VoiceOver keyboard commands that are different in Mac OS X v10.6
To open VoiceOver online help
Press these three keys: Control-Option-?
To open the commands Help menu
Press these four keys: Control-Option-H-H
(That is, hold Option and Control, then press H twice.)
To open an item's Help
Press these four keys: Control-Option-Shift-H
New VoiceOver Commands in Mac OS X v10.6
The following keyboard commands work in Mac OS X v10.6 or later only.
Note: If your keyboard has a Fn key, press it for VoiceOver commands which use a function key.
Turn the Keyboard Commander on or off
Press these keys: Control-Option-Shift-K
Speak the location of the insertion point
Press these keys: Control-Option-F4-F4
Turn on or off the grouping of items within a table on the web
Press these keys: Control-Option-=
Move the VoiceOver cursor to the next column in a table on the web
This command works only when items within tables are not being grouped.
Press these keys: Control-Option-Command-Y
Move the VoiceOver cursor to the previous column in a table on the web
This command only works when items within tables are not being grouped.
Press these keys: Control-Option-Command-Shift-Y
Next auto web spot
Control-Option-Command-N
Previous auto web spot
Control-Option-Command-Shift-N
Next web spot
Control-Option-Command-]
Previous web spot
Control-Option-Command-[
Delete web spot
Control-Option-Command-Shift-{
Set web spot
Control-Option-Command-Shift-}
Set sweet spot
Control-Option-Command-Shift-}-}
Next misspelled word
Control-Option-Command-E
Previous misspelled word
Control-Option-Command-Shift-E
Next sentence (in documents and webpages)
Control-Option-Command-Page Down
Previous sentence (in documents and webpages)
Control-Option-Command-Page Up
Next page (documents only)
Control-Option-Page Down
Previous page (documents only)
Control-Option-Page Up
Size of item in VoiceOver cursor
Control-Option-Command-F3
Position of item in VoiceOver cursor
Control-Option-Command-F3-F3
Read webpage statistics
Control-Option-Shift-I
Read an element’s help tag
Control-Option-Shift-H
Read an element’s VoiceOver hint
Control-Option-Shift-N
Open Web Item rotor
Control-Option-U
Open Hot Spot Chooser
Control-Option-[number key]-[number key]
Move a UI element
Control-Option-Command-`
Open resize UI element menu
Control-Option-Command-~
If you're using a Mac that has a Multi-Touch trackpad, you can use VoiceOver gestures with Snow Leopard. VoiceOver provides a set of standard gestures for navigating and interacting with items. Note that you cannot modify these gestures, and that gestures which do not specify a certain number of fingers are single-finger gestures. For more information, please visit the VoiceOver Online Guide.
Here are the gestures you can use with Snow Leopard:
Enable the Trackpad Commander and VoiceOver gestures
Option-Control-two-finger clockwise rotation
Disable the Trackpad Commander and VoiceOver gestures
Option-Control-two-finger counterclockwise rotation
Turn the screen curtain on or off
Three-finger triple-tap
Mute or unmute VoiceOver
Three-finger double-tap
Force the VoiceOver cursor into a horizontal or vertical line when you drag a finger across the trackpad
Hold down the Shift key and drag one finger horizontally or vertically
Move the VoiceOver cursor to the next item
Flick right
Move the VoiceOver cursor to the previous item
Flick left
Move content or the scroll bar (depending on the Trackpad Commander setting)
Three-finger flick in any direction
Go to the Dock
Note: This gesture moves the VoiceOver cursor to the Dock wherever it’s positioned on the screen
Two-finger double-tap near the bottom of the trackpad
Go to the menu bar
Two-finger double-tap near the top of the trackpad
Open the Application Chooser
Two-finger double-tap on the left side of the trackpad
Open the Window Chooser
Two-finger double-tap on the right side of the trackpad
Jump to the linked item of the current item
Press Control while touching a finger on the trackpad
Speak the item in the VoiceOver cursor, or, if there isn’t an item, play a sound effect to indicate a blank area
Touch (includes tap or dragging)
Select an item
Double-tap anywhere on the trackpad
You can also split-tap (touch one finger and then tap with a second finger on the trackpad).
Start interacting with the item in the VoiceOver cursor
Two-finger flick right
Stop interacting with the item in the VoiceOver cursor
Two-finger flick left
Scroll one page up or down
Three-finger flick up or down
Escape (close a menu without making a selection)
Two-finger scrub back and forth
Increase or decrease the value of a slider, splitter, stepper, or other control
Flick up (increase) or flick down (decrease)
Read the current page, starting at the top
Two-finger flick up
Read from the VoiceOver cursor to the end of the current page
Two-finger flick down
Pause or resume speaking
Two-finger tap
Describe what’s in the VoiceOver cursor
Three-finger tap
Change how VoiceOver reads text (by word, line, sentence, or paragraph)
Press the Command key while touching a finger on the trackpad
Change the rotor settings
Two-finger rotate
Move to the previous item based on the rotor setting
Flick up
Move to the next item based on the rotor setting
Flick down