Apple Ipod Touch Ios5 User Guide

Use a list indexSome lists have an alphabetical index along the right side. The index can’t 
be selected by flicking between elements; you must touch the index 
directly to select it. With the index selected, flick up or down to move along 
the index. You can also double-tap, then slide your finger up or down.
Reorder a list You can change the order of items in some lists, such as the Rotor and 
Language Rotor elements in Accessibility settings. Select 
 on the right 
side of an item, double-tap and hold...

 ÂTwo-finger flick up:  Read all from the top of the screen.
 ÂTwo-finger flick down:  Read all from the current position.
 ÂTwo-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.
 ÂTwo-finger triple tap:  Open the Item Chooser.
 ÂThree-finger flick up or down:  Scroll one page at a time.
 ÂThree-finger flick right or left:  Go to the next or previous page (such as the Home screen, Stocks, 
or Safari).
 ÂThree-finger...

The following lists show the available rotor options, depending on what you’re doing.
Reading text
Select and hear text by:Character, word, or line
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Speaking
Adjust VoiceOver speaking by:Volume or rate
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Use of typing echo, pitch change, or phonetics (using Apple Wireless Keyboard) Â
See “ Controlling VoiceOver using an Apple Wireless Keyboard” on page 12 5 .
Navigating
Select and hear text by: Character, word, or line
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Heading Â
Link, visited link, non-visited link, or in-page link Â
Form control...

Entering and editing text with VoiceOver
When you enter an editable text field, you can use the onscreen keyboard or an external keyboard 
connected to iPod touch to enter text.
There are two ways to enter text in VoiceOver—standard typing and touch typing. With standard 
typing, you select a key, then double-tap the screen to enter the character. With touch typing, you 
touch to select a key and the character is entered automatically when you lift your finger. Touch 
typing can be quicker, but may...

UndoShake iPod touch, flick left or right to choose the action to undo, then 
double-tap.
Enter an accented character In standard typing mode, 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 
the current selection.
Change the language you’re  
typing in Set the rotor to Language, then flick up or down. Choose “default language” 
to use the language...

VoiceOver keyboard commands
VO = Control-Option
Read all, starting from the  
current position VO–A
Read from the top VO–B
Move to the status bar VO–M
Press the Home button VO–H
Select the next or previous item VO–Right Arrow or VO–Left Arrow
Tap an item VO–Space bar
Double-tap with two fingers VO–”-”
Choose the next or previous  
rotor item VO–Up Arrow or VO–Down Arrow
Choose the next or previous  
speech rotor item VO–Command–Left Arrow or VO–Command–Right Arrow
Adjust speech rotor item VO–Command–Up...

CForm control
I Image
T Table
S Static text
W ARIA landmark
X List
M Element of the same type
1 Level 1 heading
2 Level 2 heading
3 Level 3 heading
4 Level 4 heading
5 Level 5 heading
6 Level 6 heading
Using a braille display with VoiceOver
You can use a refreshable Bluetooth braille display to read VoiceOver output in braille, and you 
can use a braille display with input keys and other controls to control iPod touch when VoiceOver 
is turned on. iPod touch works with many wireless braille displays. For...

The current line contains additional text to the left Â
The current line contains additional text to the right Â
Set the leftmost or rightmost cell to display status information:  Go to Settings > General > 
Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille > Status Cell, and tap Left or Right. 
See an expanded description of the status cell:   On your braille display, press the status cell’s 
router button.
Triple-click Home
Triple-click Home provides an easy way to turn some of the Accessibility features on or off...

Large Text
Large Text lets you make the text larger in alerts, and in Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, and Notes.
Set the text size:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Large Text.
White on Black
Use White on Black to invert the colors on the iPod touch screen, which may make it easier to read 
the screen. When White on Black is turned on, the screen looks like a photographic negative.
Invert the screen’s colors:   Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > White on Black.
Speak Selection
Even...

Perform a flick or drag that uses  
2, 3, 4, or 5 fingers Tap the menu button, tap Gestures, and then tap the number of digits 
needed for the gesture. When the corresponding circles appear on the 
screen, flick or drag in the direction required by the gesture. When you 
finish, tap the menu button.
Perform a pinch gesture Tap the menu button, tap Favorites, and then tap Pinch. When the pinch 
circles appear, touch anywhere on the screen to move the pinch circles, 
then drag the pinch circles in or out...