Apple MF544LL/A, MF519LL/A, MF116LL/A, MF123LL/A, ME860LL/A Point scanning, Settings and adjustments

Tap the selected item. Choose Tap from the menu that appears when you select the item. Or, if you have Auto Tap enabled, just do nothing for three-quarters of a second.

Perform another action. Select any item, then select the action from the menu that appears. If you have Auto Tap turned on, act on your switch within three quarters of a second of selecting an item in order to display a menu of available gestures.

Point scanning

Point scanning lets you select an item on the screen by pinpointing it with scanning crosshairs.

Turn on point scanning. Use item scanning to select Settings from the control menu, then select Item Mode to toggle it to Point Mode. The vertical crosshair appears when you close the menu.

Return to item scanning. Select Settings from the control menu, then select Point Mode to toggle it to Item Mode.

Settings and adjustments

Adjust basic settings. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control, where you can:

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Turn off auto scanning (if you’ve added a “Move to Next Item” switch)

Adjust the scanning interval

Set scanning to pause on the first item in a group

Choose how many times to cycle through the screen before hiding Switch Control

Turn Auto Tap on or off and set the interval for performing a second switch action to show the control menu

Set whether a movement action is repeated when you hold down a switch, and how long to wait before repeating

Set whether and how long you need to hold a switch down before it’s accepted as a switch action

Have Switch Control ignore accidental repeated switch triggers Adjust the point scanning speed

Turn on sound effects or speech

Select the items you want to see in the menu

Make the selection cursor larger or a different color

Set whether items should be grouped while item scanning

Save custom gestures that you can choose from the Action portion of the control menu

Fine-tune Switch Control. Choose Settings from the control menu to:

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Adjust scanning speed

Change the location of the control menu

Switch between item scan mode and point scan mode Choose whether point scan mode displays crosshairs or a grid Reverse the scanning direction

Turn sound or speech accompaniment on or off Turn off groups to scan items one at a time

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