It does, but if you press the FN key, my method will work. Donna > On Dec 28, 2016, at 11:35 PM, Simon Fogarty <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > But does that depend on what state the touch bar is in at the time you try to > turn on voiceover? > > I mean the touch bar can be used with different apps and have different roles > so is it changing the state of the F5 key if you have say Safari open and > active at the time you try to enabled / disable voiceover? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin > Sent: Thursday, 29 December 2016 2:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: command for turning on VO on the new Macs? > > Just to add to this, one thing I figured out is that if you orient by the > number keys, it is possible to find a certain function key on the touch bar. > For example, F5 is just above the number five key. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Dec 28, 2016, at 12:11 AM, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This will sound strange, but I got it to work. If one knows where the f5 key >> is on the touch bar, pressing fn (the key in the lower left corner) command, >> f5 will start and stop voiceover on the new macbook with touch bar. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: [email protected] >> Mobile: +61 488 988 936 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 25/12/2016, at 15:14, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> With the touch bar and fingerprint reader it’s command triple press the ID >>> button I believe. >>> >>>> On Dec 25, 2016, at 3:03 PM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday. I'm enjoying a quiet >>>> moment between two Christmas celebrations and wanted to post this question >>>> to the list. >>>> >>>> I had the chance to test drive the new MBP the other day, and Santa was >>>> generous, so I think I'll be getting one soon. When I was in the Apple >>>> store, I couldn't remember the command for activating VO. Can someone >>>> refresh my memory? The salesperson did get VO turned on, but he did so in >>>> a way that would be tricky without eyeballs. >>>> >>>> I know this question has come up before, so sorry for asking again. I >>>> thought I'd saved that message, but can't seem to put my hands on it. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>> Visionaries list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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