Rotor Definitions - iOS

Question 1

Characters

Answer 1

Reads one character at a time.

Question 2

Words

Answer 2

Reads one word at a time.

Question 3

Lines

Answer 3

Reads one line at a time.

Question 4

Containers

Answer 4

Moves from one onscreen container to the next. The Dock and Home screen, for example, are containers.

Question 5

Headings

Answer 5

Moves from one heading to the next. Try using this rotor in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

Question 6

Landmarks

Answer 6

Moves between banners, navigation, and buttons in HTML content (such as a webpage or HTML email).

Question 7

Same Item

Answer 7

Moves from one item to the next item of the same kind. Try this with the links in the results of a Safari web search.

Question 8

Vertical Navigation

Answer 8

Moves up or down with one-finger vertical flicks. Try this on the Home screen.

Question 9

Static Text

Answer 9

Moves from one line of static HTML text to the next. Static text is the main text on the page—not links or button names, for example.

Question 10

Links

Answer 10

Moves from one link to the next.

Question 11

Visited Links

Answer 11

Moves from one link to the next, but only those that you’ve already clicked.

Question 12

Non-visited Links

Answer 12

Moves from one link to the next, but only those that you haven’t clicked yet.

Question 13

In-Page Links

Answer 13

Moves from one in-page link to the next on a webpage.

Question 14

Tables

Answer 14

Moves the VoiceOver cursor to the start of a table on a webpage.

Question 15

Lists

Answer 15

Moves the VoiceOver cursor to the start of a list on a webpage.

Question 16

Buttons

Answer 16

Moves from one button to the next in HTML content.

Question 17

Form Controls

Answer 17

Moves between buttons and menus when using a form.

Question 18

Text Fields

Answer 18

Moves from one text field to the next in HTML content.

Question 19

Search Fields

Answer 19

Moves from one search field to the next in HTML content.

Question 20

Images

Answer 20

Moves to images.

Question 21

Standard Typing

Answer 21

Select a key on the keyboard by swiping left or right, then double-tap to enter the character. Or move your finger around the keyboard to select a key and, while continuing to touch the key with one finger, tap the screen with another finger.
VoiceOver speaks the key when you select it and again when you enter the character.

Question 22

Touch Typing

Answer 22

Touch a key on the keyboard to select it, then lift your finger to enter the character. If you touch the wrong key, slide your finger to the key you want.
VoiceOver speaks the character for each key when you touch it. VoiceOver enters a character when you lift your finger.

Question 23

Direct Touch Typing

Answer 23

Type the same as when VoiceOver is off. This mode turns off VoiceOver for typing only.