Thanks for sharing this now to pop this into a txt file for later. This will help so so much. I have a long way to go but at least this puts me on the right path.
On 2/2/23, Fazil M. <mfa...@outlook.com> wrote: > > A Complete List of VoiceOver Keyboard Shortcuts Available on macOS > > > > > Skip to main content > <https://www.applevis.com/guides/complete-list-voiceover-keyboard-shortcuts-available-macos#main-content> > > > <https://www.applevis.com/> > > > Main menu > > > * Apps <https://www.applevis.com/apps> > * Forum <https://www.applevis.com/forum> > * Blog <https://www.applevis.com/blog> > * Podcast <https://www.applevis.com/podcasts> > * Bug Tracker <https://www.applevis.com/bugs> > * hGuides <https://www.applevis.com/guides> > * Hardware <https://www.applevis.com/reviews> & Accessory Reviews > > > User account menu > > > * Log in <https://www.applevis.com/user/login> > > 1. Home <https://www.applevis.com/> > 2. Guides <https://www.applevis.com/guides> > > > A Complete List of VoiceOver Keyboard Shortcuts Available on macOS > > > Submitted by Nicholas on Saturday, January 2, 2021. > > Last modified > > Thursday, October 28, 2021 > > > > Compiled below is a rearrangement of Apple’s published VoiceOver key > commands charts, edited/confirmed for macOS Monterey. > > Editor’s note: VO Key Commands are arranged by Levels. Press and hold the > keys below while typing any other key. > > Level One: Press Control-Option. > > Level Two: Press Control-Option-Shift. > > Level Three: Press Control-Option-Command. > > Level Four: Press Control-Option-Command-Shift. > > A “Combined Listing” has been provided at the end of this document. This > offers an arrangement by keypress, with all Control keys and notes included, > per key. > > Except for the Combined List which is my own arrangement, all information is > presented as true as possible to Apple’s original materials. > > -End of Editor’s note. > > All information provided is copyright Apple, Inc. All rights reserved. > > > Level One. With VO keys (Control-Option) pressed > > > Function Keys Row (laptops may include fn key) > > > Esc, cancel mode. > > f1, application summary (Note, press twice to open the Application > Chooser). > > f2, window summary (Note, press twice to open the Window Chooser). > > f3, describe item in VoiceOver cursor. > > f4, describe item in keyboard focus. > > f5, describe item in mouse pointer (Note, press two or three times to hear > the mouse location differently). > > f6, describe selected item. > > f7, not mapped. > > f8, VoiceOver Utility. > > f9, not mapped. > > f10, tile visuals. > > f11, not mapped. > > f12, not mapped. > > > Number Keys Row > > > Accent, start moving window, (Esc to stop). > > 1 through 0, jump to Hot Spot. > > (dash/minus), decrease system volume. > > = (equals), increase system volume. > > Delete, delete ruler marker (in TextEdit). > > > Tab Key Row > > > Tab, ignore next key press. > > q, toggle single-key Quick Nav. > > w, read word (Note, press two or three times to spell a word in different > ways). > > e, not mapped. > > r, read row header description (Note, press twice to read the contents of a > table row from the VoiceOver cursor to the end of the row). > > t, text attributes. > > y, not mapped. > > u, VoiceOver Rotor. > > i, Item Chooser. > > o, open Notification Center. > > p, read paragraph. > > [ (left bracket), move to previous Hot Spot. > > ] (right bracket), move to next Hot Spot. > > \ (backslash), open or close disclosure triangle. > > > Caps Lock Key Row > > > caps lock, pressed can be substitute for VO keys. > > a, read all. Reads contents of VO cursor (Note, when interacting with text, > reads from the VoiceOver cursor to bottom of text). > > s, read current sentence. > > d, go to Dock. > > f, find text. > > g, find next searched text. > > h, VoiceOver help menu (Note, press twice to open the Commands menu). > > j, jump to linked item. > > k, Live keyboard help (practice). > > l, read line. > > ; (semi-colon), lock or unlock VoiceOver keys. > > ’ (apostrophe), not mapped. > > Return, When in text area, start selection mode, press again to stop > selecting. > > > Shift Key Row > > > z, read last phrase. > > x, Activity Chooser (Note, press twice to switch to the previous activity). > > c, read