User Guide

Settings and options

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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Blackberry Z30 manual BlackBerry Screen Reader gestures, Task Gesture