Useful VoiceOver Gestures to use with your iPhone or iPad and EasyReader
NOTE: This article applies to those running EasyReader on an iOS device such as an iPhone or iPad with the devices native VoiceOver Screen Reader.
Learn VoiceOver gestures on iPhone or iPad
When VoiceOver is on, standard touchscreen gestures have different effects, and additional gestures let you move around the screen and control individual items. VoiceOver gestures include two-, three-, and four-finger taps and swipes.
You can use different techniques to perform VoiceOver gestures. For example, you can perform a two-finger tap using two fingers on one hand, one finger on each hand, or your thumbs. Instead of selecting an item and double-tapping, you can use a split-tap gesture-touch and hold an item with one finger, then tap the screen with another finger.
EasyReader has been designed to accommodate VoiceOver Gestures and all should apply to the EasyReader Application.
Explore and speak items on the screen
To explore the screen, drag your finger over it. VoiceOver speaks the name of each item you touch. You can also use VoiceOver gestures to explore the screen in order, from top to bottom and left to right.
| Action | Gesture |
| Select and speak an item | Tap or touch the item |
| Select the next item | Swipe right |
| Select the previous item | Swipe left |
| Select the first item on the screen | Four-finger tap near the top of the screen |
| Select the last item on the screen | Four-finger tap near the bottom of the screen |
| Speak the entire screen from the top | Two-finger swipe up |
| Speak the entire screen from the selected item | Two-finger swipe down |
| Pause or continue speaking | Two-finger tap |
| Speak additional information, such as the position within a list or whether text is selected | Three-finger tap |
Scroll up, down, left, and right
Use VoiceOver gestures to move to another page within your book.
| Action | Gesture |
| Scroll up one page | Three-finger swipe down |
| Scroll down one page | Three-finger swipe up |
| Scroll left one page | Three-finger swipe right |
| Scroll right one page | Three-finger swipe left |
Take action on an item
Use VoiceOver gestures to perform actions on an item.
| Action | Gesture |
| Select an item | Tap |
| Activate the selected item | Double-tap |
| Drag a slider | Tap the slider to select it, then swipe up or down with one finger; or double-tap and hold the slider until you hear three rising tones, then drag the slider |
| Start or stop the current action (for example, play or pause a book | Two-finger double-tap |
Use the VoiceOver rotor
You can use the rotor to change VoiceOver settings, jump from one item to the next on the screen, select special input methods such as Book navigation positions and Book reading speed
| Action | Gesture |
| Choose a rotor setting | Two-finger rotation |
| Move to the previous item or increase (depending on the rotor setting) | Swipe up |
| Move to the next item or decrease (depending on the rotor setting) | Swipe down |