character or column header (Note, press twice to; in text - hear > character phonetically. in tables - hear the contents of a column from the > VoiceOver cursor to the bottom of the column). > > v, verbosity rotor. > > b, read from top to VoiceOver cursor. > > n, open Notifications menu with list of current Notifications (Note, press > twice to open announcements menu with list of Voiceover announcements). > > m, menu bar (Note, press twice to jump to the status menu in the menu bar). > > , (comma), mark item to drag and drop. > > . (period), drop item on VoiceOver cursor. > > / (slash), create custom label. > > > Control Key Row > > > Spacebar, perform default action for selected item. > > Arrow keys, in Finder: moves up, down, right or left to next item. In text, > up/down moves to previous or next line, right/left, moves to next or > previous word. In web, right/left moves to next or previous element, up/down > does nothing. The Home and End keys move to the top or bottom of the area > (such as a window or text area) where the VoiceOver cursor is located, > scrolling if necessary. Page Up and Page Down read the previous and next > page, respectively. On portable computers, you may need to press the Fn key > with the arrow keys for Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down. > > > Level Two. With Control-Option-shift or Capslock-Shift pressed > > > Function Keys Row (laptops may include fn key) > > > Esc, not mapped. > > f1, not mapped. > > f2, move window to front. > > f3, toggle cursor tracking. > > f4, move VoiceOver cursor to keyboard focus. > > f5, move VoiceOver cursor to mouse pointer. > > f6, not mapped. > > f7, not mapped. > > f8, not mapped. > > f9, resize or move braille panel (Note, press this command again to choose > between move or resize). > > f10, resize or move caption panel (Note, press this command again to choose > between move or resize). > > f11, toggle screen curtain. > > f12, not mapped. > > > Number Keys Row > > > ~, tilde, resize window. > > 1 through 0, set or remove Hot Spot. > > dash, not mapped. > > =, not mapped. > > Delete, not mapped. > > > Tab Key Row > > > Tab, Ignore next keypress. > > Q, not mapped. > > W, read contents of window. > > E, not mapped. > > R, not mapped. > > T, read row or column numbers (Note, press the T key twice to read table > dimensions). > > Y, not mapped. > > U, read link URL. > > I, read webpage statistics. > > O, open Control Center. > > P, not mapped. > > {, decrease zoom of item in VoiceOver cursor. > > }, increase zoom of item in VoiceOver cursor (Note, jump to sort button in a > column). > > |, jump to Header. > > > Caps Lock Key Row > > > caps lock, doubles as VO keys if pressed. > > A, select text in VoiceOver cursor. > > S, interact with scroll bars. > > D, move to Desktop. > > F, open Find Commands menu. > > G, find previous searched text. > > H, read item help tag. > > J, jump to panel or pop up. > > K, toggle Keyboard Commander. > > l, read image description. > > colon, not mapped. > > " Quote, not mapped. > > Return, not mapped. > > > Shift Key Row > > > Z, save last phrase to file. > > X, open Hot Spot Chooser. > > C, copy last phrase to pasteboard. > > V, not mapped. > > B, not mapped. > > N, read item hint. > > M, shortcut menu. > > < lesser, drop item before VoiceOver cursor. > > greater, drop item after VoiceOver cursor. > > ? (Question Mark), VoiceOver online help. > > > Control Key Row > > > Spacebar, mouse click or double-click. > > Up Arrow, Stop interacting. > > Left Arrow, Previous character. > > Down Arrow, Start interacting. > > Right Arrow, Next character. > > > Level Three. With Ctrl-Option-Command pressed > > > Function Keys Row (laptops may include fn key) > > > Esc, close window. > > f1, not mapped. > > f2, window dimensions (Note, press twice for window position and whether > anything overlaps the window). > > f3, item dimensions (Note, press twice to hear item position and whether > anything overlaps the item). > > f4, move keyboard focus to VoiceOver cursor. > > f5, move mouse pointer to VoiceOver cursor. > > f6, not mapped. > > f7, not mapped. > > f8, VoiceOver Quick Start. > > f9, hide or show braille panel. > > f10, hide or show caption panel. > > f11, hide or show visuals. > > f12, not mapped. > > > Number