User's Guide

Whenyoutouchthescreenordragyourfingeroverit,VoiceOverspeaksthenameoftheitemyour
fingerison,includingiconsandtext.Tointeractwiththeitem,suchasabuttonorlink,ortonavigate
toanotheritem,useVoiceOvergestures.
Whenyougotoanewscreen,VoiceOverplaysasound,thenselectsandspeaksthenameofthefirst
itemonthescreen(typicallyinthetop-leftcorner).VoiceOvertellsyouwhenthedisplaychangesto
landscapeorportraitorientation,whenthescreenbecomesdimmedorlocked,andwhatʼsactiveon
theLockScreenwhenyouwakeiPad.
TurnVoiceOveronoroff
Important:VoiceOverchangesthegesturesyouusetocontroliPad.WhenVoiceOverison,youmust
useVoiceOvergesturestooperateiPad.
ToturnVoiceOveronoroff,useanyofthefollowingmethods:
SummonSiriandsay“TurnonVoiceOver”or“TurnoffVoiceOver.”
Triple-clicktheHomebutton(onaniPadwithaHomebutton).
Triple-clickthetopbutton(onotheriPadmodels).
UseControlCenter.
GotoSettings >Accessibility>VoiceOver,thenturnthesettingonoroff.
LearnandpracticeVoiceOvergestures
YoucanpracticeVoiceOvergesturesinaspecialareawithoutaffectingiPadoritssettings.Whenyou
practiceagesture,VoiceOverdescribesthegestureandtheresultingaction.
Trydifferenttechniquestodiscoverwhichworksbestforyou.Ifagesturedoesnʼtwork,tryaquicker
movement,especiallyforadouble-taporswipegesture.Toswipe,trybrushingthescreenquickly
withyourfingerorfingers.Forbestresultsusingmultifingergestures,touchthescreenwithsome
spacebetweenyourfingers.
1. GotoSettings >Accessibility>VoiceOver.
2. TurnonVoiceOver,tapVoiceOverPractice,thendouble-taptostart.
3. Practicethefollowinggestureswithone,two,three,andfourfingers:
Tap
Double-tap
Triple-tap
Swipeleft,right,up,ordown
4. Whenyoufinishpracticing,tapDone,thendouble-taptoexit.
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