How do I get VoiceOver to read an entire webpage from start to finish, or at least from skipping top navigation to finish?

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How do I get VoiceOver to read an entire webpage from start to finish, or at least from skipping top navigation to finish?

I'm having troubles applying the collection of VoiceOver commands in order to hear a webpage.

My VoiceOver keys are Ctrl-Option.

If I go to a webpage with VoiceOver on, I'm reading that I need to press VO-shift-W to have the entire window read to me. So if that window is a browser window displaying a webpage, I'd expect to hear the contents of the webpage. But when I hold down in turn, option, then control, then shift, then W (without releasing anything), I hear "option control shift [error ping]".

How do I hear the page?

I'm on Sonoma 14.7.

Mac mini, macOS 14.7

Posted on Oct 8, 2024 10:37 PM

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brbo

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Oct 10, 2024 12:56 AM in response to Charles Belov

PS: Apologies that the links to articles used in the above reply appear to not be active ... please excuse 😳

Use VoiceOver to read text on Mac - Apple Support

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Use the VoiceOver modifier on Mac - Apple Support.

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Resource: VoiceOver User Guide for Mac - Apple Support (Choose MacOS Sonoma at top of articles)

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See :How to contact Apple for accessibility support - Apple Support

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Optional extra: Tips on how to: Use VoiceOver to browse webpages on Mac - Apple Support

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brbo

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Oct 10, 2024 12:22 AM in response to Charles Belov

Hi Charles Belov

Re: "How do I get VoiceOver to read an entire webpage from start to finish,

or at least from skipping top navigation to finish?"

Am no expert in this area, yet your question to the Community, certainly deserves some response.

Fortunately Apple Support's documentation describes a method that may help.

Apple Support's online article: Use VoiceOver to read text on Mac:

says:

"VoiceOver provides many ways to read text.

Note: VO represents the VoiceOver modifier. See Use the VoiceOver modifier. (Eg: says: You can set the VoiceOver modifier to be the Caps Lock key or the Control and Option keys pressed at the same time.)

To read : From the top (“Read All”) : "Press VO-A, or flick up with two fingers.

You don’t need to interact with the document"

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Resource: VoiceOver User Guide.

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If you still need help with the VoiceOver feature:

You may want to contact the experts in Apple's Accessibility Support Team:

See : How to contact Apple for accessibility support

How to contact Apple for accessibility support - Apple Support

All the best :-)

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