Apple Ipod Touch Ios7 User Guide

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Single-key Quick Nav for the web
When you view a webpage with Quick Nav on, you can use the following keys on the keyboard 
to navigate the page. To move to the next item of the indicated type, press the corresponding 
key. To move to the previous item, hold the Shift key as you type the letter.
 •Heading:  H
 •Link:  L
 •Text field:  R
 •Button:  B
 •Form control:  C
 •Image:  I
 •Table:  T
 •Static text:  S
 •ARIA landmark:  W
 •List:  X
 •Item of the same type:  M
 •Level 1 heading:  1
 •Level 2 heading:  2
 •Level 3 heading:  3
 •Level 4 heading:  4
 •Level 5 heading:  5
 •Level 6 heading:  6
Text editing
Use these commands (with Quick Nav turned off ) to work with text. VoiceOver reads the text as 
you move the insertion point.
 •Go forward or back one character:  Right Arrow or Left Arrow
 •Go forward or back one word:  Option–Right Arrow or Option–Left Arrow
 •Go up or down one line:  Up Arrow or Down Arrow
 •Go to the beginning or end of the line:  Command–Left Arrow or Command–Down Arrow
 •Go to the beginning or end of the paragraph:  Option–Up Arrow or Option–Down Arrow
 •Go to the previous or next paragraph:  Option–Up Arrow or Option–Down Arrow
 •Go to the top or bottom of the text field:  Command–Up Arrow or Command–Down Arrow
 •Select text as you move:  Shift + any of the insertion point movement commands above
 •Select all text:  Command–A
 •Copy, cut, or paste the selected text:  Command–C, Command–X, or Command–V
 •Undo or redo last change:  Command–Z or Shift–Command–Z
Support for braille displays
You can use a Bluetooth braille display to read VoiceOver output, and you can use a braille 
display with input keys and other controls to control iPod touch when VoiceOver is turned on. 
For a list of supported braille displays, see www.apple.com/accessibility/ios/braille-display.html.
Connect a braille display. Turn on the display, then go to Settings > General > Bluetooth and 
turn on Bluetooth. Then go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille and 
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Adjust Braille settings. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille, where  
you can:
 •Turn on contracted braille
 •Turn off automatic braille translation
 •Turn off eight-dot braille
 •Turn on the status cell and choose its location
 •Turn on Nemeth code for equations
 •Display the onscreen keyboard
 •Change the braille translation from Unified English
For information about common braille commands for VoiceOver navigation and information 
specific to certain displays, see support.apple.com/kb/HT4400.
The braille display uses the language that’s set for Voice Control.This is normally the language 
set for iPod touch in Settings > International > Language. You can use the VoiceOver language 
setting to set a different language for VoiceOver and braille displays.
Set the language for VoiceOver. Go to Settings > General > International > Voice Control.
If you change the language for iPod touch, you may need to reset the language for VoiceOver 
and your braille display.
You can set the leftmost or rightmost cell of your braille display to provide system status and 
other information. For example:
 •Announcement History contains an unread message
 •The current Announcement History message hasn’t been read
 •VoiceOver speech is muted
 •The iPod touch battery is low (less than 20% charge)
 •iPod touch is in landscape orientation
 •The screen display is turned off
 •The current line contains additional text to the left
 •The current line contains additional text to the right
Set the leftmost or rightmost cell to display status information. Go to Settings > General > 
Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille > Status Cell and tap Left or Right. 
See an expanded description of the status cell. On your braille display, press the status cell’s 
router button.
Siri
With Siri, you can do things like opening apps just by asking, and VoiceOver can read Siri 
responses to you. See Chapter 4, Siri, on page 36.
Zoom
Many apps let you zoom in or out on specific items. For example, you can double-tap or pinch 
to expand webpage columns in Safari. There’s also a Zoom accessibility feature that lets you 
magnify the entire screen of any app you’re using. You can use Zoom together with VoiceOver.
Turn Zoom on or off. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom. Or use the Accessibility 
Shortcut. See Accessibility Shortcut
 on page 111 . 
						

