Accessibility on macOS.; 2 minutes to read; In this article. This page describes how to use the macOS Accessibility APIs to build apps according to the accessibility checklist. Refer to the Android accessibility and iOS accessibility pages for other platform APIs. You can use the Accessibility Options shortcut panel to quickly turn some options on or off. To select the options that are included in the panel, choose Apple menu System Preferences, click Accessibility, then click Shortcut. Open the Shortcut pane for me. In some apps, you can have your Mac speak text by choosing Edit Speech Start Speaking. You can use the Accessibility Options shortcut panel to quickly turn some options on or off. To select the options that are included in the panel, choose Apple menu System Preferences, click Accessibility, then click Shortcut. Open the Shortcut pane for me. In some apps, you can have your Mac speak text by choosing Edit Speech Start Speaking.
Mac helps you find your focus so you can think big. Because it’s built with neurodiversity in mind. Text to Speech adds auditory reinforcement to what you’re reading. Word Completion helps boost word-building skills. And Dark Mode makes it easier to focus on the task at hand.
Text to SpeechGo from written word to spoken word.
If you learn better when you can hear what you’re reading or writing, Text to Speech can help by adding an auditory component to books, websites, or homework assignments. Highlight any text and hear it read aloud in more than 70 voices across 42 languages. You can even adjust the speaking rate.
Hover TextGet a quick size boost of what you’re reading.
Hover Text makes it easier to view text on your display. Just hover over any text with your cursor and press Command. You’ll get a dedicated window with a large, high-resolution version of your selection. You can even choose the fonts and colors that work best for you.
Dark ModeLet your content take center screen.
Dark Mode transforms the desktop and built-in apps with a dark color scheme that helps you focus on your work.1 The fine points of your content take center screen as toolbars and menus recede into the background. Light text against darker backdrops in Mail, Safari Reader, Calendar, and more makes everything easier to read in low lighting conditions.
SiriAll you have to do is ask. Or type.
If you prefer to communicate by typing, you can set Siri to “Type to Siri” mode to request web searches, send messages, track down documents, set reminders, or even turn on your go-to accessibility settings.2
Word CompletionLet Mac finish what you started.
To help with vocabulary and word-building skills, macOS provides word completion in apps like TextEdit and Pages. After typing just a few letters, press the F5 key and macOS suggests words. Select the word you want, and macOS completes it for you.
DictionaryFind even more meaning in your Mac.
If you have a question about a word or phrase, just look it up in the built-in Dictionary app — from anywhere in macOS. Get quick access to definitions and synonyms that help with grammar, spelling, and pronunciation.
![]() SpeechCommunicate the way that’s right for you.
FaceTime lets you communicate visually, whether through the use of sign language, gestures, or facial expressions.3 iMessage lets you chat with others via text. And Text to Speech lets you hear words read aloud to help with expressive speech development — or even communicates for you by speaking the words you type.
ResourcesSupport
Find detailed guides and support articles on the accessibility features of Apple products.
Learn more at Apple Accessibility Support
The Apple Support Communities are an international user to user technical support forum. As a man from Mexico, Spanish is my native tongue. I do not speak English very well, however, I do write in English with the aid of the Mac OS X spelling and grammar checks. I also live in a culture perhaps very very different from your own. When offering advice in the ASC, my comments are not meant to be anything more than helpful and certainly not to be taken as insults.
Did you download the apps directly to your iPad? Have you transferred those purchases from the iPad to the Macs? If not, then no they will not be showing in the Apps library in iTunes on the Macs.
Otherwise you can set up iTunes on your Macs to automatically download the content that you buy directly on your iPad, when the Macs are online and you open the iTunes app. Open iTunes on your Mac, sign into your Apple ID for iTunes and go to Prefences/Store. In Automatic Downloads choose the content that you want iTunes to automatically download; music, apps and books. Then check the option Always check for available downloads.
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You can set up the iPad to also automatically download content that you buy with iTunes on your Macs in Settings/Store.
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