Mac accessibility shortcuts

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Control accessibility options with your keyboard and Siri You can use these keyboard shortcuts to control accessibility options, or ask Siri to perform these functions. For example, ask Siri to ”Turn VoiceOver On”. Action Shortcut Display Accessibility Options Option-Command-F5 or triple-press Touch ID (power button) on supported models1 Turn VoiceOver on or off2 Command-F5 or Fn-Command-F5 or hold Command and triple-press Touch ID on supported models1 Open VoiceOver Utility, if VoiceOver is turned on2 Control-Option-F8 or Fn-Control-Option-F8 Turn zoom on or off3 Option-Command-8 Zoom in3 Option-Command-Plus sign (+) Zoom out3 Option-Command-Minus sign (-) Invert colours4 Control-Option-Command-8 Reduce contrast Control-Option-Command-Comma (,) Increase contrast Control-Option-Command-Full stop (.) 1. MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2016), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) 2. To use VoiceOver and VoiceOver Utility, you may need to turn on "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" in Keyboard preferences. You may also need to make VoiceOver ignore the next key press before you can use some of the other Mac keyboard shortcuts. 3. To use the zoom shortcuts, you may need to turn on "Use keyboard shortcuts to zoom" in Accessibility preferences. 4. To enable this shortcut, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Keyboard. In the Shortcuts tab, select Accessibility on the left, then select ”Invert colours” on the right.

You can use these keyboard shortcuts to control accessibility options, or ask Siri to perform these functions. For example, ask Siri to ”Turn VoiceOver On”. Action Shortcut Display Accessibility Options Option-Command-F5 or triple-press Touch ID (power button) on supported models1 Turn VoiceOver on or off2 Command-F5 or Fn-Command-F5 or hold Command and triple-press Touch ID on supported models1 Open VoiceOver Utility, if VoiceOver is turned on2 Control-Option-F8 or Fn-Control-Option-F8 Turn zoom on or off3 Option-Command-8 Zoom in3 Option-Command-Plus sign (+) Zoom out3 Option-Command-Minus sign (-) Invert colours4 Control-Option-Command-8 Reduce contrast Control-Option-Command-Comma (,) Increase contrast Control-Option-Command-Full stop (.) 1. MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2016), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) 2. To use VoiceOver and VoiceOver Utility, you may need to turn on "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" in Keyboard preferences. You may also need to make VoiceOver ignore the next key press before you can use some of the other Mac keyboard shortcuts. 3. To use the zoom shortcuts, you may need to turn on "Use keyboard shortcuts to zoom" in Accessibility preferences. 4. To enable this shortcut, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Keyboard. In the Shortcuts tab, select Accessibility on the left, then select ”Invert colours” on the right.