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
Touch Bar
A feature available at the top of the keyboard on some Mac computers. The Touch Bar lets you use familiar gestures — like tap, swipe or slide — to adjust settings, use Siri, access function keys and do tasks in apps. On some Mac models, the Touch Bar includes an Escape button on the left side.
By default, the Touch Bar shows the Control Strip, which lets you adjust common settings — like brightness and volume — and ask Siri. You can expand the Control Strip to access additional settings and features, such as Mission Control and Launchpad, and even customise it.
The other buttons in the Touch Bar depend on the app you’re using or the task you’re doing. For example, here’s how the Touch Bar looks when you write an email in the Mail app:
See the Apple Support article How to use the Touch Bar on your MacBook Pro.