Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Tahoe
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- Intro to Apple Intelligence
- Translate messages and calls
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Find the right words with Writing Tools
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
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- Get started
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- Accessibility features for vision
- Get started with VoiceOver
- Zoom in on what’s around you
- Zoom in on your Mac screen
- Increase font size and icons
- Adjust the display colors
- Hover to zoom in on text and colors
- Listen to or change how text appears in apps
- Customize onscreen motion
- Increase the size of what’s on your screen
- Make the pointer easier to see
- Have your Mac speak text that’s on the screen
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright and trademarks

Change Live Captions settings for accessibility on Mac
On your Mac, use Live Captions settings to turn Live Captions on or off, control how captions are styled, and turn them on or off in FaceTime. See Get captions of spoken and computer audio.
To change these settings, choose Apple menu 
in the sidebar, then click Live Captions. (You may need to scroll down.)
Open Live Captions settings for me
Note: Live Captions is available only on Mac computers with Apple silicon and is not available in all languages, countries, or regions; see macOS Feature Availability for more information. The accuracy of Live Captions may vary and should not be relied upon in high-risk or emergency situations.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Live Captions | Turn Live Captions on or off. |
Font family | Choose a font for Live Captions. |
Font size | Choose a text size for Live Captions. |
Font color | Choose a font color for Live Captions. |
Background color | Choose a background color for the Live Captions window. |
Language | Choose a language for Live Captions. |
Live Captions in FaceTime | By default, Live Captions transcribes audio from all apps. Turn on this option if you want to use Live Captions only in FaceTime. |
Tip: You can use Accessibility Shortcuts to quickly turn Live Captions on or off.