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Chapter 26 Accessibility 107
Guided Access
Guided Access helps someone using iPad to stay focused on a particular task. Guided Access
limits iPad to a single app, and lets you control which app features are available. Use Guided
Access to:
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Temporarily restrict iPad to a particular app
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Disable areas of the screen that aren’t relevant to a task, or areas where an accidental gesture
might cause a distraction
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Disable the iPad hardware buttons
Use Guided Access: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access, where you can:
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Turn Guided Access on or o
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Set a passcode that controls the use of Guided Access and prevents someone from leaving an
active session
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Set whether iPad can go to sleep during a session
Start a Guided Access session: Open the app you want to run, then triple-click the Home
button. Adjust settings for the session, then click Start.
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Disable app controls and areas of the app screen: Circle any part of the screen you want to
disable. You can use the handles to adjust the area.
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Ignore all screen touches: Turn o Touch.
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Keep iPad from switching from portrait to landscape or from responding to any other
motions: Turn o Motion.
End a Guided Access session: Triple-click the Home button and enter the Guided
Access passcode.
AssistiveTouch
AssistiveTouch helps you use iPad if you have diculty touching the screen or pressing the
buttons. You can use a compatible adaptive accessory (such as a joystick) together with
AssistiveTouch to control iPad. You can also use AssistiveTouch without an accessory to perform
gestures that are dicult for you.
Turn on AssistiveTouch: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch. To set
Triple-click Home to turn AssistiveTouch on or o, go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
Triple-click Home.
Adjust the tracking speed (with accessory attached): Go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
AssistiveTouch > Touch speed.
Show or hide the AssistiveTouch menu: Click the secondary button on your accessory.
Hide the menu button (with accessory attached): Go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
AssistiveTouch > Always Show Menu.
Perform a swipe or drag that uses 2, 3, 4, or 5 ngers: Tap the menu button, tap Gestures, and
then tap the number of digits needed for the gesture. When the corresponding circles appear
on the screen, ick or drag in the direction required by the gesture. When you nish, tap the
menu button.
Perform a pinch gesture: Tap the menu button, tap Favorites, and then tap Pinch. When the
pinch circles appear, touch anywhere on the screen to move the pinch circles, then drag the
pinch circles in or out to perform a pinch gesture. When you nish, tap the menu button.