You use the Status menu with VO-m twice and navigate to the battery item. You can also use control-F8 as well and navigate to the battery menu. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Sep 10, 2012, at 3:44 PM, "Kliphton" <kliphton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Okay, bought my wife an MBA, and setting things up so it’s ready when she > gets off work. But how do I check the battery status? Anything else I need > to know about the MVA verses the iMac version? ************ 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