Appendix A Accessibility 122
Learn VoiceOver gestures
When VoiceOver is on, standard touchscreen gestures have dierent eects, and additional
gestures let you move around the screen and control individual items. VoiceOver gestures
include two-, three-, and four-nger taps and swipes. For best results using multi-nger gestures,
relax and let your ngers touch the screen with some space between them.
You can use dierent techniques to perform VoiceOver gestures. For example, you can enter a
two-nger tap using two ngers of one hand, or one nger from each hand. You can even use
your thumbs. Many use a split-tap gesture: instead of selecting an item and double-tapping,
touch and hold an item with one nger, then tap the screen with another nger.
Try dierent techniques to discover what works best for you. If a gesture doesn’t work, try a
quicker movement, especially for a double-tap or swipe gesture. To swipe, try brushing the
screen quickly with your nger or ngers.
From VoiceOver settings, you can enter a special area where you can practice VoiceOver gestures
without aecting iPhone or its settings.
Practice VoiceOver gestures. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver, then tap
VoiceOver Practice. When you nish practicing, tap Done. If you don’t see the VoiceOver Practice
button, make sure VoiceOver is turned on.
Here’s a summary of key VoiceOver gestures:
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Tap: Select and speak the item.
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Swipe right or left: Select the next or previous item.
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Swipe up or down: Depends on the rotor setting. See Use the VoiceOver rotor on page 123.
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Two-nger tap: Stop speaking the current item.
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Two-nger swipe up: Read all from the top of the screen.
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Two-nger swipe down: Read all from the current position.
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Two-nger scrub: Move two ngers back and forth three times quickly (making a “z”) to
dismiss an alert or go back to the previous screen.
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Three-nger swipe up or down: Scroll one page at a time.
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Three-nger swipe right or left: Go to the next or previous page (such as the Home screen,
Stocks, or Safari).
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Three-nger tap: Speak additional information, such as position within a list or whether text
is selected.
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Four-nger tap at top of screen: Select the rst item on the page.
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Four-nger tap at bottom of screen: Select the last item on the page.
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Double-tap: Activate the selected item.
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Triple-tap: Double-tap an item.
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Split-tap: As an alternative to selecting an item and double-tapping to activate it, touch an
item with one nger, and then tap the screen with another.
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Double-tap and hold (1 second) + standard gesture: Use a standard gesture. The double-tap
and hold gesture tells iPhone to interpret the next gesture as standard. For example, you can
double-tap and hold, and then without lifting your nger, drag your nger to slide a switch.
