VoiceOver User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in VoiceOver
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- Use VoiceOver in the login window
- Change function key behavior
- Make VoiceOver ignore the next key press
- Learn or mute VoiceOver sound effects
- Hear hints and information
- Use positional audio
- Interact with areas and groups
- Hear progress or status changes
- Select and deselect items
- Drag and drop items
- Use cursor tracking
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- Use VoiceOver Utility
- Change voice settings
- Customize verbosity
- Customize punctuation
- Change how VoiceOver pronounces text and symbols
- Change what the VoiceOver rotor shows
- Create custom labels for UI elements
- Export, import, and reset VoiceOver preferences
- Use VoiceOver portable preferences
- Use VoiceOver activities
- Copyright
Panels and Menus, Visuals category, VoiceOver Utility on Mac
Use the Panels and Menus pane of the Visuals category in VoiceOver Utility to customize the size and appearance of the caption and braille panels and menus in VoiceOver, such as the Commands menu.
To open VoiceOver Utility, press Command-F5 to turn VoiceOver on, then press VO-F8.
Note: VO represents the VoiceOver modifier. See Use the VoiceOver modifier.
Option | Description |
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Show caption panel | Display the caption panel, which can be helpful when working with sighted users. |
Show Braille Panel | Choose how you want to display the braille panel: Off, On, or Automatic. When set to the default setting, Automatic, the braille panel is shown when you connect a refreshable braille display to your Mac. The panel simulates a refreshable braille display and includes a language translation of the braille. |
Font Size for Panels and Menus | Set the font size for the caption and braille panels, and for menus in VoiceOver, by dragging the slider toward Small or Large. |