Use VoiceOver to find text formatting issues on Mac
In apps like Mail and TextEdit, you can use the Text Checker for VoiceOver to proofread text you’ve written for common formatting issues such as misspelled words, mistakenly capitalized letters, and duplicate spaces.
Note: VO represents the VoiceOver modifier that you press with additional keys to enter VoiceOver commands. By default, you can press Control and Option together or just press Caps Lock.
Start the Text Checker for VoiceOver
Go to VoiceOver Utility (press VO-Fn-F8 when VoiceOver is on).
Click the Commands category, then select Option Key.
Press Right Option-D (by default) to start the Text Checker.
You can change the modifier and keyboard key combination you use to open the Text Checker. See Customize key commands and trackpad gestures for VoiceOver.
Find text issues
Press VO-Shift-Down Arrow to interact with an editable text area.
Start the Text Checker, then do any of the following:
Use the Right and Left Arrow keys to move between the Misspelled, Whitespace, and Capitalization menus.
Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to navigate the text issues in each category.
Press Return to jump to an issue in the text and correct it.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to navigate to and fix any remaining issues. After you correct an issue, it’s no longer listed in the Text Checker menus.
You can also assign Find Next Text Issue and Find Previous Text Issue commands to VoiceOver keys or gestures. See Customize key commands and trackpad gestures for VoiceOver.
To change how VoiceOver announces misspelled words, go to VoiceOver Utility (press VO-Fn-F8 when VoiceOver is on), click Verbosity, then click Text.
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