
The Language rotor appears if you select more than one language in Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Language Rotor. Choose default language to use the language specified in International settings. Release your finger to enter the current selection.Ĭhange the keyboard language: Set the rotor to Language, then swipe up or down. Drag left or right to select and hear the choices. Undo: Shake iPad, flick left or right to choose the action to undo, then double-tap.Įnter an accented character: In standard typing mode, select the plain character, then double-tap and hold until you hear a sound indicating alternate characters have appeared. Select the text, flick up or down to choose Cut, Copy, or Paste, then double-tap. Pinch to increase or decrease the selection.Ĭut, copy, or paste: Make sure the rotor is set to Edit. If you chose Select All, all text is selected. If you chose Select, the word closest to the insertion point is selected when you double-tap. Select text: Set the rotor to Edit, swipe up or down to choose Select or Select All, then double tap. If Use Pitch Change is turned on, VoiceOver speaks deleted characters in a lower pitch. VoiceOver speaks the character as its deleted. To delete multiple characters, touch and hold the Delete key, then tap the screen with another finger once for each character you want to delete. Voiceover first speaks the character, then its phonetic equivalentfor example, f and then foxtrot.ĭelete a character: Select the x delete icon, then double-tap or split-tap. Use phonetics in typing feedback: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Use Phonetics. When moving backward, the insertion point is placed at the beginning of the line thats spoken.Ĭhange typing feedback: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Typing Feedback. When moving forward, the insertion point is placed at the beginning of the next line (except when you reach the last line of a paragraph, when the insertion point is moved to the end of the line just spoken). When moving the insertion point by line, VoiceOver speaks each line as you move across it. Move the insertion point past the punctuation at the end of a word or sentence: Use the rotor to switch back to character mode. When moving backward, the insertion point is placed at the end of the preceding word, before the space or punctuation that follows it. When moving forward by words, the insertion point is placed at the end of each word, before the space or punctuation that follows. VoiceOver makes a sound when the insertion point moves, and speaks the character, word, or line that the insertion point moves across. Use the rotor to choose whether you want to move the insertion point by character, by word, or by line. Move the insertion point: Swipe up or down to move the insertion point forward or backward in the text. Choose standard or touch typing: With VoiceOver turned on and a key selected on the keyboard, use the rotor to select Typing Mode, then swipe up or down.VoiceOver speaks the character for each key as you touch it, but doesnt enter a character until you lift your finger. If you touch the wrong key, move your finger on the keyboard until you select the key you want. Touch typing: Touch a key on the keyboard to select it, then lift your finger to enter the character.VoiceOver speaks the key when its selected, and again when the character is entered. Or move your finger around the keyboard to select a key and, while continuing to touch the key with one finger, tap the screen with another finger. Standard typing: Select a key on the keyboard by swiping left or right, then double-tap to enter the character.
