I just recently found your channel. I'm on the waitlist for a lot of classes to help me with my failing sight and am finding your channel to be incredible. You give the information I need without overexploiting. Just last week I got my first white cane and found the video I needed on your channel to begin to start using it. It's given me the ability to walk around with freedom where I live and just around it until I start O&M class in 3 weeks. I love it. Keep it up!
I am a teacher of students with visual impairments and this video is the best breakdown of beginner skills for my students. We have had a hard time just getting started jumping from using NVDA and JAWs to VoiceOver, but the way you presented the content easy and straightforward was so beneficial and time saving! Thank you!!
This is fantastic, thank you! I work with a team of instructional designers, and we are trying to create things as accessible as possible. I'm going to assign your videos as homework to the team!
Thank you for making this video. I have had an Apple Mac that has been sitting in a dusty cupboard for more than five years now. Finally bullet, and for the first time, was able to navigate the App Store, something I’d never done before using your tutorials. Thank you so much for this video really looking forward to the next one. have looked at some of your other videos as well, and they’re all really good. Consider me a fan! Great going and looking forward.
Thank you! That's exciting discovering new capabilities for the first time. I remember the first iMessage I was able to navigate iTunes and Safari. It felt pretty magical. :) More tutorials on the way!
I just wanted to thank you very much. I actually am not blind but I have dyslexia and use my voiceover on my phone all the time in my iPad. Need to learn how to use my Mac notebook and you are so very helpful. Thank you again.
I really appreciate you , I have to make computers ready for my customers and wasn't able to use mouse to access wifi in recovery mode to install OSX , I spent 10 hours with no luck and your video was the most educational and detailed that helped me , Thank you a lot for your great hard work. You Rock !
Thank you so much for this video really looking forward to the next one. Do you have part 2 the next one where can I find it. this is so greet again Than You Please don't stop making them
Actually I am new to this macbook I have used laptop and Android versions before but I have never used any of the Apple device so I am struggling to use it if you could help me in this regard if I wants to get in contact with you while using this device this macbook sorry so can I do that and if it is possible then how?
Hi - I used this video as an introduction to VoiceOver, it was really useful. Thank you. Content doesn't just magically appear but I would watch more parts to this series!
Hey! I wanted to thank you for clarifying everything! I am so happy that MacOS has the voiceover function. I added your video to my private playlist when I buy a macOS and then I will watch it to learn a little more. For how many years I've been thinking about buying a macOS, and my family said that Apple's macOS didn't have the voiceover function, but I didn't think their answers were true. I mean, all macOS devices should have the voiceover function because it's Apple... so I ignored their false answers. 🤣 I have been an iOS voiceover user for 13 years due to my eye problems, I had surgery like over 6 times. Anyway, I started using this function when I was a high school student, my Braille teacher taught me about the voiceover function of iOS. Again, thank you so much for making this video. This information was very useful. :)
All of the Mac products have VoiceOver built in. I've been a MacOS VoiceOver user since 2004ish. It was out LOONG before iOS VoiceOver. I'm glad you didn't' listen to your family. I love it as a screen reader.
This is a fantastic tutorial! I've struggled with screen readers that aren't VO on iOS since losing sight, and this is a great tutorial that doesn't rush things. I'm really looking forward to more tutorials, hope those are on the way! I would really appreciate web content navigation!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! This is really very useful information for blind people like myself. Your video is laid out intelligently you speak clearly, and your Canadian accent is cute. keep those videos coming!
