You can change the function of the F Keys so that you only need press
CMD + F5 instead of FN + CMD + F5.
Here's how;
1. Go to "system preferences"
2. Go the "keyboard and mouse" preferences
3. In the "keyboard" tab, make sure that the checkbox called "use all
F keys as standard function keys" is checked. This will mean that you
can now use CMD + F5 to turn VoiceOver on and off, as well as control
the volume and screen brightness if this is important to you, by using
the F keys on their own. The FN key will now control
the special functions of these keys - not sure what these are sorry.
Hope this helps
James
On 30 May 2008, at 20:51, Michael Wassel wrote:
Try doing Function F5. That's what I have to do if I turn mine off.
On May 30, 2008, at 3:14 PM, graham wrote:
Hi,
I'm just learning how to get up and running with my macbook. I've
started reading the getting started with Voice Over manual and
during the chapter on using the keyboard somehow I seem to have
turned Voice Over off kind of.
Alex does speak the time on the quarter hour which I previously set
in sys prefs and if I hold in the button normally used to turn my
Macbook on I get asked do I want to really turn my Macbook off but
I can't navigate anywhere with speech to give my option.
If I hit command f5 I hear a kind of wap sound as when you turn up
or down the volume so I'm wondering does anyone have any ideas how
I can restore speech bearing in mind I don't know any Mac users in
the u.k and have no sighted help available?
Kind regards
Graham
