Apple MD723LL/A User Manual

Accessibility 

 

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Change an item’s name so it’s easier to find:  Select the item, then tap and hold with two fingers 
anywhere on the screen.

 

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Speak the text of the selected item:  Set the rotor to characters or words, then swipe down or up 
with one finger.

 

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Turn spoken hints on or off:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Speak Hints.

 

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Use phonetic spelling:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > 
Phonetic Feedback.

 

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Speak the entire screen, from the top:  Swipe up with two fingers.

 

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Speak from the current item to the bottom of the screen:  Swipe down with two fingers.

 

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Pause speaking:  Tap once with two fingers. Tap again with two fingers to resume, or select 
another item.

 

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Mute VoiceOver:  Double-tap with three fingers. Repeat to unmute. If you’re using an external 
keyboard, press the Control key.

 

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Silence sound effects:  Turn off Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Use Sound Effects.

Use a larger VoiceOver cursor. Turn on Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > 
Large Cursor.
Adjust the speaking voice. You can adjust characteristics of the VoiceOver speaking voice to 
make it easier for you to understand:

 

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Change the speaking volume:  Use the volume buttons on iPod touch, or add volume to the 
rotor, then swipe up and down to adjust; see 

 on page 112.

 

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Change the speaking rate:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver and drag 
the Speaking Rate slider. You can also add Speech Rate to the rotor, then swipe up or down 
to adjust.

 

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Use pitch change:  VoiceOver uses a higher pitch when speaking the first 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 to select how 
much you want to hear.

 

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Change the language for iPod touch:  Go to Settings > General > International > Language. 
Pronunciation of some languages is affected by Settings > General > International > 
Region Format.

 

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Set the default dialect for the chosen language:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 
VoiceOver > Languages & Dialects.

 

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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 rotor language in Settings > General > 
Accessibility > VoiceOver > Languages & Dialects.

 

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Choose which pronunciations are available in the rotor:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 
VoiceOver > Languages & Dialects. To adjust the voice quality or speaking rate for each 
language, tap   next to the language. To change the order of the languages, tap Edit, then 
drag 

 up or down. To delete a language, tap Edit, then tap the delete button to the left of 

the language name.

 

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Set the default dialect for the current iPod touch language:  Go to Settings > General > 
Accessibility > VoiceOver > Languages & Dialects.

 

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Change the basic reading voice:  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver >  
Use Compact Voice.