Strangely at the start when I started using Mac, I also wondered why not a shortcut just to mute VoiceOver for some time. Orca and NVDA have it and I believe Jaws too. It is a good utility function indeed. Regards.
> On 16 Nov 2025, at 10:29 PM, Bradford Snyder <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, but he was asking for a keyboard command. > > - Brad - > > > > On Nov 16, 2025, at 10:54, Krishnakant Mane <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can turn the trackpad commands on and then do a triple finger double tap > to mute just VoiceOver. > Repeat to unmute. > I assume you know that VO + two finger clockwise turns trackpad commands on > and anti clockwise turns them off. > Regards. > >> On 16 Nov 2025, at 8:39 PM, Brad Snyder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> CMD + F5, will toggle voiceover off/on. >> This will neither fix muted speech or muted system volume. >> >> - Brad - >> >> On Nov 16, 2025, at 08:18, 'Emma May' via MacVisionaries >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi there should already bye one. It is command f 5 but also if your >> keyboard is like mine from the top line from the very right there is the on >> off and touch finger button, then volume up then volume down and then volume >> mute. Hope that helps love emma >> >>> On 16 Nov 2025, at 14:02, Paul Hopewell <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I am running the latest Ventura on my 1997 iMac. I cannot see the screen >>> and so am totally reliant on VoiceOver. >>> Can I set up a keyboard shortcut to toggle speech on and off, like the 3 >>> finger double tap on IOS? >>> Ocasionally speech becomes muted by hitting the wrong keyboard keys and I >>> have to seek sighted help to get VO working again. >>> I recall setting up such a keyboard shortcut in the past but I seem to have >>> deleted it. >>> Many thanks … Paul Hopewell >>> >>> -- >>> 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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