This is a fantastic VoiceOver tutorial and honestly, it's one of the best. You really have a gift for teaching; your instruction style for these is very similar to mine, so I'm super happy to find a fellow teacher who puts in so much effort with these. I've taught assistive technology in the past, including VoiceOver for both Mac and iPhone. I still teach Apple products but not VoiceOver or Zoom as much. Way before when I was subscribed to a lot more blind TH-camrs, I watched screen reader demos, and one of the things I tried to communicate to them was they had the speech at warp speed. I could understand it, but most people couldn't; some creaters' demos were aimed toward the sighted population but I really think part of a full screen reader experience is having it speak at a rate that most can understand. Another common thing I saw was things were not being broken down into small and understandable steps, nor were they clearly explained. I saw this a lot too when I was working in AT--some fantastic teachers and presenters and a lot that were just... meh. I use Alex too, and like you, I speed him up; otherwise he sounds like he's sleep deprived. ::LOL:: What braille display do you use, or do you have several? I have a Braille Edge. I'm grateful that I at least have a braille display, but when I got it, I really wanted a Baum Vario. Right around that time though, Baum went out of business. I'm pining for an Active now. And if I had a bunch of extra money somehow, I wouldn't mind an Orbit. Ideally I'd love a display for work and one for leisure reading.
Omg haha! Alex does sound sleep deprived slow. I never thought of it like that. Do you find some slow screen readers give you a strange uncomfortable sense like you are almost dizzy or moving backwards when they are super slow? It’s a weird thing I’ve noticed sometimes.
@@UnsightlyOpinions YES! I can't stand it when a screen reader is talking at super slow speeds, though if I'm teaching or demoing, it's tollerable for short peirods. Even at the "average" speed though, my brain starts losing focus. I've always been the kind of person who processes a lot of information very quickly. When I was in college, I'd record lectures and then speed them up later to listen to them; the profs sounded like chipmunks but at least I wasn't going crazy. I'm the same with books.
Thank you for this detailed explanation! I've been using VoiceOver at work for accessibility testing, and your video helped me get started. An expected benefit: I use the Mac Rectangle app for snapping windows, and have always done it via Menu selection with mouse. Since Rectangle app uses similar keyboard shortcuts as VoiceOver, I've learned those too :)
Thank you so much! I will absolutely endeavour to do so. Just getting started with the basics for now but I want to get into all the complex nerdy bits soon!
Fantastic video. I'd been trying to learn how to use a screenreader for testing purposes and your video is the best tutorial I have come anywhere near.
Thanks so much! I’m so glad to hear you are implementing accessibility on your project. If ever you need an accessibility tester or have any specific questions please feel free to reach out.
Thank you so much for this series! I am a jaws user that Hass to switch over to voiceover because the only computer I have now is the Mac and I am going to need to use that for personal and business. I’ve been so frustrated stressed and lost because it’s a huge difference from jaws. I am completely blind therefore, I am a Omni keyboard user.
I use "voice under cursor" more than any other feature since I still have some vision. My request to apple kills to enhance this feature by being able to toggle between the current way this feature operates - always on which can get irritating, even with the stop voice using the control key - shut nd making it work like the similar voice under cursor function in Windows (part of the magnifier subsystem.). With Windows the voice does not activate until the operator holds down simultaneously the CTRL + ALT keys, then click the left mouse button. The Windows operation is more pleasing to the operator, BUT the Mac reads almost everything! Windows reads much less and is more "glitchy" than the Mac voice under pointer.. Sorry to ramble, I started this comment just to than you for making this video, and I then became an unwelcome guest. Please forgive my lack manners. Again, thank you for this most welcome tutorial.
I also use speak under pointer on my Mac. I have assigned a shortcut key combination (Ctrl+j) to enable / disable this feature as it can been intrusive when you don't want it.
Good video, thanks! Looking forward to content about how a blind person navigates the web, and what the biggest annoyances are. As a web developer I'd be very interested to learn about how to make the web experience better for people using assistive technologies (in addition to the a11y-practices).
I am Ratan writing from India thanks for this series I am new in Mac OS world but you are video is so helpful and I wish you are make videos more and more
This is the best video tutorial on VoiceOver for Mac that I've come across, thank you. Will you be doing a video on reading commands and selecting text with VoiceOver? Also, do you use Microsoft Word and other Microsoft apps for Mac? I'm trying to learn Microsoft programs with VoiceOver and find them a little difficult to use.
I will be doing all of the above, I am just working on one which covers word-processing and file management. Hopefully out in the next couple of weeks!
