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Learning VoiceOver gestures, Tap the selected item when VoiceOver is

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"Tap" the selected item when VoiceOver is on: Double-tap anywhere on the screen. "Double-tap" the selected item when VoiceOver is on Adjust a slider Scroll a list or area of the screen Use a list index Reorder a list Rearrange the Home screen Turn the screen curtain on or off Unlock iPhone Triple-tap anywhere on the screen. With a single finger, flick up to increase the setting or down to decrease the setting. VoiceOver announces the setting as you adjust it. Flick up or down with three fingers. Flick down to page down through the list or screen, or flick up to page up. When paging through a list, VoiceOver speaks the range of items displayed (for example, "showing rows 5 through 10"). You can also scroll continuously through a list, instead of paging through it. Double-tap and hold. When you hear a series of tones, you can move your finger up or down to scroll the list. Continuous scrolling stops when you lift your finger. Some lists have an alphabetical index along the right side. The index can't be selected by flicking between elements; you must touch the index directly to select it. With the index selected, flick up or down to move along the index. You can also double-tap, then slide your finger up or down. Some lists, such as Favorites in Phone, and Rotor and Language Rotor in Accessibility settings can be reordered. Select on the right side of an item, double-tap and hold until you hear a sound, then drag up or down. VoiceOver speaks the item you've moved above or below, depending on the direction you're dragging. On the Home screen, select the icon you want to move. Double-tap and hold the icon, then drag it. VoiceOver speaks the row and column position as you drag the icon. Release the icon when it's in the location you want. You can drag additional icons. Drag an item to the left or right edge of the screen to move it to a different page of the Home screen. When you finish, press the Home button . Triple-tap with three fingers. When the screen curtain is on, the screen contents are active even though the display is turned off. Select the Unlock switch, then double-tap the screen. Learning VoiceOver gestures When VoiceOver is turned on, the standard touchscreen gestures have different effects. These and some additional gestures let you move around the screen and control individual elements when they're selected. VoiceOver gestures include two- and three-fingers gestures to tap or flick. For best results when using two- and three-finger gestures, relax and let your fingers touch the screen with some space between them. You can use standard gestures when VoiceOver is turned on, by double-tapping and holding your finger on the screen. A series of tones indicates that normal gestures are in force. They remain in effect until you lift your finger. Then VoiceOver gestures resume. You can use different techniques to enter VoiceOver gestures. For example, you can enter a two-finger tap using two fingers from one hand, or one finger from each hand. You can also use your thumbs. Many find the "split-tap" gesture especially effective: instead of selecting an item and double-tapping, you can touch and hold an item with one finger, then tap the screen with another finger. Try different techniques to discover which works best for you. If your gestures don't work, try quicker movements, especially for double-tapping and flicking gestures. To flick, try quickly brushing the screen with your finger or fingers. When VoiceOver is turned on, the VoiceOver Practice button appears, which gives you a chance to practice VoiceOver gestures before proceeding. 130 Chapter 31 Accessibility

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“Tap” the selected item when VoiceOver is on:
Double-tap anywhere on the screen.
“Double-tap” the selected item
when VoiceOver is on
Triple-tap anywhere on the screen.
Adjust a slider
With a single finger, flick up to increase the setting or down to decrease the
setting. VoiceOver announces the setting as you adjust it.
Scroll a list or area of the screen
Flick up or down with three fingers. Flick down to page down through the
list or screen, or flick up to page up. When paging through a list, VoiceOver
speaks the range of items displayed (for example, “showing rows 5 through
10”). You can also scroll continuously through a list, instead of paging
through it. Double-tap and hold. When you hear a series of tones, you can
move your finger up or down to scroll the list. Continuous scrolling stops
when you lift your finger.
Use a list index
Some lists have an alphabetical index along the right side. The index can’t
be selected by flicking between elements; you must touch the index
directly to select it. With the index selected, flick up or down to move along
the index. You can also double-tap, then slide your finger up or down.
Reorder a list
Some lists, such as Favorites in Phone, and Rotor and Language Rotor in
Accessibility settings can be reordered. Select
on the right side of an
item, double-tap and hold until you hear a sound, then drag up or down.
VoiceOver speaks the item you’ve moved above or below, depending on
the direction you’re dragging.
Rearrange the Home screen
On the Home screen, select the icon you want to move. Double-tap and
hold the icon, then drag it. VoiceOver speaks the row and column position
as you drag the icon. Release the icon when it’s in the location you want.
You can drag additional icons. Drag an item to the left or right edge of the
screen to move it to a different page of the Home screen. When you finish,
press the Home button
.
Turn the screen curtain on or off
Triple-tap with three fingers. When the screen curtain is on, the screen
contents are active even though the display is turned off.
Unlock iPhone
Select the Unlock switch, then double-tap the screen.
Learning VoiceOver gestures
When VoiceOver is turned on, the standard touchscreen gestures have different effects. These and
some additional gestures let you move around the screen and control individual elements when
they’re selected. VoiceOver gestures include two- and three-fingers gestures to tap or flick. For
best results when using two- and three-finger gestures, relax and let your fingers touch the screen
with some space between them.
You can use standard gestures when VoiceOver is turned on, by double-tapping and holding your
finger on the screen. A series of tones indicates that normal gestures are in force. They remain in
effect until you lift your finger. Then VoiceOver gestures resume.
You can use different techniques to enter VoiceOver gestures. For example, you can enter a
two-finger tap using two fingers from one hand, or one finger from each hand. You can also use
your thumbs. Many find the “split-tap” gesture especially effective: instead of selecting an item
and double-tapping, you can touch and hold an item with one finger, then tap the screen with
another finger. Try different techniques to discover which works best for you.
If your gestures don’t work, try quicker movements, especially for double-tapping and flicking
gestures. To flick, try quickly brushing the screen with your finger or fingers. When VoiceOver is
turned on, the VoiceOver Practice button appears, which gives you a chance to practice VoiceOver
gestures before proceeding.
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