Braille, Verbosity category, VoiceOver Utility on Mac

Use the Braille pane of the Verbosity category in VoiceOver Utility to specify verbosity levels when using a refreshable braille display.

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
Default Braille Verbosity	Choose the default verbosity level—High, Medium, or Low—for items on the screen.
Additional options button	Display a list of controls for which you can individually set a verbosity level. To set a control’s verbosity level, select the control in the list, click its Verbosity pop-up menu, then choose a level (Default, Low, Medium, or High). To customize or reorder the information VoiceOver provides (for example, to hear Status first), choose Custom from the control’s Verbosity pop-up menu, then follow the onscreen instructions.

Option

Description

Default Braille Verbosity

Choose the default verbosity level—High, Medium, or Low—for items on the screen.

Additional options button

Display a list of controls for which you can individually set a verbosity level. To set a control’s verbosity level, select the control in the list, click its Verbosity pop-up menu, then choose a level (Default, Low, Medium, or High).

To customize or reorder the information VoiceOver provides (for example, to hear Status first), choose Custom from the control’s Verbosity pop-up menu, then follow the onscreen instructions.

To use the Verbosity rotor to change the default verbosity level while working, press VO-V.

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Braille, Verbosity category, VoiceOver Utility on Mac