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.

Use four-finger gestures to select the first or last element on a screen.

ÂÂ Select the first element on a screen: Flick up with four fingers.

ÂÂ Select the last element on a screen: Flick down with four fingers.

“Tap” a selected item when VoiceOver is turned on: Double-tap anywhere on the screen.

“Double-tap” a selected item when VoiceOver is turned on: Triple-tap anywhere on the screen.

Speak the text of an element, character-by-character or word-by-word: With the element selected, flick up or down with one finger. Flick down to read the next character, or flick up to read the previous character. Use phonetics to have VoiceOver also speak a word beginning with the character being spoken. See “Setting Up VoiceOver” on page 231.

Twist the rotor control to have VoiceOver read word-by-word.

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 Web 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.

 

 

 

 

Unlock iPhone: Select the Unlock switch, then double-tap the screen.

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Apple MD196LL/A, MC603LL/A, MC610LL/A, MC603C/A Using VoiceOver, Twist the rotor control to have VoiceOver read word-by-word

MC603C/A, MC609LL/A, MC606LL/A, MC678LL/A, MC603LL/A specifications

The Apple MD128LL/A, MC679LL/A, MC608LL/A, MD127LL/A, and MC605LL/A are renowned models from Apple's extensive lineup of devices, primarily comprising MacBook Pro and MacBook Air systems. Each of these models showcases Apple's commitment to innovation, reliability, and performance, catering to a broad range of users, from everyday consumers to professionals requiring high-powered computing.

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