Apple IPod Touch IOS8 User Guide

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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 finger when the icon is in its new location. Drag an icon to the edge of the screen 
to move it to another Home screen. You can continue to...

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 •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 on the page.
 •Four-finger tap at bottom of screen: Select the last item on the page.
Activate
 •Double-tap: Activate the selected item.
 •Triple-tap: Double-tap an item.
 •Split-tap: As an...

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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 iPod touch, 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...

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Enter braille codes. Place iPod touch 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...

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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...

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You can set the leftmost or rightmost cell of your braille display to provide system status and 
other information. For example:
 •Announcement History contains an unread message
 •The current Announcement History message hasn’t been read
 •VoiceOver speech is muted
 •The iPod touch battery is low (less than 20% charge)
 •iPod touch is in landscape orientation
 •The screen display is turned off
 •The current line contains additional text to the left
 •The current line...

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Use VoiceOver with Maps
With VoiceOver, you can zoom in or out, select a pin, or get information about a location.
Explore the map. Drag your finger around the screen, or swipe left or right to move to 
another item.
Zoom in or out. Select the map, set the rotor to Zoom, then swipe down or up with one finger.
Pan the map. Swipe with three fingers.
Browse visible points of interest. Set the rotor to Points of Interest, then swipe up or down with 
one finger.
Follow a...

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Switch between Full Screen Mode and Window Zoom. Triple-tap with three fingers, then tap 
Window Zoom or Full Screen Zoom in the zoom controls that appear. To choose the mode that’s 
used when you turn on Zoom, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom > Zoom Region.
Resize the zoom window ( Window Zoom). Triple-tap with three fingers, tap Resize Lens, then 
drag any of the round handles that appear.
Move the zoom window ( Window Zoom). Drag the handle on the edge...