Nexus 7 Guidebook ACCessibiLiTY 87
Text-to-Speech output. Lets you specify text-to-spe ech en-
gine details and speec h rate.
Touch & hold delay. Lets you adjust th e delay required for th e
tablet to notice that you’re tou ching and holding an i tem (for
example, to move an app to a Home sc reen).
Enhance web accessibility. enable this option to have Chrome -
Vox provide spoken feedbac k as you browse and inter act with
web sites and apps.
To make sure specialized access ibility apps wo rk correctly on
your tablet, be sure to turn o n this option.
navigate the Home screen
note: These instructions a ssume that you have t urned on exp lore
by Touch.
At the bottom of the screen, you ’ll nd thre e Navigation b uttons.
They’re always available. N o matter what you’re doi ng with your
tablet, you can always get b ack to the main Hom e screen or retu rn
to previous screens:
Back. opens the previous scre en you were work ing in, even if i t
was in a different app. onc e you back up to the Home sc reen,
you can’t go back any fur ther in your histor y.
Home. opens Home. if you’re on a lef t or right Home screen ,
this button opens the cen tral Home scree n.
recent apps. opens a list of thumbnail ima ges of apps you’ve
worked with recently. To open an ap p, touch and double -tap.
To remove a thumbnail from the lis t, use two ngers to s wipe
it left or right.
After a short time witho ut getting use d, these butto ns may shrink
to dots or fade away, depending o n the current ap p. To bring them
back, double-ta p in their approxi mate location.