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Appendix A Accessibility 161
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Use pitch change: VoiceOver uses a higher pitch when speaking the rst item of a group (such
as a list or table) and a lower pitch when speaking the last item of a group. Go to Settings >
General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Use Pitch Change.
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Speak punctuation: Set the rotor to Punctuation, then swipe up or down to select how much
you want to hear.
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Control audio ducking: To choose whether audio that’s playing is turned down while VoiceOver
speaks, set the rotor to Audio Ducking, then swipe up or down.
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Change the language for iPhone: Go to Settings > General > Language & Region. VoiceOver
pronunciation of some languages is aected by the Region Format you choose there.
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Change pronunciation: Set the rotor to Language, then swipe up or down. Language is
available in the rotor only if you select more than one pronunciation in Settings > General >
Accessibility > VoiceOver > Speech > Rotor Languages.
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Choose which dialects are available in the rotor: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
VoiceOver > Speech > Rotor Languages. To adjust voice quality or speaking rate, tap next
to the language. To remove languages from the rotor or change their order, tap Edit, tap the
delete button or drag up or down, then tap Done.
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Set the default dialect for the current iPhone language: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
VoiceOver > Speech.
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Download an enhanced quality reading voice: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
VoiceOver > Speech, tap a language, then choose an enhanced voice. By default, VoiceOver
uses the Siri voice. If you’re using English, you can choose to download Alex (869 MB), the
same high-quality U.S. English voice used for VoiceOver on Mac computers.
Learn VoiceOver gestures
When VoiceOver is on, standard touchscreen gestures have dierent eects, 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 dierent techniques to perform VoiceOver gestures. For example, you can perform
a two-nger tap using two ngers on one hand, or one nger on each hand. You can even use
your thumbs. Some people 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. If your
iPhone supports it, you can use Force Touch to perform gestures.
Try dierent techniques to discover which 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.
In VoiceOver settings, you can enter a special area where you can practice VoiceOver gestures
without aecting 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 are some 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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