Log in window problem

2022-02-23 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, I am running Big Sur on my MacBook Air. Every 5 minutes or so, it says login Caitlyn Furness.. when I try and access the 2window, I just can’t!! I have tried the window chooser and the running applications. When I use my track pad, I can see that the password field is dimmed for the

Re: Log in window problem

2022-02-23 Thread Phil Halton
I don’t know if this is exactly the same problem, but the same thing happens with me on my MacBook Air whenever the screen goes dark usually five minutes of inactivity and the screen goes down. When it does voiceover says logon Philip Halton logon Philip Halton. It doesn’t mean anything it’s

Re: Log in window problem

2022-02-23 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Oh, wow! No, the situation as you describe is the same as I am having. If I push any key when it says login Caitlyn Furness it’s fine. I still wonder if there’s any way to stop this, perhaps by making the sleep time longer?? Thanks, Cait > On Feb 23, 2022, at 9:07 AM, Phil Halton wrote: >

Re: Mail question

2022-02-23 Thread Brad Snyder
Yes. Each open mail message will appear in it’s own window. You can switch between windows in the same application using CMD + Accent. - Brad - On Feb 23, 2022, at 08:57, minh Tam ha wrote: Good morning all, Is it possible to have multiple emails opened at once with the Mail app on the

Re: Log in window problem

2022-02-23 Thread John Panarese
In system preferences under battery if it’s a laptop and energy savor if it’s a desktop, you can alter the amount of time it takes for the system to go to sleep. If it’s a laptop, remember that there will be both a battery and power adaptor pane that you will have to adjust if you use the

Re: Command+Touch ID not turning on Voiceover

2022-02-23 Thread minh Tam ha
Thank you. Some how all of the accessibility features were checked under shortcut so every time I pressed command+triple click Touch ID it would bring up a list instead of just Voiceover. Minh > On Feb 22, 2022, at 11:41 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Just to be

Re: speaker phone

2022-02-23 Thread Thomas Frank
Also, get your hand away from the top of the phone. You may be triggering the proximity sensor. This is what lowers the volume when you bring the phone close to your ear. The phone doesn’t know the difference between an ear and a hand. Thomas Frank vermont...@gmail.com > On Feb 18, 2022, at

Re: A question about Microsoft Word for the Mac, is it even remotely usable with voiceover?

2022-02-23 Thread Thomas Frank
Recently, a friend had the same problem. He call Microsoft and Apple support and they could not figure it out. Then, suddenly, it worked. Who knows? Thomas Frank vermont...@gmail.com > On Feb 5, 2022, at 6:29 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > When you open a document in

Re: Log in window problem

2022-02-23 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Thanks John. It is a laptop. Cait > On Feb 23, 2022, at 9:39 AM, John Panarese wrote: > > In system preferences under battery if it’s a laptop and energy savor if > it’s a desktop, you can alter the amount of time it takes for the system to > go to sleep. If it’s a laptop, remember that

Mail question

2022-02-23 Thread minh Tam ha
Good morning all, Is it possible to have multiple emails opened at once with the Mail app on the Mac? Thanks, Minh -- 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

Re: Spelling Last Spoken Phrase But Not Phonetically?

2022-02-23 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, VO-w once should say the word again. VO-w the second time is supposed to spell it out letter by letter. VO-w the third time is supposed to spell it out phonetically. VO-w the fourth time should start things over again. I’m not sure why yours appears to be spelling out phonetically after

RE: Spelling Last Spoken Phrase But Not Phonetically?

2022-02-23 Thread Fazil M.
Thanks much, Tim, actually, I was skipping VO-w once and going directly to VO-w twice. It is ok now. Thanks again. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 9:44 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Spelling Last Spoken Phrase But Not

Spelling Last Spoken Phrase But Not Phonetically?

2022-02-23 Thread Fazil M.
Hi, Group I hit letter w twice while holding down VO keys in order to have VoiceOver spell out the last spoken phrase. It is phonetically though, can I have it spell out but not phonetically? If yes, how can it be done, please? Thanks! -- The following information is important for all members