It just says Apple menu and then puts me back wherever I was before. I always try from the desktop.
Jane On Apr 17, 2014, at 11:07 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Don't rush to the reformat, that is a drastic and usually unnecessary task. > Try to do a repair permissions first. To do so... > > * Go to the Finder. > * Press cmd-shift-u to open the Utilities folder. > * Navigate to the Disk Utility app and open it. > * From the table of disks, select your Macintosh HD. > * Stop Interacting with the table and select the First Aid tab. > * Navigate to the Repair Disk Permissions button and press it with VO-space. > * Wait patiently as it does its task. > > Sometimes this needs performed more than once to fix most permission errors. > In some cases, you'll need to perform this from the Recovery Partition, but > I'll wait to see if this does the job first. By the way, what exactly > happens when you press the VO-m-m command? Is there an alert sound or simply > takes you somewhere but no Menu Extras are available. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Apr 16, 2014, at 4:16 PM, Jane <juanitatig...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yep, I have tried with both. It doesn't work I bet I am going to have to >> reformat and re-install once I have stuff backed up, *sigh* >> >> Jane >> >> >> >> >> On Apr 16, 2014, at 6:13 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Are you using VO-m twice or control-F8 to get to the status menus? This >>> is not typical behavior. >>> >>> >>> Take Care >>> >>> John D. Panarese >>> Director >>> Mac for the Blind >>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com >>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >>> >>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 >>> Mountain Lion >>> >>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>> >>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 16, 2014, at 6:11 PM, Jane <juanitatig...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi there. >>>> I tried both cycling VO off and on and a re-start of this computer. It >>>> didn't make a difference. Any other thoughts? >>>> >>>> Jane >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 16, 2014, at 6:00 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I would just suggest either cycling VO off then on or restarting your >>>>> Mac. This is not normal behaviour so, something has become confused. >>>>> The cycling off/on of VO may do the trick but the restart is best and if >>>>> that doesn't fix it, then post again. >>>>> >>>>> Later... >>>>> >>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 16, 2014, at 3:19 PM, Robert C <gone.to.da...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Funny this comes up today for I just ran into the same issue except I >>>>>> could not bring up the menu bar and control f3 did not work. Had to >>>>>> restart the Mac. >>>>>> >>>>>> Quote of the nanosecond . . . >>>>>> "Be lions roaring through the forests of knowledge." >>>>>> --Bahá'í Scriptures >>>>>> Robert & Annie Yanni ke7nwn >>>>>> E-mail- >>>>>> gone.to.da...@gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> On 4/16/2014 11:18 AM, Jane wrote: >>>>>>> I can't seem to get to my Status menu things at all. VO-m twice doesn't >>>>>>> work. None of the trackpad commands seem to work. I guess it is there, >>>>>>> somewhere, but I can't access it. 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