Apple MC982LL/A manual Controlling VoiceOver Using an Apple Wireless Keyboard, VO = Control-Option

Controlling VoiceOver Using an Apple Wireless Keyboard

You can control VoiceOver using an Apple Wireless Keyboard paired with iPad. See “Using Bluetooth Devices” on page 43.

The VoiceOver keyboard commands let you navigate the screen, select items, read screen contents, adjust the rotor, and perform other VoiceOver actions. All the keyboard commands (except one) include Control-Option, abbreviated in the table below as “VO.”

VoiceOver Help speaks keys or keyboard commands as you type them. You can use VoiceOver Help to learn the keyboard layout and the actions associated with key combinations.

VoiceOver Keyboard Commands

VO = Control-Option

Read all, starting from the current position	VO–A
Read from the top	VO–B
Move to the status bar	VO–M
Press the Home button	VO–H
Select the next or previous item	VO–Right Arrow or VO–Left Arrow
Tap an item	VO–Space bar
Double-tap with two fingers	VO–”-”
Choose the next or previous rotor item	VO–Up Arrow or VO–Down Arrow
Choose the next or previous speech rotor item	VO–Command–Left Arrow or VO–Command–
	Right Arrow
Adjust speech rotor item	VO–Command–Up Arrow or VO–Command–
	Down Arrow
Mute or unmute VoiceOver	VO–S
Turn the screen curtain on or off	VO–Shift-S
Turn on VoiceOver help	VO–K
Return to the previous screen, or turn off	Escape
VoiceOver help

Quick Nav

Turn on Quick Nav to control VoiceOver using the arrow keys. Quick Nav is off by default.

Turn Quick Nav on or off	Left Arrow–Right Arrow
Select the next or previous item	Right Arrow or Left Arrow
Select the next or previous item specified	Up Arrow or Down Arrow
by the rotor setting

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