Support for braille displays – Apple iPhone iOS 8.4 User Manual
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Appendix A
Accessibility
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Text editing
Use these commands (with Quick Nav turned off) to work with text. VoiceOver reads the text as
you move the insertion point.
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Go forward or back one character: Right Arrow or Left Arrow
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Go forward or back one word: Option–Right Arrow or Option–Left Arrow
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Go up or down one line: Up Arrow or Down Arrow
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Go to the beginning or end of the line: Command–Left Arrow or Command–Down Arrow
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Go to the beginning or end of the paragraph: Option–Up Arrow or Option–Down Arrow
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Go to the previous or next paragraph: Option–Up Arrow or Option–Down Arrow
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Go to the top or bottom of the text field: Command–Up Arrow or Command–Down Arrow
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Select text as you move: Shift + any of the insertion point movement commands above
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Select all text: Command–A
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Copy, cut, or paste the selected text: Command–C, Command–X, or Command–V
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Undo or redo last change: Command–Z or Shift–Command–Z
Support for braille displays
You can use a Bluetooth braille display to read VoiceOver output, and you can use a braille
display with input keys and other controls to control iPhone when VoiceOver is turned on. For a
list of supported braille displays, see
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Connect a braille display. Turn on the display, then go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on
Bluetooth. Then, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille and choose
the display.
Adjust Braille settings. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille, where
you can:
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Choose contracted, uncontracted 8-dot, or uncontracted 6-dot braille input or output
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Turn on the status cell and choose its location
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Turn on Nemeth code for equations
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Display the onscreen keyboard
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Choose to have the page turned automatically when panning
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Change the braille translation from Unified English
For information about common braille commands for VoiceOver navigation, and for information
specific to certain displays,
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Set the language for VoiceOver. Go to Settings > General > Language & Region.
If you change the language for iPhone, you may need to reset the language for VoiceOver and
your braille display.