[Blindtlk] quick Voice Over question

[Julie J.]

thanks!  Got it!

Julie

On 12/31/2012 5:23 PM, Mike Freeman wrote:
> Julie:
>
> Go to Settings, General, Accessibility. Then four-finger single-tap to get
> to the last element on the screen. It is the Tripple-Click-Home button.
> Double-tap on it and you'll be given a set of things you can designate
> Tripple-Click-Home to do. The first one on the list is Toggle VoiceOver
> ON/OFF. Double-tap to select this and then successively hit the Back Button
> to get out of all the choices and back to the Settings home screen (you
> don't really have to do this but I do). Then hit the Home Key to get out of
> Settings and you're in business. Tripple-Click-Home will now toggle
> VoiceOver on and off.
>
> Mike Freeman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J.
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 3:11 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: [Blindtlk] quick Voice Over question
>
> Hello all!
>
> I'm wondering if there is a way to turn Voice Over off and on without going
> into the settings?  Over Christmas I was playing games with sighted family
> members on my iPad.  We were passing it back and forth, working on a single
> puzzle among the whole group.  It was fun, but turning VO off so they could
> use it more easily and then back on for me was a pain.
>
> I know how to turn the speech off with a three finger double tap, but that
> only mutes the sound.  The gestures are still the same as with VO turned on.
> I thought I read somewhere that you could press the home button three times
> quickly to turn VO off and on, but that doesn't seem to work. I've  tried
> looking on the Apple site and the Applevis site with no luck.
>
> I'd be forever grateful for any help,
> TIA
> Julie
>
>
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