Hi, Glad we were able to help.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Oct 15, 2014, at 5:21 PM, Kristeen Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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