Blackberry Z10 User Manual page 194

User Guide
• Tap the Pitch field with one finger to set the point of regard. Swipe up with one finger to increase the Pitch slider
value. Swipe down with one finger to decrease the Pitch slider value.
After three seconds, your device closes Quick Tasks Mode.
Adjust the volume, speed and pitch using device settings
1. On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.
Double-tap Settings to set the point of regard. Then, tap to activate the Settings menu.
3. Double-tap Accessibility to set the point of regard. Then, tap to activate the Accessibility option.
4. Double-tap Screen Reader to set the point of regard. Then, tap to activate the Screen Reader option.
5. Do any of the following:
• Swipe up with one finger to increase the volume. Swipe down with one finger to decrease the volume.
• Tap the Pitch field with one finger to set the point of regard. Swipe up with one finger to increase the Pitch slider
value. Swipe down with one finger to decrease the Pitch slider value.
• Tap the Speed field with one finger to set the point of regard. Flick up with one finger to increase the speed.
6. Close the BlackBerry Screen Reader settings in one of the following ways:
• Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to minimise the screen. With the point of regard on the minimised app,
double-tap with two fingers to close the app.
• Tap to set the point of regard. Then, double-tap
point of regard. Then tap
minimised app, double-tap with two fingers to close the app.
Adjust the text or punctuation verbosity using gestures
When you are learning how to use the BlackBerry Screen Reader, you can set the verbosity to a higher setting. Once you
are more familiar with your BlackBerry device, you can change the verbosity to include less information. For example,
when the BlackBerry Screen Reader pauses at the end of a sentence, it might not be necessary for the screen reader to
indicate that there is a period or exclamation mark.
You can adjust two types of verbosity in the BlackBerry Screen Reader. Text verbosity includes noncontent words such as
labels, the current list item of the total list items and navigation tips. Punctuation verbosity includes the amount of
punctuation that is read.
When you turn on the BlackBerry Screen Reader, you use gestures to complete tasks.
1. When you have the BlackBerry Screen Reader turned on, swipe down and to the right with one finger to access Quick
Tasks mode.
2. Tap with one finger to open the BlackBerry Screen Reader settings.
3. To set the text verbosity, complete the following steps:
a. Tap Verbosity with one finger to set the point of regard.
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again to return to the System Settings screen. With the point of regard on the
to return to the Accessibility screen. Tap
Settings
to set the