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Use iPad with VoiceOver, Use a larger VoiceOver cursor., Adjust the speaking voice., Unlock iPad.

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•• Speak the text of the selected item: Set the rotor to characters or words, then swipe down or up with one finger. •• Turn spoken hints on or off: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Speak Hints. •• Use phonetic spelling: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Phonetic Feedback. •• Speak the entire screen from the top: Swipe up with two fingers. •• Speak from the current item to the bottom of the screen: Swipe down with two fingers. •• Pause speaking: Tap once with two fingers. Tap again with two fingers to resume. Speaking resumes when you select another item. •• Mute VoiceOver: Double-tap with three fingers. Repeat to unmute. If you're using an external keyboard, press the Control key. •• Silence sound effects: Turn off Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Use Sound Effects. Use a larger VoiceOver cursor. Turn on Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Large Cursor. Adjust the speaking voice. You can adjust the characteristics of the VoiceOver speaking voice to make it easier for you to understand: •• Change the speaking volume: Use the volume buttons on iPad. You can also add volume to the rotor and swipe up and down to adjust; see Use the VoiceOver rotor on page 109. •• Change the speaking rate: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver and drag the Speaking Rate slider. You can also add Speech Rate to the rotor, then swipe up or down to adjust. •• Use pitch change: VoiceOver uses a higher pitch when speaking the first item of a group (such as a list or table) and a lower pitch when speaking the last item of a group. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Use Pitch Change. •• Speak punctuation: Set the rotor to Punctuation, then swipe up or down to to select how much you want to hear. •• Change the language for iPad: Go to Settings > General > International > Language. VoiceOver pronunciation of some languages is affected by Settings > General > International > Region Format. •• Change pronunciation: Set the rotor to Language, then swipe up or down. Language is available in the rotor only if you select more than one pronunciation at Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Languages & Dialects. •• Choose which pronunciations are available in the rotor: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Languages & Dialects. To adjust the voice quality or speaking rate for each language, tap next to the language. To change the order of the languages, drag up or down. To delete a language, tap Edit. •• Set the default dialect for the current iPad language: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Languages & Dialects. •• Change the basic reading voice: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Use Compact Voice. Use iPad with VoiceOver Unlock iPad. Press either the Home button or the Sleep/Wake button, swipe to select the Unlock slide, then double-tap the screen. Enter your passcode silently. To avoid having your passcode spoken as you enter it, use handwriting to enter it; see Write with your finger on page 110. Appendix A Accessibility 106

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Appendix A
Accessibility
106
•
Speak the text of the selected item:
Set the rotor to characters or words, then swipe down or up
with one finger.
•
Turn spoken hints on or off:
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Speak Hints.
•
Use phonetic spelling:
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Phonetic Feedback.
•
Speak the entire screen from the top:
Swipe up with two fingers.
•
Speak from the current item to the bottom of the screen:
Swipe down with two fingers.
•
Pause speaking:
Tap once with two fingers. Tap again with two fingers to resume. Speaking
resumes when you select another item.
•
Mute VoiceOver:
Double-tap with three fingers. Repeat to unmute. If you’re using an external
keyboard, press the Control key.
•
Silence sound effects:
Turn off Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Use Sound Effects.
Use a larger VoiceOver cursor.
Turn on Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver >
Large Cursor.
Adjust the speaking voice.
You can adjust the characteristics of the VoiceOver speaking voice to
make it easier for you to understand:
•
Change the speaking volume:
Use the volume buttons on iPad. You can also add volume to the
rotor and swipe up and down to adjust; see
Use the VoiceOver rotor
on page 109.
•
Change the speaking rate:
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver and drag
the Speaking Rate slider. You can also add Speech Rate to the rotor, then swipe up or down
to adjust.
•
Use pitch change:
VoiceOver uses a higher pitch when speaking the first item of a group (such
as a list or table) and a lower pitch when speaking the last item of a group. Go to Settings >
General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Use Pitch Change.
•
Speak punctuation:
Set the rotor to Punctuation, then swipe up or down to to select how
much you want to hear.
•
Change the language for iPad:
Go to Settings > General > International > Language. VoiceOver
pronunciation of some languages is affected by Settings > General > International >
Region Format.
•
Change pronunciation:
Set the rotor to Language, then swipe up or down. Language is
available in the rotor only if you select more than one pronunciation at Settings > General >
Accessibility > VoiceOver > Languages & Dialects.
•
Choose which pronunciations are available in the rotor:
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
VoiceOver > Languages & Dialects. To adjust the voice quality or speaking rate for each language,
tap
next to the language. To change the order of the languages, drag
up or down. To
delete a language, tap Edit.
•
Set the default dialect for the current iPad language:
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
VoiceOver > Languages & Dialects.
•
Change the basic reading voice:
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver >
Use Compact Voice.
Use iPad with VoiceOver
Unlock iPad.
Press either the Home button or the Sleep/Wake button, swipe to select the Unlock
slide, then double-tap the screen.
Enter your passcode silently.
To avoid having your passcode spoken as you enter it, use
handwriting to enter it; see
Write with your finger
on page 110.