Apple iPad iOS 8.1 - Manual (Page 123)

Appendix A Accessibility 123
Accessibility Shortcut
Use the Accessibility Shortcut. Press the Home button quickly three times to turn any of these
features on or off:
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VoiceOver
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Invert Colors
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Grayscale
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Zoom
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Switch Control
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AssistiveTouch
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Guided Access (The shortcut starts Guided Access if it’s already turned on. See Guided
Access on page 138.)
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Hearing Aid Control (if you have paired Made for iPhone hearing aids)
Choose the features you want to control. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Accessibility
Shortcut, then select the accessibility features you use.
Not so fast. To slow down the triple-click speed, go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
Home-click Speed. (This also slows down double-clicks.)
VoiceOver
VoiceOver describes aloud what appears onscreen, so you can use iPad without seeing it.
VoiceOver tells you about each item on the screen as you select it. The VoiceOver cursor
(a rectangle) encloses the item and VoiceOver speaks its name or describes it.
Touch the screen or drag your finger over it to hear the items on the screen. When you select
text, VoiceOver reads the text. If you turn on Speak Hints, VoiceOver may tell you the name of the
item and provide instructions—for example, “double-tap to open.” To interact with items, such as
buttons and links, use the gestures described in
Learn VoiceOver gestures on page 126.
When you go to a new screen, VoiceOver plays a sound, then selects and speaks the first item
on the screen (typically in the upper-left corner). VoiceOver also lets you know when the display
changes to landscape or portrait orientation, and when the screen becomes dimmed or locked.
Note: VoiceOver speaks in the language specified in Settings > General > Language & Region.
VoiceOver is available in many languages, but not all.
VoiceOver basics
Important: VoiceOver changes the gestures you use to control iPad. When VoiceOver is on, you
must use VoiceOver gestures—even to turn VoiceOver off.
Turn VoiceOver on or off. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver, or use the
Accessibility Shortcut. See
Accessibility Shortcut on page 123.
Explore. Drag your finger over the screen. VoiceOver speaks each item you touch. Lift your finger
to leave an item selected.
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Select an item: Tap it, or lift your finger while dragging over it.
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Select the next or previous item: Swipe right or left with one finger. Item order is left-to-right,
top-to-bottom.