I just got an iMac and part 1 of your tutorial was excellent! I normally use a windows computer with windows 11. So I am wanting to learn the mac. Can you tell me how to find your other parts of this tutorial on TH-cam?
My husband enjoyed this instructive video. We have searched on TH-cam and don't see any additional tutorials you have done on VoiceOver. Where would we find them?
Hi there. I know it’s been a little while since this video came out, but I have a follow up in process hopefully coming out in the next 2-3 weeks. I’m so glad you found this intro helpful!
Thank you for your help full clip. I have a macbook m1 and I have some difficulty in using that, hope your comment help me. When I want to read a long text for example in word and have lots of paragraphs between headers, how I can go down for a few Page? I tried page down key, voice over announce the next page numbers but voice over keep reading text from the last cursor place in text.
Great start to the tutorials series. I forget that you use the full-size keyboard. I’m so used to using the smaller size keyboard that I get a little intimidated by the additional keys.
First, this is a fantastic tutorial. Great job! Tamara. Also the voiceover key is just boggled my mind. I was complaining because I have to press the search key on the Chromebook and hold that all the time for different things..... I'm astound ed that you have to press two keys for voice over key....... 😮
Thank you Carrie! I mean you can lock the vo keys and then you don't need to press anything, but I like to show basic nav the way I learned way back when, then explain why you might or why you don't want to do that later. :)
Is there a part two? I still cannot figure out voice over to read my pdf files. it keeps saying content empty and I can't get it to move to body. I am so frustrated I do not have accessible materials for school and I cannot figure out how to use this voice over on my MacBook
It's been a work in progress for a long time! I promise I've got parts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 on the way. It's just an editing bog-down that's holding me up at the moment. :) I'll PM you once they are out!
@@UnsightlyOpinions That would be AMAZING! Just got a macbook and let me tell you... it's been a STRUGGLE. lol. This was immensely helpful and the best one out there. :D
I am using macbook version M1 which has touch bar at the top along with the only two keys on left and right corner then how can I use through touch bar?
You will need to use the keys one in on the far bottom left of your keyboard for control and option. The keys just to the left of your arrow keys are the command and option keys. The M1 should have more than just 2 keys on the bottom left but does have onlu 2 on the bottom right. To use the Touch Bar you can either run your finger along the bar while voiceover is on to hear the options and double tap when you hit the option you want or press and hold the function key and run your finger along the Touch Bar to hear the function keys and double tap when you hit the right option. Hope that helps!
Hello thank you for your information. My mother is totally blind and I’m teaching her on how to use an iPad. But. I’m getting frustrated with TH-cam. Any help or suggestions? Thank you
I think the biggest thing to remember with VoiceOver on iPad or iPhone is right and left swipe that will move to the previous or next item and double tap to select. I'll definitely do an iPad/iPhone VoiceOver tutorial soon. :)
Thanks for making an amazing tutorial, it was very helpful. Please I request you to create a detailed tutorial of creating documents on Google Docs on mac with the help of Voice Over which includes all the fundamental functions like writing, editing, inserting tables or images, or adding bullet points, and navigating through all the tabs. It will be very helpful. Thanks in advance.
My mom and dad got me a MacBook Pro from my high school graduation present. I received it yesterday. Therefore, your voiceover tutorial has been very helpful. I wanted to say something, though. Did you know instead of having to push control and option together, you can just use CapzLock as your VO key? I’m sure you did. I just thought that was easier.
I definitely did :-) but I am so old school that when I started using voice over, that was not an option. So all dogs can’t learn new tricks 😝 Thanks, I’m so glad you found it helpful!
I hate the Touch Bar. It sucks for screen reader users. Depending on the age of your MacBook, there may be a physical escape key or none. If there isn't it will always be in the top left of the Touch Bar and accessible with a double tap. if you need the F keys, hit the function button and hold it down as you run your finger across the Touch Bar the F keys will appear and you can choose the one you prefer with a double tap. :) Also it can be helpful to set up shortcuts to other keys. I also hate my Touch Bar. Hope that helps!
