Q: Is there a way to turn off the voice that reads reminders?

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michele205

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Q: Is there a way to turn off the voice that reads reminders?

I just upgraded to Mountain Lion. Is there a way to turn off the voice that reads pop-up reminders? She didn't bother me much when she only read pop-up warnings, but now that she's reading my calendar event reminders, I'm getting very annoyed by her.

Thank you!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on May 5, 2013 9:39 AM

I have this question too

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michele205

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No, Voicer Over was not activated.

However, I went exploring through the many many system settings (there are so many, that's why I sometimes ask before exploring myself) and after reading several different possibilities I found the answer! It's in the Dictation & Speech settings. I had to uncheck the box for "Announce when alerts are displayed."

I did search in the forum for the answer first and found no mention of it. So at least this post might be helpful for someone else sometime.

Posted on May 5, 2013 10:01 AM

Q: Is there a way to turn off the voice that reads reminders?

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Paul_31 May 5, 2013 9:43 AM in response to michele205
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May 5, 2013 9:43 AM in response to michele205

It might be Voice Over - if so, Command + F5 should turn it off. Also check the setting in System Preferences>Accessibility>Voice Over.
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michele205 May 5, 2013 10:01 AM in response to Paul_31
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May 5, 2013 10:01 AM in response to Paul_31

p.s. I meant to say Thank you for the quick reply!!!
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Paul_31 May 5, 2013 10:04 AM in response to michele205
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May 5, 2013 10:04 AM in response to michele205

Glad you fixed - good sleuthing , and thanks for the feedback. And you're right, you've probably helped someone else grappling with the same problem.
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kelhak1 May 5, 2013 10:06 AM in response to michele205
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May 5, 2013 10:06 AM in response to michele205

Hi,

Go to
System Preferences > Dictation and Speech > Text to Speech
Adjust your preferences for announcing alerts.

gl,
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jennbcreamer May 29, 2014 5:57 AM in response to michele205
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May 29, 2014 5:57 AM in response to michele205

Thank you so much michele205 this was making me nuts. I'm glad I finally have turned it off.
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shc069 Nov 29, 2014 10:59 AM in response to michele205
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Nov 29, 2014 10:59 AM in response to michele205

I am on Yosemite and couple of weeks ago was exploring and had turned on "Announce when alerts are displayed" check box in dictation and speech. Today I went turn it off and forgot where I had found it. Thanks to Michele's post I was able turn it off quickly.
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Accepted Answer · May 5, 2013 10:01 AM

michele205

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May 5, 2013 10:01 AM in response to Paul_31

No, Voicer Over was not activated.

However, I went exploring through the many many system settings (there are so many, that's why I sometimes ask before exploring myself) and after reading several different possibilities I found the answer! It's in the Dictation & Speech settings. I had to uncheck the box for "Announce when alerts are displayed."

I did search in the forum for the answer first and found no mention of it. So at least this post might be helpful for someone else sometime.

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