Undo

Shake iPad, 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

Set the rotor to Language, then flick up or down. Choose “default language”

typing in

to use the language specified in International settings. The Language

 

rotor appears only if you select more than one language in the VoiceOver

 

Language Rotor setting. See “Setting up VoiceOver” on page 108.

 

 

Using VoiceOver with Safari

When you search the web in Safari with VoiceOver on, the Search Results rotor items lets you hear the list of suggested search phrases.

Search the web: Select the search field, enter your search, then select Search Results using the rotor. Flick right or left to move down or up the list, then double-tap the screen to search the web using the current search phrase.

Using VoiceOver with Maps

You can use VoiceOver to zoom in or out, select pins, and get information about locations.

Zoom in or out: Select the map, use the rotor to choose zoom mode, then flick up or down to zoom in or out.

Select a pin: Touch a pin, or flick left or right to move from one item to another.

Get information about a location: With a pin selected, double-tap to display the information flag. Flick left or right to select the More Info button, then double-tap to display the information page.

Controlling VoiceOver using an Apple Wireless Keyboard

You can control VoiceOver on iPad using an Apple Wireless Keyboard. See “Using Bluetooth devices” on page 37.

You can use VoiceOver keyboard commands to 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

VO–A

current position

 

 

 

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

VO–Up Arrow or VO–Down Arrow

rotor item

 

 

 

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Apple MD515LL/A Using VoiceOver with Safari, Using VoiceOver with Maps, VoiceOver keyboard commands, VO = Control-Option

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