VoiceOver User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in VoiceOver
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- Customize key commands and trackpad gestures
- Change what the VoiceOver rotor shows
- Change the VoiceOver voice
- Change how VoiceOver pronounces text and symbols
- Customize verbosity
- Use VoiceOver activities
- Change function key behavior
- Customize punctuation
- Create custom labels for UI elements
- Export, import, and reset VoiceOver preferences
- Use VoiceOver portable preferences
- Use the braille and caption panel
- Use the screen curtain
- Use tile visuals
- Learn about progress or status changes
- Copyright and trademarks
Change VoiceOver Visuals settings (Touch tab) in VoiceOver Utility on Mac
Use the Touch tab of the Visuals category in VoiceOver Utility to customize the transparency of the background that dims the screen around the focus area. This tab is shown only if a trackpad is available.
To open VoiceOver Utility, press Command-F5 to turn VoiceOver on, then press VO-Fn-F8.
To navigate the different tabs in Visuals, press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key after you hear “Visuals” until you hear the setting you want to edit—like Touch.
Note: VO represents the VoiceOver modifier that you press with additional keys to enter VoiceOver commands. By default, you can press Control and Option together or just press Caps Lock.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Background Transparency | Decrease or increase the transparency of the dimmed background around the focus area by dragging the slider toward 0% or 100%. If you increase the transparency, the background color becomes lighter and you can more easily see the rest of the screen. |
Download this guide in Braille Ready Format: BRF (English)