Action | Command |
Turn VoiceOver on or off | Command+F5 If your Mac or Magic Keyboard has Touch ID, press and hold the Command key while you quickly press Touch ID three times. |
Lock and unlock the VoiceOver modifier | VO+; |
Open VoiceOver Utility | VO+Fn+F8 |
Start keyboard help | VO+K |
Open the VoiceOver Help menu | VO+H |
Open the VoiceOver Quick Start | VO+Fn-Command+F8 |
Open the VoiceOver User Guide | VO+? |
Read the help tag for the current item | VO+Shift+H |
Read the VoiceOver hint for the current item | VO+Shift+N |
Open the Commands menu | VO+H+H |
Open the Find Commands menu | VO+Shift+F |
Open the Notifications menu | VO+N |
Read the current date and time | VO+Fn+F7 |
Read the battery status of your Mac | VO+Fn+F7+F7 |
Read the network status of your Mac | VO+Fn+F7+F7+F7 |
Close a menu or rotor, stop an action, or exit a mode | Escape or Fn+Tab |
Tell VoiceOver to ignore the next key or key combination you press | VO+Tab |
| Open the Verbosity rotor | VO+V Then press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key to choose the setting. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to change the level for the setting. |
Temporarily hide or show the VoiceOver cursor and the caption or braille panels | VO+Fn+Command+F11 |
Hide or show the caption panel only | VO+Fn+Command+F10 |
Resize or move the caption panel | VO+Shift+Fn+F10 Press again to cycle through these actions. Then use the arrow keys to resize the panel or move it. |
Hide or show the braille panel only | VO+Fn+Command+F9 |
Resize or move the braille panel | VO+Shift+Fn+F9 Press again to cycle through these actions. Then use the arrow keys to resize the panel or move it. |
Tile visuals (dim the screen, highlight the caption or braille panel, and show the item in the VoiceOver cursor in the center of the screen) | VO+Fn+F10 Press again to return to the normal view. |
Turn the NumPad Commander on or off | VO+Clear This option is only available if your keyboard has a designated key for Clear. |
Turn the Keyboard Commander on or off | VO+Shift+K |
Turn the Trackpad Commander on or off | Press and hold the VoiceOver modifier key or keys (Control and Option or Caps Lock) and rotate two fingers clockwise (on) or counterclockwise (off). |
| Turn the screen curtain on or off | VO+Shift+Fn+F11 |
| Cycle through settings (such as voice, rate, pitch, volume, language, and braille table) in the rotor | VO+Command+Shift+Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
Change the current setting for voice, rate, pitch, volume, language, and braille table in the rotor | VO+Command+Shift+Up Arrow or Down Arrow |