Support for braille displays – Apple iPhone iOS 8.1 User Manual
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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
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 iPhone when VoiceOver is turned on. For a
list of supported braille displays, see
.
Connect a braille display. Turn on the display, then go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on
Bluetooth. Then, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille and choose
the display.
Adjust Braille settings. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille, where
you can:
Choose contracted, uncontracted eight-dot, or uncontracted six-dot braille input or output
Turn on the status cell and choose its location
Turn on Nemeth code for equations
Display the onscreen keyboard
Choose to have the page turned automatically when panning
For information about common braille commands for VoiceOver navigation, and for information
.
Set the language for VoiceOver. Go to Settings > General > Language & Region.
If you change the language for iPhone, 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 iPhone battery is low (less than 20% charge)