Activities category, VoiceOver Utility on Mac

Use the Activities category in VoiceOver Utility to set up activities, or groups of preferences, for specific uses, apps, or websites. For example, you can create an activity to use a certain voice and faster speaking rate when you shop online; then create a second activity to use a different voice and slower speaking rate when you read online articles.

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

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Note: VO represents the VoiceOver modifier. See Use the VoiceOver modifier.

Option

Description

Activities list

Activities that you set up. To display or change the settings for an activity, select it in the list.

Settings

Select the checkbox for the Verbosity, Web, or Hot Spots setting to include it in the activity.

To show additional settings, click the Additional Settings button located to the far right of Hot Spots. To hide the settings, click the button again.

Set

Customize a setting’s options.

Use this activity for Apps & Websites

Choose an app or website to associate with an activity. The activity is automatically used whenever you open the app or website. An app or website can be associated with only one activity at a time.

Add button

Create a new activity.

Remove button

Delete an activity from the list.

Configure Activity button 

Click the Configure Activity button, then choose a command:

  • Duplicate Activity: Create a duplicate of the currently selected activity. This command is a fast way to create an activity that differs only slightly from an existing activity (for example, only the voice differs).

    If you duplicate an activity that has an app associated with it, the association is not duplicated; an app can be associated with only one activity at a time.

  • Reset Activity to My Current VoiceOver Settings: Change the selected activity to have the same settings you specified throughout VoiceOver Utility. This command is useful if you don’t like how you customized an activity and want to start over with settings that match all of your current VoiceOver settings.

  • Reset Activity to VoiceOver Default Settings: Change the selected activity to the default VoiceOver settings.

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