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Zoom
Many apps let you zoom in or out on specic items. For example, you can double-tap or
pinch to expand webpage columns in Safari. But, there’s also a Zoom accessibility feature that
lets you magnify the entire screen of any app you’re using. And, you can use Zoom together
with VoiceOver.
Turn Zoom on or o: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom. Or, use Triple-click Home.
See Triple-click Home on page 124 .
Zoom in or out: Double-tap the screen with three ngers.
Vary the magnication: With three ngers, tap and drag up or down. The tap-and-drag gesture
is similar to a double-tap, except you don’t lift your ngers on the second tap—instead, drag
your ngers on the screen. Once you start dragging, you can drag with a single nger. iPhone
returns to the adjusted magnication when you zoom out and in again using the three-nger
double-tap.
Pan around the screen: While zoomed in, drag the screen with three ngers. Once you start
dragging, you can drag with a single nger so that you can see more of the screen. Or, hold a
single nger near the edge of the display to pan to that side. Move your nger closer to the edge
to pan more quickly. When you open a new screen, Zoom goes to the top-middle of the screen.
While using Zoom with an Apple Wireless Keyboard (see Apple Wireless Keyboard on page 24),
the screen image follows the insertion point, keeping it in the center of the display.
Large Text
Large Text lets you increase the text size in alerts, and in Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages,
and Notes.
Set the text size: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Large Text.
Invert Colors
Sometimes, inverting the colors on the iPhone screen may make it easier to read. When Invert
Colors is turned on, the screen looks like a photographic negative.
Invert the screen’s colors: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Invert Colors.
Speak Selection
Even with VoiceOver turned o, you can have iPhone read aloud any text you select.
iPhone analyzes the text to determine the language, then reads it to you using the
appropriate pronunciation.
Turn on Speak Selection: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speak Selection. There you
can also:
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Adjust the speaking rate
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Choose to have individual words highlighted as they’re read
Have text read to you: Select the text, then tap Speak.
