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Using VoiceOver, Select items on the screen, Speak the text of the selected element

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Change the language for iPhone Skip images while navigating Speak notifications when you unlock iPhone Go to Settings > General > International > Language. Some languages may be affected by the Region Local setting in Settings > General > International > Region Format. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Navigate Images. You can choose to skip all images or only those without descriptions. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Speak Notifications. If this is off, iPhone speaks only the time when you unlock it. Using VoiceOver Select items on the screen: Drag your finger over the screen. VoiceOver identifies each element as you touch it. You can move systematically from one element to the next by flicking left or right with a single finger. Elements are selected from left-to-right, top-to-bottom. Flick right to go to the next element, or flick left to go to the previous element. Enable vertical navigation Add Vertical Navigation to the rotor, use the rotor to select it, then swipe up or down to move to the item above or below. See "Using the VoiceOver rotor control" on page 132. Select the first or last element on the screen Flick up or down with four fingers. Unlock iPhone Select the Unlock button, then double-tap the screen. Select an item by name Triple-tap with two fingers anywhere on the screen to open the Item Chooser. Then type a name in the search field, or flick right or left to move through the list alphabetically, or tap the table index to the right of the list and flick up or down to move quickly through the list of items. Change the name of a screen item Tap and hold with two fingers anywhere on the screen. so it's easier to find Speak the text of the selected element: Flick down or up with one finger to read the next or previous word or character (twist the rotor control to choose characters or words). You can include the phonetic spelling. See "Setting up VoiceOver" on page 128. Stop speaking an item Tap once with two fingers. Tap again with two fingers to resume speaking. Speaking automatically resumes when you select another item. Change the speaking volume Use the volume buttons on iPhone, or add volume to the rotor and swipe up and down to adjust. See "Using the VoiceOver rotor control" on page 132. Mute VoiceOver Double-tap with three fingers. Double-tap again with three fingers to turn speaking back on. To turn off only VoiceOver sounds, set the Ring/Silent switch to Silent. If an external keyboard is connected, you can also press the Control key on the keyboard to mute or unmute VoiceOver. Use the compact reading voice iOS 5 includes a new reading voice that is automatically downloaded to iPhone. If you prefer the original voice, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Use Compact Voice. Speak the entire screen from the top Flick up with two fingers. Speak from the current item to the Flick down with two fingers. bottom of the screen Speak the iPhone status information Tap the top of the screen to hear such information as the time, battery life, Wi-Fi signal strength, and more. Chapter 31 Accessibility 129

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Change the language for iPhone
Go to Settings > General > International > Language. Some languages
may be affected by the Region Local setting in Settings > General >
International > Region Format.
Skip images while navigating
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Navigate Images.
You can choose to skip all images or only those without descriptions.
Speak notifications when you
unlock iPhone
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Speak Notifications.
If this is off, iPhone speaks only the time when you unlock it.
Using VoiceOver
Select items on the screen:
Drag your finger over the screen. VoiceOver identifies each element
as you touch it. You can move systematically from one element to the next by flicking left or right
with a single finger. Elements are selected from left-to-right, top-to-bottom. Flick right to go to the
next element, or flick left to go to the previous element.
Enable vertical navigation
Add Vertical Navigation to the rotor, use the rotor to select it, then swipe
up or down to move to the item above or below. See “Using the VoiceOver
rotor control” on page 132.
Select the first or last element
on the screen
Flick up or down with four fingers.
Unlock iPhone
Select the Unlock button, then double-tap the screen.
Select an item by name
Triple-tap with two fingers anywhere on the screen to open the Item
Chooser. Then type a name in the search field, or flick right or left to move
through the list alphabetically, or tap the table index to the right of the list
and flick up or down to move quickly through the list of items.
Change the name of a screen item
so it’s easier to find
Tap and hold with two fingers anywhere on the screen.
Speak the text of the selected element:
Flick down or up with one finger to read the next or
previous word or character (twist the rotor control to choose characters or words). You can include
the phonetic spelling. See “Setting up VoiceOver” on page 128.
Stop speaking an item
Tap once with two fingers. Tap again with two fingers to resume speaking.
Speaking automatically resumes when you select another item.
Change the speaking volume
Use the volume buttons on iPhone, or add volume to the rotor and swipe
up and down to adjust. See “Using the VoiceOver rotor control” on page 132.
Mute VoiceOver
Double-tap with three fingers. Double-tap again with three fingers to turn
speaking back on. To turn off only VoiceOver sounds, set the Ring/Silent
switch to Silent. If an external keyboard is connected, you can also press the
Control key on the keyboard to mute or unmute VoiceOver.
Use the compact reading voice
iOS 5 includes a new reading voice that is automatically downloaded
to iPhone. If you prefer the original voice, go to Settings > General >
Accessibility > VoiceOver > Use Compact Voice.
Speak the entire screen from
the top
Flick up with two fingers.
Speak from the current item to the
bottom of the screen
Flick down with two fingers.
Speak the iPhone status
information
Tap the top of the screen to hear such information as the time, battery life,
Wi-Fi signal strength, and more.
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Accessibility