Hello Mike, I’m so glad you’ve solved your problem. So you have one of these new MacBooks with the touchbar. I haven’t seen one yet.
Cheers, Anne > On 11 Apr 2017, at 16:05, Michael Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Anne, > > The problem is finally solved. > > I went into the Keyboard preference, where I discovered that everything was > defaulting to English. For some reason, VO was not reading the top option in > that menu that selects the language dictionary of the keyboard language. > While I am glad that this option is available, I find it disquieting that I > had to go through the menu options several times before VO read it out loud. > I will contact the Accessibility Group at Apple and apprise them of what > happened. > > Thanks for bearing with me. > > Mike > >> On 11 Apr 2017, at 15:44, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote: >> >> Hello Mike, >> >> Did you see my reply with the explanation of how to reinitialise the PRAM? >> My MacBook Air also has an SSD and the procedure works just fine and gives >> me audio feedback. >> Was Sierra installed on your new MacBook when you got it or did you update >> it yourself? I did a clean install of Sierra on my machine and so far, no >> problems. However, on my French list, lots of people are having problems >> with Sierra after simply updating rather than going to the trouble of a >> clean install. >> I don’t know why some people have problems when others don’t, but it happens >> a lot. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >> >>> On 11 Apr 2017, at 14:49, Michael Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Anne, >>> >>> Please disregard my question about reinitializing the PRAM. I shouldn’t >>> have asked. I just googled it, and the answer came right up. >>> >>> That having been said,I still had problems, and I am not sure if the PRAM >>> was reinitialized. This MacBook has an SSD, and when I was trying to >>> reinitialized, I got no audio feedback whatsoever. Fortunately, I was able >>> to use FaceTime on my iPhone, and I talked to a sighted friend in the >>> States who was able to read the screen. I had been plunked down in the >>> Utilities and was given the option of wiping the entire memory clean and >>> re-installing the operating system, etc. >>> >>> Fortunately, Command-Q, followed by Enter got me back to where I am now, >>> i.e. 100% Accessible but alas, no German dictionary. >>> >>> I’ll research this some more and get back to you. >>> >>> Again, thanks so much. I have a feeling that reinitializing is the key, >>> but that the approach to reinitializing a MacBook with SSD might be >>> somewhat different. >>> >>> Kindest regards, >>> >>> Mike >>> >>>> On 11 Apr 2017, at 14:07, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Mike, >>>> >>>> Thank you for your kind words. >>>> Have you reinitialised the PRAM lately? I find it often fixes anomalies. >>>> Also, which level of Mac OS are you on? I recently installed Sierra and >>>> I’m not having your problem. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Anne >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 11 Apr 2017, at 14:01, Michael Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello Anne, >>>>> >>>>> Unfortunately, it is not detecting those changes. You know, this is the >>>>> first time in all the years I’ve used the Mac where you didn’t have a >>>>> solution for me. You’re incredible, and I thank you for all the years of >>>>> fantastic advice. Perhaps someone else might have a solution. >>>>> >>>>> My best as always, Anne, >>>>> >>>>> Mike >>>>>> On 11 Apr 2017, at 13:58, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello Mike, >>>>>> >>>>>> Your Mac should automatically detect the language and use the >>>>>> appropriate dictionary. I haven’t noticed any such problems switching >>>>>> between British English and French. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Anne >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 11 Apr 2017, at 13:38, Michael Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I’m embarrassed to ask this question since I’ve been using a Mac for >>>>>>> over eight years and love it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Here’s the problem: >>>>>>> I daily communicate in both German and English. I have the German and >>>>>>> US keyboards installed on my new MacBook Pro. When writing in English, >>>>>>> things work great. I’m notified whenever I misspell words, just the >>>>>>> way it should be. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> When I switch to the German keyboard, however, things start going >>>>>>> south. I can write German with no problem and obviously, when writing >>>>>>> in German, I switch my output speech language to German. However, >>>>>>> whenever typing, I get a Word misspelled” notification after every word >>>>>>> I type. Where can I find the proper dictionary to download so that >>>>>>> when writing in German, my MacBook Pro isn’t using a US dictionary? >>>>>>> Furthermore, is there a way to have my MacBook Pro automatically switch >>>>>>> to the appropriate language when I select a typing input language? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks so much! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mike >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >>>>>>> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >>>>>>> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list >>>>>>> itself. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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