Hello Juanita, For VoiceOver on the MacBook Pro, if Command-F5 or Fn-Command-F5 does not work, you may need your daughter to set up a separate account for you, so VoiceOver can be configured to come up automatically, or else have her configure the system preference settings under Accessibility for her account, so that you can easily bring up VoiceOver with Command-F5. As others have said, you may need to know where you are in the login process to get VoiceOver to turn on.
You asked: We have a wireless HP printer and two Macs. We recently got a new router. Since then, we have not been able to print wirelessly. I know it has to do with changing the network name. How do you change the network name and password. The printer is trying to use our old info. My sighted daughter will be the one setting this up. We tried to run the software from disc but it doesn't support 10.9. For the HP-specific part of your question, there are support web pages on updating the printer drivers for Mavericks using Apple's Software Update, and also on replacing a router for their wireless printers. Since the release of Mavericks, HP has been distributing drivers through Apple's Software Update. I've read that for some all-in-one printers the Scanner drivers do not yet resolve issues with Scanning that is done without using the HP-specific software. Here is the link for OS X v10.9 Mavericks: Installing and Using the Printer on a Mac: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03967522&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en HP has an instruction page on replacing a router for their wireless printers: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/campaigns/wireless-printing-center/reconfiguring-system-help3.html After navigating to "heading level 2 Replacing Your Wireless Router", navigate to the in-page link for "Changing wireless settings" and activate it (double tap on an iOS device or VO-Space on a Mac). Note that they say you may have to unplug the power cord from your modem and wait at least 30 minutes for the modem to reset. If you have difficulties you might have to set the device up as though it were a new printer, by connecting with an ethernet cable directly to the modem of your Internet Service Provider. Also, some HP printers like their newer AirPrint printers may have a Wireless Setup Wizard that can be accessed from the printer's control panel. That process is not accessible, but your daughter should be able to run this, if necessary. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 17, 2014, at 7:35 AM, alberto wrote: > Hi, if she tells you where you are on the computer that may help. If you are > somewhere like in the desk top you should be fine, but if she has already set > a password on the mac it will be a little tougher for you to get VO to work > if she didn’t enable voice over to work on the lock screen when she set it up. > On Mar 17, 2014, at 11:03 AM, Juanita Martin <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I have no clue as to where I am in the log in process. This is my sighted >> daughter's computer and VO hasn't been tried on it until this morning. I >> will tell her to update the software though. >> >> sent from my phone >> >> >> >>> On Mar 17, 2014, at 9:54 AM, Rodney Haynie <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> When you tried the Cmd+F5 to start VO on the Macbook Pro were you at >>> the password prompt of the loging/wake-up screen? >>> I ask because I have seen instances where if the currently logged in >>> user was not running VO when the computer went to sleep, and you wake >>> the computer up and are at the password prompt to log back in, Cmd+F5 >>> does not work. But if you type in the password blindly, and press >>> enter and you hear the confirmation tone, then you should be able to >>> start VO with Cmd+F5 for sure. >>> Good luck. >>> -Rodney >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
