User's Manual
Appendix A Accessibility 125
Rearrange your Home screen. Select an icon on the Home screen, double-tap and hold, then
to move it to another Home screen. You can continue to select and move items until you press
the Home button.
Speak iPad status information. Tap the status bar at the top of the screen, then swipe left or
right to hear information about the time, battery state, Wi-Fi signal strength, and more.
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver, then turn on Always
unlock iPad.
Learn VoiceOver gestures
gestures let you move around the screen and control individual items. VoiceOver gestures
can even use your thumbs. Many use a split-tap gesture: instead of selecting an item and double-
quicker movement, especially for a double-tap or swipe gesture. To swipe, try brushing the
In VoiceOver settings, you can enter a special area where you can practice VoiceOver gestures
Practice VoiceOver gestures. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver, then tap
button, make sure VoiceOver is turned on.
Here are some key VoiceOver gestures:
Navigate and read
Tap: Select and speak the item.
Swipe right or left: Select the next or previous item.
Swipe up or down: Depends on the rotor setting. See Use the VoiceOver rotor on page 126.
Read all from the top of the screen.
Read all from the current position.
Stop or resume speaking.
an alert or go back to the previous screen.
Scroll one page at a time.
Go to the next or previous page (on the Home screen, for
example).
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