User's Guide

Selectanitem Tap
Activatetheselecteditem Double-tap
Double-taptheselecteditem Triple-tap
Dragaslider Taptheslidertoselectit,thenswipeupordownwith
onefinger;ordouble-tapandholdtheslideruntilyou
hearthreerisingtones,thendragtheslider
Startorstopthecurrentaction(forexample,playor
pausemusicoravideo,takeaphotoinCamera,start
orstoparecording,startorstopthestopwatch)
Two-fingerdouble-tap
Dismissanalertorreturntothepreviousscreen Two-fingerscrub(movetwofingersbackandforth
threetimesquickly,makinga“z”)
Editanitemʼslabeltomakeiteasiertofind Two-fingerdouble-tapandhold
Tip:Asanalternativetoselectinganitemanddouble-tappingtoactivateit,touchandholdan
itemwithonefinger,thentapthescreenwithanother.
UsegesturestocontrolVoiceOver
UsethesegesturestocontrolVoiceOver.
Action Gesture
MuteorunmuteVoiceOver Three-fingerdouble-tap.
IfbothVoiceOverandZoomareenabled,usethe
three-fingertriple-tapgesture.
Turnthescreencurtainonoroff
(Whenthescreencurtainison,thescreencontents
areactiveeventhoughthedisplayisturnedoff.)
Three-fingertriple-tap.
IfbothVoiceOverandZoomareenabled,usethe
three-fingerquadruple-tapgesture.
Useastandardgesture Double-tapandholdyourfingeronthescreenuntil
youhearthreerisingtones,thenmakethegesture.
Whenyouliftyourfinger,VoiceOvergesturesresume.
Forexample,todragavolumesliderwithyourfinger
insteadofswipingupanddown,selecttheslider,
double-tapandhold,waitforthethreetones,then
slideleftorright.
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