In this tutorial, we will show you how to customize the settings for VoiceOver announcements and hints on your Mac to fine-tune your experience.
How to customize announcements and hints for VoiceOver on Mac
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How to use the VoiceOver Utility to customize VoiceOver on Mac
With VoiceOver on your Mac, you can perform tasks, take actions, and do everything you need to do while experiencing a visual impairment. We’ve walked you through the basics like turning VoiceOver on and off, setting up your modifier keys, and working with app windows.
Here, we’re going to explore customizing VoiceOver on your Mac with a tool called VoiceOver Utility. In this one handy spot, you can change the voice, magnify your cursor, and adjust the announcements you hear. And since many of our upcoming VoiceOver how-tos will direct you to this location, it’s good to become familiar with it. Ready? Here’s how to use VoiceOver Utility to customize VoiceOver on Mac.
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When you redirect an email, it has no indication of it like it does when you forward a message. The person you redirect the email to receives it as if it came to them originally.