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Appendix A Accessibility 135
Large, bold, and high-contrast text
Display larger text in apps such as Settings, Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, and Notes.
General > Accessibility > Larger Text, then turn on Larger Accessibility Sizes.
Display bolder text for items on iPad. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility, then turn on
Bold Text.
Increase the contrast of text where possible. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility, then turn
on Increase Contrast.
Button Shapes
iPad can add a colored background shape or an underline to buttons so they’re easier to see.
Emphasize buttons. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Button Shapes.
Reduce screen motion
and alerts against the wallpaper, or motion transitions.
Reduce motion. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility, then turn on Reduce Motion.
Add switch-setting labels.
Assignable tones
You can assign distinctive ringtones to people in your contacts list for audible FaceTime caller
ID. You can also assign distinct tones to alert you of a variety of other events, including new
voicemail, new mail, sent mail, Tweet, Facebook Post, and reminders. See Sounds and silence on
page 34.
You can purchase ringtones from the iTunes Store on iPad. See Chapter 22, iTunes Store, on
page 106.
Video Descriptions
Video descriptions provide an audible description of video scenes. If you have a video that
includes video descriptions, iPad can play them for you.
Turn on Video Descriptions. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Video Descriptions.
Hearing aids
If you have Made for iPhone hearing aids (compatible with iPad 4th generation or later and
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