Hello Krystal, Are you using your Bluetooth keyboard in iOS 7 or iOS 6? To close apps in either version of iOS with a Bluetooth keyboard, you first bring up the app switcher window by pressing VO-h-h. That means holding down the Control and Option keys while you double tap the "h" key, where the Control and Option keys are the second and third keys from the left, on the bottom row of an Apple wireless keyboard.
1. In iOS 7 you'll hear VoiceOver say "swipe up with three fingers to close the app". 1a. Navigate to the app you wish to close with VO-right arrow 1b. Press Option-down arrow to close an app (e.g., just lift the finger used to hold down the left of the two VO keys, and tap the down arrow key.) Option-down arrow is equivalent to a three finger swipe up. 1c. Repeat step 1b to close the next app, or steps 1a and 1b if you want to only close specific apps and leave others running 1d. Press the escape key in the top left of the keyboard to exit the app switcher and return to your home screen. 2. In iOS 6, once you have brought up the app switcher window, you must first enter the "Editing apps" mode (e.g. with the double tap and hold gesture) before you can navigate to apps and close them. 2a. VO-Shift-m (VoiceOver will say "Editing apps") 2b. Navigate (if necessary) to the app you wish to close with VO-right arrow. 2c. Press VO-space to close the app. 2d. Repeat step 2c to close the next app, or steps 2b and 2c if you want to only close specific apps. One difference in iOS 6 is that if you need to move to a different page to navigate to an app you need to close, you have to press Option-right arrow. In iOS 7, once you're in the app switcher window, you don't need to think about the fact that there are four apps per page on an iPhone screen. 2e. Press the escape key to exit the app switcher and return to your home screen. HTH. You can navigate to apps with either VO-right arrow or just right arrow. But since you have to press one or both of the VO keys to close an app, I find it easier to keep my left hand fingers on the VO keys (Control and Option) while I tap the right arrow key to navigate. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
