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Undo Shake iPod touch, ick left or right to choose the action to undo, then
double-tap.
Enter 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.
Drag left or right to select and hear the choices. Release your nger to enter
the current selection.
Change the language you’re
typing in
Set the rotor to Language, then ick up or down. Choose “default language”
to use the language specied in International settings. The Language
rotor appears only if you select more than one language in the VoiceOver
Language Rotor setting. See “Setting up VoiceOver
” on page 11 9 .
Using VoiceOver with Safari
When you search the web in Safari with VoiceOver on, the Search Results rotor items lets you hear
the list of suggested search phrases.
Search the web: Select the search eld, enter your search, then select Search Results using the
rotor. Flick right or left to move down or up the list, then double-tap the screen to search the web
using the current search phrase.
Using VoiceOver with Maps
With VoiceOver, you can zoom in or out, select pins, and get information about locations.
Zoom in or out: Use the rotor to choose zoom mode, then ick up or down to zoom in or out.
Select a pin: Touch a pin, or ick left or right to move from one item to another.
Get information about a location: With a pin selected, double-tap to display the information ag.
Flick left or right to select the ag, then double-tap to display the information page.
Editing videos and voice vemos with VoiceOver
You can use VoiceOver gestures to trim Camera videos and Voice Memo recordings.
Trim a voice memo: On the Voice Memos screen, select the button to the right of the memo
you want to trim, then double-tap. Then select Trim Memo and double-tap. Select the beginning
or end of the trim tool. Flick up to drag to the right, or ick down to drag to the left. VoiceOver
announces the amount of time the current position will trim from the recording. To execute the
trim, select Trim Voice Memo and double-tap.
Trim a video: While viewing a video, double-tap the screen to display the video controls. Select
the beginning or end of the trim tool. Then ick up to drag to the right, or ick down to drag
to the left. VoiceOver announces the amount of time the current position will trim from the
recording. To execute the trim, select Trim and double-tap.
Controlling VoiceOver using an Apple Wireless Keyboard
You can control VoiceOver using an Apple Wireless Keyboard paired with iPod touch. See “Using
an Apple Wireless Keyboard” on page 26.
The VoiceOver keyboard commands let you navigate the screen, select items, read screen
contents, adjust the rotor, and perform other VoiceOver actions. All the keyboard commands
(except one) include Control-Option, abbreviated in the table below as “VO.”
VoiceOver Help speaks keys or keyboard commands as you type them. You can use VoiceOver
Help to learn the keyboard layout and the actions associated with key combinations.
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