Apple MD723LL/A User Manual
Appendix A
Accessibility
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Assignable tones
You can assign distinctive ringtones to people in your contacts list for audible FaceTime caller ID.
You can also assign distinct tones to alert you of a variety of other events, including new mail,
sent mail, Tweet, Facebook Post, and reminders. See
You can also assign distinct tones to alert you of a variety of other events, including new mail,
sent mail, Tweet, Facebook Post, and reminders. See
on page 27.
You can purchase ringtones from the iTunes Store on iPod touch. See Chapter 22,
Guided Access
Guided Access helps an iPod touch user stay focused on a task. Guided Access dedicates
iPod touch to a single app, and lets you control app features. Use Guided Access to:
iPod touch to a single app, and lets you control app features. Use Guided Access to:
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Temporarily restrict iPod touch to a particular app
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Disable areas of the screen that aren’t relevant to a task, or areas where an accidental gesture
might cause a distraction
might cause a distraction
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Disable the iPod touch hardware buttons
Turn on Guided Access. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access, where you can:
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Turn Guided Access on or off
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Set a passcode that controls the use of Guided Access and prevents someone from leaving a
session
session
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Set whether other accessibility shortcuts are available during a session
Start a Guided Access session. Open the app you want to run, then triple-click the Home button.
Adjust settings for the session, then click Start.
Adjust settings for the session, then click Start.
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Disable app controls and areas of the app screen: Circle any part of the screen you want to
disable. Use the handles to adjust the area.
disable. Use the handles to adjust the area.
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Enable the Sleep/Wake or Volume buttons: Tap Options and turn on the buttons.
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Ignore all screen touches: Turn off Touch.
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Keep iPod touch from switching from portrait to landscape or from responding to any other
motions: Turn off Motion.
motions: Turn off Motion.
End a Guided Access session. Triple-click the Home button, enter the Guided Access passcode,
and tap End.
and tap End.
Switch Control
Switch Control lets you control iPod touch using a single switch or multiple switches. Use any
of several methods to perform actions such as selecting, tapping, dragging, typing, and even
free-hand drawing. The basic technique is to use a switch to select an item or location on the
screen, and then use the same (or different) switch to choose an action to perform on that item
or location. Three basic methods are:
of several methods to perform actions such as selecting, tapping, dragging, typing, and even
free-hand drawing. The basic technique is to use a switch to select an item or location on the
screen, and then use the same (or different) switch to choose an action to perform on that item
or location. Three basic methods are:
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Item scanning (default), which highlights different items on the screen until you select one.
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Point scanning, which lets you use scanning crosshairs to pick a screen location.
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Manual selection, which lets you move from item to item on demand (requires multiple
switches).
switches).
Whichever method you use, when you select an individual item (rather than a group), a menu
appears so you can choose how to act on the selected item (tap, drag, or pinch, for example).
appears so you can choose how to act on the selected item (tap, drag, or pinch, for example).