That’s how I just did it with my new MacBook Pro, as Brad says, just open the lid and it will power up. Then voiceover will eventually start up on its own, if not press the function key plus the command key plus the FN five key and it will bring it up. Smooth sailing from there. Sent from my IPhone
> On Dec 16, 2023, at 4:10 PM, Brad Snyder <[email protected]> wrote: > > When you get your new Mac unpacked, just lift the lid to turn it on. Then, > let it sit and don't touch it. Voiceover should start on its own after a > short period of time. If it doesn't, press Fn + CMD + F5, and VoiceOver will > start. > - Brad - > > On Dec 16, 2023, at 14:19, 'Eleanor Roberts' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all > > Really hoping you guys can help me here with your collective > expertese/experience. I have a new 2022 Macbook Air arriving tomorrow, which > I’m very excited about, as I’ve been waiting and saving a long time for it. > However, as it’s being delivered to my home it means that I’ve got to try to > set it up myself from scratch using Voiceover. > > I’ve never done this myself before, so I’m really hoping that someone can > reply to this message with some truly idiot-proof/step-by-step instructions > that I can follow to set it up without making any catastrophic > mistakes/crashing the machine before I’ve even got going!! I mean, for a > start, how on earth do you even get Voiceover to come on when you first turn > on the Mac so that you can set it all up? > > As you can see, I really do have no idea what I’m doing with this one. So any > help/guidance anyone can give from the point of view of someone with no sight > doing this really would be very much appreciated and most gratefully received. > > Thanks so much for any responses. > > Eleanor > > -- > 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/5550BA76-3AE1-45A1-B434-5405AAF28368%40googlemail.com. > > -- > 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/04295BD1-D4C6-4992-8BB0-EC85A274CFAC%40swbell.net. -- 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/245C8B3A-F375-4346-9361-3623E2B5DD85%40gmail.com.
