Activities category, VoiceOver Utility on Mac

Use the Activities category in VoiceOver Utility to set up activities, or groups of settings, for specific uses, apps, or websites. For example, you might create two activities, one for online shopping and another for reading articles, and set a different voice and speaking rate for each.

To open VoiceOver Utility, press Command-F5 to turn VoiceOver on, then press VO-Fn-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 settings (such as Verbosity or Voices) you want to include in the activity.

Set

Customize a setting’s options.

Contexts

In supported apps, automatically use the activity based on where the VoiceOver cursor is focused in an app. For example, choose Source Code to automatically switch to this activity when the VoiceOver cursor is focused on programming code in the Xcode app.

Apps and Websites

Choose apps and websites to associate with an activity. The activity is automatically used whenever you open the apps or websites.

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).

  • 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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