Open an app, toggle a switch, or tap an item. Select the item, then
Adjust a slider. Select the slider, then swipe up or down with one finger.
Use a standard gesture.
Scroll a list or area of the screen. Swipe up or down with three fingers.
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Scroll continuously through a list:
Use the list index: Some lists have an alphabetical index along the right side. You can’t select the index by swiping between
Reorder a list: You can change the order of items in some lists, such as the Rotor items in
Accessibility settings. Select to the right side of an item,
Open Notification Center. Select any item in the status bar, then swipe down with three fingers. To dismiss, do a
Open Control Center. Select any item in the status bar, then swipe up with three fingers. To dismiss Control Center, do a
Switch apps. Press the Home button twice to see what’s running, then swipe left or right with one finger to select and
Rearrange your Home screen. Select an icon on the Home screen,
Speak iPad status information. Tap the status bar at the top of the screen, then swipe left or right to hear information about the time, battery state,
Speak notifications. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver and turn on Speak Notifications. Notifications, including the text of incoming text messages, are spoken as they occur, even if iPad is locked. Unacknowledged notifications are repeated when you unlock iPad.
Turn the screen curtain on or off.
Learn VoiceOver gestures
When VoiceOver is on, standard touchscreen gestures have different effects, and additional gestures let you move around the screen and control individual items. VoiceOver gestures include
You can use different techniques to enter a particular VoiceOver gesture. For example, you can perform a
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