Michel Coornaert
Strasbourg, France

Voice Over 10.12

Using YouView with VoiceOver Mac OS 10.12 Sierra


YouView is a free application that can be used to watch YouTube videos. The compatibility of YouView with VoiceOver is very good. YouView may be downloaded for free on YouView web site.

  • Important: for the instructions below, it is assumed that VoiceOver is on and that Quick Nav is off.
    To toggle VoiceOver on or off, press Cmd + F5.
    When VoiceOver is on, press simultaneously the Right and Left arrows to toggle Quick Nav on or off.

  • To search for a video and then launch it:
    Move with Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow and Ctrl + Opt + Left Arrow until hearing "Search search text field", then
    Type your request, for example "elliptic curve" or "Minerva Lectures", then
    Press the Return key, then
    press Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow (3 times) until hearing "Table no selection", then
    slect the video in the list of results by using the Up and Down Arrows, then
    Press the Return key.
    This opens a new window and the video is launched after downloading.

  • To pause video:
    Press Spacebar.
    Press again Spacebar to resume playing.

  • To rewind video:
    Press Opt + Left Arrow.

  • To fast forward video:
    Press Opt + Right Arrow.

  • To stop video and return to the list of results:
    Press the close button with Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.

  • To access the video information window (Author, Title, Date, Views, Run time, Keywords,etc.):
    Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
    Go to "View" with the Right Arrow, then
    Go to "Inspector" with the Down Arrow, then
    Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
    Move in the information window by using Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow and Ctrl + Opt + Left Arrow. Press the Escape key to quit the information window.

  • To access comments:
    Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
    Go to "View" with the Right Arrow, then
    Go to "Comments" with the Down Arrow, then
    Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
    Press Ctrl + Opt + Shift + Down Arrow to interact with the HTML contents, then
    Select the author of the comments by moving with Ctrl + Opt + Down Arrow, then
    Press Ctrl + Opt + Shift + Down Arrow to interact with the group, then
    Press Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow until hearing the comments.
    To quit comments:
    Press Ctrl + Opt + Shift + Up Arrow twice to stop interacting, then
    Go to the Close button by pressing Ctrl + Opt + Left Arrow (3 times), then
    Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.

  • To send information and YouTube link for the selected video:
    Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
    Go to "File" with the Right Arrow, then
    Go to "Simple Email" with the Down Arrow, then
    Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
    Type the recipient address, then
    Send the message (see Using Mail with VoiceOver).

  • To copy the YouTube URL into the clipboard:
    Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
    Go to "Edit" with the Right Arrow, then
    Go to "Copy YouTube URL" with the Down Arrow, then
    Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.

  • To change the way videos are sorted in the list of results:
    Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
    Go to "View" with the Right Arrow, then
    Go to the submenu "Order Results by" with the Down Arrow, then
    Press the right Arrow, then
    Select either "Relevance", or "Published Date", or "ViewCount", or "Rating" by moving with the Down Arrow, then
    Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.

  • To display other videos from the same author:
    Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
    Go to "View" with the Right Arrow, then
    Go to "More videos from author" with the Down Arrow, then
    Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.

  • Some shortcuts:
    To pause or resume: Spacebar
    To rewind: Opt + Left Arrow
    To fast forward: Opt + Right Arrow
    To open information window: Cmd + i
    To open comments window: Cmd + Opt + c
    To send by email: Cmd + e
    To copy YouTube URL: Cmd + Shift + c
    To close window: Cmd + w
    To go to results page: Cmd + p
    To display related videos: Cmd + r
    To quit YouView: Cmd + q

  • VoiceOver Commands

  • To hear the version of YouView on your computer:
    Go to the Menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
    Go to "YouView" with the Right Arrow, then
    Go to "About YouView" with the Down Arrow, then
    Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
    Move with Ctrl + Opt + Left arrow and Ctrl + Opt + Right arrow until hearing the YouView version.

  • YouView Version: 0.6.1


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    • Last Update: August 13, 2017