Hi. You have to know one thing: If your Macbook hasn't ben started up before, you have to run a little first-time configuration. When you power up your mac for the first time, you'll hear a voice say: "english," and nothing else. This is the language selection screen, and it's not accessible. You can't start voiceover before you have selected the language you want. If you press the arrow keys, you'll only hear some beeps. If you just press enter when you hear the voice say english, you have chosen the english language. You can always change the language later on, but there will still be a few messages and windows in the primary language you select on the first language screen.
When you have selected your language, you can start voiceover and all things are accessible. However, I'll give you a few keystrokes you might need to run the start-guide: control option left arrow: Moves the voiceover cursor to the left control option right arrow: moves the voiceover cursor to the right control option spacebar: makes a mouse-click on the selected icon You can just use the tab key and your spacebar to confirm your selection most of the time through the guide, but there are some steps where you have to move the voiceover cursor and click on the item by pressing control option spacebar. Oh by the way, I nearly forgot to explain where the keys are placed: The key to the left of the spacebar is called the command key. the next key is your option key, then you have your control key, and the last key is the fn key. When you have completed this guide and you are in the Finder window, I highly recommend you to press control option command f8 to start the Voiceover quick start guide which will teach you the basic commands in Voiceover. I'm sure you'll love your Mac. Good luck. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: [email protected] Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ On 04/08/2009, at 20.44, Roberto Burceni wrote: > > Thank you for excellent explanation. Yes it is my first time with a > Mac > and I am very excite to try this. > I bought a MacBook Pro in italian language and I hope it is equal to > the > english language. Do you know if the messages of voiceover are > localized > or are in english? > Thank you and sorry for these simple questions but I am at the > beginning > of the adventure. > On 04/08/2009 18:24, rayna424 wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> I don't know if you have used a Mac before or if this is your first, >> so just in case you haven't, I'll explain that way. >> >> The Apple key is the Command key, located to the left of the space >> bar. With the Macbook, you'll need to use Function as well. So to >> turn >> on Voiceover after the computer starts up, press Command plus >> Function, plus F5. The function key is the key on the bottom left >> corner, 2 keys over from your command key. You will hear "Voiceover >> on". It's already read to go, no installation of the screenreader >> necessary. >> >> HTH, >> Rayna >> >> Roberto Burceni wrote: >> >>> Hi all, finally I decided to buy a macbook pro 13.3 inces. I'm >>> waiting >>> it comes here. I have a question for you: >>> When I will turn on the mac can I start immediately voiceover or >>> not? >>> nfigured or I need to put the dvd into reader? >>> The system is already configured or I need the dvd? >>> Thank you for help >>> >>> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
