Official documentation
Control your Mac with keyboard commands (VoiceOver User Guide)
Apple Support, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's VoiceOver User Guide for Mac page on VoiceOver keyboard commands. It explains the VoiceOver modifier keys and how function keys work inside VoiceOver commands.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Apple documentation, read on 16 October 2026. It covers VoiceOver commands, which use the VO modifier, and does not list the separate Command-F5 toggle, so read it alongside the turn-on-or-off page.
Facts taken from this source
- Apple says that by default, when you use a function key from F1 through F12 in a VoiceOver command, you must also press the Fn key, and that on some Macs you can change this behavior.
“By default, when you use a function key (F1 through F12) in a VoiceOver command, you must also press the Fn key.” (Control your Mac with keyboard commands, Note)
- By default, Apple's VoiceOver modifier is Control and Option pressed together, or Caps Lock on its own.
“By default, you can press Control and Option together or just press Caps Lock.” (Introduction to VoiceOver navigation commands)