Use Accessibility settings while sharing screens on Mac

You can use some Accessibility settings when you’re controlling another Mac in Apple Remote Desktop or the Screen Sharing app . The features you can use include:

  • VoiceOver

  • Increase Contrast

  • Reduce Motion

  • Differentiate Without Color

  • Reduce Transparency

  • Toolbar Button Shapes

  • Zoom

If you turn on any Accessibility settings during screen sharing, they’re temporarily enabled on the remote device, then restored to the previous settings when screen sharing ends. The person you’re sharing a screen with won’t be notified that you’re using any Accessibility settings.

If VoiceOver is enabled on your device before screen sharing starts, you’ll automatically be prompted to turn on VoiceOver on the remote device when screen sharing starts. See Use VoiceOver while sharing your screen with another Mac.

The Screen Sharing menu showing available accessibility features. Increase contrast and reduce transparency is turned on.

Note: To use Accessibility settings during screen sharing, both Mac computers must be using macOS Tahoe. You must also have at least one accessibility feature enabled on your device before screen sharing starts.

Use Accessibility settings while sharing screens

  1. Start a screen sharing session on the Screen Sharing app or Apple Remote Desktop on your Mac.

    See Start a screen sharing session and Apple Remote Desktop User Guide.

  2. In the View menu, choose Accessibility.

  3. Select the Accessibility settings you want to use on the remote device.

    Note: If Zoom is selected, Zoom will follow the keyboard focus if you use the Follow Keyboard Focus. You can zoom in on a shared screen and follow the focus as it moves.

Add Accessibility settings to the screen sharing toolbar

You can add the Accessibility Toolbar item to the Screen Sharing or Apple Remote Desktop toolbar for easier access during screen sharing.

The Accessibility button in the Screen Sharing toolbar is shown.

  1. Start a screen sharing session on the Screen Sharing app or Apple Remote Desktop on your Mac.

    See Start a screen sharing session and Apple Remote Desktop User Guide.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • In the menu bar, select Customize Toolbar.

    • In the toolbar, Control-click, then select Customize Toolbar.

  3. Drag the Accessibility Toolbar Item button into the Screen Sharing toolbar or Apple Remote Desktop toolbar.

After you add the Accessibility Toolbar Item button to the toolbar, you can select the Accessibility settings you want to use on the remote device.

See alsoQuickly turn accessibility features on or off on MacTurn on accessibility options in the login window on MacChange Accessibility settings on MacGet started with accessibility features on Mac
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