I would say a guide dog is much more than a pet. I treat my dog with a lot more respect and have a closer bond than I think a lot of pet owners do because we are interdependent on each other. While my guide dog does have a lot of down-time where she is not working and can act in the same way a pet would, playing, resting, cuddling, etc. and doesn't wear her harness, she's a lot better behaved and the training continues even when she's not formally "working".
Thank you so much for this video! I am newly blind and my greatest concern now is how to write, read and edit texts. If you could make a tutorial on this topic, it would be very helpful. ❤️
Thank you for doing a comprehensive beginning tutorial video; yes, I would definitely love to see more of these since I am switching from jaws to Mac. I do have some questions is there an email for you?
Can someone please help me? I am locked out of my MacBook (I broke my screen so it’s blacked out) and I’m trying to use voice over to log in. But I don’t know how to get to the password hint :( thank you in advance!!!!
Using standard voice over navigation VO left and right arrows just move past the item that says password edit test. It should read out your hint after a couple of password attempts
I am a sighted web developer and want an advanced web browser demo by a highly experienced voiceover user demonstrating how they use and navigate the web. Don't dumb anything down (e.g. slowing the speech)
I do a lot of that kind of testing and review all the time. Are you wanting that for commercial use for your business? Voiceover users use the web at all kinds of different speeds, while I like mine quick, many prefer to hear it slower so in an effort to be universally accessible that was why I typically slow things down in videos.
@@UnsightlyOpinions testing and review as videos that you have uploaded? If you could point me to one, that would be great. It’s not for anything specific, just to make me a better developer.
@@NicholasShanks I'm not speaking for Tamera at all. But as a fellow blind user and someone who also hase accessibility consulting and testing as well as teaching, I will say that in my opinion, it helps if the sighted developer understands what the screen reader is saying so that you can hear and better understand the information that the screen reader is giving to the user. Unless you yourself are very accustomed to hearing synthetic speech at a very fast rate--which is relative by the way--it can sound like jibberish. So I do think it is necessary if you're wanting a demo to listen to the speech at a slowed down rate. I'll also say here that Tamera's demo is excellent because she attempts to include both her blind and sighted audience, giving most users a full experience. You can search for other screen reader tutorials on TH-cam and yes, they'll be sped up, but I guarantee you, they are nowhere near as high quality as Tamera's. I've watched many of them. Good luck.
I SAW MANY VIDEOS ON voiceover BUT THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO with detailed explanation so far on youtube
Wow, thanks!
I just recently found your channel. I'm on the waitlist for a lot of classes to help me with my failing sight and am finding your channel to be incredible. You give the information I need without overexploiting.
Just last week I got my first white cane and found the video I needed on your channel to begin to start using it. It's given me the ability to walk around with freedom where I live and just around it until I start O&M class in 3 weeks.
I love it. Keep it up!
I am a teacher of students with visual impairments and this video is the best breakdown of beginner skills for my students. We have had a hard time just getting started jumping from using NVDA and JAWs to VoiceOver, but the way you presented the content easy and straightforward was so beneficial and time saving! Thank you!!
Glad it was helpful! I'll have more coming out soon!
Hi Elizabeth! I think I was in the TVI program with you many years ago- I've been trying to learn Voiceover too.
This is fantastic, thank you! I work with a team of instructional designers, and we are trying to create things as accessible as possible. I'm going to assign your videos as homework to the team!
Thank you for making this video. I have had an Apple Mac that has been sitting in a dusty cupboard for more than five years now. Finally bullet, and for the first time, was able to navigate the App Store, something I’d never done before using your tutorials. Thank you so much for this video really looking forward to the next one. have looked at some of your other videos as well, and they’re all really good. Consider me a fan! Great going and looking forward.
Thank you! That's exciting discovering new capabilities for the first time. I remember the first iMessage I was able to navigate iTunes and Safari. It felt pretty magical. :) More tutorials on the way!
I’m starting to use voiceover on mac and IPhone thank you so much this is very helpful!
