Dear All,
I have attempted to cover all the mac voiceover keystrokes in combination with the alphabet keys, function keys and along with the modifier keys in the form of a table for ready reference.
Mac VoiceOver keystrokes with alphabet keys in macOS 13 Ventura
VO key + Alpha keys | Action | VO key + Shift key + Alpha keys | Action 2 | VO key + Command key + Alpha keys | Action 3 | VO key + Command key + shift key + Alpha keys | Action 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a |
Read the contents of the Voiceover cursor |
a |
Select all text in the Voiceover cursor |
a |
Not assigned |
a |
Not assigned |
b |
Read from the beginning of a web page to the current location |
b |
Not assigned |
b |
Find the next bold text |
b |
Find the previous bold text |
c |
Read the column header in a table. |
c |
Copy the last spoken phrase to the Clipboard (also called the āPasteboardā) |
c |
Find the next style change |
c |
Find the previous style change |
d |
Move to the Dock |
d |
Move to the desktop |
d |
Find the next different item |
d |
Find the previous different item |
e |
Not assigned |
e |
Not assigned |
e |
Find the next misspelled word |
e |
Find the previous misspelled word |
f |
Find Next |
f |
Open the Find Commands menu |
f |
Find. |
f |
Move to the previous frame |
g |
Find the next searched text |
g |
Find the previous searched text |
g |
Find the next graphic |
g |
Find the previous graphic |
h |
Open
the Voiceover Help menu. |
h |
Read the help tag for the current item |
h |
Find the next heading |
h |
Find the previous heading |
i |
Open the Item Chooser |
i |
Not assigned |
i |
Find the next italic text |
i |
Find the previous italic text |
j |
Jump to a linked item (for example, from a message in the Mail messages list to the message preview) |
j |
Jump from the current location to any displayed input method or auto correction panel, and then jump back to the original location |
j |
Find the next control |
j |
Find the previous control |
k |
Start and stop keyboard help |
k |
Turn the Keyboard Commander on or off |
k |
Find the next colour change |
k |
Find the previous colour change |
l |
Read the line in the Voiceover cursor |
l |
Read Image descriptions |
l |
Find the next link |
l |
Find the previous link |
m |
Move to the menu bar. |
m |
Open a shortcut menu |
m |
Find the next heading of the same level |
m |
Find the previous heading of the same level |
n |
Open the Notifications menu |
n |
Read the Voiceover hint for the current item |
n |
Move to the previous auto web spot |
n |
Move to the previous auto web spot |
o |
Open or close Notification Centre |
o |
Open or close Control Centre |
o |
Find the next font change |
o |
Find the previous font change |
p |
Read the paragraph in the Voiceover cursor |
p |
Not assigned |
p |
Find the next plain text |
p |
Find the previous plain text |
q |
Turn single-key web page navigation on or off |
q |
Not assigned |
q |
Find the next blockquote |
q |
Find the previous blockquote |
r |
Read
the row header in a table. |
r |
Not assigned |
r |
Not assigned |
r |
Not assigned |
s |
Read the sentence in the Voiceover cursor |
s |
Interact with scroll bars |
s |
Find the next item thatās the same type as the current item |
s |
Find the previous item thatās the same type as the current item |
t |
Speak text attributes |
t |
Read
row and column numbers in a table. |
t |
Find the next table |
t |
Find the previous table |
u |
Open the Voiceover rotor |
u |
Read a link address (URL) |
u |
Find the next underlined text |
u |
Find the previous underlined text |
v |
Open the Verbosity rotor |
v |
Not assigned |
v |
Find the next visited link |
v |
Find the previous visited link |
w |
Read
the word in the Voiceover cursor. |
w |
Read the visible contents of the window, the Dock or your desktop, depending on your location |
w |
Find the next blockquote of the same level |
w |
Find the previous blockquote of the same level |
x |
Open
the Activity Chooser (this command works only if youāre in an app or website
for which you created an activity). |
x |
Open the Hot Spot Chooser |
x |
Find the next list |
x |
Find the previous list |
y |
Not assigned |
y |
Not assigned |
y |
Move to the next column |
y |
Move to the previous column |
z |
Repeat the last spoken phrase |
z |
Save the last spoken phrase and the crash log to a file on the desktop for troubleshooting |
z |
Not assigned |
z |
Not assigned |
Mac Voiceover keystrokes with function keys in macOS 13 Ventura.
VO key + Function keys | Action | VO key + Shift key + Function keys | Action 2 | VO key + Command key + Function keys | Action 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
f1 |
Hear a summary of open apps. |
f1 |
Not assigned |
f1 |
Not assigned |
f2 |
Hear a summary of the current window. |
f2 |
Move the window containing the Voiceover cursor to the front, making it the active window |
f2 |
Hear
the dimensions of the current window and the section of the screen where itās
located. |
f3 |
Hear a
description of the item in the Voiceover cursor, including the itemās current
state, such as whether a tickbox is selected, or the per cent value of a
slider. |
f3 |
Temporarily turn the cursor tracking options selected in Voiceover Utility on or off |
f3 |
Hear the dimensions of the current item and the section
of the screen where itās located. |
f4 |
Hear a description of the item that has keyboard focus,
including its current state, such as whether a tickbox is selected, or the
per cent value of a slider. |
f4 |
Move the Voiceover cursor to the keyboard focus |
f4 |
Move the keyboard focus to the Voiceover cursor |
f5 |
Hear a description of the item under the pointer,
including the itemās current state, such as whether a tickbox is selected, or
the per cent value of a slider. |
f5 |
Move the Voiceover cursor to the mouse pointer |
f5 |
Move the mouse pointer to the Voiceover cursor |
f6 |
Read the selected item |
f6 |
Not assigned |
f6 |
Not assigned |
f7 |
Read the current date and time. |
f7 |
Not assigned |
f7 |
Not assigned |
f8 |
Open Voiceover Utility |
f8 |
Not assigned |
f8 |
Open the Voiceover Quick Start |
f9 |
Not assigned |
f9 |
Resize or move the braille panel |
f9 |
Hide or show the braille panel only |
f10 |
Tile visuals (dim the screen, highlight the caption or braille panel, and show the item in the Voiceover cursor in the centre of the screen) |
f10 |
Resize or move the caption panel |
f10 |
Hide or show the caption panel only |
f11 |
Not assigned |
f11 |
Turn the screen curtain on or off |
f11 |
Temporarily hide or show the Voiceover cursor and the caption or braille panels |
f12 |
Not assigned |
f12 |
Not assigned |
f12 |
Not assigned |
Note: Not assigned denotes that key combination is not being used by voiceover.
Please give all your valuable feedback and suggestions.
Will try to cover the remaining voiceover keystroke in an another post.
Comments
"X" marks the spot
Awesome work. Bravo! My only critique would be that:
1. In the alphabetized table, you have 2 controls for the letter "x" marked the exact same.
2. For "F1" in your 2nd table, you typoed the word "twice" with the word "wise".
3. For "F10" in your 2nd table, you have a 'backslash' after every instance of F10. i.e. F10\
Otherwise excellent work! š
Errors corrected and heading added
Thank you Brian, for your feedback.
I have corrected the errors in the post now.Hope now it is error free.
Truly awesome
This is extremely helpful to me, and in a far more useful format. Thank you.
Glad
Iām glad that it is of some help to you. Thanks for the encouraging words.