Thanks Dave I did this and it worked. Do you know why this problem could have happened? I'm new and learning so want to be able to figure things out when I get in trouble. thanks Barbara -----Original Message----- From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Hilbert Poehlman Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 4:24 PM To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Stuck in Email program, help please! press command-option-escape, this will bring up the force quite dialog, tab to the force quit button and hit space, tab to the next force quite button and hit space, relaunch mail and see what happens. On Feb 8, 2012, at 3:36 PM, barbara jones wrote: Everything was fine until I accidentally pressed VO space on something in an Email that said imbedded which I thought was an attachment in the message. I can't open any messages or close the mail window. I tried your suggestion but nothing happened except to stop interacting. thanks Barbara -----Original Message----- From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Hilbert Poehlman Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 3:23 PM To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Stuck in Email program, help please! it sounds like you are using mail's default view. I do not use this view but you might try vo-shift-up arrow to get out of the mess. Someone can further advise you on what to do next unless you want to use classic view which is a lot like using outlook express. On Feb 8, 2012, at 3:14 PM, barbara jones wrote: Hello I keep getting stuck inEmail. I'm getting the message that I am in a cell 3 items within a table. Press control option left, right up or down arrow but all that does is put me on the next or previous message. I also cannot open any of the messages. What have I gotten myself into? thanks Barbara ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Jonnie Appleseed With His Hands-On Technolog(eye)s Touching The Internet Reducing Technology's disabilities One Byte At A Tie ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Jonnie Appleseed With His Hands-On Technolog(eye)s Touching The Internet Reducing Technology's disabilities One Byte At A Tie ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx