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Table of Contents
VoiceOver Help
Welcome
Basics
Turn VoiceOver on or off
Use the VoiceOver modifier
Pause or mute speech
Set up or turn off cursor tracking
Use the VoiceOver Help menu
Get help with keys, shortcuts, and gestures
Select and deselect items
Collaborate using the caption panel
Read and enter text
Read text
Select text
Hear punctuation
Hear what you type
Hear text attribute changes
Complete partial words
Correct misspelled words
Navigate in macOS
Buttons, checkboxes, and more
Desktop
Menus
Finder
Dock
Launchpad
Notification Center
Mission Control
Navigate app windows using window spots
Move and resize windows and objects
Navigate content
Interact with content areas and groups
Navigate using letters, text, or attributes
Navigate using cursor wrapping
Navigate using the Tab key
Navigate using the Rotor
Navigate using Quick Nav
Navigate using the Item Chooser
Navigate tables
Use hot spots
Navigate webpages
Ways to browse webpages
By DOM or group mode
By images or frames
By live regions
By landmarks
By web spots
Navigate tables on webpages
Use braille displays
About refreshable braille displays
Connect a Bluetooth display
Mirror a display
Use router keys
Show status information
Review announcements
Supported displays
VoiceOver gestures and commands
Assign commands to keyboard or keypad keys
Assign commands to braille display keys
Assign commands to gestures
Use the gestures rotor
VoiceOver commands and gestures
Customize VoiceOver
Use VoiceOver Utility
Change voice settings
Use the screen curtain for privacy
Create custom labels
Export, import, and reset preferences
Use portable preferences
Use VoiceOver activities
Use Launchpad
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