agh using a mac mini didn’t even think of the fn key. Cheers Maria sent from mac mini email, & fb [email protected] skype bubbygirl1972 twitter same as skype without the numbers.
On 5 Dec 2013, at 8:59 am, Deb Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > Try pressing the FN key alont with control and option. You can change > the need for this in preferences later but by default you'll need to > press it on the lap top keyboard. so it's going to be > fn/control/option/F8 to start the VO utility. > > > On 12/4/13, Lee Jones <[email protected]> wrote: >> Dear List,I got my macbook air today. I hav found it a very tough learning >> curve. I can't get control option f8 to bring up the voice over utility no >> matter how many times I try,, a sighted person has also tried and it does >> not work. Does the focus have to be somewhere special to make this work?How >> do you turn off the macbook do you use the on off button or is there a way >> in OSX itself, a shut down button? Can Someone explain very simply the >> difference between the functions of control option and the arrow keys, >> control option command and the arrow keys,control option shift and the arrow >> keys because maybe I'm thick but I don't get it! >> is it possible to download voices without using the voice over utility? I >> am suddenly not hating freedom scientific quite so much. >> >> Many Thanks, Lee -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brandon Olivares >> Sent: 04 December 2013 15:18 >> To: “Mac Visionaries“ >> Subject: Re: Option Key Not Working >> >> Nope it doesn't matter if keyboard commander is on or off. >> >> On Dec 4, 2013, at 3:59 AM, "Red.Falcon" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi! >>> OK just a couple of ideas! >>> 1, do you have both option keys set to use with keyboard commander! >>> 2, Just try switching off keyboard commander with VO+shift+k and see if >>> the option key things like € • and others! >>> I've found if you need to use those items it is best to toggle on or off >>> keyboard commander when needed! >>> HTH Colin >>> >>> On 4 Dec 2013, at 07:25, Brandon Olivares <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> My option key works technically, as if I press ctrl-option-space it works >>>> just fine. >>>> >>>> However, if I try to navigate by word with option left or right arrow, it >>>> doesn't work. The cursor just doesn't move and voiceover doesn't say >>>> anything. I can use command arrow to navigate, or just the arrow keys >>>> themselves, but not using option. >>>> >>>> i also can't use it to enter special characters, like accents and such. >>>> >>>> But it does work when I use it for keyboard commander to open certain >>>> applications. So it seems very selective about when it works or not. I >>>> don't understand why this is happening. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Brandon >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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