Change VoiceOver Web settings (General tab) in VoiceOver Utility on Mac

Use the General tab of the Web category in VoiceOver Utility to specify what happens when a webpage opens.

To open VoiceOver Utility, press Command-F5 to turn VoiceOver on, then press VO-Fn-F8.

To navigate the different tabs in Web, press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key after you hear “Web” until you hear the setting you want to edit—like General.

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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
When loading a new webpage	Select what you want VoiceOver to do when you open a webpage: Speak webpage summary: Have VoiceOver speak a summary of the items on the page. The summary is based on the items selected in the Web Rotor tab of the Web category in VoiceOver Utility. For example, if the VoiceOver rotor includes headers, links, window spots, and form controls, the webpage summary that VoiceOver speaks might say something like “The Apple - Accessibility page has 14 headers 52 links 8 window spots 1 form control.” Automatically speak the webpage: Have VoiceOver start reading a page from the beginning.
While a webpage loads	Choose what you want to hear while a webpage is being displayed: Speak Progress, Play Tone, or Do Nothing. By default, VoiceOver speaks the percentage of the webpage that is loaded.

Option

Description

When loading a new webpage

Select what you want VoiceOver to do when you open a webpage:

Speak webpage summary: Have VoiceOver speak a summary of the items on the page. The summary is based on the items selected in the Web Rotor tab of the Web category in VoiceOver Utility.
For example, if the VoiceOver rotor includes headers, links, window spots, and form controls, the webpage summary that VoiceOver speaks might say something like “The Apple - Accessibility page has 14 headers 52 links 8 window spots 1 form control.”
Automatically speak the webpage: Have VoiceOver start reading a page from the beginning.

While a webpage loads

Choose what you want to hear while a webpage is being displayed: Speak Progress, Play Tone, or Do Nothing.

By default, VoiceOver speaks the percentage of the webpage that is loaded.

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Change VoiceOver Web settings (General tab) in VoiceOver Utility on Mac