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Getting started with Android : learning to use Android with Talkback

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    Hardcopy Braille format available.
    Publisher:
    National Braille Press, 2019
    Note: You can request this braille book through your public library. Public libraries anywhere in Canada may borrow this book by contacting the Lac La Biche County Libraries in Lac La Biche, Alberta. This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
  • Publisher:
    National Braille Press, 2016
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

Details:

  • Author: Garza, Ana.
    Date:
    Created
    2016
    Summary:

    If you've been thinking about trying Android but have questions about its level of accessibility, Getting Started with Android gives you the skinny. Learn how to use Android with the accessibility feature TalkBack, from first time set-up to basic gestures, modified standard gestures, voice actions, installing and using apps, and much more. If you are new to Android or thinking of going Google, Getting Started with Android fits the bill.

    Contents:
    • Introduction
    • First-time setup
    • The lock screen and the basics
    • Screen layout, system settings, and basic gestures
    • The phone and input basics
    • The home screen, the app drawer, and the long-press
    • Messenger and more long-press
    • Contacts and two-part gestures
    • Special screens and modified standard gestures
    • Alarms and slider adjustment
    • The calendar and other date and time pickers
    • Voice actions and voice input
    • Android buttons, context menus, and right-angle gestures
    • Search, Chrome, and the context menus for reading and navigating
    • Google Keep and text editing with the LCM
    • Gmail and review
    • The Play Store and apps
    • Goggles and labeling buttons.
    Subject(s): Blind | Books and reading | Braille books | Computer programs | Mobile computing | Operating systems (Computers)
    Original Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts, National Braille Press
    Language(s): English
    Collection(s)/Series: Distributed Braille Collection