VoiceOver Screen Reader keyboard shortcuts for macOS
The following is the list of supported VoiceOver shortcuts in Live:
General commands
| VoiceOver action |
Live shortcut for macOS keyboard users |
Live shortcut for Windows keyboard users |
| Lock and unlock the VoiceOver modifier |
Control + Option + ; |
Right Ctrl + Alt + ; |
| Open VoiceOver Utility |
Control + Option + F8 |
Right Ctrl + Alt + F8 |
| Read the VoiceOver hint for the current item |
Control + Option + Shift + N |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N |
| Close a menu or rotor, stop an action or exit a mode |
Esc |
Esc |
| Open the Verbosity rotor |
Control + Option + V |
Right Ctrl + Alt + V |
| Increase magnification of the item in the VoiceOver cursor |
Control + Option + } |
Right Ctrl + Alt + } |
| Decrease magnification of the item in the VoiceOver cursor |
Control + Option + { |
Right Ctrl + Alt + } |
| Temporarily hide or show the VoiceOver cursor and the caption or braille panels |
Control + Option + Command + F11 |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Left Ctrl + F11 |
| Hide or show the caption panel only |
Control + Option + Command + F10 |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Left Ctrl + F10 |
| Resize or move the caption panel |
Control + Option + Shift + F10 |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F10 |
| Cycle through settings (such as voice, rate, pitch, volume, language and braille table) in the rotor |
Control + Option + Shift + Command + Right arrow / Left arrow |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left Ctrl + Right arrow / Left arrow |
| Change the current setting for voice, rate, pitch, volume, language and braille table in the rotor |
Control + Option + Shift + Command + Up arrow / Down arrow |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left Ctrl + Up arrow / Down arrow |
Navigation commands
| VoiceOver action |
Live shortcut for macOS keyboard users |
Live shortcut for Windows keyboard users |
| Move the VoiceOver cursor up |
Control + Option + Up arrow |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow |
| Move the VoiceOver cursor down |
Control + Option + Down arrow |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow |
| Move the VoiceOver cursor to the left |
Control + Option + Left arrow |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow |
| Move the VoiceOver cursor to the right |
Control + Option + Right arrow |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow |
| Move the window containing the VoiceOver cursor to the front, making it the active window |
Control + Option + Shift + F2 |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F2 |
| Open the Item Chooser |
Control + Option + I |
Right Ctrl + Alt + I |
| Open the VoiceOver rotor |
Control + Option + U |
Right Ctrl + Alt + U |
| Move the VoiceOver cursor to the mouse pointer |
Control + Option + Shift + F5 |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F5 |
Interaction commands
| VoiceOver action |
Live shortcut for macOS keyboard users |
Live shortcut for Windows keyboard users |
| Start interacting with an item |
Control + Option + Shift + Down arrow |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Down arrow |
| Stop interacting with an item |
Control + Option + Shift + Up arrow |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up arrow |
| Perform the default action for the item in the VoiceOver cursor |
Control + Option + Space bar |
Right Ctrl + Alt+ Space bar |
Orientation commands
| VoiceOver action |
Live shortcut for macOS keyboard users |
Live shortcut for Windows keyboard users |
| Hear a description of the item in the VoiceOver cursor, including the item’s current state, such as whether a tickbox is selected, or the per cent value of a slider |
Control + Option + F3 |
Right Ctrl + Alt + F3 |
| Hear the dimensions of the current item and the section of the screen where it’s located |
Control + Option + Command + F3 |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Left Ctrl + F3 |
| Hear a description of the item that has keyboard focus, including its current state, such as whether a tick-box is selected, or the per cent value of a slider |
Control + Option + F4 |
Right Ctrl + Alt + F4 |
| Read the selected item |
Control + Option + F6 |
Right Ctrl + Alt + F6 |
| Read the contents of the VoiceOver cursor |
Control + Option + A |
Right Ctrl + Alt + A |
| Repeat the last spoken phrase |
Control + Option + Z |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Z |
| Copy the last spoken phrase to the clipboard |
Control + Option + Shift + C |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C |
Web commands
| VoiceOver action |
Live shortcut for macOS keyboard users |
Live shortcut for Windows keyboard users |
| Move to the next column |
Control + Option + Command + Y |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Left Ctrl + Y |
| Move to the previous column |
Control + Option + Command + Shift + Y |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Left Ctrl + Y |
| Move to the next frame |
Control + Option + Command + F |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Left Ctrl + F |
| Move to the previous frame |
Control + Option + Command + Shift + F |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Left Ctrl + F |
| Read from the current location on a web page to the end of the page |
Control + Option + A |
Right Ctrl + Alt + A |
| Read from the beginning of a web page to the current location |
Control + Option + B |
Right Ctrl + Alt + B |
| Read a link address (URL) |
Control + Option + Shift + U |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + U |
Text commands
| VoiceOver action |
Live shortcut for macOS keyboard users |
Live shortcut for Windows keyboard users |
| Read the contents of the VoiceOver cursor |
Control + Option + A |
Right Ctrl + Alt + A |
| Select all text in the VoiceOver cursor |
Control + Option + Shift + A |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A |
| Start and stop text selection in a text field (text selection tracking must be on) |
Control + Option + Return |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Return |
| Read the paragraph in the VoiceOver cursor |
Control + Option + P |
Right Ctrl + Alt + P |
| Read the sentence in the VoiceOver cursor |
Control + Option + S |
Right Ctrl + Alt + S |
| Read the line in the VoiceOver cursor |
Control + Option + L |
Right Ctrl + Alt + L |
| Read the next line |
Control + Option + Down arrow |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow |
| Read the previous line |
Control + Option + Up arrow |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow |
| Read the word in the VoiceOver cursor |
Control + Option + W |
Right Ctrl + Alt + W |
| Spell the word in the VoiceOver cursor alphabetically |
Control + Option + W + W |
Right Ctrl + Alt + W |
| Read the next sentence |
Control + Option + Right arrow |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow |
| Read the previous word |
Control + Option + Left arrow |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow |
| Read the character in the VoiceOver cursor |
Control + Option + C |
Right Ctrl + Alt + C |
| Move to the first visible word |
Control + Option + Shift + Home |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Home |
| Move to the last visible word |
Control + Option + Shift + End |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + End |
| Move to the beginning of text, scrolling if necessary |
Control + Option + Home |
Right Ctrl + Alt + Home |
| Move to the end of text, scrolling if necessary |
Control + Option + End |
Right Ctrl + Alt + End |
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