[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Voice View Gestures for the Fire Tablet

Fri Oct 22 15:24:08 UTC 2021

Joyce, 
I wanted very much to attend your session Monday evening, but I never saw a message including phone number of Zoom link. 
Could you please briefly explain what it was that you shared during that session?
Thanks so much!
Deborah

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Thank you very much Yolanda,

I really find the fire tablet so cool as it has given me some many options for patterns.  

Note**
You need to check within the description of the Kindle book that is says:
Voice to Speech  enabled
Screen readers enabled.

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Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Voice View Gestures for the Fire Tablet

Since Monday night's chat was on the Fire Tablet, I thought I would share the voiceview (fire tablet's text to speech) gestures:

Guide to VoiceView Screen Reader for Fire Tablet The VoiceView screen reader lets you use gestures to navigate your Fire tablet (FireOS 5 and higher) and interact with content with speech output.
This document contains information about how to turn on VoiceView, basic usage, settings, and gestures.
Enable VoiceView
To enable VoiceView during first-time setup:
1. Press the power button located next to the USB power port.
2. Wait for the device to load the language selection screen.
3. Triple press the power button, and wait for VoiceView to start.
You can also enable VoiceView any time:
1. Press and hold the power button until you hear an alert sound.
2. Hold two fingers slightly apart on the screen for five seconds to enable VoiceView.
VoiceView Basics
• Explore the screen: drag one finger on the screen.
• Go to the next item: swipe right with one finger.
• Go to the previous item: swipe left with one finger.
• Go to the next heading: swipe up or down on the screen.
• Scroll a window: drag three fingers on the screen.
• Activate an item: place focus on it then double-tap anywhere on the screen. If the item doesn't activate, try to slow down or speed up your tap speed.
• Read all from selected item: swipe down with 2 fingers.
• Turn on VoiceView from any screen: triple press the power button or hold the power button until you hear an alert, and then place two fingers slightly apart on the screen and hold for five seconds.
VoiceView Settings
You can customize your VoiceView experience by modifying user settings. To access settings when VoiceView is on, swipe down from the top of the screen with three fingers, focus on "VoiceView. Tap for settings" in the notifications list, then double-tap to activate.
Alternatively, you can navigate through the settings menus:
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with three fingers, focus on Settings, then double tap to activate.
2. Focus on Accessibility, double tap to activate, focus on VoiceView then double tap to activate.
The following settings are available:
• VoiceView Shortcut: Allow triple-press of the power button to turn on VoiceView. You can turn off VoiceView with this action.
• Speech
◦ Reading Speed: Adjust the speed of the VoiceView voice.
◦ Verbosity: The amount of information provided while navigating.
◦ Speech Volume: Set the volume level for VoiceView speech, select Match device volume to use the same volume as other media.
◦ Sounds Volume: Set the volume level for feedback tones, or select Match device volume to use the same volume as other media.
◦ Key Echo: Determine what is echoed back to you while entering text.
By default, characters are echoed as they are typed to confirm entry.
This can be changed to none, characters, words, or both characters and words.
◦ Punctuation Level: Control what punctuation marks are read aloud.
◦ Identify Capital Letters: Raise pitch or say "cap" to identify capital letters ◦ Speech On or Off gesture: Allow turning speech on or off by double tapping with three fingers. Disabled by default.
• VoiceView Tutorial: Choose between various lessons and Learn Mode to become more familiar with VoiceView usage.
Gestures
Cycle up in Granularity (character, word, etc.) by swiping up then down with one finger using a single motion. This allows you to step through items at the selected granularity. For example, character granularity can be used to spell a word.
Cycle down in Granularity (character, word, etc.) by swiping down then up with one finger using a single motion. This allows you to step through items at the selected granularity. For example, character granularity can be used to spell a word.
Go to next item by granularity by swiping down with one finger.
Go to previous item by granularity by swiping up with one finger.
Quickly navigate items by granularity with the jog wheel gesture. To use the jog wheel gesture, double-tap and hold with one finger anywhere on the screen and immediately draw circles clockwise or counter clockwise to move forward or backward at the granularity level.
Go to the Home screen by swiping up then left with one finger in a single motion. You can also use the Home button near the bottom middle of the screen in the soft key bar.
Move between category pages on the Home screen by swiping left or right with three fingers (for example, Books, Videos, or Music).
Go Back by swiping down then left with one finger in a single motion.
You can also use the Back button near the bottom left of the screen in the soft key bar.
Open Quick Actions and Notifications by swiping down from the top of the device with three fingers. Alternatively, swipe right then down with one finger in a single motion.
Show recent apps by swiping left then up with one finger in a single motion. You can also use the App Switcher button near the bottom right of the screen in the soft key bar.
Type on the keyboard by moving one finger slowly over the keys to hear them read to you. When you hear the letter you want to type, lift your finger from the keyboard to enter the letter. If you hear a high-pitched tone, your finger has moved outside the keyboard.
Select a word from the suggested word list by typing a letter of a word, and then slide your finger from the bottom of screen until you hear a high-pitched tone. Without lifting your finger, draw circles clockwise to hear a list of suggested words. Draw circles counter-clockwise to cycle backwards through the words. Lift your finger to select the word.
Go to the next page or previous page by swiping left or right with three fingers.
Adjust an incremented control (such as a slider) by placing focus on the control you want to adjust, then use one of the following methods:
1. Swipe up or down with one finger.
2. Use the jog wheel gesture.
3. Swipe right then left, or left then right, with one finger in a single motion.
4. double-tap and hold, and then slide a finger to adjust the control.
To use the jog wheel gesture, double-tap and hold with one finger anywhere on the screen and immediately draw circles clockwise or counter clockwise to move forward or backward at the granularity level.
Long press an item by placing focus on the item, then double-tap and hold with one finger. This performs the action of holding a finger on an item as if VoiceView were disabled. For example, for an app icon on the Home screen, it would display a menu with an Uninstall option at the top of the screen.
Unlock the screen by using one of the following methods:
1. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen with two or three fingers.
2. Place focus on the unlock button, then double tap to activate.
Pause or resume speech by single-tapping with 2 fingers.
Read all from selected item by swiping down with 2 fingers.
Read all from first item by swiping up with 2 fingers.
Navigate while continuously reading with a 1-finger swipe up or down to jump to the beginning of the previous or next item of your selected granularity. Swipe multiple times to jump multiple items. Use a 2-finger swipe left or right to jump by element.
Select & Copy Text with a 3-finger double tap and hold to start text selection on current item. Use linear or granular navigation to move to the other end of your selection. Use a 3-finger double tap and hold again to the end of the selection. Use a 4-finger double tap and hold to paste. Double tap and hold by briefly touching the screen, lift your fingers, then immediately touch the screen again and hold your fingers for about 1 second.
Note: Due to similarity, 3-finger double tap to turn speech on or off is disabled by default. You can enable it in the Speech settings.
Start or stop media by double-tapping with 2 fingers.
Start or stop dictation text input (on supported devices) by double-tapping with 2 fingers while editing text.
Make an Alexa request by double-tapping and holding 2 fingers.
Speak location, usage hints, and screen description by single-tapping with 3 fingers.
Turn screen curtain on or off by triple-tapping with 3 fingers.
Go to the first item on screen by tapping on upper half of screen with
4 fingers.
Go to the last item on screen by tapping on lower half of screen with 4 fingers.
Turn speech on or off by double-tapping with 3 fingers when gesture is enabled in VoiceView Speech settings.
Enter or exit Learn mode for gesture practice by double-tapping with 4 fingers.

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