That’s a great tip. Yes, there is a pattern to the layout of your apps, depending on your model of phone or iPad. It might be 4 by 4 or 4 by 5 or even 4 by 6. So, use the slide gesture to explore screen icon layouts before you start moving them around too.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, [email protected] Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > On Mar 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Kevin Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here’s another tip on moving apps across pages. > > When you find the app you want to move, double-tap and hold in the middle of > the screen or wherever you feel comfortable so you’ve got enough screen > space to move to the edge and switch pages. Remember that VO will remember > the position of the last item you tapped on, so if you have an app on the > edge you’d like to move to another page, this may be an easier method to give > yourself some runway. I find that moving an app on he far left or right of > the screen tends to just hold it there. Also, wait for the little beep that > sounds after VO announces it has made a new folder. if it’s helpful, remember > too that icons are laid out on the home screen in a grid, unlike a Windows or > Mac laptop where icons can be dragged to any location. > > Kevin >> On Mar 30, 2016, at 2:04 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Kelby, >> >> Moving apps is not random, but it requires a light touch, if you have a good >> special awareness of how you move your finger when you drag an app it is >> much easier and mostly it requires practice. Try to start small when you >> practice and just see if you can move an app one or two spots to the left or >> right or up or down or maybe see if you can move the top left app (in row 1) >> down into row 2 and on second or third position from the left. Voiceover >> gives some feedback as you move it, it will say if you are on another app >> and it will say stuff like "On so and so app, will create folder with so and >> so app". Here is an example: >> >> Assume you have the calculator app in row 1 on the very left and right next >> to it you have the clock app. Now if you double tap and hold on calculator, >> it will say "Moving Calculator". If you now drag your finger to the right >> just a bit it should say "On Clock, will create folder with clock". If you >> let go at this point a folder will be created and I think it will probably >> be called "Utilities" since folders are typically named according to the >> category of whatever app you are moving. If, for example, you move >> Calculator on Camera it will create a Utility folder, but if you move Camera >> on Calculator it will create a Photography folder. You can edit folder names >> to whatever you want them to be called by opening a folder, double tap and >> hold on an app like you want to move it, then swipe left to the folder name >> which now is in an edit field, you can double tap on it to put focus in the >> edit field, you can then delete what's there and type something new or there >> is also a Clear All button next to I t which wil clear the field. >> As far as moving apps from one page to another this I find is easiest if the >> app is already on the edge, for example, if you want to move an app from >> page 1 to page 2 it might work better if you move the app fiurst to the >> third or last position in the row, then start again and drag it right to the >> edge of the screen. Voiceover will say "Moving to Page 2" there will be a >> sound and then you let go and it should have wrapped around. If you continue >> to hold it will keep wrapping to Page 3, Page 4 etc. >> >> Hope this helps a bit, like I said, practice and you'll get it. You can also >> move apps with a Bluetooth keyboard, but somebody else may have to explain >> that since I just never bother. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Kelby Carlson >> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 10:47 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Moving Apps from One Page to Another >> >> >> How do you do this? 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