Drag up or down. To delete a language, tap Edit

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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:

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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 105.

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.

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ME281LL/A, ME997LL/A, MD366EA, ME898LL/A, MD789LL/A specifications

The Apple MD510LL/A, MD528LL/A, MD512LL/A, MD330LL/A, and MD513LL/A represent a suite of devices from Apple that have contributed significantly to the landscape of mobile technology. Each model, while serving similar purposes, has its unique set of features and characteristics that cater to different user needs.

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