Keys Row > > > ` accent, move object. > > 1 through 0, describe Hot Spot. > > dash, not mapped. > > =, toggle table interaction. > > Delete, not mapped. > > > Tab Key Row > > > Tab, not mapped. > > Q, find next block quote. > > W, find next block quote same level. > > E, find next misspelled word. > > R, not mapped. > > T, find next table. > > Y, find next column. > > U, find next underlined text. > > I, find next italic text. > > O, find next font change. > > P, find next plain text. > > [ left bracket, find previous Web Spot. > > ] right bracket, find next Web Spot. > > \ back slash, jump back to parent row or folder. > > > Caps Lock Key Row > > > caps lock, doubles as VO keys if pressed. > > A, speak current search text in find mode. > > S, find next item of same attributes. > > D, find next item of different type/style. > > F, find next frame in HTML. > > G, find next graphic. > > H, find next heading. > > J, find next control. > > K, find next color change. > > L, find next link. > > ; semi-colon, not mapped. > > ’ Single-Quote, not mapped. > > Return, Toggle multiple selection and select each item. > > > Shift Key Row > > > z, not mapped. > > x, find next list. > > c, find next text with different attributes. > > v, find next visited link. > > b, find next bold text. > > n, find next auto Web Spot. > > m, find next heading of same level. > > , (comma), not mapped. > > . (period), not mapped. > > / (slash), show more content for the current item. > > Shift, not mapped. > > > Control Keys Row > > > Spacebar, open the Actions menu. > > Arrows, Voiceover rotor. > > Left/Right arrows, rotate rotor. > > Up/Down arrows, move through rotor items. > > > Level Four. With Ctrl-Option-Shift-Command pressed > > > Function Keys Row (laptops may include fn key) > > > Entire row, not mapped. > > > Number Keys Row > > > ~ tilde, resize object. > > 1 through 0, monitor Hot Spot. > > dash, not mapped. > > =, not mapped. > > Delete, not mapped. > > > Tab Key Row > > > Tab, not mapped. > > Q, find previous block quote. > > W, find previous block quote same level. > > E, find previous misspelled word. > > R, not mapped. > > T, find previous table. > > Y, find previous column. > > U, find previous underlined text. > > I, find previous italic text. > > O, find previous font change. > > P, find previous plain text. > > [ left curly bracket, remove Web Spot. In Finder, remove Window Spot. > > ] right curly bracket, set Web Spot (Note, press twice to set a Sweet Spot. > In Finder, set a Window Spot. > > \ back slash, not mapped. > > > Caps Lock Key Row > > > caps lock, doubles as VO keys if pressed. > > A, not mapped. > > S, find previous item of same type/style. > > D, find previous item of different type/style. > > F, find previous frame in HTML. > > G, find previous graphic. > > H, find previous heading. > > J, find previous control. > > K, find previous color change. > > L, find previous link. > > ; semi-colon, not mapped. > > ’ Single-Quote, not mapped. > > Return, not mapped. > > > Shift Key Row > > > z, not mapped. > > x, find previous list. > > c, find previous text with different attributes. > > v, find previous visited link. > > b, find previous bold text. > > n, find previous auto Web Spot. > > m, find previous heading of same level. > > , (comma), not mapped. > > . (period), not mapped. > > / (slash), not mapped. > > Shift, not mapped. > > > Control Keys Row. > > > Spacebar, lock/unlock down mouse. > > Arrows, Voiceover speech settings. > > > Combined List > > > Arranged by single-key. > > Note: VO = control-option. > > > Function Keys Row (laptops may require fn key as well) > > > Esc VO, cancel current mode. +Shift, not mapped. +Command, close window. > +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > f1 VO, application summary, press twice to open the Application Chooser. > +Shift, not mapped. +Command, not mapped. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > f2 VO, window summary, press twice to open the Window Chooser. +shift, move > window to front. +command, first press; window dimensions. Second press; > window screen location. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > f3 VO, describe item in VoiceOver cursor. +shift, toggle cursor tracking. > +command, item dimensions. