iphone_user_guide
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Speak Selection<br />
Even with VoiceOver turned off, you can have iPhone read aloud any text you select.<br />
iPhone analyzes the text to determine the language, then reads it to you using the<br />
appropriate pronunciation.<br />
Turn on Speak Selection. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speech. There you can also:<br />
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Adjust the speaking rate<br />
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Choose to have individual words highlighted as they’re read<br />
Have text read to you. Select the text, then tap Speak.<br />
You can also have iPhone read the entire screen to you. See Speak Screen, next.<br />
Speak Screen<br />
iPhone can read the contents of the screen to you, even if you don’t use VoiceOver.<br />
Turn on Speak Screen. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speech.<br />
Have iPhone speak the screen. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers. Use the<br />
controls that appear to pause speaking or adjust the rate.<br />
Highlight what’s being spoken. Turn on Highlight Content, below the Speak Screen switch when<br />
it’s turned on.<br />
Use Siri. Say “speak screen.”<br />
You can also have iPhone read just text you select—see Speak Selection, above.<br />
Speak Auto-text<br />
Speak Auto-text speaks the text corrections and suggestions iPhone makes when you type.<br />
Turn Speak Auto-text on or off. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speech.<br />
Speak Auto-text also works with VoiceOver and Zoom.<br />
Large, bold, and high-contrast text<br />
Display larger text in apps such as Settings, Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, and Notes.<br />
Go to Settings > General > Text Size, then adjust the slider. For even larger text, go to Settings ><br />
General > Accessibility > Larger Text, then turn on Larger Accessibility Sizes.<br />
Display bolder text on iPhone. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility, then turn on Bold Text.<br />
Increase text contrast where possible. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility, then turn on<br />
Increase Contrast.<br />
Button Shapes<br />
iPhone can add a colored background shape or an underline to buttons so they’re easier to see.<br />
Emphasize buttons. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility, then turn on Button Shapes.<br />
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