just does not have that feature
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Re: Enabling Calendar Notifications using Google Docs
John Covici
I think these menus areonly for being inside an actual Google
document. Try going to the calendar directly from your main Google page. On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 00:56:42 -0400, Rick Miller wrote: ent or do other things. I have tried to seek help from many people but have gotten nowhere, and if I discover I cannot access the Tools menu I might just give up on Google Calendar and go back to using Outlook calendar instead. Can one of you please reach out, even if tomorrow is Sunday and even if it is the weekend? -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici wb2una covici@ccs.covici.com
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Re: text appears on web site twice
Marty Hutchings
Kevin, What web site are you encountering the repeated text?
Love in
Christ
Marty If we view this present life as our primary goal, we will agree with William Shakespeare who said: “Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” From TODAY IN THE WORD June 1, 2020
Hello, I’m using recent versions of windows10 and Jaws2020. There are many times I will arrow down the page and a line of text or a few lines are repeated. Does anyone else encounter this issue? It happens using Google Chrome and FireFox. Thanks, Kevin
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Enabling Calendar Notifications using Google Docs
Rick Miller
Dear Listers:
I am learning how to use Google Calendar. I have learned to create an event and have learned to edit one and set notifications for one, but, for example, if I set a notification for two days in advance of the event, the notification never pops up. Somebody from Vispero Support got in touch with me and suggested I enable accessability using Google Docs. I got into Google Docs by first going to my home page using Google Chrome, which is my default Internet browser. After I bring up my home page I try getting into Google Docs by first going to the address bar using the Control+L key combination and then entering docs.google.com. The technician at Freedom Scientific told me that accessibility would be in the Tools menu which, according to him, I would activate using the key combination Alt+Shift+T. I have tried this, but instead of the tools menu popping up I see a list of recently viewed documents. I have also found myself in a menu asking you to either reload a document or do other things. I have tried to seek help from many people but have gotten nowhere, and if I discover I cannot access the Tools menu I might just give up on Google Calendar and go back to using Outlook calendar instead. Can one of you please reach out, even if tomorrow is Sunday and even if it is the weekend?
Rick Miller
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Re: Pivot tables anyone?
Marty Hutchings
Shoot, I learned that stuff 20 years-ago and never used it, so ittttttt has left my addoled brain.
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Love in Christ Marty If we view this present life as our primary goal, we will agree with William Shakespeare who said: “Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” From TODAY IN THE WORD June 1, 2020
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From: Kandace via groups.io Sent: Friday, October 23, 2020 9:20 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Pivot tables anyone? Hi all, Please help, I need to learn pivot tables. Where do I start? Are there any videos, tutorials, tutors or tip for me? Kandace Haney
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Re: Outlook Address book
Vaughn,
Just so we are both crystal clear, what are you referring to when you say Outlook? Certain things suggest the standalone email client while others suggest Outlook.com. You also say a couple of things that seem like they refer to the Windows 10 Mail App, which is different from either any Outlook client or Outlook.com. Can you identify what Outlook you're using, including version, e.g., Outlook 2016/2019/365, if it's the client or Outlook.com? Is the Windows 10 Mail App in the mix somewhere? I have to know where to look, precisely, in order to give you the answers you seek, if I can do so. -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041 The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.
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Re: Beta and Eloquence
Soronel Haetir
I haven't tried the beta but in prior versions you only got the pitch
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control if you change the 'Voice Adjust' combo to something other than 'All contexts'.
On 10/24/20, Morey Worthington <worthington@wi.rr.com> wrote:
Hi all. --
Soronel Haetir soronel.haetir@gmail.com
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Re: Outlook Address book
Vaughn Brown
Hello, Brian,
Thank you. I explored Outlook and think I can better explain my goal.
Keep in mind that I am speaking of Win. 10. Apps are similarly named in Windows and Apple devices.
I noticed that Mail has somehow downloaded my contacts. I have an account in Mail for 2 Gmail accounts and an .edu account. I am able to comfortably switch between accounts and able to use address books from each one.
In Outlook the setup is similar regarding accounts. I am receiving emails for each account. Figuring that my university account was the default I ended up removing “my outlook data 1” and defaulting that data to my personal Gmail account. What it looks like a list of address books but no substance. I am truly perplexed as the Mail app automatically downloaded my contacts whereas Outlook did not.
I realized that MS Exchange is for school and work. I also wonder if my Windows 10 being an academic version has anything to do with the settings. It seems to be influencing other computer settings. But I personally purchased Office 365. And registered my personal email for that 365 account.
I read and attempted the whole webmail for Gmail and export my contacts but during the process I realized that this didn’t feel right.
Pardon for the long email but I wanted to be clear. I prefer Outlook as I find it more accessible.
Look forward to your response.
Kindly,
Vaughn
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2020 10:37 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Outlook Addressbook
My guess is that this is controlled by which account is set as your primary/default account if you have multiple accounts set up in Outlook. Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041 The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.
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Re: Pivot tables anyone?
Kandace,
You didn't mention what version of Excel you're using but if you have a Bookshare subscription, you might also look at its website. The book Excel 2010 for Dummies by Greg Harvey is very well done and has at least one chapter on pivot tables. I expect he might have updated the book for later versions of Excel.
Alan Lemly
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Mark Fisher
Hi Kandace
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