User's Guide

Additionally, you can use VoiceOver Help to learn the keyboard layout and the actions
associated with various key combinations. VoiceOver Help speaks keys and keyboard
commands as you type them, without performing the associated action.
Choose the VoiceOver modifier
The modifier is a key or set of keys you press with one or more other keys to enter VoiceOver
commands. You can set the modifier to be the Caps Lock key or the Control and Option keys
pressed at the same time.
1.
Go to Settings
> Accessibility > VoiceOver > Modifier Keys.
2.
Choose the modifier for VoiceOver commands: the Caps Lock key or the Control and Option
keys.
This modifier is abbreviated as “VO” in the lists below.
VoiceOver keyboard commands
VO = modifier keys
Turn on VoiceOver Help: VO-K
Turn off VoiceOver Help: Esc (Escape)
Select the next or previous item: VO-Right Arrow or VO-Left Arrow
Activate the selected item: VO-Space bar
Touch and hold the selected item: VO-Shift-M
Read from the current position: VO-A
Read from the top: VO-B
Pause or resume reading: Control
Copy the last spoken text to the clipboard: VO-Shift-C
Search for text: VO-F
Mute or unmute VoiceOver: VO-S
Go to the Home screen: VO-H
Move to the status bar: VO-M
Open the notifications screen: Move to the status bar (VO-M), then Option-Up Arrow
Open Control Center: Move to the status bar (VO-M), then Option-Down Arrow
Open Spotlight Search: Option-Up Arrow
Open the App Switcher: VO-H-H
Switch apps: Command-Tab or Command-Shift-Tab
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