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 Visuals settings (Cursor tab) in VoiceOver Utility on Mac
Use the Cursor tab of the Visuals category in VoiceOver Utility to set options for the VoiceOver cursor.
To open VoiceOver Utility, press Command-F5 to turn VoiceOver on, then press VO-Fn-F8.
To navigate the different tabs in Visuals, press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key after you hear “Visuals” until you hear the setting you want to edit—like Cursor.
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 |
|---|---|
Show VoiceOver cursor | Show the VoiceOver cursor. The VoiceOver cursor appears onscreen as a dark outlined box. |
VoiceOver Cursor Magnification | Decrease or increase the size of the VoiceOver cursor by dragging the slider toward Small or Large. |
When reading text, move VoiceOver cursor by | Choose how the VoiceOver cursor should move while reading: Sentence or Word. |
Download this guide in Braille Ready Format: BRF (English)