Blackberry Q5 manual BlackBerry Screen Reader gestures, Task Gesture

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BlackBerry Screen Reader gestures

The BlackBerry Screen Reader uses a combination of gestures that are used in other apps on your BlackBerry device and gestures that are specific to the BlackBerry Screen Reader. Gestures that start at the edges of the screen (such as swiping down from the top to access Settings or swiping up from the bottom to minimize an app) are the same in the Screen Reader app as they are in all other apps. However, there are additional gestures that will help you navigate when the BlackBerry Screen Reader is turned on.

Note: There are also additional gestures used in specific apps, such as the BlackBerry Calendar app, the Phone app, BlackBerry Hub and on the home screen.

Task	Gesture
Set and speak the point of regard	Tap with one finger.
Note: A point of regard can be a field, button, selection
area, link, application, paragraph, sentence, word, title,
image, or any other display feature.
Access Discovery mode	Tap and hold with one finger, then move your finger. The
Note: Discovery mode enables you to interact with points	point of regard is set to the object under your finger.
of regard, such as letters, words, buttons, links, menu
items, and pictures. These points of regard are highlighted
on the display.
Read description of the point of regard	Tap with two fingers.
Activate a point of regard	Double-tap with one finger.
Note: When you activate a point of regard, you are
indicating that you want to interact with that part of the
display.
.
Select an item	Triple-tap with one finger.
Press and hold	Double-tap and hold.
Navigate to the previous or next point of regard	Swipe left with one finger to go to the next point; swipe right
	with one finger to go to the previous point.
Pan or scroll a list	Swipe up with two fingers to scroll toward the top; swipe
	down with two fingers to scroll toward the bottom.
Go to the top or bottom of a display area	Swipe up with two fingers and hold to go to the top; swipe
	down and hold with two fingers to scroll to the bottom.

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