User Guide

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Set whether and how long you need to hold a switch down before it is accepted as a
switch action
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Have Switch Control ignore accidental repeated switch triggers
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Adjust point scanning speed
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Turn on sound eects or speech
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Select the items you want to see in the menu
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Make the selection cursor more visible larger or a dierent color
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Set whether items should be grouped while item scanning
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Save custom gestures that you can choose from the Action portion of the control menu.
Fine-tune Switch Control. Choose Settings from the control menu to:
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Adjust scanning speed
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Change the location of the control menu
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Switch between item scan mode and point scan mode
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Choose whether point scan mode displays crosshairs or a grid
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Reverse the scanning direction
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Turn on or o sound or speech accompaniment
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Turn o groups to scan items one at a time
AssistiveTouch
AssistiveTouch helps you use iPod touch if you have diculty touching the screen or pressing
the buttons. You can use an adaptive accessory (such as a joystick) with AssistiveTouch to control
iPod touch. You can also use AssistiveTouch without an accessory, to perform gestures that are
dicult for you.
Turn on AssistiveTouch. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch. To use
the Home button to turn AssistiveTouch on or o, go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
Accessibility Shortcut.
Adjust the tracking speed (with an accessory attached). Go to Settings > General >
Accessibility > AssistiveTouch > Touch speed.
Show or hide the AssistiveTouch menu (with an accessory attached). Click the secondary
button on your accessory.
Move the menu button. Drag it to any location on the screen.
Hide the menu button (with an accessory attached). Go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
AssistiveTouch > Always Show Menu.
Perform a swipe or drag that uses 2, 3, 4, or 5 ngers. Tap the menu button, tap Device >
More > Gestures, and then tap the number of digits needed for the gesture. When the
corresponding circles appear on the screen, swipe or drag in the direction required by the
gesture. When you nish, tap the menu button.
Perform a pinch gesture. Tap the menu button, tap Favorites, and then tap Pinch. When the
pinch circles appear, touch anywhere on the screen to move the pinch circles, then drag the
pinch circles in or out to perform a pinch gesture. When you nish, tap the menu button.
Create your own gesture. Tap the menu button, tap Favorites, and then tap an empty gesture
placeholder. Or go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch > Create New Gesture.