Function |
Equivalent VoiceOver Gesture |
Hotkey Command |
Section |
Mode |
Press the home button |
Single press of the home button |
VO + H |
Home Button |
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Open App Switcher |
Double press of the home button |
VO + H (twice) |
Home Button |
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Turn VoiceOver off |
Triple press of the home button |
VO + H (three times) |
Home Button |
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Select the previous/ next item |
Single finger flick to the left and right |
VO +Left Arrow/ Right Arrow |
Single Finger Gesture |
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Select the previous/ next item |
Single finger flick to the left and right |
Left Arrow/ Right Arrow |
Single Finger Gesture |
Quick Nav |
Activate an item |
Single finger double-tap |
VO + Space |
Single Finger Gesture |
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Activate an item |
Single finger double-tap |
Up Arrow + Down Arrow |
Single Finger Gesture |
Quick Nav |
Read from the current position |
Two finger swipe down |
VO + A |
Two Finger Gesture |
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Read from the top of the page |
Two finger swipe up |
VO + B |
Two Finger Gesture |
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Pause reading |
Two finger single tap |
Control |
Two Finger Gesture |
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Open the Item Chooser |
Two finger triple-tap |
VO + I |
Two Finger Gesture |
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Play/ pause media |
Two finger double-tap |
VO + – |
Two Finger Gesture |
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Dismiss an alert or go back to the previous screen |
Two Finger Scrub |
Escape |
Two Finger Gesture |
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Mute or unmute VoiceOver |
Three finger double-tap |
VO + S |
Three Finger Gesture |
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Toggle the screen curtain on and off |
Three finger triple-tap |
VO + Shift + S |
Three Finger Gesture |
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Scroll up |
Three finger swipe up |
Option + Up Arrow |
Three Finger Gesture |
Quick Nav |
Scroll down |
Three finger swipe down |
Option + Down Arrow |
Three Finger Gesture |
Quick Nav |
Scroll left |
Three finger swipe left |
Option + Left Arrow |
Three Finger Gesture |
Quick Nav |
Scroll right |
Three finger swipe right |
Option + Right Arrow |
Three Finger Gesture |
Quick Nav |
Move to the first item |
Four finger single-tap on the top half of the screen |
Control + Up Arrow |
Four Finger Gesture |
Quick Nav |
Move to the last item |
Four finger single-tap on the bottom half of the screen |
Control + Down Arrow |
Four Finger Gesture |
Quick Nav |
Turn on VoiceOver Help |
Four finger double tap |
VO + K |
Four Finger Gesture |
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Turn off VoiceOver Help |
Four finger double tap OR two finger scrub |
Escape |
Four Finger Gesture |
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Select the previous/ next Rotor item |
Single finger flick up and down |
VO + Up Arrow / Down Arrow |
Rotor |
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Select the previous/ next Rotor item |
Single finger flick up and down |
Up Arrow / Down Arrow |
Rotor |
Quick Nav |
Select the previous/ next Rotor item |
Single finger flick up and down |
VO + Command + Left Arrow/ Down Arrow |
Rotor |
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Adjust the rotor |
The rotor gesture |
Left Arrow + Up Arrow / Up Arrow + Right Arrow |
Rotor |
Quick Nav |
Switch between open apps |
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Command + Tab |
Keyboard Only |
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Move to status bar |
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VO + M |
Keyboard Only |
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Copy the last spoken text to the clipboard |
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VO + Shift + C |
Keyboard Only |
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Search for text |
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VO + F |
Keyboard Only |
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Open Notification Center |
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fn + VO + Up Arrow |
Keyboard Only |
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Open Control Center |
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fn + VO + Down Arrow |
Keyboard Only |
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Turn Quick Navigation on |
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Left Arrow + Right Arrow |
Keyboard Only |
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Turn Single Letter Quick Navigation on |
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VO + Q |
Keyboard Only |
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Navigate through headings |
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H |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through links |
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L |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through text fields |
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R |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through buttons |
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B |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through form controls |
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C |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through images |
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I |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through tables |
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T |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through static text |
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S |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through ARIA landmarks |
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W |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through lists |
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X |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through items of the same type |
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M |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through level 1 headings |
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1 |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through level 2 headings |
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2 |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through level 3 headings |
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3 |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through level 4 headings |
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4 |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through level 5 headings |
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5 |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Navigate through level 6 headings |
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6 |
Keyboard Only |
Single Letter Quick Nav |
Move by character |
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Left Arrow / Right Arrow |
Keyboard Only |
Text Edit |
Move by line |
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Up Arrow / Down Arrow |
Keyboard Only |
Text Edit |
Go to the beginning/ end of line |
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Command + Left Arrow/ Right Arrow |
Keyboard Only |
Text Edit |
Go to the beginning/ end of paragraph |
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Option + Left Arrow/ Right Arrow |
Keyboard Only |
Text Edit |
Go to the previous/ next paragraph |
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Option + Up Arrow/ Down Arrow |
Keyboard Only |
Text Edit |
Go to the top or bottom of the text field |
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Command + Up Arrow/ Down Arrow |
Keyboard Only |
Text Edit |
Select all text |
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Command + A |
Keyboard Only |
Text Edit |
Copy |
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Command + C |
Keyboard Only |
Text Edit |
Cut |
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Command + X |
Keyboard Only |
Text Edit |
Paste |
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Command + V |
Keyboard Only |
Text Edit |
Undo |
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Command + Z |
Keyboard Only |
Text Edit |
Open keyboard hints |
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Command |
Keyboard Only |
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