VoiceOver Utility (Mountain Lion): Turn VoiceOver on and off
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You can turn VoiceOver on and off at any time; you don’t have to restart your Mac or log in again.
- Press Command-F5. If VoiceOver is on, pressing Command-F5 turns it off.
- Press Command-Option-F5 and then select the option in the Accessibility Options panel.
To view all OS X accessibility options, click Preferences in the panel.
If you select “Show Accessibility status in menu bar” in Accessibility preferences, you can use the status menu in the menu bar to check whether VoiceOver is on or off.
The first time you start VoiceOver, you can choose to take the Quick Start tutorial, an interactive tour of VoiceOver basics. When VoiceOver is on, you can start the tutorial at any time by pressing VO-Command-F8.
Last Modified: Sep 3, 2015