Opening the Easy Access window in Macintosh

• Open Easy Access using the mouse
• Open Easy Access using the keyboard

Easy Access has an option to use audio feedback. If you turn this setting on, the computer makes one sound when you turn an Easy Access feature on, and a different sound when you turn an Easy Access feature off. This can be very helpful since there is no visual notification of Easy Access feature status.

Open the Easy Access window using the mouse

1. Choose the apple menu in the upper left corner of your screen.
2. Select the Control Panel.
3. Choose Easy Access from the Control Panel submenu.

Open the Easy Access window using the keyboard only

1. Move the focus to the desktop. You should be able to do this using Command + d, but it does not always work.
2. Hit Tab until the focus is on the hard drive.
3. Press Command + o to open the hard drive.
4. Hit s and then Tab until the focus is on the system folder.
5. Press Command + o to open the system folder.
6. Hit c and then Tab until the focus is on the control panel.
7. Press Command + o to open the control panel.
8. Hit e and then Tab until the focus is on the Easy Access icon:

   

9. Press Command + o to open Easy Access.

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