Use VoiceOver to drag and drop items on Mac
Drag and drop items from one location to another. Both the original and destination locations must be on the screen when you start dragging the items.
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.
Use drag and drop commands
Move the VoiceOver cursor to an item, then press VO-Comma to mark it for drag and drop.
To use a modifier with the command, press and hold VO-Comma until the Drag and Drop menu appears, then choose a modifier.
Move the VoiceOver cursor to the location where you want to drop the marked item, then use one of the following commands to drop the marked items:
On the cursor location: VO-Period
In front of the cursor location: VO-Less Than
After the cursor location: VO-Greater Than
If you selected a modifier at the start of the operation, VoiceOver uses the modifier to perform any special behaviours when it drops the item. For example, if you drop a marked file in the Finder using the Option modifier, VoiceOver duplicates the file.
Use mouse commands
Move the VoiceOver cursor to the item you want to move.
Press VO-Command-Shift-Space bar to click and hold the item.
Move the VoiceOver cursor to where you want to drop the item.
Press VO-Command-Shift-Space bar to release the item.
Drag to a hot spot
If you assigned the Drop Marked Item command to VoiceOver keys or trackpad gestures, you can drag items to the same hot spot.
Mark an item to drag, then use one of the commands you assigned to a key or gesture.
VoiceOver asks you to press the number key for the hot spot you want to use for the drop, then drops the marked item after, before or on the hot spot.
After the drop, the VoiceOver cursor returns to its original location. Repeat for each item you want to drop on the hot spot.
A marked item remains available to drop again unless it’s no longer on the screen, or you mark a new item for drag and drop.
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