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > f4 VO, describe item in keyboard focus. +shift, move VoiceOver cursor to > keyboard focus. +command, move keyboard focus to VoiceOver cursor. > +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > f5 VO, describe item in mouse pointer. Press two or three times to hear the > mouse location differently. +shift, move VoiceOver cursor to mouse pointer. > +command, move mouse pointer to VoiceOver cursor. +Shift-Command, not > mapped. > > f6 VO, describe selected item. +Shift, not mapped. +Command, not mapped. > +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > f7 VO, not mapped at all. > > f8 VO, VoiceOver Utility. +Shift, not mapped. +command, VoiceOver Quick > Start. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > f9 VO, not mapped. +shift, resize or move braille panel. +command, hide or > show braille panel. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > f10 VO, tile visuals. +shift, resize or move caption panel, press this > command again to choose move or resize. +command, hide or show caption > panel. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > f11 VO, not mapped. +shift, toggle screen curtain. +command, hide or show > visuals. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > f12 VO, not mapped at all. > > > Number Keys Row (press numbers twice to open Hot Spot Chooser) > > > ` (accent) VO, start moving window, (Esc to stop). +shift, resize window. > +command, move object. +shift-command, resize object. > > 1 through 0 VO, jump to Hot Spot. +shift, set or remove Hot Spot. +command, > describe Hot Spot. +shift-command, monitor Hot Spot. > > (dash/minus) VO, decrease system volume. Otherwise, not mapped. > > = (equals) VO, increase system volume. +Shift, not mapped. +command, toggle > table interaction. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > Delete VO, delete ruler marker, (in TextEdit). Otherwise, not mapped. > > > Tab Keys Row > > > Tab VO, ignore next key press. Otherwise, not mapped. > > q VO, toggle single-key Quick Nav. +Shift, not mapped. +command, find next > block quote. +shift-command, find previous block quote. > > w VO, read word. press two or three times to spell a word in different ways. > +shift, read contents of window. +command, find next block quote same level. > +shift-command, find previous block quote same level. > > e VO, not mapped. +Shift, not mapped. +command, find next misspelled word. > +shift-command, find previous misspelled word. > > r VO, read row header description. press twice to read the contents of a > table row from the VoiceOver cursor to the end of the row. Otherwise, not > mapped. > > t VO, text attributes. +shift, read row or col numbers (Note, press the T > key twice to read table dimensions). +command, find next table. + > shift-command, find previous table. > > y VO, not mapped. +Shift, not mapped. +command, find next column. > +shift-command, find previous column. > > u VO, Rotor. +shift, read link URL. +command, find next underlined text. > +shift-command, find previous underlined text. > > i VO, Item Chooser. +shift, read webpage statistics. +command, find next > italic text. +shift-command, find previous italic text. > > o VO, open Notification Center. +Shift, open Control Center. +command, find > next font change. +shift-command, find previous font change. > > p VO, read paragraph. +Shift, not mapped. +command, find next plain text. > +shift-command, find previous plain text. > > [ (left bracket) VO, move to previous Hot Spot. +shift, decrease zoom of > item in VoiceOver cursor. +command, find previous Web Spot. + shift-command, > remove Web Spot. In Finder, remove Window Spot. > > ] (right bracket) VO, move to next Hot Spot. +shift, increase zoom of item > in VoiceOver cursor (Note, jump to sort button in a column). +command, find > next Web Spot. +shift-command, set Web Spot (Note, press twice to set Sweet > spot. In Finder, press once to set Window Spot). > > \ (BackSlash) VO, open or close disclosure triangle. +shift, Jump to Header. > +command, jump back to parent row or folder. