Ok I will try this out and keep you all posted. 

 Violet. 
She/her.

> On Jul 15, 2022, at 10:32, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote:
> 
> Once a pointing device is connected, VoiceOver may start on its own.  If it 
> does not, you can use CMD + F5.
> 
> - Brad -
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 15, 2022, at 09:26, Violet Gill <logicalviol...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> What do you do with the mouse or trackpad once you have it connected does 
> voiceover then turn on normally with the key combination cmdf5. 
> Thank you. 
> 
>  Violet. 
> She/her.
> 
>>> On Jul 15, 2022, at 10:17, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote:
>>> 
>> Another source of persistent “beeping” on Macs running the Big Sur or 
>> Monterrey operating systems, is an alert  that lets VoiceOver users know 
>> that there is a notification or system dialog present on the screen.
>> 
>> This alert can be disabled as follows:
>> 1.  Open VoiceOver Utility using VO + F8.
>> 2.  Select Verbosity, from the Categories table, or just press CMD + NumRow 
>> 2.
>> 3.  Select the Announcements tab, and then navigate to the item labeled, 
>> "Play Tone When system dialogs are displayed”.
>> 4.  Open the Pop-Up button, and select Do Nothing, if you wish to eliminate 
>> the audible alert.
>> 
>> HTH.
>> 
>>  - Brad -
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Jul 14, 2022, at 23:46, Violet Gill <logicalviol...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>  My mac does not have a Touch Bar its a M1 Mac mini. I may need to acquire 
>> another monitor maybe that  will fix it so voiceover can finally come back 
>> on and those beeps can stop. 
>>  
>> 
>>  Violet. 
>> She/her.
>> 
>>>> On Jul 15, 2022, at 00:24, Dave Carlson <dgcarlson0...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>> How about tapping the Touch Bar twice with three fingers? That toggles 
>>> speech on/off.
>>> 
>>> Dave Carlson
>>> Woodworker, Musician, Oregonian, Farfar, Pioneer, and Engineer
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Jul 14, 2022, at 9:18 PM, Violet Gill <logicalviol...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yes that didn’t work. 
>>> 
>>>  Violet. 
>>> She/her.
>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 15, 2022, at 00:03, Dave Carlson <dgcarlson0...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>> Did. You try to triple press the power button without holding the control 
>>>> key?
>>>> 
>>>> Dave Carlson
>>>> Engineer, Farfar, Woodworker, Pioneer, Musician, and Oregonian
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Jul 14, 2022, at 9:02 PM, Violet Gill <logicalviol...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I’m using the apple magic keyboard with Touch ID.  
>>>> 
>>>>  Violet. 
>>>> She/her.
>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jul 15, 2022, at 00:00, Dave Carlson <dgcarlson0...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>> Don’t think you hold the control key while pressing the power button 
>>>>> three time. Try without the control key. Also, are you using the built-in 
>>>>> keyboard, or a Bluetooth or USB  connected keyboard? If so, you may need 
>>>>> to press a different key to emulate control.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dave Carlson
>>>>> Engineer, Farfar, Woodworker, Pioneer, Musician, and Oregonian
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 14, 2022, at 8:46 PM, Violet Gill <logicalviol...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have tried holding the command key and pressing the Touch ID button 3 
>>>>> times but with no result. This is very frustrating as I was hoping to use 
>>>>> my new Mac mini today. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Violet. 
>>>>> She/her.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jul 14, 2022, at 23:37, Janet Ingber <janet.ing...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Have you tried holding down the Command key and pressing the Touch ID 
>>>>>> sensor    three times?  Here is the number for Apple’s help  for people 
>>>>>> who have disabilities. This is a free service. 877 204-3930.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Janet
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jul 14, 2022, at 10:41 PM, Violet Gill <logicalviol...@gmail.com> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Yes I hope this can get resolved soon I can use sited assistance but 
>>>>>>> I’m stubborn lol hopefuly someone in this group has some answers maybe 
>>>>>>> its a quick thing that can be solved independently. 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Violet. 
>>>>>>> She/her.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Jul 14, 2022, at 22:18, Paul Mimms <paul8...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> it will probably be most effective to use something like AIRA or be 
>>>>>>>> my eyes, if not a sighted person, to tell you what’s going on by 
>>>>>>>> viewing the screen. Wish I could come up with an answer but I hope you 
>>>>>>>> can find one yourself soon.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> paul8...@gmail.com
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Life is 10% what happens, and how you take it, and 90% what you do 
>>>>>>>> about it, and what you make of it.
>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 13 Pro
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Jul 14, 2022, at 7:16 PM, Violet Gill <logicalviol...@gmail.com> 
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Hello, when I turn my mac on I do not get any message to activate 
>>>>>>>>> voiceover and I have tried pressing command f5 but all i get is a 
>>>>>>>>> beep same goes for pressing any other key on the keyboard.  Yes this 
>>>>>>>>> is my first mac. 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Violet. 
>>>>>>>>> She/her.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 14, 2022, at 20:05, Janet Ingber <janet.ing...@gmail.com> 
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Violet,
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Is this your first Mac? When you turn your Mac on, Do you get a 
>>>>>>>>>> message to activate VoiceOver.? If not, type Command-F5. Let me know 
>>>>>>>>>> what happens.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>> Janet
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 14, 2022, at 4:31 PM, Violet Gill <logicalviol...@gmail.com> 
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Hello. I’m relatively new here. I just acquired a new M1 Mac mini. 
>>>>>>>>>>> I’m trying to set it up with voiceover enabled but when I turn it 
>>>>>>>>>>> on and press buttons on the keyboard all I get is beep beep no 
>>>>>>>>>>> matter what key I press. 
>>>>>>>>>>> I hope this can be solved. Thank you so much. 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Violet. 
>>>>>>>>>>> She/her.
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