Change VoiceOver Speech settings (Pronunciation tab) in VoiceOver Utility on Mac
Use the Pronunciation tab of the Speech category in VoiceOver Utility to customise how VoiceOver pronounces text and symbols.
To open VoiceOver Utility, press Command-F5 to turn VoiceOver on, then press VO-Fn-F8.
To navigate the different tabs in Speech, press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key after you hear “Speech” until you hear the setting you want to edit — like Pronunciation.
Note: VO represents the VoiceOver modifier that you press with additional keys to enter VoiceOver commands. By default, you can press Control and Option together or just press Caps Lock.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Text | Words, acronyms or symbols for which you have specified a pronunciation. To change an item listed in the Text column, navigate to it, then press VO-Space bar. |
Substitution | Pronunciations you specified. To change an item listed in the Substitution column, navigate to it, then press VO-Space bar. |
Application | Apps where you want VoiceOver to use the custom pronunciation. The pop-up menu lists open apps, or choose Other App to select an app that isn’t open. To use the pronunciation across apps, choose All Apps. |
Ignore Case | Ignore capitalisation. If VoiceOver is set to indicate capitalisation when speaking, you might want to ignore uppercase and lowercase in your pronunciations. |
Add button | Add a substitution to the list. |
Remove button | Remove the selected substitution from the list. |
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