‘Quick Tips’ Archives

When typing, iPhone frequently corrects or completes words automatically. By default, while typing a word, a "bubble" sound will indicate that an AutoText is available for what is being typed. More often than not, these suggestions are correct. Sometimes, however, you will want to override the AutoText. If you have finished typing a word, and [...]

Would you like to select and copy text from web pages or emails in iOS 4, but can’t fine the edit option in the rotor? -Here’s how!   Locate the text you’d like to start selecting, using  Voiceover navigation, on the web page or in the email and then double tap and hold, anywhere on [...]

This quick tip is for users of the iPHone 4. For all you shutterbugs, in the iPhone 4′s camera, you now have access to the zoom feature! Simply bring up the camera; double tap on the viewfinder and then flick to the right, three times. YOu’ll now see the zoom control. Flicking up or down [...]

Did you know that on iPhone or iPod touch models, while VoiceOver is running, you can start and stop the iPod playing from within any application? This is great for listening to music while reading, using a pedometer, perusing your email,etc. Simply touch the status bar at the top of the screen, (i.e. the clock [...]

Did you know… …you can copy an SMS message to the clipboard with VoiceOver. Simply touch the message in the list, whether it is a message you sent or received in a conversation, then use the VoiceOver rotor to choose "Edit". You will have one option if you flick up or down, which is "Copy". [...]

Have you ever wished you could pause an app download on your iPhone or iPod Touch? Well guess what! You can!… Simply locate the app that is being downloaded (whether it is waiting or loading) and double tap it. The message ‘paused’ will then be spoken after the app name, and the download will be [...]

There may be occasions when you’d like to change the volume of VoiceOver’s speech on your iPhone, but not that of other sounds. You can accomplish this very easily with only the volume rocker switch on the upper left hand side of the phone… To change VO’s speech volume, simply do the following; While VoiceOver [...]

Curious how you can use your thumbs to quickly text / type on your iPhone, as you would on a standard mobile ‘qwerty’ keyboard? Try this technique… with the virtual keyboard showing on the screen, hold the iPHone as you would hold any other mobile device, while typing on it. I.E. so that your thumbs [...]

Ever need a quick fix of music during your day? On the home screen of your iPhone 3GS, simply tap twice, with two fingers, and treat yourself to some music from your music library on your phone. You’ll still see your home screen, and can access anything on its pages, so this is an excellent [...]

Many Skype users like to update their mood texts throughout the day to reflect their situation or as the name implies, their mood. When using the latest Skype beta (version 2.8.0.X) a VoiceOver user can do this very quickly by doing the following: • In the Skype main window, use VO to navigate to the [...]

Mac-cessibility Quick Tips is a feature of Lioncourt.com to provide brief tips and tricks to assist blind and visually impaired Mac users improve their Apple experience. Not all tips will be specific to VoiceOver, and most will work on either Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Now for Quick TIp [...]

Mac-cessibility Quick Tips is a feature of Lioncourt.com to provide brief tips and tricks to assist blind and visually impaired Mac users improve their Apple experience. Not all tips will be specific to VoiceOver, and most will work on either Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Now for this week’s [...]