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Zoom in or out. Double-tap the screen with three fingers.
Vary the magnification. With three fingers, tap and drag up or down. The tap-and-drag gesture is 
similar to a double-tap, except you don’t lift your fingers on the second tap—instead, drag your 
fingers on the screen. Once you start dragging, you can drag with a single finger. iPod touch returns 
to the adjusted magnification when you zoom out and in again using the three-finger double-tap.
Pan around the screen. While zoomed in, drag the screen with three fingers. Once you start 
dragging, you can continue with just one finger. Or hold a single finger near the edge of the 
screen to pan to that side. Move your finger closer to the edge to pan more quickly. When you 
open a new screen, Zoom goes to the upper-middle of the screen.
While using Zoom with an Apple Wireless Keyboard (see Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard
 on 
page 24), the screen image follows the insertion point, keeping it in the center of the display.
Invert Colors
Sometimes, inverting the colors on the iPod touch screen may make it easier to read. When 
Invert Colors is turned on, the screen looks like a photographic negative.
Invert the screen’s colors. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Invert Colors.
Speak Selection
Even with VoiceOver turned off, you can have your iPod touch read aloud any text you can select.
Turn on Speak Selection. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speak Selection. There you 
can also:
 •Choose a language, dialect, and voice quality
 •Adjust the speaking rate
 •Choose to have individual words highlighted as they’re read
Have text read to you. Select the text, then tap Speak.
Speak Auto-text
Speak Auto-text speaks the text corrections and suggestions iPod touch makes when you type.
Turn Speak Auto-text on or off. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speak Auto-text.
Speak Auto-text also works with VoiceOver and Zoom.
Large, bold, and high-contrast text
Display larger text in apps such as Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, and Notes.  Go to 
Settings > General > Accessibility > Larger Text, where you can turn on Larger Dynamic Type and 
adjust the font size.
Display bolder text on iPod touch. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility and turn on Bold Text.
Increase text contrast where possible. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility and turn on 
Increase Contrast.
Reduce onscreen motion
You can stop the movement of some screen elements, such as the parallax of the wallpaper 
behind home screen icons.
Reduce motion. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility and turn on Reduce Motion. 
						

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On/off switch labels
To make it easier to see whether a setting is on or off, you can have iPod touch show an 
additional label on on/off switches.
Add switch setting labels. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility and turn on On/Off Labels.
Hearing aids
If you have a Made for iPhone hearing aid, you can use iPod touch to adjust its settings to suit 
your listening needs.
Adjust hearing aid settings and view status. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Hearing 
Aids, or set the Accessibility Shortcut to open Hearing Aid Control. See Accessibility Shortcut
 on 
page 111. 
For shortcut access from the Lock screen, turn on Settings > Accessibility > Hearing Aids > 
Control on Lock Screen. Use the settings to:
 •Check hearing aid battery status.
 •Adjust ambient microphone volume and equalization.
 •Choose which hearing aids (left, right, or both) should receive streaming audio.
 •Control Live Listen.
Use iPod touch as a remote microphone. You can use Live Listen to stream sound from the 
microphone in iPod touch to your hearing aids. This can help you hear better in some situations 
by positioning the iPod touch nearer the sound source. Triple-click the Home button, choose 
Hearing Aids, then tap Start Live Listen.
Stream audio to your hearing aids. Stream audio from Siri, Music, Videos, and more, by choosing 
your hearing aids from the AirPlay menu 
.
Subtitles and closed captions
The Videos app includes an Alternate Track button , which you can tap to choose subtitles and 
captions offered by the video you’re watching. Standard subtitles and captions are usually listed, 
but if you prefer special accessible captions, such as subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 
(SDH), you can set iPod touch to list them instead when they’re available.
Prefer accessible subtitles and closed captions for the hard of hearing in the list of available 
subtitles and captions. Turn on Settings > General > Accessibility > Subtitles & Captioning > 
Closed Captions + SDH. This also turns on subtitles and captions in the Videos app.
Choose from available subtitles and captions. Tap 
 while watching a video in Videos.
Customize your subtitles and captions. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Subtitles & 
Captioning > Style, where you can choose an existing caption style or create a new style based 
on your choice of:
 •Font, size, and color
 •Background color and opacity
 •Text opacity, edge style, and highlight
Not all videos include closed captions. 
						

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Mono audio and balance
Mono Audio combines the left and right stereo channels into a mono signal played on both 
channels. You can adjust the balance of the mono signal for greater volume on the right or 
left channel.
Turn Mono Audio on or off and adjust the balance. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 
Mono Audio.
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 Sounds and silence
 on page 28. 
You can purchase ringtones from the iTunes Store on iPod touch. See Chapter 22, iTunes 
Store
, on page 91 .
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:
 •Temporarily restrict iPod touch to a particular app
 •Disable areas of the screen that aren’t relevant to a task, or areas where an accidental gesture 
might cause a distraction
 •Disable the iPod touch hardware buttons
Turn on Guided Access.  Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access, where you can:
 •Turn Guided Access on or off
 •Set a passcode that controls the use of Guided Access and prevents someone from leaving a 
session
 •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.
 •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.
 •Enable the Sleep/Wake or Volume buttons:  Tap Options and turn on the buttons.
 •Ignore all screen touches:  Turn off Touch.
 •Keep iPod touch from switching from portrait to landscape or from responding to any other 
motions:  Turn off Motion.
End a Guided Access session. Triple-click the Home button, enter the Guided Access passcode, 
and tap End. 
						

