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[High Sierra] When I use Zoom, my Mac starts reading text out loud.

I'm unsure if upgrading to High Sierra caused it, or if I somehow turned on some setting by accident. Anyone know what's going on, and how I can turn it off?

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014), macOS High Sierra (10.13.1)

Posted on Nov 18, 2017 11:24 AM

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Posted on Nov 18, 2017 11:27 AM

Go to System Preferences > Accessibility > Zoom > Uncheck "Speak items under the pointer"

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[High Sierra] When I use Zoom, my Mac starts reading text out loud.

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