VoiceOver Volume Fluctuates?

High, Group. I am using MacBook Pro2017. I noticed, specially in Safari, that Voiceover volume goes low/high systematically on certain text when reading article. Can I keep the voiceover volume steady? If yes, how can I do that, please? Thanks! -- The following information is important for

Re: VoiceOver Volume Fluctuates?

Try turning off audio ducking. This may help some. - Brad - On Oct 28, 2021, at 08:31, Fazil wrote:  High, Group. I am using MacBook Pro2017. I noticed, specially in Safari, that Voiceover volume goes low/high systematically on certain text when reading article. Can I keep the voiceover volu

RE: VoiceOver Volume Fluctuates?

Thanks much! Where should I look for audio ducking, please? Thanks! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 6:40 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VoiceOver Volume Fluctuates? Try turning off audio ducking. This ma

Re: VoiceOver Volume Fluctuates?

Try looking in VoiceOver utility, under sound. - Brad - On Oct 28, 2021, at 09:17, Fazil wrote:  Thanks much! Where should I look for audio ducking, please? Thanks! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 6:40 AM To: macvisionaries@go

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

It’s voice overs OCR capacity peculiar to Big Sur only? I have Catalina and find no such voice recognition category in the voiceover utility. Sent from my IPhone > On Oct 28, 2021, at 1:02 AM, Muhammad Fayed wrote: > > This feature works as well on Intel Mac. I’ve got MBP 2016 15” and it d

Re: Possible bug in notification center.

Hi, When working within the Notification Centre, use the following VO navigation methods for best results: • VO-o to toggle focus in and out of the Notification Centre. • Interact with the Notifications table to see the list of notifications. • if the notification is announced as “stacked”, then

RE: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

I think Monterey is the first OS on Mac to offer this feature directly. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Phil Halton Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 10:51 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file? It’s voice overs OCR capacity

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

No, it isn’t. I’m still running Big Sur. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 28, 2021, at 10:24 AM, Rebecca Skipper wrote: > >  > I think Monterey is the first OS on Mac to offer this feature directly. > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Phil Halton > Sent: Thur

Re: Possible bug in notification center.

Thanks! > On Oct 28, 2021, at 10:04, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > When working within the Notification Centre, use the following VO navigation > methods for best results: > > • VO-o to toggle focus in and out of the Notification Centre. > • Interact with the Notifica

Re: Keyboard trap in Monterey and possibly Big Sur

Dug, Have you tried VO Shift space? This usually works for me. I am running Bixer at the moment as I have not upgraded. Also, did you do a straits upgrade or a clean install? Thanks. Matthew > On Oct 27, 2021, at 6:04 PM, Doug Lee wrote: > > Wondering if anyone else has seen this, an

Re: Keyboard trap in Monterey and possibly Big Sur

I did an update; and I did try VO-Shift-Space but that didn't help. My ultimate solution was to use ssh to restart the Mini, even though this made me nervous. When it came back up, neither the Setup Assistant nor the System Dialog about VoiceOver trying to use BlueTooth appeared; so all is well.

Re: Keyboard trap in Monterey and possibly Big Sur

Hi, Restarting at that point should not be an issue. I understand about it making you nervous, but if it is to the point of asking for permission for a item to have access to a service, then the upgrade has more than likely completed. I suspect that during the Setup Assistant process, it did

Re: Can the Mac OCR an image file?

Hi! It didn’t work on the pdf I have here. But it might be because its old Swedish so Its maybe that but I don’t know. /A > 28 okt. 2021 kl. 17:23 skrev Rebecca Skipper : > > I think Monterey is the first OS on Mac to offer this feature directly. > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >

A New Mac Mini

I’m helping a friend who just got her new Mini with the M1 chip. She has it plugged in and turned it on. Is there a special key combination she needs to press as she boots it up. I ask, because when we pressed command+f5 to get VO to come on all we got was a small done sound. We get that from an

Re: A New Mac Mini

Hi, Is she using an Apple keyboard? If it is a third party keyboard, then it’s possible that the cmd and option keys are reversed. So, you’d press option-f5 instead. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recogniti

RE: A New Mac Mini

Is a monitor connected to the Mini? If not, a dongle that emulates a monitor should work. I’ve heard of blind users having trouble if a monitor or adapter was not connected at startup. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 6:33 PM To: macvisionaries@google

Re: A New Mac Mini

Hi, I thought that they’d fixed that headless issue and that you didn’t need a dongle or monitor anymore. I could be mistaken though. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On

Re: A New Mac Mini

She is using an Apple Magic keyboard, but she has no monitor. I have never had a monitor and I haven’t needed a dongle or anything. What does she need to get? Kristeen > On Oct 28, 2021, at 6:33 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, > > Is she using an Apple keyboard? If it

Re: A New Mac Mini

Where do you get such a dongle? Kristeen > On Oct 28, 2021, at 6:35 PM, Rebecca Skipper wrote: > > Is a monitor connected to the Mini? > If not, a dongle that emulates a monitor should work. > I’ve heard of blind users having trouble if a monitor or adapter was not > connected at startup. >

