OS 10.5 - I don't know what's going on right now

babou · babou #1 (**permalink**)

02-10-2008, 09:55 PM

First of all, I'm a newbie (extra new) so please excuse me.

Well, I'm having this problem. All of a sudden my Mac has started to act weird. When I click at something (like an icon at the desktop), it shows these boxes around the icon and the text.

When I press F11 for example, it shows the desktop instead of turning the volume down. And in the apple menu there are two "Restart" and two "Shut Down".

Also, it keeps saying out loud what I'm doing right now. Like "Firefox opened" and "Restarting computer" and things like that. All the time. And speech is off so I have no idea.

I don't know if I accidentally changed something but this is really weird.

I tried logging out, restarting, re-installing the newest updated but nothing happened.

This might be a really stupid question, but I honestly don't know how to make this stop.

Thanks in advance.

eric · eric #2 (**permalink**)

02-10-2008, 10:08 PM

system prefs > universal access

turn off voice over.

babou · babou #3 (**permalink**)

02-10-2008, 10:16 PM

Ugh, I totally knew that was going to be something stupid like that. I don't even know how I put that on.

Thanks a lot and sorry for the stupidity.

eric · eric #4 (**permalink**)

02-10-2008, 10:17 PM

not a problem. that's what we're here for.

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eric #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 04, 2006 Location: twin cities, mn, usa Posts: 8,800	02-10-2008, 10:17 PM not a problem. that's what we're here for. Please participate in our Member of the Month polls. Every vote counts! And remember to use the user reputation system! ["Dear Homer, I. O. U. one emergency donut. Signed, Homer." - Note by Homer Simpson]
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babou #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 10, 2008 Posts: 2	02-10-2008, 09:55 PM First of all, I'm a newbie (extra new) so please excuse me. Well, I'm having this problem. All of a sudden my Mac has started to act weird. When I click at something (like an icon at the desktop), it shows these boxes around the icon and the text. When I press F11 for example, it shows the desktop instead of turning the volume down. And in the apple menu there are two "Restart" and two "Shut Down". Also, it keeps saying out loud what I'm doing right now. Like "Firefox opened" and "Restarting computer" and things like that. All the time. And speech is off so I have no idea. I don't know if I accidentally changed something but this is really weird. I tried logging out, restarting, re-installing the newest updated but nothing happened. This might be a really stupid question, but I honestly don't know how to make this stop. Thanks in advance.
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