Navigating iOS with Hable

Updated July 2023 for iPhones

This is a quick overview of all the functions the Hable One can perform. To get some more detailed explanations of Hable One please head over to the training guides. You can navigate through the headings to find exactly what you’re looking for. Make use of the Search in document function by holding 1,2,4,5,6 and entering text. Hold 2,6 to scroll search results. Now, the hable guides come equipped with YouTube tutorials with every function. To find all the video’s in one place head over to the hable playlist on YouTube.

App switcher: Hold 2,3

If the focus is not on the app. First go to the home screen and try holding dots 2,3. To close an app press dots 1,4,5,6 when the cursor is focused on the app you want to close in the app switcher.

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Back: B, Hold 1,2

Backspace: Press 7

Backspace word: Press 5,7

Boldface text: Hold 1,2,8

First select the text and then use this command.

Character next: Hold 7 and press 4

Works both in edit and non edit fields.

Character previous: Hold 4 and press 7

Works both in edit and non edit fields.

Close tab: Hold 2,3,5 to close tab in safari or chrome

iPhone gesture is three finger triple tap

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Control centre: Hold 2,4,5

iPhone gesture is three finger swipe up

Copy speech to clipboard: Hold 1,2,3,5,6

When VoiceOver says something, this command will copy that text. You can paste the text anywhere.

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Copy text: C, Hold 1,4

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Cut text: X, Hold 1,3,4,6

Dictation: Hold 2

Make sure dictation is enabled in settings.

Edit an item's label : Hold 1,2,3,4,6

Enter: Press 1,8

Homescreen: H, Hold 1,2,5

To go to the next screen Hold 1,3,5. For previous screen dots 2,4,6.

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Italicize text: Hold 1,3,8

Item first: Hold 1,2,3 to move to first item on the screen

iPhone gesture is four finger tap top of the screen

Item last: Hold 4,5,6 to move to last item on the screen

iPhone gesture is four finger tap bottom of the screen

Item next: Hold 7 and press 8

Item previous: Hold 8 and press 7

Lock screen: Hold 2,5

Long press: Hold 3,8

iPhone gesture is one finger double tap and hold

Magic tap: Hold 3

To receive or end  calls, play pause music or audio. Use press and hold buttons to record voice messages in WhatsApp or in iMessages or rewind and fast forward bard books.

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Move to bottom of document: Hold 3,5,6

Move to Top of document: Hold 2,3,6

Mute: Hold 1,3,4

Hold again to unmute.

New line: Press 2,8 in notes or messages

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New note: N, Hold 2,3,4,5,6

Create a new email, new text message, new note, new calendar event. You should be in the text field of notes for this function to work. iPhone gesture is two finger double tap and hold

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New tab: Hold 2,5,6 to open a tab in safari or chrome

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Notifications: Hold 1,3,4,5

Press back to close notifications.

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Open Item Chooser: Hold 2,4

Paste text: V, Hold 1,2,3,6

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Pause voiceover: Hold 1

iPhone gestures is two finger swipe down

Play pause media: Hold 1,2,3,4

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Press and hold: E, Hold 1,5

To record voice messages in WhatsApp or iMessages or rewind and fast forward bard books.

Print: Hold 1,2,3,4,8

Quick navigation: Hold 3,4,6 to switch off quick navigation

Read contents from next: Hold 1,2,3,5

Output for text

Read from top: Hold 2,4,5,6

Redo: Hold 1,3,4,5,6

Reply to email: Hold 1,2,4,6

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Rotor item: next specified by the rotor: Hold 7 and press 6

An example to use this command is decreases speech rate. iPhone gesture is one finger swipe down.

Rotor item: previous item specified by the rotor: Hold 5,6 and press 7

An example to use this command is increasing speech rate. iPhone gesture is one finger swipe up.

Screen curtain: Hold 3,4

Turn the screen curtain on or off.

Screenshot: Hold 3,6

Scroll down one page: Hold 1,4,5,6

If this command does not work, use dots 3,4,6 to switch on quick nav first. VoiceOver will beep when quick nav is turned on.

Scroll left one page: Hold 2,4,6

Scroll right one page: Hold 1,3,5

Four finger tap near top of screen

Scroll up one page: Hold 3,4,5,6

Search: Hold 1,2,4

Search in document: Hold 1,2,4,5,6 and enter text. Hold 2,6 to scroll search results.

Select all text: Hold 2,3,5,6

In editable fields only.

Select an item: Press 7,8

Select character left: Hold 4,5 and press 7

In editable fields only.

Select character right: Hold 7 and press 4,5

In editable fields only.

Select word on the left: Hold 4,6 and press 7

In editable fields only.

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Select word on the right: Hold 7 and press 4,6

In editable fields only.

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Send email: Hold 2,3,4,6

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Show keyboard: Hold 1,4,6

Hide or show on-screen keyboard.

Single letter quick nav: Hold 1,2,3,4,5 in web browser

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Siri: Hold 1,4,5

Make sure that Siri is activated in settings.

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Space: Hold 8

Spotlight search: Hold 1,6. Global search

iPhone gesture is three finger swipe right

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Status bar: S, Hold 2,3,4

Switch keyboard: Hold 1,5,6

To switch between multiple languages of phone not Hable. Can also be used to use emoji keyboard.

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Switch VO off: Hold 1,2,3,8

To switch off VO. Switching on VO is possible by using full keyboard access. Use dots 1,3,6.

Tab backwards: Hold 1,2,5,6

Used for navigating item back for new users. On any app and browser.

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Tab forward: Hold 2,3,4,5

Used for navigating item next for new users. On any app and browser.

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Turn the rotor left: Hold 6 and press 7

Moving rotor counter-clockwise.

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Turn the rotor right: Hold 7 and press 5,6

Moving rotor clockwise.

Underline text: Hold 2,3,8

Undo: Hold 1,3,5,6

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Voiceover help: Hold 1,3

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VoiceOver on or off: Hold 1,3,6

When full keyboard access settings are turned on. With iOS 16, there is a known bug around turning on full keyboard access with Voiceover running

Volume down: Hold 1,2,6

Volume up: Hold 3,4,5

Word next: Hold 7 and press 5

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Word previous: Hold 5 and press 7

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