Last updated: January 21, 2014
This page shows the OS X VoiceOver commands in HTML, which were previously only available as a PDF file (around the time that Snow Leopard was released).
Please note: Apple now maintain VoiceOver commands charts in HTML, which are available from the VoiceOver Downloads page:
Note: PDF cheat sheet coming soon.
If you find any of the information useful, or if you find anything to be incomplete or inaccurate, please let me know.
These commands are also available from Apple as a downloadable PDF: VoiceOver commands chart for Snow Leopard (PDF)
First-Level VoiceOver activation keys: Press Control-Option with the designated key
Settings and Visuals | |
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Command | Description |
Control-Option + V | Verbosity mode footnote 1 |
Control-Option + F8 | VoiceOver Utility |
Control-Option + F10 | Tile visuals |
Control-Option + F11 | Hide/Show visuals |
Orientation and Help | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option + F1 | Application summary footnote 2 |
Control-Option + F2 | Window summary footnote 2 |
Control-Option + F3 | VoiceOver cursor |
Control-Option + F4 | Keyboard focus |
Control-Option + F5 | Mouse focus footnote 2 |
Control-Option + F6 | Selection description |
Control-Option + F7 | VoiceOver menu |
Control-Option + H | Item help footnote 2 |
Control-Option + K | Keyboard help |
Control-Option + Z | Repeat last output |
Navigation | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option + 1 | Go to Bookmark |
Control-Option + 2 | Jump to hot spot 2 |
Control-Option + 3 | Jump to hot spot 3 |
Control-Option + 4 | Jump to hot spot 4 |
Control-Option + 5 | Jump to hot spot 5 |
Control-Option + 6 | Jump to hot spot 6 |
Control-Option + 7 | Jump to hot spot 7 |
Control-Option + 8 | Jump to hot spot 8 |
Control-Option + 9 | Jump to hot spot 9 |
Control-Option + 0 | Jump to hot spot 0 |
Control-Option + U | List links on page |
Control-Option + I | Item list |
Control-Option + [ (left bracket) | Back in VoiceOver history |
Control-Option + ] (right bracket) | Forward in VoiceOver history |
Control-Option + D | Dock |
Control-Option + J | Jump to linked item |
Control-Option + M | Menu bar footnote 2 |
Control-Option + Up Arrow | Previous line footnote 3 |
Control-Option + Down Arrow | Next line footnote 3 |
Control-Option + Left Arrow | Previous word footnote 3 |
Control-Option + Right Arrow | Next word footnote 3 |
Operation keys | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option + Esc | Cancel mode |
Control-Option + Tab | Ignore next command |
Control-Option + ; | Control-Option lock |
Control-Option + Return | Select a menu item or list item |
Control-Option + Space | Perform the default action for the selected item |
Interaction | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option + ` | Move window |
Control-Option + \ | Open/close disclosure triangle |
Text and Reading | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option + W | Read word footnote 2 |
Control-Option + R | Read row in table |
Control-Option + T | Text attributes |
Control-Option + P | Read paragraph |
Control-Option + A | Read contents of VoiceOver cursor |
Control-Option + S | Read sentence |
Control-Option + F | Find text |
Control-Option + L | Read line |
Control-Option + C | Read character footnote 2 |
Second-Level VoiceOver activation keys: Press Control-Option-Shift with the designated key
Settings and Visuals | |
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Command | Description |
Control-Option-Shift + F11 | Screen curtain |
Orientation and Help | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option-Shift + Z | Save to file |
Control-Option-Shift + ? | VoiceOver Help |
Navigation | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option-Shift + F3 | Cursor tracking on/off |
Control-Option-Shift + F4 | Move VoiceOver to keyboard |
Control-Option-Shift + F5 | Move VoiceOver to mouse |
Control-Option-Shift + 1 | Set Bookmark |
Control-Option-Shift + 2 | Set hot spot 2 |
Control-Option-Shift + 3 | Set hot spot 3 |
Control-Option-Shift + 4 | Set hot spot 4 |
Control-Option-Shift + 5 | Set hot spot 5 |
Control-Option-Shift + 6 | Set hot spot 6 |
Control-Option-Shift + 7 | Set hot spot 7 |
Control-Option-Shift + 8 | Set hot spot 8 |
Control-Option-Shift + 9 | Set hot spot 9 |
Control-Option-Shift + 0 | Set hot spot 0 |
Control-Option-Shift + U | Hear a link’s URL |
Control-Option-Shift + D | Desktop |
Control-Option-Shift + G | Find previous searched text footnote 4 |
