User GuideSettings and options

Task

Gesture

 

 

Change the text or web content size

Swipe up with one finger while in the content to increase

 

the size; swipe down with one finger while in the content to

 

decrease the size.

 

 

Move left, right, up, or down

Swipe left, right, up, or down with three fingers.

 

 

Stop the BlackBerry Screen Reader from reading that point

Swipe down and then to the left with one finger.

of focus

 

 

 

Perform the default action of the application (such as take a

Double-tap with two fingers.

picture with the Camera app, or start and stop a video in the

 

Video app)

 

 

 

Mute the BlackBerry Screen Reader

Swipe down and to the left with two fingers.

 

 

Read the time and date

Quickly swipe down and then slide up with one finger.

 

 

Read the status bar information (including battery and radio

Quickly swipe up and then slide down with one finger.

connectivity)

 

 

 

Using BlackBerry Screen Reader Quick Settings mode

With the Quick Settings mode, you can change frequently changed settings and access additional BlackBerry Screen Reader features. When you enter Quick Settings mode, you have 3 seconds to complete a task. If you don't complete a task, the device automatically exits the mode, and vibrates briefly to notify you. When you enter Quick Settings mode, a vertical list of tasks appears. You can use the following gestures to interact with the list.

Task

Gesture

 

 

Access Quick Settings mode

Swipe down and to the right with one finger

 

 

Select an item

Tap with one finger. After the selection is made, the device

 

exits Quick Settings mode.

 

 

Switch on or switch off an item

Tap with one finger to turn on or turn off the switch. After 3

 

seconds, the device automatically exits Quick Settings

 

mode.

 

 

Select an item from a list

Tap with one finger to move between the choices. Each tap

 

moves you to the next choice. When you get to the last item

 

in the list, the next tap returns to the top of the list. After 3

 

seconds, the device automatically exits Quick Settings

 

mode.

 

 

Select an item from a list using Discovery mode

Tap and hold with one finger. Drag the finger up or down the

 

list, then tap with a second finger to select a list item. The

 

device does not automatically exit Quick Settings mode.

 

 

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Blackberry Z10 manual Using BlackBerry Screen Reader Quick Settings mode, Select an item from a list