Hi Karen, I would just use the link to the accessible HTML version of the iPhone User Guide instead of getting the ePub version from iBooks, which is the link that I think you are referencing. Actually, I notice that there is an iPhone User Guide for iOS 6.1 in iBooks now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/iphone-user-guide-for-ios-6.1/id600665817?mt=11 It depends on whether you have another iOS device that has iBooks loaded. Although the ePub versions of the iOS User Guides from iBooks are DRM-free, it's generally easier to access the HTML versions. There are also PDF versions for all these manual that come up if you Google for "iPhone User Guide". Here's the U.S. version: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf
I think that it's really your choice which format you choose to use. At present, you need to have an iOS device to "purchase" even the free user guides from the iBooks Store. You can get a copy of this guide onto your Mac, but then you have to read the ePub through some software -- Bookle, iText, Stanza Desktop etc I forgot to mention that John Panarese also has some versions of these guides that he converted to RTF format at his macfortheblind.com web site. HTH. Cheers, Esther P.S. I inadvertantly touched the link for upgrading to the new Google Groups format just now. After all these months of avoiding the change! Aargh. On Friday, May 31, 2013 11:28:28 AM UTC-10, kare-ca wrote: > > Esther, > Am I correct in understanding that the next to the last link can give you > the guides outside of the phone itself? > Would be helpful to read them on another device while working with the > phone > itself if that makes sense. > Thanks, > Karen > > On Fri, 31 May 2013, Esther wrote: > > > Hi Mike, > > > > The following link, accessed only from your iPhone or iPod Touch, will > > take you to the most current version of the iPhone User Guide: > > http://help.apple.com/iPhone > > This is the regular link to the iPhone User Guide that appears under > > your Safari Bookmarks when you get a new iPhone. When you reach this > > page with VoiceOver turned on, you'll hear a message, "VoiceOver users > > double tap here…" with a link. Double tapping on that link will take > > you to the accessible HTML version of the iPhone User Guide for your > > language. This HTML version can be accessed from any web browser. > > For english, the accessible HTML version of the iPhone User Guide (for > > iOS version 6) may be found at: > > http://help.apple.com/iphone/6/en.lproj/index.html > > For German this would be: > > http://help.apple.com/iphone/6/de.lproj/index.html > > > > Once in the accessible HTML version, you can navigate directly to the > > link for "Accessibility" or the section for "VoiceOver" under that > > section and separately bookmark those pages, with the option to save > > this to your home screen for easy access (double tap the "Utility" > > button at the bottom of the iPhone screen, then double tap the "Add to > > Home Screen" button). > > > > If you need to find the exact address for other language versions of > > the iPhone User Guide in accessible HTML format, use the first link I > > listed from your iPhone. Then, before, double tapping the link > > announced for VoiceOver users, navigate to the "Change Language" > > button at the bottom of the page. (Note: you may have to get there by > > using a two finger flick read all gesture, since focus doesn't always > > move correctly to this button if you flick.) Double tapping the new > > language selection from the list will take you to the version of the > > regular iPhone User Guide in your newly selected language without your > > having to change the default language for your iPhone under Settings. > > Then, you can double tap the link for VoiceOver users at the start of > > the User Guide to get the accessible HTML version of the guide in > > another language. > > > > Alternatively, I've posted the links to a number of these guides, > > including HTML links to older iOS versions of the iPhone, iPod Touch, > > and iPad user guides, as comments at the AppleVis site: > > • Easy access to the iOS Manual > > http://www.applevis.com/guides/easy-access-ios-manual > > > > That page also gives links to the iBooks ePub versions of the iOS user > > guides. The one for the iPhone in iOS 6 for the U.S. Store may be > > found at: > > > http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/iphone-user-guide-for-ios-6/id563272542?mt=11 > > > > If that link doesn't work for you, change the "us" following the > > "apple.com/" to your appropriate two letter country code, or just > > search for "iPhone User Guide" under iBooks. > > > > HTH. Cheers, > > > > Esther > > > > On May 31, 5:53 am, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Do a search on "iphone users guide". It will be there as the first > item in your results. You can download that pdf to your Mac and more > easily access what you need. Easily download it by just pressing > Option-return on the link after Interacting with that first search result. > The VoiceOver stuff is in the latter part of the document starting around > page 115 in the Accessibility section. Lots of good stuff in here that > many of us should read to use our iPhones and other iOS devices to the > fullest. > >> > >> HTH. > >> > >> Later... > >> > >> Tim Kilburn > >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> > >> On 2013-05-31, at 9:21 AM, Mike Busboom <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> This is sort of embarrassing, especially since I have been an iPhone > user for over a year. I wanted to look something up in the VoiceOVER > manual, but when I launched Safari and tried to find the link, it was no > longer there. I have no conscious recollection of erasing the manual or, > should I say, the bookmarked link to the manual. I am wondering what the > best way would be to get the most recent iteration of the iPhone manual for > VoiceOver users back on to my phone. > >> > >>> Kindest regards to all, > >> > >>> Mike > >> > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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