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VoiceOver Commands for Braille Devices
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If you have a Braille display paired with your iPhone,
iPad, or iPod Touch that has a Braille keyboard, you can use VoiceOver
to control your device almost entirely from the Braille display. In
addition to entering text in apps like RTFC Translator, you can also
enter VoiceOver commands.
VoiceOver commands are always entered by a specific
dot combination on the Braille keyboard in combination
with the space bar. A function is always triggered only when all braille
keys are released. The space bar can remain pressed in order to be able
to enter several commands in quick succession. When entering text, all
braille keys must always be released so that the desired character
appears.
The space bar is represented by SPC in the following tables. The numbers
correspond to dots 1 to 8 on the Braille keyboard. Some of the
key combinations are easy to memorize because they correspond to actual
characters in Braille. An example are the clipboard
functions, which can be executed with SPC+c, SPC+x or SPC+v.
Navigation
Key Combination |
Description |
SPC+1 |
Move to previous item |
SPC+4 |
Move to next item |
SPC+1 2 3 |
Move to first item |
SPC+4 5 6 |
Move to last item |
SPC+2 4 |
Show item chooser |
SPC+2 3 4 |
Move to status bar |
SPC+4 6 |
Notification center |
SPC+2 5 |
Control center |
SPC+1 2 |
Back (depending on the current context) |
SPC+3 5 |
Move to previous visible app (with split view on iPad) |
SPC+2 6 |
Move to next visible app (with split view on iPad) |
SPC+1 7 |
Move to previous container (iPad only) |
SPC+4 7 |
Move to next container (iPad only) |
Scrolling
Key Combination |
Description |
SPC+2 4 6 |
Scroll left
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SPC+1 3 5 |
Scroll right
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SPC+3 4 5 6 or
SPC+3 4 5 6 8 |
Scroll up
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SPC+1 4 5 6 or
SPC+1 4 5 6 8 |
Scroll down
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SPC+3 4 |
Read item summary
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Rotor
Key Combination |
Description |
SPC+3 |
Previous rotor item
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SPC+6 |
Next rotor item
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SPC+2 3 |
Previous rotor setting
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SPC+5 6 |
Next rotor setting
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Interaction
Key Combination |
Description |
SPC+3 6 |
Activate item
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SPC+1 2 5 |
Press home key
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SPC+3 4 5 |
Press volume up
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SPC+1 2 6 |
Press volume down
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SPC+1 4 6 |
Hide/show screen keyboard
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SPC+3 5 6 |
Preview item with 3D Touch
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SPC+3 6 7 8 |
Perform long press
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Read aloud
Key Combination |
Description |
SPC+1 2 3 5 |
Read from current item
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SPC+2 4 5 6 |
Read from first item
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Editing and Clipboard
Key Combination |
Description |
SPC+2 3 5 6 |
Select all
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SPC+2 3 5 |
Select left
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SPC+2 5 6 |
Select right
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SPC+2 3 4 5 |
Forward tabulator
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SPC+1 2 5 6 |
Backward tabulator
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SPC+1 3 4 6 |
Cut
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SPC+1 4 |
Copy
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SPC+1 2 3 6 |
Paste
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SPC+1 4 5 |
Press delete key
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SPC+7 |
Press backspace key
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SPC+1 5 or
SPC+8 |
Press enter key
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SPC+1 3 5 6 |
Undo
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SPC+2 3 4 6 |
Redo
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SPC+1 2 4 |
Item text search
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SPC+2 3 4 5 6 |
Read text style
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SPC+1 5 6 |
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Control Commands
Key Combination |
Description |
SPC+1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Toggle screen curtain
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SPC+1 2 3 4 |
Toggle speech
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SPC+1 3 4 or
SPC+1 3 4 7 |
Toggle mute
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SPC+1 2 5 (twice) |
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SPC+1 3 or
SPC+1 3 7 |
Stop with SPC+1 2
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SPC+1 2 3 4 6 |
Label item
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SPC+1 2 3 4 5 or
SPC+1 2 3 4 5 8 |
Toggle quick navigation
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SPC+1 5 6 |
Toggle playback
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Braille
Key Combination |
Description |
SPC+2 |
Move braille left
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SPC+5 |
Move braille right
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SPC+1 3 4 5 |
Toggle status display
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SPC+4 5 |
Translation
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SPC+1 2 4 5 |
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SPC+2 3 6 |
Toggle input mode
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If you have specific questions about using your Braille display or
Braille keyboard with your mobile device, please
contact the respective hardware manufacturer or
supplier. Please note that we generally do not provide support for
hardware.
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Created: 2021/01/10 07:00 Updated: 2023/23/01 08:00
Author: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) W. Hubert
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