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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:
 •Item scanning (default), which highlights different items on the screen until you select one.
 •Point scanning, which lets you use scanning crosshairs to pick a screen location.
 •Manual selection, which lets you move from item to item on demand (requires multiple 
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).
If you use multiple switches, you can set up each switch to perform a specific action and 
customize your item selection method. For example, instead of automatically scanning screen 
items, you can set up switches to move to the next or previous item on demand.
You can adjust the behavior of Switch Control in a variety of ways, to suit your specific needs 
and style.
Add a switch and turn on Switch Control
You can use any of these as a switch:
 •An external adaptive switch. Choose from a variety of popular USB or Bluetooth switches.
 •The iPod touch screen. Tap on the screen to trigger the switch.
 •The iPod touch FaceTime camera. Move your head to trigger the switch. You can use the camera 
as two switches; one when you move your head to the left, and the other when you move 
your head to the right.
Add a switch and choose its action. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control > 
Switches.
Turn on Switch Control. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control.
Turn off Switch Control. Use any scanning method to select Settings > General > Accessibility > 
Switch Control.
Bail out! Triple-click the Home button at any time to exit from Switch Control.
Basic techniques
These techniques work whether you’re scanning by item or by point.
Select an item. While the item is highlighted, trigger the switch you’ve set up as your Select Item 
switch. If you are using a single switch, it is your Select Item switch by default.
Display available actions. Select an item using the Select Item switch. Available actions appear 
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Tap an item. Use your scanning method to choose Tap from the control menu that appears 
when you select the item. Or turn on Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control > Auto 
Tap, then just select an item and do nothing for the Auto Tap interval (0.75 seconds if you haven’t 
adjusted it). Or set up a switch specifically to perform the tap gesture, at Settings > General > 
Accessibility > Switch Control > Switches.
Perform other gestures or actions. Select the gesture or action from the control menu that 
appears when you select the item. If you have Auto Tap turned on, trigger your switch within the 
Auto Tap interval, then select the gesture. If there is more than one page of actions available, tap 
the dots at the bottom of the menu to go to another page.
Dismiss the control menu. Tap while all the icons in the menu are dimmed.
Scroll the screen to see more items. Select any item on the screen, then choose Scroll from 
the menu.
Perform a hardware action. Select any item, then select Device from the control menu that 
appears. You can use the menu to mimic these actions:
 •Click the Home button
 •Double-click the Home button for multitasking
 •Open Notification Center or Control Center
 •Press the Sleep/Wake button to lock iPod touch
 •Rotate iPod touch
 •Flip the Mute switch
 •Press the volume buttons
 •Hold down the Home button to open Siri
 •Triple-click the Home button
 •Shake iPod touch
 •Press Home and Sleep/Wake buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot
Item scanning
Item scanning alternately highlights each item or group of items on the screen until you trigger 
your Select Item switch to select the highlighted item. When you select a group, highlighting 
continues with the items in the group. Scanning stops and a menu of actions appears when 
you select a unique item. Item scanning is the default when you first turn on Switch Control. By 
default, Switch Control moves from item to item at a regular interval, but you can set up switches 
to move to the next or previous item on demand.
Select an item or enter a group. Watch (or listen) as items are highlighted. When the item you want 
to control (or the group containing the item) is highlighted, trigger your Select Item switch. Work 
your way down in the hierarchy of items until you select the individual item you want to control.
Back out of a group. Act on your switch when the dashed highlight around the group or 
item appears.
Tap the selected item. Choose Tap from the control menu that appears when you select the 
item. Or, if you have Auto Tap enabled, just do nothing for three-quarters of a second.
Perform another action. Select any item, then select the action from the menu that appears. If 
you have Auto Tap turned on, act on your switch within three quarters of a second of selecting 
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Point scanning
Point scanning lets you select an item on the screen by pinpointing it with scanning crosshairs.
Turn on point scanning. Use item scanning to select Settings from the menu, then select Item 
Mode to toggle it to Point Mode. The vertical crosshair appears when you close the menu.
Return to item scanning. Select Settings from the control menu, then select Point Mode to 
toggle it to Item Mode.
Settings and adjustments
Adjust basic settings. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control, where you can:
 •Add switches
 •Turn off auto scanning (if you’ve added a “Move to Next Item” switch)
 •Adjust the scanning interval
 •Set scanning to pause on the first item in a group
 •Choose how many times to cycle through the screen before hiding Switch Control
 •Turn Auto Tap on or off and set the interval for performing a second switch action to show the 
control menu
 •Set whether a movement action is repeated when you hold down a switch, and how long to 
wait before repeating
 •Set whether and how long you need to hold a switch down before it is accepted as a switch 
action
 •Have Switch Control ignore accidental repeated switch triggers
 •Adjust point scanning speed
 •Turn on sound effects or speech
 •Select the items you want to see in the menu
 •Make the selection cursor larger or a different color
 •Set whether items should be grouped while item scanning
 •Save custom gestures that you can choose from the Action portion of the control menu.
Fine-tune Switch Control. Choose Settings from the control menu to:
 •Adjust scanning speed
 •Change the location of the control menu
 •Switch between item scan mode and point scan mode
 •Choose whether point scan mode displays crosshairs or a grid
 •Reverse the scanning direction
 •Turn on or off sound or speech accompaniment
 •Turn off groups to scan items one at a time 
						

