See the following to enable VoiceOver at the Mac’s log in screen. - Brad -
Setting VoiceOver to Speak on the Mac's Login Screen Note: If you want VoiceOver to speak at the Log On screen, you must first go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy, and disable File Vault, then do the following steps. IF using Big Sur, Catalina, or another recent version of macOS, do the following to set VoiceOver to speak at the log on screen. 1. Go to System Preferences > Users & Groups. 2. Navigate to the Lock, and press VO + Spacebar, then enter your Mac’s admin password in order to make changes. 3. Navigate to the Users, Groups & Login Options table, and interact using VO + Shift + DownArrow. 4. Once in the table, navigate to Login Options. This is the last item in the table. 5. Use VO + Shift + UpArrow to stop interacting with the table. 6. Use VO + RightArrow to navigate to the button labeled Accessibility Options, and press VO + Spacebar. 7. You have now opened a dialog box with a table containing Accessibility Option that may be enable at the Login screen. Interact with the table using VO + Shift + DownArrow. You will find that VoiceOver is the first item on the list of options. Use VO + Spacebar to select this option, or any other option you wish to enable at the Login screen. 8. Stop interacting with the table, and navigate to the Apply button, and press VO + Spacebar. The dialog will close. 9. Press CMD + Q, to close System Preferences, and you are done. On Oct 30, 2021, at 19:05, 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: I can’t remember where to go to do this. My friend would like it to start at the log-in screen, and even after much scouring of my brain I can’t remember where that setting lurks. Kristeen -- 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. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/14715EF7-0F73-41EB-85B6-501D3682369C%40icloud.com. -- 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. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/0E9BA510-3DB0-4E12-99B6-1432AEC1BCA7%40swbell.net.
