Apple ME178LL/A manual Controlling VoiceOver Using an Apple Wireless Keyboard, VO = Control-Option

Models: ME178LL/A MC544LL/A MD058LL/A

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Pinch apart or together to increase or decrease the selection.

Cut, copy, or paste: Make sure the rotor is set to edit. With text selected, flick up or down to choose Cut, Copy, or Paste, then double-tap.

Undo: Shake iPod touch, flick left or right to choose the action to undo, then double-tap.

Enter an accented character: In standard typing mode, select the plain character, then double-tap and hold until you hear a sound indicating alternate characters have appeared. Drag left or right to select and hear the choices. Release your finger to enter the current selection.

Change the language you’re typing in: Set the rotor to Language, then flick up or down. Choose “default language” to use the language specified in International settings.

Note: The Language rotor appears only if you select more than one language in the VoiceOver Language Rotor setting. See “Setting Up VoiceOver” on page 191.

Controlling VoiceOver Using an Apple Wireless Keyboard

You can control VoiceOver using an Apple Wireless Keyboard paired with iPod touch. See “Using an Apple Wireless Keyboard” on page 37.

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

 

 

Chapter 27    Accessibility

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Apple ME178LL/A Controlling VoiceOver Using an Apple Wireless Keyboard, VoiceOver Keyboard Commands, VO = Control-Option