Harry, You can download the iPhone Users Guide from Apple. It is a pdf and one of the chapters near the end is totally dedicated to the use of the accessibility features, especially VO. I usually read it in Single Page view as Preview behaves much better for me then.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-12-11, at 12:28 AM, Harry Hogue <[email protected]> wrote: > Tim, > > Wow -- this was amazingly helpful; thank you very much. Did you find these > tricks with the iPhone out by playing with the phone? I don't recall any > detailed instructions about moving items around with VoiceOver on the phone, > only when using VO with the Mac are deliberate VO commands usually provided, > or so it seems. > > Thanks again. That is, by the way, what I thought about the Clock app. > > Harry > > On dic 10, 2012, at 9:11 p.m., Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Harry, >> >> Placing the Compass and Clock on the Home screen is entirely possible but >> separating the Timer and such out of the Clock is not. The Alarm, >> Stop-Watch and Timer are all built-in to the Clock app and thus cannot be >> pulled out. >> >> To move items out of the Utilities folder, double-tap and hold on the item >> until VO says moving said item. Don't let go then drag your finger towards >> any edge of the screen, usually I go left or upper left. Vo will say >> something like "Moving outside folder,", just lift your finger at that point >> and it will be taken out of the folder. Press your Home button once to take >> it out of Edit mode. >> >> You can press it again to close the folder then use the same process to move >> it to wherever you wish on the Home screen. Be careful not to drop it in >> another folder or on another item. If it's dropped on another item, a new >> folder will be created. If you move to the right spot, VO will announce the >> Row and Column and you simply lift your finger to drop it there. Items >> after the place that you drop it will be pushed out of the way. Also, note >> that if your page is already full, items can be pushed to the next page. >> >> HTH. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On 2012-12-10, at 6:26 PM, Harry Hogue <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi guys, >>> >>> I am interested to know how I can go about putting icons on my home screen >>> from other pages in the phone. Specifically, I am interested in putting >>> the compass on my home screen (it is currently in the utilities folder on >>> page 2), and I would also like to put the timer and alarm clock on my home >>> screen as separate icons, if that is even possible. They are all currently >>> under "Clock." >>> >>> Thanks for any help. I really appreciate it. >>> >>> Harry >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
