macOS High Sierra
VoiceOver Getting Started Guide
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Automatically use VoiceOver in the login window
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Change the default behavior of function keys
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Find commands using the Commands menu
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Use the VoiceOver modifier
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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 about an item
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Use positional audio
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Interact with content areas and groups
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Hear changes in progress or status
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Select and deselect items
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Drag and drop items
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Set up or turn off cursor tracking
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Use VoiceOver Utility
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Desktop
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Finder
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Dock
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Launchpad
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Notification Center
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Notifications
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Perform an item’s alternate action
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Click or double-click the mouse
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Buttons, checkboxes, and more
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Mission Control
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Use an app full screen
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Hear open apps and windows
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Switch between apps and windows
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Navigate app windows using window spots
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Move and resize windows and objects
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Log in to an encrypted account without VoiceOver
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Use VoiceOver with the Touch Bar
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Change voice settings
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Customize the verbosity level for speech or braille
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Customize web items shown in the Rotor
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Customize how text and symbols are pronounced
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Create custom labels
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Assign commands to keyboard or keypad keys
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Export, import, and reset preferences
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Use portable preferences
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Use VoiceOver activities
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General category
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Speech pane of the Verbosity category
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Braille pane of the Verbosity category
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Text pane of the Verbosity category
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Announcements pane of the Verbosity category
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Hints pane of the Verbosity category
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Voices pane of the Speech category
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Pronunciation pane of the Speech category
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Navigation category
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Navigation pane of the Web category
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Page Loading pane of the Web category
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Web Rotor pane of the Web category
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Sound category
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Cursor pane of the Visuals category
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Panels and Menus pane of the Visuals category
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Touch pane of the Visuals category
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Trackpad pane of the Commanders category
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Trackpad Commander assignments pane
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NumPad pane of the Commanders category
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Keyboard pane of the Commanders category
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Quick Nav pane of the Commanders category
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Quick Nav Commander assignments pane
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Layout pane of the Braille category
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Displays pane of the Braille category
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Activities category
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Repeat, copy, or save the last spoken phrase
Note: VO represents the VoiceOver modifier.
To repeat a phrase, press VO-Z.
To copy a phrase to the Clipboard (or “Pasteboard”), press VO-Shift-C.
To save a phrase as an audio file, press VO-Shift-Z.
The file is saved in an archive folder on your desktop. The folder also contains log files that can be used to troubleshoot problems.
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