User's Guide

IfyouturnonBrailleScreenInput,youcanuseyourfingerstoentersix-dot,eight-dot,orcontracted
brailledirectlyontheiPadscreen,withoutaphysicalbraillekeyboard.
Enterbrailleonthescreen
1. SettherotortoBrailleScreenInput.
IfyoudonʼtseeBrailleScreenInputintherotor,gotoSettings >Accessibility>VoiceOver>
Rotor,thenselectitfromthelist.
2. PlaceiPadinoneofthefollowingpositions:
Tabletopmode:LayiPadflatinfrontofyou.
Screenawaymode:HoldiPadwiththescreenfacingawaysoyourfingerscurlbacktotapthe
screen.
3. Enterbraillecharactersbytappingthescreenwithoneormorefingersatthesametime.
Tip:TohaveiPadreaddotsaloud,tapandholdthedots,thenwhenyouhearthetimertones
andannouncement,releasethedots.
Tomovetheentrydotstomatchyournaturalfingerpositions,double-tapallthedots.
Youcanalsousegesturestoperformactionssuchasthefollowing:
Action Gesture
Enteraspace Swiperightwithonefinger;inscreenawaymode,
swipetoyourright
Deletethepreviouscharacter Swipeleftwithonefinger
Movetoanewline Swiperightwithtwofingers
Cyclethroughspellingsuggestions Swipeupordownwithonefinger
Enteracarriagereturn,orsendamessage(in
Messages)
Swipeupwiththreefingers
Cyclethroughthebraillemodes Swipeleftorrightwiththreefingers
Translateimmediately(whencontractionsare
enabled)
Swipedownwithtwofingers
Switchtothenextkeyboard Swipeupwithtwofingers
4. ToexitBrailleScreenInput,doatwo-fingerscrub(movetwofingersbackandforththreetimes
quickly,makinga“z”),oradjusttherotortoanothersetting.
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