Issue with context menu on my Macbook Air

By María, 22 April, 2024

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Hi again, since that I updated my Mac to Sonoma, I cannot accesso to the Mac context menu where I have the batery %, time, etc. when I press twice VOmm VoiceOver doesn't speak, and it says Empty and VoiceOver makes a sound, as the windows would be ampety?, have someone had this issue, and do you know how to solve it?, this context menu is very important for me. Many thanks in advance.

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By Nuno on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 17:01

Do you mean the menu extra? If so, try using your trackpad and pressing at the op right. You might need to scroll up and right with two fingers. Keep in mind that you need to turn off the trackpad commander for it to work. This way we can debug whether its VO or the system.

By rachel on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 17:01

Hi. In case you're not aware, pressing control option F7 (or if your caps lock key is set to achieve the same as the Voiceover modifier), then press caps lock F7 once to hear the current time, press again to hear battery status, and press a third time to hear Wi-fi signal strength. So that VO F7 key command will toggle between those three items of useful information and can be used anywhere in Mac OS.

By María on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 17:01

Hi, first at all, l many thanks Nuno and Rachel for your comments and suggestions.
Nuno, I don't like the Trackpad, so, I don't think that it will work for me, but anyway, many thanks.
Rachel, many thanks for those quick key combiantions, but if menu Extra doesn't work, how can I set up Wifi, for example?, if I go to an hotel, or a niw palce, etc?, for doing it, I used always the Extra menu. Some people told me that he had the same problem, and i had a Mac wit M1 processor, however people with old processor didn't notice it, has someone had the same problem?.
Many thanks again.
María

By Tyler on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 17:01

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

As an alternative to status menus, you can focus on Wi-Fi in Control Center and choose "Show details" from the actions menu (accessed by pressing VO-Command-Space). You should then be able to brows the list of networks and connect to one the same way you would if you'd accessed this dialog from the status menu.

HTH

By Maldalain on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 17:01

Make sure that they are no other windows opened, sometimes creapy notifications prevent VO from interacting with some screen elements. Unfortunately you may need someone's help who is sighted in this situation.

By María on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 17:01

Hi Tyler and all,
many thanks for your answer but, how can I accesso to the Control Center?, I tried pressing VoiceOver, Command Space, and it appears a menu with 4 options,, one of them is actions but if I press VO there, appear different options but related to the application where I am in that moment, so, Finder (actions of a text or folder), an email message, etc. So for accessing in this way taht you mind, to Status menu, what should I do?.
Many thanks in advance and have a nice dday, and thanks to Madalian as well for hter answer.