How to use Mac with VoiceOver (A beginners guide)

By AppleFan01, 16 May, 2025

This guide will teach you the extreme basics of using the Mac including
turning it on.
Locating keys on the built in keyboard including a description of what's Touch ID.
turning on the screen reader (VoiceOver)
Understanding the function of the fn, control, option and command keys
Using voiceover to show the dock, open context menu, focusing voiceover to the menubar and the status bar.
The guide will also teach you basic macOS keyboard shortcuts such as closing programs and opened windows
It also mentions how to locate power off options on the Mac.
(Note. This guide is intended for those whom has just gotten a Mac recently and do not know the basics of using a Mac with VoiceOver it is also created based on the context of using a MacBook if you are using a desktop Mac, the keyboard shortcut mentioned to turn on VoiceOver might not apply)

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