VoiceOver search commands on Mac
Use these commands to perform actions such as searching for text attributes, graphics, controls, and other items in text documents and webpages. VO represents the VoiceOver modifier (see Use the VoiceOver modifier).
Note: When VoiceOver is on, you can enter VoiceOver commands by using the Fn and number keys with the VoiceOver modifier, as an alternative to using the function keys (F1 through F12). For example, to open VoiceOver Utility you can press Control-Option-Fn-8 (instead of Control-Option-F8).
If you use the function keys (F1 through F12), you may need to press and hold the Fn key, depending on how you set the behaviour of function keys in Keyboard preferences.
Action | Command |
|---|---|
Find | VO-F |
Open the Find Commands menu | VO-Shift-F |
Find the next searched text | VO-G |
Find the previous searched text | VO-Shift-G |
Find the next list | VO-Command-X |
Find the previous list | VO-Command-Shift-X |
Find the next bold text | VO-Command-B |
Find the previous bold text | VO-Command-Shift-B |
Find the next style change | VO-Command-C |
Find the previous style change | VO-Command-Shift-C |
Find the next italic text | VO-Command-I |
Find the previous italic text | VO-Command-Shift-I |
Find the next colour change | VO-Command-K |
Find the previous colour change | VO-Command-Shift-K |
Find the next font change | VO-Command-O |
Find the previous font change | VO-Command-Shift-O |
Find the next table | VO-Command-T |
Find the previous table | VO-Command-Shift-T |
Find the next underlined text | VO-Command-U |
Find the previous underlined text | VO-Command-Shift-U |
Find the next control | VO-Command-J |
Find the previous control | VO-Command-Shift-J |
Find the next different item | VO-Command-D |
Find the previous different item | VO-Command-Shift-D |
Find the next item that’s the same type as the current item | VO-Command-S |
Find the previous item that’s the same type as the current item | VO-Command-Shift-S |
Find the next graphic | VO-Command-G |
Find the previous graphic | VO-Command-Shift-G |
Find the next heading | VO-Command-H |
Find the previous heading | VO-Command-Shift-H |
Find the next link | VO-Command-L |
Find the previous link | VO-Command-Shift-L |
Find the next heading of the same level | VO-Command-M |
Find the previous heading of the same level | VO-Command-Shift-M |
Find the next plain text | VO-Command-P |
Find the previous plain text | VO-Command-Shift-P |
Find the next visited link | VO-Command-V |
Find the previous visited link | VO-Command-Shift-V |
Find the next misspelled word | VO-Command-E |
Find the previous misspelled word | VO-Command-Shift-E |
Find the next blockquote | VO-Command-Q |
Find the previous blockquote | VO-Command-Shift-Q |
Find the next blockquote of the same level | VO-Command-W |
Find the previous blockquote of the same level | VO-Command-Shift-W |