Apple Ipad Ios7 User Guide

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Use a table index to skip through a long list. Select the table index to the right of the table (for 
example, next to your Contacts list or in the VoiceOver Item Chooser), then write the letter.
Set the rotor to a web browsing element type. Write the first letter of a page element type. For 
example, write “l” to have up or down swipes skip to links, or “h” to skip to headings.
Exit handwriting mode. Turn the rotor to a different selection.
Read math equations
VoiceOver...

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Follow a road. Hold your finger down on the road, wait until you hear “pause to follow,” then 
move your finger along the road while listening to the guide tone. The pitch increases when you 
stray from the road.
Select a pin. Touch a pin, or swipe left or right to select the pin. 
Get information about a location. With a pin selected, double-tap to display the information 
flag. Swipe left or right to select the More Info button, then double-tap to display the...

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 •Change the label of the selected item:  VO–/
 •Double-tap with two fingers:  VO–”-”
 •Adjust the rotor:  Use Quick Nav (see below)
 •Swipe up or down:  VO–Up Arrow or VO–Down Arrow
 •Adjust the speech rotor:  VO–Command–Left Arrow or VO–Command–Right Arrow
 •Adjust the setting specified by the speech rotor:  VO–Command–Up Arrow or VO–Command–
Down Arrow
 •Turn the screen curtain on or off:  VO–Shift–S
 •Return to the previous screen:  Escape
 •Switch apps:  Command–Tab...

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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.
 •Go forward or back one character:  Right Arrow or Left Arrow
 •Go forward or back one word:  Option–Right Arrow or Option–Left Arrow
 •Go up or down one line:  Up Arrow or Down Arrow
 •Go to the beginning or end of the line:  Command–Left Arrow or Command–Down Arrow
 •Go to the beginning or end of the paragraph:  Option–Up Arrow or...

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 •The screen display is turned off
 •The current line contains additional text to the left
 •The current line contains additional text to the right
Set the leftmost or rightmost cell to display status information. Go to Settings > General > 
Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille > Status Cell, then tap Left or Right.
See an expanded description of the status cell. On your braille display, press the status cell’s 
router button.
Siri
With Siri, you can do things such as...

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Speak Auto-Text
Speak Auto-text speaks the text corrections and suggestions iPad makes when you type.
Turn Speak Auto-text on or off. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speak Auto-text.
Speak Auto-text also works with VoiceOver and Zoom.
Large, bold, and high-contrast text
Display larger text in apps such as Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, and Notes. Go to 
Settings > General > Accessibility > Larger Text, where you can turn on Larger Dynamic Type and 
adjust...

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Subtitles and closed captions
The Videos app includes an Alternate Track button  you can tap to choose subtitles and 
captions offered by the video you’re watching. Standard subtitles and captions are usually listed, 
but if you prefer special accessible captions, such as subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 
(SDH), you can set iPad to list them instead if they’re available.
Prefer accessible subtitles and closed captions for the hard of hearing in the list of...

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Start a Guided Access session. Open the app you want to run, then triple-click the Home button. 
Adjust settings for the session, then click Start.
 •Disable app controls and areas of the app screen:  Circle any part of the screen you want to 
disable. Use the handles to adjust the area.
 •Enable the Sleep/Wake or Volume buttons:  Tap Options below Hardware Buttons.
 •Ignore all screen touches:  Turn off Touch.
 •Keep iPad from switching from portrait to landscape or...

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Basic techniques
These techniques work whether you’re scanning by item or by point.
Select an item. While the item is highlighted, trigger the switch you’ve set up as your Select Item 
switch. If you are using a single switch, it is your Select Item switch by default.
Display available actions. Select an item using the Select Item switch. Available actions appear 
in the control menu that is displayed when you select the item.
Tap an item. Use your selection method to...

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Tap the selected item. Choose Tap from the menu that appears when you select the item. Or, if 
you have Auto Tap enabled, just do nothing for three-quarters of a second.
Perform another action. Select any item, then select the action from the menu that appears. If 
you have Auto Tap turned on, act on your switch within three quarters of a second of selecting 
an item in order to display a menu of available gestures.
Point scanning
Point scanning lets you select an item...