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VoiceOver User Guide
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Welcome
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Use VoiceOver in the login window
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Change function key behavior
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Make VoiceOver ignore the next key press
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Learn or mute VoiceOver sound effects
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Hear hints and information
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Use positional audio
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Interact with areas and groups
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Hear progress or status changes
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Select and deselect items
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Drag and drop items
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Use cursor tracking
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Use VoiceOver Utility
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Change voice settings
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Customize verbosity
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Customize punctuation
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Change how VoiceOver pronounces text and symbols
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Change what the VoiceOver rotor shows
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Create custom labels for UI elements
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Export, import, and reset VoiceOver preferences
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Use VoiceOver portable preferences
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Use VoiceOver activities
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Copyright

Use VoiceOver to navigate the desktop on Mac
The desktop shows icons for many items, such as folders, documents, or image files.
Note: VO represents the VoiceOver modifier. See Use the VoiceOver modifier.
Move to the desktop: Press VO-Shift-D.
Move around items on the desktop: Press the arrow keys.
Quickly move to an item on the desktop: Type the first letter of the item. For example, if you have a file named “travel plans” on the desktop, type “T” to move to it.
Open an item selected on the desktop: Press Command-O. Folders open in a Finder window.
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