Apple Iphone IOS 8.4 User Guide

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Use iTunes on your computer to configure accessibility on iPhone. You can choose some 
accessibility options in iTunes on your computer. Connect iPhone to your computer, then select 
iPhone in the iTunes device list. Click Summary, then click Configure Accessibility at the bottom 
of the Summary screen.
For more information about iPhone accessibility features, see www.apple.com/accessibility/.
Accessibility Shortcut
Use the Accessibility Shortcut. Press the Home button...

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Use Siri. Say:
 •“Turn VoiceOver on”
 •“Turn VoiceOver off”
Explore. Drag your finger over the screen. VoiceOver speaks each item you touch. Lift your finger 
to leave an item selected.
 •Select an item: Tap it, or lift your finger while dragging over it.
 •Select the next or previous item: Swipe right or left with one finger. Item order is left-to-right, 
top-to-bottom.
 •Select the item above or below: Set the rotor to Vertical Navigation, then swipe up or down 
with...

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 •Speak punctuation: Set the rotor to Punctuation, then swipe up or down to select how much 
you want to hear.
 •Control audio ducking: To choose whether audio that’s playing is turned down while VoiceOver 
speaks, set the rotor to Audio Ducking, then swipe up or down.
 •Change the language for iPhone: Go to Settings > General > Language & Region. VoiceOver 
pronunciation of some languages is affected by the Region Format you choose there.
 •Change pronunciation: Set the...

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Open Control Center. Select any item in the status bar, then swipe up with three fingers. To 
dismiss Control Center, do a two-finger scrub.
Switch apps. Double-click the Home button to see open apps, swipe left or right with one finger 
to select an app, then double-tap to switch to it. Or, set the rotor to Actions while viewing open 
apps, then swipe up or down.
Rearrange your Home screen. Select an icon on the Home screen, double-tap and hold, then 
drag. Lift your...

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 •Two-finger scrub: Move two fingers back and forth three times quickly (making a “z”) to dismiss 
an alert or go back to the previous screen.
 •Three-finger swipe up or down: Scroll one page at a time.
 •Three-finger swipe right or left: Go to the next or previous page (on the Home screen, for 
example).
 •Three-finger tap: Speak additional information, such as position within a list or whether text 
is selected.
 •Four-finger tap at top of screen: Select the first item...

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Use the onscreen keyboard
When you activate an editable text field, the onscreen keyboard appears (unless you have an 
Apple Wireless Keyboard attached).
Activate a text field. Select the text field, then double-tap. The insertion point and the onscreen 
keyboard appear.
Enter text. Type characters using the onscreen keyboard:
 •Standard typing: Select a key on the keyboard by swiping left or right, then double-tap to enter 
the character. Or move your finger around the...

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Cut, copy, or paste. Set the rotor to Edit, select the text, swipe up or down to choose Cut, Copy, 
or Paste, then double-tap.
Undo. Shake iPhone, swipe left or right to choose the action to undo, then double-tap.
Enter an accented character. In standard typing style, select the plain character, then double-tap 
and hold until you hear a sound indicating alternate characters have appeared. Drag left or right 
to select and hear the choices. Release your finger to enter...

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Enter braille codes. Place iPhone flat in front of you or hold it with the screen facing away, then 
tap the screen with one or several fingers at the same time.
Adjust entry dot positions. To move the entry dots to match your natural finger positions, tap 
and lift your right three fingers all at once to position dots 4, 5, and 6, followed immediately by 
your left three fingers for dots 1, 2, and 3.
Switch between 6-dot and contracted braille. Swipe to the right with...

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 •Mute or unmute VoiceOver: VO–S
 •Open Notification Center: Fn–VO–Up Arrow
 •Open Control Center: Fn–VO–Down Arrow
 •Open the Item Chooser: VO–I
 •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...

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 •Level 1 heading: 1
 •Level 2 heading: 2
 •Level 3 heading: 3
 •Level 4 heading: 4
 •Level 5 heading: 5
 •Level 6 heading: 6
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...