[macvoiceover] Re: some issues

  • From: James Dean <professordean@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:39:04 -0400

Yes it will. You may have to turn VO on the first time, but command+F5 should 
always work to turn it on and off.

James A. Dean


On Apr 28, 2011, at 1:34 PM, Craig Dunlop wrote:

> Thanks that helps!
> Now if  I can just stop pushing jaws commands I think things will even be 
> better.
> If I set a logon password on my MacBook will vo read the login prompt?
>  
> Thanks
>  
>  
>  
> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of James Dean
> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 10:08 AM
> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: some issues
>  
> This is happening because, by default, Voiceover announces text that is under 
> the cursor instead of speaking the letter to the right of the cursor, as 
> windows does. To change this, press VO+F8 and select "Verbosity" from the 
> categories table. VO+right until you get to the "text" tab and select it with 
> VO+Space. Find the pop-up button that says, "when moving the cursor," and 
> change the selection to "Speak text to the right of the cursor."
>  
> As for using the spellchecker, a couple of things. First, find the 
> miss-spelled word and press VO+shift+M to bring up a menu that will have a 
> list of suggested corrections and pick one. There is also a command to open 
> the spellchecker that Keith mentioned, I know it's something+semi-colon, but 
> can't remember what the rest of the keys in the combination are. LOL.
>  
> HTH a little anyway,
>  
> James A. Dean
>  
>  
> On Apr 28, 2011, at 9:36 AM, Craig Dunlop wrote:
> 
> 
> On my mac I am having a hard time editing documents ore emails because it 
> will say the letter twice even when only one exists.
> Is there a setting I am missing?
> And does anyone have any quick tips for using the spellchecker?
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>  

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