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Voiceover Gestures
all the basic commands for your iPhone or iPad

To start - just say Siri Voiceover on.
When you have finished (or get lost!) - just say Siri Voiceover off.

  • Select the next item - Swipe right
  • Select the previous item - Swipe left
  • Move into a group of items - Two-finger swipe right
  • Move out of a group of items - Two-finger swipe left
  • Select the first item on the screen - Four-finger tap near the top of the screen
  • Select the last item on the screen - Four-finger tap near the bottom of the screen
  • Speak the entire screen from the top - Two-finger swipe up
  • Speak the entire screen from the selected item - Two-finger swipe down
  • Pause or continue speaking - Two-finger tap
  • Speak additional information, such as the position within a list - Three-finger tap
  • Mute or unmute Voiceover - Three-finger double tap
  • Mute or unmute Voiceover when Zoom is on - Three-finger triple-tap
  • Turn the screen curtain on or off - Three-finger triple tap
  • Turn the screen curtain on or off when Zoom is on - Three-finger quadruple-tap
The Rotor Function Banner

Once you have had a little practice with Voiceover and wish to go to a more advanced level, try the Rotor.

The easiest way to use this function is to flick one finger up on the left side of the screen and one finger down on the right. Reversing the move for going backwards. I teach it this way to customers that have the use of both hands, The way it's normally taught is to rotate with two fingers with one hand. This is fine if you are having to hold the device, but cumbersome for most new users.

When you do this the various menus are read to you. You then select the desired option by flicking one finger up or down.

If you enter 'rotor' in to the search box at the top of the settings page, you will be able to change the various menu options. These options automatically change according to which app you are using at the time.