It may be easier for her to just update the software.  After all, it is her 
computer.  
She said something about a control yesterday when she was trying to set up the 
printer so she may be on the right track.


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> On Mar 17, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Esther <mori...@mac-access.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello Juanita,
> 
> For VoiceOver on the MacBook Pro, if Command-F5 or Fn-Command-F5 does not 
> work, you may need your daughter to set up a separate account for you, so 
> VoiceOver can be configured to come up automatically, or else have her 
> configure the system preference settings under Accessibility for her account, 
> so that you can easily bring up VoiceOver with Command-F5.  As others have 
> said, you may need to know where you are in the login process to get 
> VoiceOver to turn on.
> 
> You asked:
> We have a wireless HP printer and two Macs.  We recently got a new router.  
> Since then, we have not been able to print wirelessly.  I know it has to do 
> with changing the network name.  How do you change the network name and 
> password.  The printer is trying to use our old info. My sighted daughter 
> will be the one setting this up.  We tried to run the software from disc but 
> it doesn't support 10.9.
> 
> For the HP-specific part of your question, there are support web pages on 
> updating the printer drivers for Mavericks using Apple's Software Update, and 
> also on replacing a router for their wireless printers.  Since the release of 
> Mavericks, HP has been distributing drivers through Apple's Software Update.  
> I've read that for some all-in-one printers the Scanner drivers do not  yet 
> resolve issues with Scanning that is done without using the HP-specific 
> software.
> 
> Here is the link for OS X v10.9 Mavericks: Installing and Using the Printer 
> on a Mac:
> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03967522&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en
> 
> HP has an instruction page on replacing a router for their wireless printers:
> http://www8.hp.com/us/en/campaigns/wireless-printing-center/reconfiguring-system-help3.html
> 
> After navigating to "heading level 2 Replacing Your Wireless Router", 
> navigate to the in-page link for "Changing wireless settings" and activate it 
> (double tap on an iOS device or VO-Space on a Mac).  Note that they say you 
> may have to unplug the power cord from your modem and wait at least 30 
> minutes for the modem to reset.  If you have difficulties you might have to 
> set the device up as though it were a new printer, by connecting with an 
> ethernet cable directly to the modem of your Internet Service Provider.  
> Also, some HP printers like their newer AirPrint printers may have a Wireless 
> Setup Wizard that can be accessed from the printer's control panel.   That 
> process is not accessible, but your daughter should be able to run this, if 
> necessary.
> 
> HTH.  Cheers,
> 
> Esther
> 
>> On Mar 17, 2014, at 7:35 AM, alberto wrote:
>> 
>> Hi, if she tells you where you are on the computer that may help.  If you 
>> are somewhere like in the desk top you should be fine, but if she has 
>> already set a password on the mac it will be a little tougher for you to get 
>> VO to work if she didn’t enable voice over to work on the lock screen when 
>> she set it up.
>>> On Mar 17, 2014, at 11:03 AM, Juanita Martin <jordmar...@suddenlink.net> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have no clue as to where I am in the log in process.  This is my sighted 
>>> daughter's computer and VO hasn't been tried on it until this morning.  I 
>>> will tell her to update the software though.  
>>> 
>>> sent from my phone
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 17, 2014, at 9:54 AM, Rodney Haynie <rodney.hay...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> When you tried the Cmd+F5 to start VO on the Macbook Pro were you at
>>>> the password prompt of the loging/wake-up screen?
>>>> I ask because I have seen instances where if the currently logged in
>>>> user was not running VO when the computer went to sleep, and you wake
>>>> the computer up and are at the password prompt to log back in, Cmd+F5
>>>> does not work. But if you type in the password blindly, and press
>>>> enter and you hear the confirmation tone, then you should be able to
>>>> start VO with Cmd+F5 for sure.
>>>> Good luck.
>>>> -Rodney
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