You can’t change the VO modifier to semi-colon. What Jonathan was saying, is that when pressing VO + Semi-colon, you can lock the VO modifier, which means you can perform VO commands without needing to hold the VO modifier, because the modifier is in the locked position.
- Brad - On Oct 4, 2025, at 12:08, Kathryn Zodrow <[email protected]> wrote: I didn’t know you could change the VO modifier to VO = semicolon instead if you’re using it often. I knew you could use the caps lock instead of pressing control and option. I’ve been so used to just using the standard VO keys or quick nav mode. I’ll have to experiment with the caps lock. Katie Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 4, 2025, at 5:49 AM, Jonathan Cohn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Another useful keystroke if you are doing a lot of VO commands is > VO=semicolon This turns on VO locking so all key presses assume the VO > modifier is being pressed. > Also, there are ways to assign new keystrokes in the voice over utility. > > >> On Oct 4, 2025, at 2:39 AM, Estelita Clayton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thank you Katie, excellent info! >> Nene >> >> On Sat, Oct 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM Kathryn Zodrow <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> Hi. I forgot to mention another thing. If you want to select something and >>> you have quick navigation turned on, you can press the down and up arrow >>> keys together to select it. Then you don’t have to use the VO keys and the >>> space bar. >>> Katie >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Oct 3, 2025, at 11:20 PM, Kathryn Zodrow <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi. You can’t remove the shift and command keys, but you can interact >>>> just by pressing only two keys. You can turn on quick navigation, and this >>>> will simplify some of the key commands that you can use with Voiceover. >>>> You can turn quick nav on or off by pressing the right and left arrow keys >>>> together at the same time. If you want to start interacting with an item, >>>> press the down and right arrows together. when you want tostop interacting >>>> with an item or element press the left and down arrows together. That way, >>>> you don’t have to use the whole combination with the VO keys, shift up and >>>> down arrows to interact. You can just do this with one hand only when >>>> quick nav is turned on. >>>> Hope this is helpful. >>>> Katie >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Oct 3, 2025, at 9:04 PM, Estelita Clayton <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hello, is it possible to remop the shift and command keys? >>>>> There are lots of commands keys combination using shift and command keys >>>>> plus other character, so, instead of pressing three keys together, we can >>>>> only press two keys. >>>>> How could this be done? >>>>> Thank you for any info. >>>>> Nene >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>> >>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>>> >>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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