Re: getting started with VO

2010-01-18 Thread ameliadicker...@gmail.com
Thanks much. It just was a matter of using all of the keys in the proper combination- command and then releasing command then hitting function and F5 simultaneously. On the plus side, I put together portable preferences and changed that in my preferences, so hopefully no more dinking around with

getting started with VO

2010-01-16 Thread ameliadicker...@gmail.com
I am taking a class on universal media design and it will be best for me to be able to use a Mac. I borrowed a Macintosh laptop over the weekend and I'm just trying to get started with learning how to use VO. Unfortunately, it just has Leopard on it, but it's still a place to practise it. I can't

Re: getting started with VO

2010-01-16 Thread Daniel Rowe
Hi Amelia. Try fn, command and f5. The FN key is located in the bottom left corner of the keyboard. Dannie On 17 Jan 2010, at 02:18, ameliadicker...@gmail.com wrote: I am taking a class on universal media design and it will be best for me to be able to use a Mac. I borrowed a Macintosh

Re: getting started with VO

2010-01-16 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Try function command F5. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more

-- getting started with VO

2010-01-16 Thread David McLean
I've found for some reason that I quite often have to hit command + tab when my machine first comes up to get VO started even though it is set to start automatically. If that doesn't work also try command + function + f5. On Jan 16, 2010, at 9:18 PM, ameliadicker...@gmail.com wrote: I am

-- -- getting started with VO

2010-01-16 Thread David McLean
By the way if you have an Apple keyboard the function key is where the insert key is on a Windows keyboard just above delete. On Jan 16, 2010, at 9:39 PM, David McLean wrote: I've found for some reason that I quite often have to hit command + tab when my machine first comes up to get VO

Re: getting started with VO

2010-01-16 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Also, the VoiceOver quickstart is a great tutorial. Hitting VO-Command-F8 will launch this. You can also change the command to launch VoiceOver so that you don't need the FN-key, in case you just don't want to use two hands to start it. Well, I suppose you could use one hand, but it's