RE: A New Mac Mini

Try searching for examples like Kaytech HDMI Dummy Plug Display Emulator Headless Ghost Virtual Display Adapter. From: 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 6:43 PM To: Mac Users Group Subject: Re: A New Mac Mini Where do you get such a dongle? Kr

Re: A New Mac Mini

Did you try including function key along with VO F5? > On Oct 28, 2021, at 4:30 PM, 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > I’m helping a friend who just got her new Mini with the M1 chip. She has it > plugged in and turned it on. Is there a special key combination she needs to > p

Re: A New Mac Mini

I did. It acts like we are locked out. The little noice happens with any key pressed. Kristeen > On Oct 28, 2021, at 6:51 PM, Brett Campbell wrote: > > Did you try including function key along with VO F5? > > >> On Oct 28, 2021, at 4:30 PM, 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >

Re: A New Mac Mini

I haven’t had to have a dongle since the end of 2013. Would they actually make it that way again with the new minis? I would find that strange. Kristeen > On Oct 28, 2021, at 6:47 PM, Rebecca Skipper wrote: > > Try searching for examples like Kaytech HDMI Dummy Plug Display Emulator > Headle

RE: A New Mac Mini

Well, I am not sure since I do not have a Mini. However, a monitor or dongle might be needed. Does your friend have a TV. If the right ports are available, maybe that can be used as a monitor just to get through setup. From: 'Kristeen Hughes' via MacVisionaries Sent: Thursday, October 28,

YouTube Question?

Hi, list. After watching a Youtube video, how can I go back to my youtube search results, please? Thanks! -- 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'

YouTube Command to Play ?

Hi, Group. Voiceover mentions a keyboard command to play a youtube video which I can not catch. May I know what is that, please? I think it says something like plus-k but I'm not sure, could someone remind me, please? Thanksf! -- The following information is important for all members of the Ma

Re: YouTube Command to Play ?

it's just the letter k. it's a toggle between play and pause. > On Oct 28, 2021, at 7:57 PM, Fazil wrote: > > Hi, Group. > Voiceover mentions a keyboard command to play a youtube video which I can not > catch. May I know what is that, please? > I think it says something like plus-k but I’m not

Re: A New Mac Mini

Try connecting a mouse or trackpad. Even though you don't need one, I believe the Mac will require it. I recently set up a new 24 inch M1 iMac for someone, and the computer wouldn't do a thing until I connected a mouse to it. Once you get through the initial set up, you can get rid of the mouse o

Re: A New Mac Mini

Regardless of how you have your keyboard preferences set, the Fn key is not required when doing CMD plus F5 to start VoiceOver. It has been that way for a long time. - Brad - On Oct 28, 2021, at 17:51, Brett Campbell wrote: Did you try including function key along with VO F5? > On Oct 28, 2

Major problem with Monterey installer if you use vo.

Evening Mac users. I have a Mac mini 2018 and just created a USB installer and was able to boot from it. However, I have found a major bug that I would consider a show stopper if uou want to do a clean install. If you do not have a mouse or trackpad, There is a window that comes up which has

Re: YouTube Command to Play ?

You should also be able to use the Spacebar to play/pause. - Brad - On Oct 28, 2021, at 20:04, Lorie McCloud wrote: it's just the letter k. it's a toggle between play and pause. > On Oct 28, 2021, at 7:57 PM, Fazil wrote: > > Hi, Group. > Voiceover mentions a keyboard command to play a yout

Re: Major problem with Monterey installer if you use vo.

You'll run into the same situation if you try to set up a new Mac for the first time. You won't be able to do anything until you connect either a mouse or trackpad to the Mac. Once you get it set up, you can get rid of the mouse or trackpad, but you've got to have it to get the thing going the f

Re: YouTube Question?

Do the keyboard command CMD + [, to go back. - Brad - On Oct 28, 2021, at 19:25, Fazil wrote:  Hi, list. After watching a Youtube video, how can I go back to my youtube search results, please? Thanks! -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. I

RE: YouTube Command to Play ?

Thanks much, Brad. I have to go to the Play-button first in order to use spacebar for activating this button, isn’t it? I think a keyboard command with a key-combination can be used from anywhere on this page, isn’t that so? Thanks! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of B

Re: YouTube Command to Play ?

I don't think so. All I ever use is the Spacebar. - Brad - On Oct 28, 2021, at 23:25, Fazil wrote:  Thanks much, Brad. I have to go to the Play-button first in order to use spacebar for activating this button, isn’t it? I think a keyboard command with a key-combination can be used from anywhe

RE: YouTube Command to Play ?

I mean you use spacebar anywhere on that page? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 9:38 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: YouTube Command to Play ? I don't think so. All I ever use is the Spacebar. - Brad -

Re: YouTube Command to Play ?

Spacebar will do a play slash pause, regardless of where you are on the page. - Brad - On Oct 28, 2021, at 23:39, Fazil wrote:  I mean you use spacebar anywhere on that page? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brad Snyder Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 9:38 PM To: macvi