Use VoiceOver to browse webpages on Mac
There are several ways you can browse and navigate webpages.
Choose a default navigation mode, by Document Object Model (DOM) or by grouping related items. You can switch between modes to use the one best suited for the current webpage. See Use VoiceOver to navigate webpages by DOM or group mode.
Use the VoiceOver rotor when viewing webpages to quickly jump to web items such as links, headings, window spots, tables, and more. See Use the VoiceOver rotor.
Use the web settings of the gestures rotor to navigate using gestures. See Use the VoiceOver gestures rotor.
With Quick Nav, navigate webpages using only arrow keys or single keys. See Use VoiceOver Quick Nav in apps and webpages.
Use window spots you create to quickly scan webpages. See Use VoiceOver window spots to navigate app windows and webpages.
Hear a summary of a table and its cells as you press the arrow keys to navigate the table. Interact with the table only if you hear something of interest. See Use VoiceOver to navigate webpage tables.
Note: VO represents the VoiceOver modifier. See Use the VoiceOver modifier.
Some websites use keyboard commands for specific purposes, such as using an arrow key to jump to another item, which renders the commands unavailable for navigating text on the website. To set an option to always use keyboard commands to navigate text, open VoiceOver Utility (press VO-Fn-F8 when VoiceOver is on), click Web, then click Navigation.
Web developers can assign keyboard shortcuts, called “access keys,” to webpage items such as links and buttons, to make them easier to interact with. VoiceOver can announce when it detects access keys, saying, for example, “Access key available: s” for a link; you then press Control-S to open the link. To set an option to hear access keys, open VoiceOver Utility (press VO-Fn-F8 when VoiceOver is on), click Verbosity, then click Hints.
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