I’m so glad to be of service :)
I just wanted to thank you very much. I actually am not blind but I have dyslexia and use my voiceover on my phone all the time in my iPad. Need to learn how to use my Mac notebook and you are so very helpful. Thank you again.
I really appreciate you , I have to make computers ready for my customers and wasn't able to use mouse to access wifi in recovery mode to install OSX , I spent 10 hours with no luck and your video was the most educational and detailed that helped me , Thank you a lot for your great hard work. You Rock !
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much for this video really looking forward to the next one. Do you have part 2 the next one where can I find it. this is so greet again Than You Please don't stop making them
This is a fantastic start. There aren’t many resources for learning VO on Mac. I taught myself about 4 years ago. I look forward to additional lessons
Thank you! There are definitely more on the way! :)
Actually I am new to this macbook I have used laptop and Android versions before but I have never used any of the Apple device so I am struggling to use it if you could help me in this regard if I wants to get in contact with you while using this device this macbook sorry so can I do that and if it is possible then how?
Hi - I used this video as an introduction to VoiceOver, it was really useful. Thank you. Content doesn't just magically appear but I would watch more parts to this series!
Hey! I wanted to thank you for clarifying everything! I am so happy that MacOS has the voiceover function. I added your video to my private playlist when I buy a macOS and then I will watch it to learn a little more.
For how many years I've been thinking about buying a macOS, and my family said that Apple's macOS didn't have the voiceover function, but I didn't think their answers were true. I mean, all macOS devices should have the voiceover function because it's Apple... so I ignored their false answers. 🤣
I have been an iOS voiceover user for 13 years due to my eye problems, I had surgery like over 6 times. Anyway, I started using this function when I was a high school student, my Braille teacher taught me about the voiceover function of iOS.
Again, thank you so much for making this video. This information was very useful. :)
All of the Mac products have VoiceOver built in. I've been a MacOS VoiceOver user since 2004ish. It was out LOONG before iOS VoiceOver. I'm glad you didn't' listen to your family. I love it as a screen reader.
This is a fantastic tutorial! I've struggled with screen readers that aren't VO on iOS since losing sight, and this is a great tutorial that doesn't rush things.
I'm really looking forward to more tutorials, hope those are on the way! I would really appreciate web content navigation!
Glad it helped! More coming in a couple weeks!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! This is really very useful information for blind people like myself. Your video is laid out intelligently you speak clearly, and your Canadian accent is cute. keep those videos coming!
This is a fantastic VoiceOver tutorial and honestly, it's one of the best. You really have a gift for teaching; your instruction style for these is very similar to mine, so I'm super happy to find a fellow teacher who puts in so much effort with these. I've taught assistive technology in the past, including VoiceOver for both Mac and iPhone. I still teach Apple products but not VoiceOver or Zoom as much.
Way before when I was subscribed to a lot more blind TH-camrs, I watched screen reader demos, and one of the things I tried to communicate to them was they had the speech at warp speed. I could understand it, but most people couldn't; some creaters' demos were aimed toward the sighted population but I really think part of a full screen reader experience is having it speak at a rate that most can understand.
Another common thing I saw was things were not being broken down into small and understandable steps, nor were they clearly explained. I saw this a lot too when I was working in AT--some fantastic teachers and presenters and a lot that were just... meh.
I use Alex too, and like you, I speed him up; otherwise he sounds like he's sleep deprived. ::LOL::
What braille display do you use, or do you have several? I have a Braille Edge. I'm grateful that I at least have a braille display, but when I got it, I really wanted a Baum Vario. Right around that time though, Baum went out of business. I'm pining for an Active now.
And if I had a bunch of extra money somehow, I wouldn't mind an Orbit. Ideally I'd love a display for work and one for leisure reading.
Thank you! :) Teaching is a passion of mine for sure!
Omg haha! Alex does sound sleep deprived slow. I never thought of it like that. Do you find some slow screen readers give you a strange uncomfortable sense like you are almost dizzy or moving backwards when they are super slow? It’s a weird thing I’ve noticed sometimes.