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > > Caps Lock key Row > > > caps lock, pressed can be substitute for VO keys. > > a VO, read all. Reads contents of VO cursor. When interacting with text, > reads from the VoiceOver cursor to bottom of text. +shift, select text in > VoiceOver cursor. +Command, speak current search text in find mode. > +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > s VO, read current sentence. +shift, interact with scroll bars. +Command, > find next item of same attributes. +Shift-Command, find previous item of > same type/style. > > d VO, go to Dock. +shift, move to Desktop. +Command, find next item of > different type/style. +Shift-Command, find previous item of different > type/style. > > f VO, find text. +shift, open Find Commands menu. +Command, find next frame > in HTML. +Shift-Command, find previous frame in HTML. > > g VO, find next searched text. +shift, find previous searched text. > +Command, find next graphic. +Shift-Command, find previous graphic. > > h VO, VoiceOver help menu. Press twice to open the Commands menu. +shift, > read item help tag. +Command, find next heading. +Shift-Command, find > previous heading. > > j VO, jump to linked item. +shift, jump to panel or pop up. +Command, find > next control. +Shift-Command, find previous control. > > k VO, Live keyboard help (practice). +shift, toggle Keyboard Commander. > +Command, find next color change. +Shift-Command, find previous color > change. > > l VO, read line. +shift, read image description. +Command, find next link. > +Shift-Command, find previous link. > > ; (semi-colon) VO, lock or unlock VoiceOver keys. Otherwise, not mapped. > > ’ (apostrophe) VO, not mapped at all. > > Return VO, When in text area, start selection mode, press again to stop > selecting. +shift, not mapped. +Command, Toggle multiple selection and > select each item. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > > Shift Key Row > > > z VO, read last phrase. +Shift, save last phrase to file. +Command, not > mapped. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > x VO, activity chooser. Press twice to switch to the previous activity. > +Shift, open hotspot chooser. +Command, find next list. +Shift-Command, find > previous list. > > c VO, read character or column header. Press twice to; in text - hear > character phonetically. in tables - hear the contents of a column from the > VoiceOver cursor to the bottom of the column. +Shift, copy last phrase to > pasteboard. +Command, find next text with different attributes. > +Shift-Command, find previous text with different attributes. > > v VO, verbosity rotor. +Shift, not mapped. +Command, find next visited link. > +Shift-Command, find previous visited link. > > b VO, read from top to VoiceOver cursor. +Shift, not mapped. +Command, find > next bold text. +Shift-Command, find previous bold text. > > n VO, open Notifications menu with list of current Notifications. press > twice to open announcements menu with list of Voiceover announcements. > +Shift, read item hint. +Command, find next auto Web Spot. +Shift-Command, > find previous auto Web Spot. > > m VO, menu bar. press twice to jump to the status menu in the menu bar. > +Shift, shortcut menu. +Command, find next heading of same level. > +Shift-Command, find previous heading of same level. > > comma VO, mark item to drag and drop. +Shift, drop item before VoiceOver > cursor. +Command, not mapped. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > period VO, drop item on VoiceOver cursor. +Shift, drop item after VoiceOver > cursor. +Command, not mapped. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > slash VO, create custom label. +Shift, VoiceOver online help. +Command, show > more content for the current item. +Shift-Command, not mapped. > > > Control Key Row > > > Spacebar VO, perform default action for selected item. +Shift, click the > mouse button at the mouse cursor position. +Command, Actions Menu. > +Shift-Command, first press hold down mouse button at mouse cursor position, > second press - release mouse button at mouse cursor position. > > Arrow keys VO, in Finder: moves up, down, right or left to next item. 