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AssistiveTouch
AssistiveTouch helps you use iPod touch if you have difficulty touching the screen or pressing 
the buttons. You can use an adaptive accessory (such as a joystick) with AssistiveTouch to control 
iPod touch. You can also use AssistiveTouch without an accessory, to perform gestures that are 
difficult for you.
Turn on AssistiveTouch. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch, or use the 
Accessibility Shortcut. See Accessibility Shortcut
 on page 111.
Adjust the tracking speed (with an accessory attached). Go to Settings > General >  
Accessibility > AssistiveTouch > Touch speed.
Show or hide the AssistiveTouch menu (with an accessory attached). Click the secondary 
button on your accessory.
Move the menu button. Drag it to any location on the screen.
Hide the menu button (with an accessory attached). Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 
AssistiveTouch > Always Show Menu.
Perform a swipe or drag that uses 2, 3, 4, or 5 fingers. Tap the menu button, tap Device >  
More > Gestures, and then tap the number of digits needed for the gesture. When the 
corresponding circles appear on the screen, swipe or drag in the direction required by the 
gesture. When you finish, tap the menu button.
Perform a pinch gesture. Tap the menu button, tap Favorites, and then tap Pinch. When the 
pinch circles appear, touch anywhere on the screen to move the pinch circles, then drag the 
pinch circles in or out to perform a pinch gesture. When you finish, tap the menu button.
Create your own gesture. You can add your own favorite gestures to the control menu (for 
example, tap and hold or two-finger rotation). Tap the menu button, tap Favorites, then tap an 
empty gesture placeholder. Or go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch >   
Create New Gesture.
Example 1:
  To create the rotation gesture, go to Settings > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch > 
Create New Gesture. On the gesture recording screen that prompts you to touch to create a 
gesture, rotate two fingers on the iPod touch screen around a point between them. If it doesn’t 
turn out quite right, tap Cancel and try again. When it looks right, tap Save and give the gesture 
a name—maybe “Rotate 90.” Then, to rotate the view in Maps, for example, open Maps, tap 
the AssistiveTouch menu button, and choose Rotate 90 from Favorites. When the blue circles 
representing the starting finger positions appear, drag them to point around which you want to 
rotate the map, then release. You might want to create several gestures with different degrees 
of rotation.
Example 2:
  Let’s create the touch and hold gesture that you use to start rearranging icons on 
your Home screen. This time, on the gesture recording screen, hold down your finger in one spot 
until the recording progress bar reaches halfway, then lift your finger. Be careful not to move 
your finger while recording, or the gesture will be recorded as a drag. Tap Save and name the 
gesture. To use the gesture, tap the AssistiveTouch menu button and choose your gesture from 
Favorites. When the blue circle representing your touch appears, drag it over a Home screen icon 
and release.
Lock or rotate the screen, adjust iPod touch volume, or simulate shaking iPod touch. Tap the 
menu button, then tap Device.
Simulate pressing the Home button. Tap the menu button, then tap Home.
Exit a menu without performing a gesture. Tap anywhere outside the menu. 
						

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Widescreen keyboards
Many apps, including Mail, Safari, Messages, Notes, and Contacts, let you rotate iPod touch when 
you’re typing, so you can use a larger keyboard.
Voice Control
Voice Control lets you control iPod touch music playback using voice commands. See Voice 
Control
 on page 26.
Accessibility in OS X
Take advantage of the accessibility features in OS X when you use iTunes to sync with iPod touch. 
In the Finder, choose Help > Help Center, then search for “accessibility.”
For more information about iPod touch and OS X accessibility features, see 
www.apple.com/accessibility .