@@UnsightlyOpinions YES! I can't stand it when a screen reader is talking at super slow speeds, though if I'm teaching or demoing, it's tollerable for short peirods. Even at the "average" speed though, my brain starts losing focus. I've always been the kind of person who processes a lot of information very quickly. When I was in college, I'd record lectures and then speed them up later to listen to them; the profs sounded like chipmunks but at least I wasn't going crazy. I'm the same with books.
Thank you for this detailed explanation! I've been using VoiceOver at work for accessibility testing, and your video helped me get started.
An expected benefit: I use the Mac Rectangle app for snapping windows, and have always done it via Menu selection with mouse. Since Rectangle app uses similar keyboard shortcuts as VoiceOver, I've learned those too :)
Very cool! I had no idea that Rectangle had similar shortcuts. :)
Your videos are absolutely amazing.
Please make more advanced videos about VoiceOver on the Mac.
Thank you so much! I will absolutely endeavour to do so. Just getting started with the basics for now but I want to get into all the complex nerdy bits soon!
Quiet fabulous for a new learner like me.
Fantastic video. I'd been trying to learn how to use a screenreader for testing purposes and your video is the best tutorial I have come anywhere near.
Thanks so much! I’m so glad to hear you are implementing accessibility on your project. If ever you need an accessibility tester or have any specific questions please feel free to reach out.
Thank you so much for this series! I am a jaws user that Hass to switch over to voiceover because the only computer I have now is the Mac and I am going to need to use that for personal and business. I’ve been so frustrated stressed and lost because it’s a huge difference from jaws. I am completely blind therefore, I am a Omni keyboard user.
I really need to learn how to navigate on the web and how to create folders and word documents
I'm working on new VoiceOver tutorials coming out very soon!
You did an outstanding job on this tutorial. Thank you so much for posting. Looking forward to future tutorials.
Thank you! There are more in the works coming out very soon! So stay tuned. :)
I use "voice under cursor" more than any other feature since I still have some vision. My request to apple kills to enhance this feature by being able to toggle between the current way this feature operates - always on which can get irritating, even with the stop voice using the control key - shut nd making it work like the similar voice under cursor function in Windows (part of the magnifier subsystem.). With Windows the voice does not activate until the operator holds down simultaneously the CTRL + ALT keys, then click the left mouse button. The Windows operation is more pleasing to the operator, BUT the Mac reads almost everything! Windows reads much less and is more "glitchy" than the Mac voice under pointer.. Sorry to ramble, I started this comment just to than you for making this video, and I then became an unwelcome guest. Please forgive my lack manners. Again, thank you for this most welcome tutorial.
Haha no worries. I think we all have qualms with how accessibility functions work sometimes. I know I certainly do. I’m glad you enjoyed the video :)
I also use speak under pointer on my Mac. I have assigned a shortcut key combination (Ctrl+j) to enable / disable this feature as it can been intrusive when you don't want it.
Good video, thanks! Looking forward to content about how a blind person navigates the web, and what the biggest annoyances are. As a web developer I'd be very interested to learn about how to make the web experience better for people using assistive technologies (in addition to the a11y-practices).
Thanks!
Thank you! :D
I am Ratan writing from India thanks for this series I am new in Mac OS world but you are video is so helpful and I wish you are make videos more and more
This is the best video tutorial on VoiceOver for Mac that I've come across, thank you. Will you be doing a video on reading commands and selecting text with VoiceOver? Also, do you use Microsoft Word and other Microsoft apps for Mac? I'm trying to learn Microsoft programs with VoiceOver and find them a little difficult to use.
I will be doing all of the above, I am just working on one which covers word-processing and file management. Hopefully out in the next couple of weeks!
I just got an iMac and part 1 of your tutorial was excellent! I normally use a windows computer with windows 11. So I am wanting to learn the mac. Can you tell me how to find your other parts of this tutorial on TH-cam?
The other parts have been delayed but they are in production. Hopefully out soon!
My husband enjoyed this instructive video. We have searched on TH-cam and don't see any additional tutorials you have done on VoiceOver. Where would we find them?