Control-Option-Shift + J | Jump in tables and text footnote 5 |
Control-Option-Shift + M | Shortcut menu |
Control-Option-Shift + Up Arrow | Stop interacting footnote 6 |
Control-Option-Shift + Down Arrow | Start interacting footnote 6 |
Control-Option-Shift + Left Arrow | Previous character footnote 6 |
Control-Option-Shift + Right Arrow | Next character footnote 6 |
Operation keys | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option-Shift + Space | Mouse click (press twice for double-click) |
Interaction | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option-Shift + F2 | Move window to front |
Control-Option-Shift + F9 | Resize or move Braille panel footnote 4 |
Control-Option-Shift + F10 | Resize or move caption panel footnote 4 |
Control-Option-Shift + ~ | Resize window |
Control-Option-Shift + { | Shrink VoiceOver cursor |
Control-Option-Shift + } | Magnify VoiceOver cursor |
Control-Option-Shift + | | Sort column |
Control-Option-Shift + S | Scrolling |
Text and Reading | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option-Shift + W | Read visible window |
Control-Option-Shift + H | Read column header |
Control-Option-Shift + C | Copy last phrase to clipboard |
Third-Level VoiceOver activation keys: Press Control-Option-Command with the designated key
Settings and Visuals | |
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Command | Description |
Control-Option-Command + F9 | Hide/show Braille panel |
Control-Option-Command + F10 | Hide/show caption panel |
Orientation and Help | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option-Command + F8 | VoiceOver Quick Start |
Navigation | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option-Command + F4 | Move keyboard to VoiceOver cursor |
Control-Option-Command + F5 | Move mouse to VoiceOver cursor |
Control-Option-Command + 2 | Describe hot spot 2 |
Control-Option-Command + 3 | Describe hot spot 3 |
Control-Option-Command + 4 | Describe hot spot 4 |
Control-Option-Command + 5 | Describe hot spot 5 |
Control-Option-Command + 6 | Describe hot spot 6 |
Control-Option-Command + 7 | Describe hot spot 7 |
Control-Option-Command + 8 | Describe hot spot 8 |
Control-Option-Command + 9 | Describe hot spot 9 |
Control-Option-Command + 0 | Describe hot spot 0 |
Control-Option-Command + Q | Find next blockquote |
Control-Option-Command + T | Find next table footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + U | Find next underlined text footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + I | Find next italic text footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + O | Find next font change footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + P | Find next plain text footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + \ | Jump back to parent folder |
Control-Option-Command + S | Find next item of same type footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + F | Find next frame in HTML footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + G | Find next graphic footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + H | Find next heading |
Control-Option-Command + J | Find next control footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + K | Find next color footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + L | Find next hyperlink footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + C | Find next text style footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + V | Find next visited link |
Control-Option-Command + B | Find next bold text footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + N | Find next different element footnote 7 |
Control-Option-Command + M | Find next heading of same level footnote 7 |
Operation keys | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option-Command + Space | Multiple selection |
Interaction | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option-Command + F2 | Close window |
Control-Option-Command + [ | Decrease Braille/caption panel font size |
Control-Option-Command + ] | Increase Braille/caption panel font size |
Text and Reading | |
Command | Description |
Control-Option-Command + Up Arrow | Increase speech rate/pitch/volume/intonation footnote 8, footnote 9 |
Control-Option-Command + Down Arrow | Decrease speech rate/pitch/volume/intonation footnote 8, footnote 9 |
Control-Option-Command + Left Arrow | Previous (select: speech rate, pitch, volume, or intonation) footnote 8, footnote 9 |
Control-Option-Command + Right Arrow | Next (select: speech rate, pitch, volume, or intonation) footnote 8, footnote 9 |