1. hit  the command key plus t.

2. vo right to family, and choose that, all you do is down arrow or start typing
3. repeat for the rest of the boxes. you can though type the size in manually.

4. hit cmd t again to close the dialogue.
On Nov 20, 2012, at 3:37 PM, Phil Halton <philh...@comcast.net> wrote:

> absolutely none of these suggestions work in text edit No matter what I try, 
> after typing in or selecting a new font size, upon leaving the combo box, the 
> value reverts to its origional value. when trying to select a new font size. 
> It's becoming ridiculous. Can anyone on list tell me definitively how to 
> change the font size in TextEdit?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Halton" <philh...@comcast.net>
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> Subject: Combo boxes with VO
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>> Twice today I was unable to select an item from a combo box using VO. I can 
>> interact by pressing either VO down arrow, or just down arrow by itself, but 
>> once I find the item I want, I can't make the selection stick. I've tried 
>> pressing VO spacebar on the item, the return key, a mouse click, and just 
>> tabbing away or dis-interacting, but the combo box always reverts back to 
>> the initial entry.
>> 
>> First it was in text edit trying to select a font size, then in iTunes 
>> trying to set a genre for a video.
>> 
>> Any help appreciated
>> 
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