Hi there. I know it’s been a little while since this video came out, but I have a follow up in process hopefully coming out in the next 2-3 weeks. I’m so glad you found this intro helpful!
That's good to know. Thanks!
Thank you for your help full clip. I have a macbook m1 and I have some difficulty in using that, hope your comment help me.
When I want to read a long text for example in word and have lots of paragraphs between headers, how I can go down for a few Page? I tried page down key, voice over announce the next page numbers but voice over keep reading text from the last cursor place in text.
Hi Tamara, as always, great valuable, well thought through, video content. Thank you kind regards Tony from Scandinavia
Thank you Tony! 😃
Great start to the tutorials series. I forget that you use the full-size keyboard. I’m so used to using the smaller size keyboard that I get a little intimidated by the additional keys.
Thanks Juan! I find a lot of commands are so much less contortionist with it and my goodness it makes film editing easier.
First, this is a fantastic tutorial. Great job! Tamara. Also the voiceover key is just boggled my mind. I was complaining because I have to press the search key on the Chromebook and hold that all the time for different things..... I'm astound ed that you have to press two keys for voice over key....... 😮
Thank you Carrie! I mean you can lock the vo keys and then you don't need to press anything, but I like to show basic nav the way I learned way back when, then explain why you might or why you don't want to do that later. :)
Is there a part two? I still cannot figure out voice over to read my pdf files. it keeps saying content empty and I can't get it to move to body. I am so frustrated I do not have accessible materials for school and I cannot figure out how to use this voice over on my MacBook
Is there a part 2? I can't seem to find it..
It's been a work in progress for a long time! I promise I've got parts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 on the way. It's just an editing bog-down that's holding me up at the moment. :) I'll PM you once they are out!
@@UnsightlyOpinions That would be AMAZING! Just got a macbook and let me tell you... it's been a STRUGGLE. lol. This was immensely helpful and the best one out there. :D
I am using macbook version M1 which has touch bar at the top along with the only two keys on left and right corner then how can I use through touch bar?
You will need to use the keys one in on the far bottom left of your keyboard for control and option. The keys just to the left of your arrow keys are the command and option keys. The M1 should have more than just 2 keys on the bottom left but does have onlu 2 on the bottom right. To use the Touch Bar you can either run your finger along the bar while voiceover is on to hear the options and double tap when you hit the option you want or press and hold the function key and run your finger along the Touch Bar to hear the function keys and double tap when you hit the right option. Hope that helps!
Hello!
I want to ask how to go Apple icon with voice over any shortcut key is there please let me know😢
VO keys + M will take you to the menu bar which puts you on right on the Apple menu. Then VO+ space to open the menu. :)
Hello thank you for your information. My mother is totally blind and I’m teaching her on how to use an iPad. But. I’m getting frustrated with TH-cam. Any help or suggestions? Thank you
I think the biggest thing to remember with VoiceOver on iPad or iPhone is right and left swipe that will move to the previous or next item and double tap to select. I'll definitely do an iPad/iPhone VoiceOver tutorial soon. :)
Where is part 2? I see this is part 1, which implies there are multiple parts. I can’t find part 2 on your channel.
Can you do a video on how I get my Mac to actually read the content to me?
Thanks for making an amazing tutorial, it was very helpful. Please I request you to create a detailed tutorial of creating documents on Google Docs on mac with the help of Voice Over which includes all the fundamental functions like writing, editing, inserting tables or images, or adding bullet points, and navigating through all the tabs. It will be very helpful. Thanks in advance.
That's a great suggestion! I'll add it to the list to create very soon! :)
My mom and dad got me a MacBook Pro from my high school graduation present. I received it yesterday. Therefore, your voiceover tutorial has been very helpful. I wanted to say something, though. Did you know instead of having to push control and option together, you can just use CapzLock as your VO key? I’m sure you did. I just thought that was easier.
I definitely did :-) but I am so old school that when I started using voice over, that was not an option. So all dogs can’t learn new tricks 😝
Thanks, I’m so glad you found it helpful!