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All rights > reserved. © 2022 <https://www.applevis.com/copyright> | Accessibility > <https://www.applevis.com/accessibility> | Terms > <https://www.applevis.com/terms> | Privacy > <https://www.applevis.com/privacy> > Apple, iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV are trademarks of Apple > Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> On > Behalf Of lenron brown > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2023 9:52 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue > > > > I need a list of the best shortcuts. I am finding myself feeling like I am > so slow on the mac. > > > > On 2/1/23, Herbie Allen < <mailto:herbie.al...@gmail.com> > herbie.al...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Shortcuts are an essential aspect of Mac usage. Remember as many as > >> you can! > >> > >>> On Feb 1, 2023, at 19:15, Dave Carlson < <mailto:dgcarlson0...@gmail.com> >>> dgcarlson0...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Brad, Wow. How do you keep all those keyboard shortcuts in your head? > >>> I never knew about using the shift key with that combination to make > >>> it a quick and dirty force shutdown. > >>> > >>> Dave Carlson > >>> Oregonian, Woodworker, Farfar, Engineer, Musician > >>> <mailto:dgcarlson0...@gmail.com> dgcarlson0...@gmail.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Feb 1, 2023, at 2:01 PM, Bradford Snyder < <mailto:wb...@swbell.net> >>> wb...@swbell.net> wrote: > >>> > >>> The keyboard command CMD + OPT + Escape, will open the Force Quit >>> dialog. > >>> Using CMD + OPT + Shift + Escape, will Force Quit the current app, or > >>> restart Finder without opening the Force Quit dialog. > >>> > >>> HTH. > >>> > >>> - Brad - > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Feb 1, 2023, at 15:33, Kaare Dehard < <mailto:kaare.deh...@gmail.com> >>> kaare.deh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> There is an issue with finder on and off in Ventura. If it gives the > >>> no window message cmd-option-escape will allow you to re-launch the > >>> finder and may solve the concern. > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Feb 1, 2023, at 4:31 PM, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries > >>>> < <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Thanks. This is not an older Mac, it’s a 2020 M1. SO I guess I > >>>> will disconnect all the external drives, all three of them, and > >>>> restart. I neglected to say that when the Finder stops working, I > >>>> have to open a program like Mail to shut down the computer at all, > >>>> and it might take it several minutes to do it. > >>>> > >>>> I just disconnected all the external drives, I have three, and I > >>>> hope I don’t lose them all as one of them is my Time Machine backup. > >>>> The Mac turned on very quickly. SO Now I guess I will start trying > >>>> to reconnect these things. What fun. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> On Feb 1, 2023, at 3:19 PM, Herbie Allen < >>>>> <mailto:herbie.al...@gmail.com> herbie.al...@gmail.com> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> There could be a number of things. The age of your Mac, the cord, > >>>>> or the drive itself. If yours is an older Mac though, that is most > >>>>> likely the issue. Restart your mac and then plug in the drive. When > >>>>> you open it, give the drive a couple minutes to load. There could > >>>>> also be a formatting issue. > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Feb 1, 2023, at 15:13, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries > >>>>>> < <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Hello. I bought a nice big hard disc to store books, movies, and > >>>>>> music on. It is connected to my Mac mini via a cable. I got > >>>>>> messages saying that it had not been ejected properly, though, of > >>>>>> course, it had not been ejected at all. If I try to go to my > >>>>>> external drives, the finder just stops working altogether. SO > >>>>>> right now, I am running first aid on the one of them that I can > >>>>>> see. But is there anything else I can do besides either give up > >>>>>> or call AppleCare? By the way, when the Finder stops working, I > >>>>>> can’t open files from anywhere and apps like TextEdit won’t launch > >>>>>> either, though Mail and Safari still work. Does this necessarily > >>>>>> mean that the external disc is corrupted? Do I need to go further >>>>>> than just the Disc Utility? 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