Thanks, that worked. I'm writing this from the computer and am quite relieved.
Thanks again for very valuable info. Kristeen Hughes [email protected] On Oct 15, 2014, at 12:33 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Try holding down the FN key at the same time as you press the VO-f2-f2. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Oct 15, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Kristeen Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> David, >> Thank you for this information. I am on that screen right now. When I press >> video F2 all I get is a short dang. Does it make a difference that I am >> using a Bluetooth keyboard? Is there any way out of this? >> >> Kristeen Hughes >> >>> On Oct 15, 2014, at 8:50 AM, David Griffith <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> OK this is a well known problem and there is an easy way out. >>> >>> 1. Bring up Window Chooser with VO F2 pressed twice. >>> 2. Make sure you are on the sign in to App Store window. >>> 3. Tab to the Apple ID field. >>> You will probably get no feedbac but d not worry. >>> 4. Hit VO command f5 to make sure you are focussed on this field. >>> 5. Do a virtual mouse click with shift VO and space bar. >>> 6. You should now be focussed in a completely accessible window where you >>> can type in your ID and then tab to your password field and then tab to the >>> default button to sign into the App Store. >>> It should be plain sailing from there. >>> David Griffith >>>> On 15/10/2014 13:08, Kristeen Hughes wrote: >>>> Thank you for all of the helpful information. I did go into recovery mode >>>> and repair disk permissions. It took about 15 minutes. It did not help the >>>> problem. I then went into recovery mode and chose to reinstall the OS. I >>>> am now stuck at signing into the App Store. It has been on that screen >>>> since about 11:30 last night. is there anything I can do to get past that >>>> screen? >>>> >>>> Kristeen Hughes >>>> >>>>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 10:40 PM, Eileen Misrahi <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Tim, >>>>> >>>>> Gee!!! Why didn't I think of that solution? Thanks for posting this. I do >>>>> know that I needed to use the FN key to access some of the VO speech >>>>> output. I'm still learning so much after a year of owning my MacBook Air. >>>>> It's amazing that there are so many solutions or just one if you think >>>>> out of the box. I know with time that I'll add more items to my bag of >>>>> tricks when I need to troubleshoot. For now, I'll leave it up to the >>>>> awesome experts on the list. Thanks again for the keystroke. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> Eileen >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 5:02 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Concerning the raising of the volume in Recovery mode, you can often >>>>>> press VO-cmd-left three times then VO-cmd-up a few times and the volume >>>>>> will increase. This is a normal VO command that can be used most of the >>>>>> time. The VO-cmd-left/right moves you through the Rate, Voice, >>>>>> Intonation, Volume and Pitch and the VO-cmd-up/down changes those levels >>>>>> on the fly. >>>>>> >>>>>> Later... >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 5:48 PM, Eileen Misrahi <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I can really feel your frustrations. Fortunately, my MacBook Air was an >>>>>>> easy fix at the Apple Store today. One thing I want to add, when >>>>>>> booting up into recovery or other dianostic modes on the computer, >>>>>>> voiceover can be access with the command-F5. The voice is not Alex, but >>>>>>> some other boyish voice, but at least there is accessibility to the >>>>>>> information. The volume is low and it can't be increased. Just letting >>>>>>> you know about this pointer. HTH. Good luck and you may need to contact >>>>>>> Apple Care. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>> Eileen >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 4:37 PM, Rachel Feinberg <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Kristeen, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I don't know if this is accessible, but in looking up keyboard >>>>>>>> shortcuts for starting up a Mac if something's not working properly, >>>>>>>> you can try holding down D at start up. It will start the apple >>>>>>>> hardware test, which may tell you something about your drives if they >>>>>>>> are connected. >>>>>>>> Rachel. >>>>>>>>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 4:03 PM, Kristeen Hughes <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Earlier today I noticed that my computer could not see my two >>>>>>>>> external drives which were connected via USB. I decided a reboot was >>>>>>>>> in order, since most of the time this fixes that type of an issue. >>>>>>>>> There was no voice over when the computer restarted. I was unable to >>>>>>>>> tell whether the computer booted all the way or not because of having >>>>>>>>> no speech. I tried rebooting several more times, but the result was >>>>>>>>> still the same.I disconnected all peripherals, and was able to boot >>>>>>>>> into recovery mode. I went into disk utilities and repaired the disk. >>>>>>>>> There seemed to be no problem with the disc. The computer will still >>>>>>>>> not reboot. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Is there anything else I can try in recovery mode? Is there any other >>>>>>>>> way I can reboot the computer that will give me other diagnostic >>>>>>>>> tools? 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