Hi, Yes, this is very easily done. You’d just need to go into System Preferences, Users & Groups and set up the additional account. The additional account can be an Administrator or a Standard user. Each user has access to all the applications, but has their own documents and data as well as being able to sign in with their own Apple ID if they wish. All VoiceOver settings and application preferences are unique to each user. Yes, you can press cmd-option-shift-q to log out of the other user if they are logged in, but if they have files open with unsaved changes, the keyboard command will bring up “Are You Sure” ddialogs and probable save dialogs. You are, though, able to turn VO on if that user is logged in, save any files etc, turn VO off, then use the cmd-option-shift-q command to log out and bring yourself to the Login screen.
One snag that might arise would be due to security settings. If the computer is set to lock the screen after a specific length of time, this might be triggered and it would then bring up the authentication window where the currently logged inn user is required to enter their password. You would then need to either enter their password before you’d be able to log them out, or force shutdown the Mac. The forced shutdown can be done, but certainly is not the best way of doing things. It would be best to always log out after you’re done, or turn off that part of the security. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On May 7, 2020, at 12:52 PM, Paul Hopewell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > Is it possible to set up a Mac with 2 accounts, one for a blind user who > needs VoiceOver always on and the other for a sighted user who wants > VoiceOver always off. > Presumably VoiceOver would need to be on at logon time so that the blind user > could enter the correct user name. If the blind user found that the sighted > user was logged on could they do command+shift+q to log them off and get to > the speaking logon screen? Do any listers share a Mac between sighted and > blind users? > Many thanks for any tips. > Best wishes and keep well … Paul Hopewell > > -- > 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. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/70185812-D571-44D6-8644-6D528BA57C2B%40hopewell.org.uk. -- 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. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/7207F335-11C3-4C00-9451-0C09F847157F%40me.com.
