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Delete a character: Select the , then double-tap or split-tap. You must do this even
when touch typing. To delete multiple characters, touch and hold the Delete key,
then tap the screen with another nger once for each character your want to delete.
VoiceOver speaks the character as it’s deleted. If you have Use Pitch Change turned on,
VoiceOver speaks deleted characters in a lower pitch.
Select text: Set the rotor to Edit, ick up or down to choose Select or Select All, then
double tap. If you chose Select, the word closest to the insertion point is selected
when you double-tap. If you chose Select All, the entire text is selected.
Pinch apart or together to increase or decrease the selection.
Cut, copy, or paste: Make sure the rotor is set to edit. With text selected, ick up or
down to choose Cut, Copy, or Paste, then double-tap.
Undo: Shake iPod touch, ick left or right to choose the action to undo, then double-tap.
Enter an accented character: In standard typing mode, select the plain character,
then double-tap and hold until you hear a sound indicating alternate characters have
appeared. Drag left or right to select and hear the choices. Release your nger to enter
the current selection.
Change the language you’re typing in: Set the rotor to Language, then ick up or
down. Choose “default language” to use the language specied in International settings.
Note: The Language rotor appears only if you select more than one language in the
VoiceOver Language Rotor setting. See “Setting Up VoiceOver” on page 197.
Controlling VoiceOver Using an Apple Wireless Keyboard
You can control VoiceOver using an Apple Wireless Keyboard paired with iPod touch.
See “Using an Apple Wireless Keyboard” on page 37.
The VoiceOver keyboard commands let you navigate the screen, select items, read
screen contents, adjust the rotor, and perform other VoiceOver actions. All the
keyboard commands (except one) include Control-Option, abbreviated in the table
below as “VO.”
VoiceOver Help speaks keys or keyboard commands as you type them. You can
use VoiceOver Help to learn the keyboard layout and the actions associated with
key combinations.
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