we tried that. On Jan 30, 2015, at 10:52 AM, Eleanor Martha Burke wrote: Try including the Fn key also which is on the bottom left of your keyboard. Eleanor ----- Original Message ----- From: "David hilbert poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 3:44 PM Subject: [mac4theblind] control key does not stop speech All, My control key does not seem to behave correctly. It will work with option when employed but when I press control f2 it says "display brightness" instead of focusing on the menu bar. This is a brand new mbp. Help is appreciated. ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx