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How do I disable voice and black square around red "close" window symbol?

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After a power outage, annoying voice came on that tells me every thing I'm doing, i.e., "opening MSN, closing window, etc." Also, a black square now surrounds the red "close" window circle. Can't disable other than turning down volume.

After a power outage, annoying voice came on that tells me every thing I'm doing, i.e., "opening MSN, closing window, etc." Also, a black square now surrounds the red "close" window circle. Can't disable other than turning down volume.

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You have switch on the VoiceOver accessibility feature (System Preferences -> Speech;(fn) Cmd-F5)

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You have switch on the VoiceOver accessibility feature (System Preferences -> Speech;(fn) Cmd-F5)

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Thank you for your help! That was so easy.