Hello Caitlyn, Try pressing Cmd-F5 to get VoiceOver back. I was able to delete all the messages using my Mac, but I have the preview pane disabled, so messages do not open automatically when I land on them. Yet another reason to dislike the preview pane.
Also, having shut down your Mac, you could try reinitialising the PRAM. Hold down the Command, Option, letter p and letter r keys, then press the Power button. Keep the four keys held down until you’ve heard the startup chime four times. Release the four keys and your Mac should boot normally. To shut down your Mac cleanly, hold down Command, Option and Control and press the Eject key. Cheers, Anne > On 15 Feb 2016, at 15:31, Caitlyn F <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi > Also I restarted my computer several times and I still don't have speech > Caitlyn > > Sent from Caitlyn's I phone > > On Feb 15, 2016, at 9:29 AM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk > <mailto:a...@anarchie.org.uk>> wrote: > >> Hello George, >> >> First of all, the command to open the VO utility is VO-F8. Then, it is not >> only the Alex voice that is affected. I do not have Alex on my Mac! I use >> Fred and quite a few other voices in Various languages. Switching to a >> French voice did not work for me. I had to do a restart to get speech back. >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >>> On 15 Feb 2016, at 15:25, Basioli George <gbma...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:gbma...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> do the following >>> >>> command f8 to open the voice over utilities >>> in the table inter act and arrow down to speech and stop interactting >>> v o right errow to the defalt voice pup up menu and it will read alix since >>> this is your defalt set voice >>> v o spacebar on this and arrow down to a new voice and do v o spacebar and >>> the defalt voice will change and it will speak in the new choice >>> >>> close the voice over utility >>> >>> how’s that >>>> On Feb 15, 2016, at 6:21 AM, Caitlyn F <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi how do you fix this problem doesn't only affect the Alex screenreader >>>> my mac is completely useless right now and all I have to work with is my >>>> iPhone thanks a lot Caitlyn >>>> >>>> Sent from Caitlyn's I phone >>>> >>>> On Feb 15, 2016, at 9:11 AM, Andrew <ioani...@me.com >>>> <mailto:ioani...@me.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> y screen reader stopped talking and I had to force shut the ocmputer. >>>>> Yes, we are grateful for helping us with this unacdceptale action. >>>>> Andrews problem. >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, February 15, 2016 at 4:05:24 AM UTC, Chris Gilland wrote: >>>>> Mark, >>>>> >>>>> Don't beat yourself up over this. >>>>> >>>>> You're doing the best you can, and that is all anyone ever could ask of >>>>> you. >>>>> >>>>> On behalf of the whole list, we thank you very very greatly for all >>>>> you're >>>>> doing! >>>>> >>>>> Chris. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "M. Taylor" <mk...@ucla.edu <javascript:>> >>>>> To: <macvisi...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 10:55 PM >>>>> Subject: To The List About The Recent Spam >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > Hello Everyone, >>>>> > >>>>> > I became aware of the offensive emails and the deliberate string to >>>>> > shut >>>>> > down the Alex screen reader this morning. >>>>> > >>>>> > At that time, I looked at the email address of the sender and >>>>> > recognized >>>>> > it >>>>> > as one that I had just banned, last night, from the V iPhone list, for >>>>> > posting offensive language. >>>>> > >>>>> > For whatever reason, when I attempted to locate her/his address in the >>>>> > members list of this group, I could not find it. Yet, the posts >>>>> > continued >>>>> > to come to the list. >>>>> > >>>>> > I was away from my computer for most of the day but, upon returning >>>>> > home >>>>> > about an hour or so ago, I managed to locate the user and first, change >>>>> > his/her posting privileges and then remove him from the list. >>>>> > >>>>> > To be quite honest, the account I located was unlike any I've seen in >>>>> > any >>>>> > groups. So, it is possible, more messages will come through but I >>>>> > think I >>>>> > located the right address. Only time will tell. >>>>> > >>>>> > Please know that I, on behalf of Cara, am paying close attention and am >>>>> > doing all I can to rid the list of such nuisances. >>>>> > >>>>> > For the record, the malicious string shut down my speech synthesizer, >>>>> > as >>>>> > well. Very, very annoying. 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