You can also use the “mouse grid” command to quickly move your mouse to a specific point on a display. For example, “B” or “Bravo” are both valid for the display that is assigned that letter. To do that, use the alphabet or NATO phonetic in your command. While you are using the grid overlay on a screen, you can quickly switch to another display. These include number and grid overlays that, in the past, you could only use on the primary display. New! You can now use all voice access features on multiple displays. You can always choose a different language from Settings > Language on the voice access bar. You can still use voice access in English (US). You might not find a speech model that matches your display language.
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