@@UnsightlyOpinions I find all your videos helpful. 🥰
How to use application key in mack book air as windows?
I’m not quite sure what you’re asking… are you asking what the equivalent to the windows key is? Or how to search for applications?
My MacBook has a top slider bar and no F keys. Help!
I hate the Touch Bar. It sucks for screen reader users. Depending on the age of your MacBook, there may be a physical escape key or none. If there isn't it will always be in the top left of the Touch Bar and accessible with a double tap. if you need the F keys, hit the function button and hold it down as you run your finger across the Touch Bar the F keys will appear and you can choose the one you prefer with a double tap. :) Also it can be helpful to set up shortcuts to other keys. I also hate my Touch Bar. Hope that helps!
Good tutorial thank you
My pleasure. Glad you found it helpful!
Apple is so versatile! I wish they had senior versatility though!
How to get perticular application on desktop
I would say a guide dog is much more than a pet. I treat my dog with a lot more respect and have a closer bond than I think a lot of pet owners do because we are interdependent on each other. While my guide dog does have a lot of down-time where she is not working and can act in the same way a pet would, playing, resting, cuddling, etc. and doesn't wear her harness, she's a lot better behaved and the training continues even when she's not formally "working".
Hi thank you for this
Please upload new tutorials I am also waiting you kite very well fantastic wonderful
Thank you so much for this video! I am newly blind and my greatest concern now is how to write, read and edit texts. If you could make a tutorial on this topic, it would be very helpful. ❤️
Hi there! I'm so glad you enjoyed the tutorial. It's something that I've got in the works! Stay tuned and I'm sure you'll see it out soon!
@@UnsightlyOpinions thank you! 🌹
Thank you!!!! You really are amazing
Thank you for doing a comprehensive beginning tutorial video; yes, I would definitely love to see more of these since I am switching from jaws to Mac. I do have some questions is there an email for you?
My pleasure! There are more tutorials on the way! I’m happy to answer any questions you have here :-)
@@UnsightlyOpinions can you explain to me what the side bar and what The horizontal and vertical splitter are and how they are used?
Could you please may more voice over videos?
When she says "forward slash" she is pointing at the backslash key...
Can someone please help me? I am locked out of my MacBook (I broke my screen so it’s blacked out) and I’m trying to use voice over to log in. But I don’t know how to get to the password hint :( thank you in advance!!!!
Using standard voice over navigation VO left and right arrows just move past the item that says password edit test. It should read out your hint after a couple of password attempts
thank you
My pleasure!
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Thank you. Happy to help!
I've been trying to reach the control panel for forever now and Google doesn't give a straight answer thank you
Glad my tutorial was helpful! :)
I am a sighted web developer and want an advanced web browser demo by a highly experienced voiceover user demonstrating how they use and navigate the web. Don't dumb anything down (e.g. slowing the speech)
I do a lot of that kind of testing and review all the time. Are you wanting that for commercial use for your business?
Voiceover users use the web at all kinds of different speeds, while I like mine quick, many prefer to hear it slower so in an effort to be universally accessible that was why I typically slow things down in videos.
@@UnsightlyOpinions testing and review as videos that you have uploaded? If you could point me to one, that would be great. It’s not for anything specific, just to make me a better developer.
@@NicholasShanks I'm not speaking for Tamera at all. But as a fellow blind user and someone who also hase accessibility consulting and testing as well as teaching, I will say that in my opinion, it helps if the sighted developer understands what the screen reader is saying so that you can hear and better understand the information that the screen reader is giving to the user. Unless you yourself are very accustomed to hearing synthetic speech at a very fast rate--which is relative by the way--it can sound like jibberish. So I do think it is necessary if you're wanting a demo to listen to the speech at a slowed down rate. I'll also say here that Tamera's demo is excellent because she attempts to include both her blind and sighted audience, giving most users a full experience. You can search for other screen reader tutorials on TH-cam and yes, they'll be sped up, but I guarantee you, they are nowhere near as high quality as Tamera's. I've watched many of them.
Good luck.
Could you please may more voice over videos?