System settings is in the Apple menu on just about any app that you open on the Mac. Look for the Apple menu interact with it to open it. Go down two steps and you’ll find system setting. Once you’re in system, setting goat to the sidebar and interact with it and arrow down until you find keyboard then tab into the keyboard near the very end of the keyboard setting you find something like set up keyboard or keyboard, set up, interact with that, and you’ll find the information so that the keyboard you have connected can be paired with the Mac that you’re using. Dave Carlson Woodworker, Farfar, Oregonian, pioneer, engineer, and Musician
On Jun 15, 2026, at 4:48 PM, Brennen Kinch <[email protected]> wrote: I do not have access to system settings on the Mac. Is the command for turning on voiceover command f5. Also, do we know what the command is for accessing Siri on the Mac? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 15, 2026, at 6:52 PM, Dave Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just go to system settings under keyboard, and go to the keyboard set up. > Then you can have it recognize that other keyboard. If you don’t change > anything, the alt key is command the Windows key is option. The control key > is the same. > Dave Carlson > Woodworker, Farfar, Oregonian, pioneer, engineer, and Musician > > > On Jun 15, 2026, at 12:59 PM, Brennen Kinch <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi guys, how is everyone doing? I hope you guys are doing well. I just had a > quick question a couple of quick questions. Actually I just got a Mac > computer and I was wondering is there a shortcut with a keyboard that’s not > the Apple magic keyboard that will allow you to turn on and off voiceover I > had the Apple magic keyboard, but I didn’t like it and so I returned it and I > have just a regular keyboard that should work with my Mac, but I don’t know > and didn’t know if there was a shortcut on just a regular keyboard that also > works with Mac that would allow you to toggle on and off voiceover or if > there’s a shortcut to activate Siri on the Mac also, does anyone know the > command for closing out windows when you’re done with them similar to the F4 > command in windows > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > 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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