Zoom, Large text, Invert colors – Apple iPhone (For iOS 6.1) User Manual
Page 125: Speak selection
Chapter 32
Accessibility
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Set the Triple-click Home function: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Triple-click Home.
If you select more than one, you’re asked which one you want to control whenever you triple-
click the Home button.
Slow down the click speed: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Home-click Speed.
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. But, there’s also a Zoom accessibility feature that
lets you magnify the entire screen of any app you’re using. And, you can use Zoom together
with VoiceOver.
Turn Zoom on or off: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom. Or, use Triple-click Home.
See
on page 124.
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. iPhone 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 drag with a single finger so that you can see more of the screen. Or, hold a
single finger near the edge of the display 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 top-middle of the screen.
While using Zoom with an Apple Wireless Keyboard (see
on page 24),
the screen image follows the insertion point, keeping it in the center of the display.
Large Text
Large Text lets you increase the text size in alerts, and in Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages,
and Notes.
Set the text size: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Large Text.
Invert Colors
Sometimes, inverting the colors on the iPhone 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 iPhone read aloud any text you select. iPhone analyzes
the text to determine the language, then reads it to you using the appropriate pronunciation.
Turn on Speak Selection: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speak Selection. There you
can also:
•
Adjust the speaking rate
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Choose to have individual words highlighted as they’re read
Have text read to you: Select the text, then tap Speak.