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 General settings in VoiceOver Utility on Mac
Use the General category in VoiceOver Utility to display a welcome dialog when VoiceOver starts and to specify a login greeting, use portable preferences, and enable AppleScript scripts to control VoiceOver.
To open VoiceOver Utility, press Command-F5 to turn VoiceOver on, then press VO-Fn-F8.
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 |
|---|---|
Speak the following greeting after login | Enter the text you want VoiceOver to speak when you log in while VoiceOver is on. |
Display welcome dialog when VoiceOver starts | Display the welcome dialog each time VoiceOver is turned on. |
Portable Preferences | VoiceOver indicates whether it detects a portable preferences drive. You can stop or start using a detected drive, or set up a drive. |
Allow VoiceOver to be controlled with AppleScript | Use AppleScript scripts to automate VoiceOver tasks. |
Download this guide in Braille Ready Format: BRF (English)