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Using Dashboard with VoiceOver
Mac OS 10.14 Mojave
Dashboard is an application included in Mac OS 10.14 Mojave
containing certain mini-applications called "widgets".
Some widgets such as "Calculator", "Translation", "Unit Converter" and "Weather"
are already pre-installed.
Other widgets may be added.
One encounters accessibility issues with some widgets.
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.
Important: Dashboard is disabled by default on Mac OS 10.14 Mojave.
To enable Dashboard on Mac OS 10.14 Mojave, proceed as follows:
Go to the Apple menu by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to
"System Preferences…" with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Go to the menu bar by pressing Ctrl + Opt + m, then
Go to "View" with the Right Arrow, then
Go to "Mission Control"
with the Down arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar, then
Press a few times Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow until hearing "Dashboard", then
Press again Ctrl + Opt + Right Arrow, then
Select
"As Overlay" in the pop up button
by moving with the Down Arrow, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.
To open or close Dashboard:
Press F12 (on Macbook Fn + F12).
To open a widget:
Press Ctrl + Opt + F2 (on Macbook Fn + Ctrl + Opt + F2) twice to access the Dashboard menu, then
Select the widget by moving with the arrows, then
Press Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar.
To close a widget:
Press Ctrl + Opt + Cmd + Escape (on Macbook Fn + Ctrl + Opt + Cmd + Escape), then
Press the Return key.
One can suppress widgets in the Finder application
(see Using Finder).
The widgets are located in the Widgets folder of the main Library folder.
Additional widgets may be downloaded from
Apple Dashboard's Download page.
VoiceOver Commands
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Last Update: February 20, 2019