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![The VoiceOver Utility Voices pane showing voice settings for English, French, and Japanese languages.](https://help.apple.com/assets/602324A1D133C2527725AC17/602324ABD133C2527725AC20/en_AU/3f46cab67c4381f563bb3902037c9260.png)
Work the way you like
Want to use a different voice for different languages? Or change how you navigate webpages? Use VoiceOver Utility to customise how VoiceOver works for you.
![A list of VoiceOver gestures and corresponding commands shown in the Trackpad Commander in VoiceOver Utility.](https://help.apple.com/assets/602324A1D133C2527725AC17/602324ABD133C2527725AC20/en_AU/bdcfb256082c3b7560fe0706ceb9baeb.png)
Use familiar gestures
VoiceOver in macOS uses many of the same gestures you know from iOS and iPadOS — for example, touch the trackpad to hear the item in the VoiceOver cursor.
![A Safari webpage in the VoiceOver cursor and the VoiceOver rotor set to Headings.](https://help.apple.com/assets/602324A1D133C2527725AC17/602324ABD133C2527725AC20/en_AU/5e06162c7c766c9ed8d053182253109d.png)
Browse the web more easily
VoiceOver offers several ways to browse webpages — for example, you can navigate webpages using links, headings, window spots, or landmarks.
![The braille panel showing what is in the VoiceOver cursor on a webpage. The braille panel displays simulated yellow braille dots, with corresponding text below the dots.](https://help.apple.com/assets/602324A1D133C2527725AC17/602324ABD133C2527725AC20/en_AU/b8ee8ed7f3c75bffaf0d0c7b5b6bd514.png)
Get going with plug-and-play braille
Because VoiceOver is compatible with over 100 refreshable braille displays, you can just plug in or sync your display — even multiple displays — and you’re set.
To explore the VoiceOver User Guide click Table of Contents at the top of the page or enter a word or phrase in the search field.
If you need more help, visit the Mac Accessibility Support website.
VoiceOver User Guide
- Welcome
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- Use VoiceOver in the login window
- Change function key behaviour
- Make VoiceOver ignore the next key press
- Learn or mute VoiceOver sound effects
- Hear hints and information
- Use positional audio
- Interact with areas and groups
- Hear progress or status changes
- Select and deselect items
- Drag and drop items
- Use cursor tracking
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- Use VoiceOver Utility
- Change voice settings
- Customise verbosity
- Customise punctuation
- Change how VoiceOver pronounces text and symbols
- Change what the VoiceOver rotor shows
- Create custom labels for UI elements
- Export, import, and reset VoiceOver preferences
- Use VoiceOver portable preferences
- Use VoiceOver activities
- Copyright