VoiceOver Gestures for iPad 1 Finger Gestures Action Gesture Speak and move cursor to item under your Touch or drag around the screen finger Selects the previous or next item Swipe left or right Move by Rotor (defined by Rotor choice) Swipe up (move back) or down (move ahead) Activate the selected item. Tap 2 times fast Move App icons Tap twice and hold until you hear beeps. Cancel with the home button. Double press a button Tap 3 times fast Move to top of screen or document Select the time at the top of the screen and double-tap Place cursor at start or end of page After entering the text field, double-tap and the cursor will be moved to the start of the page. Double-tap again and the cursor will be moved to the end of the page. 2 Finger Gestures Action Gesture Go back, cancel, close pop-up Scrub back and forth Item Chooser for current screen Triple tap with 2 fingers Adjust rotor Place 2 fingers on the screen and rotate them to spin the rotor wheel Read all from current position Swipe down Read all from first object on screen Swipe up Pause / continue speech 2-finger tap Select text Place 2 fingers on the screen and pinch in (select ahead of the cursor) or move fingers apart (select behind the cursor) Special Action (changes depending on 2-finger double-tap activity) Add Label to selected item 2-finger double-tap and hold While the on-screen keyboard is up and selected, a 2-finger scrub will split and/or merge the keyboard. Special Action: While in a text field, a 2-finger double tap will start and stop dictation. Two finger double tap Play or pause music in iTunes or YouTu 3 Finger Gestures Action Gesture Move to previous or next horizontal screen/page Swipe left or right Move/scroll down or up (like moving a paper) Swipe up or down Announces current position 3-finger tap once Turn Speech on / off (VoiceOver remains on) 3 finger double-tap Screen Curtain on / off (VoiceOver remains on) 3 finger triple-tap Control Center Touch the time at the top of the screen, then swipe up with 3 fingers. Notification Center Touch the time at the top of the screen, then swipe down with 3 fingers. Copy last spoken text to clipboard 3 finger quadruple-tap 4 Finger Gestures Action Gesture Select the first item in the area Tap the upper half with 4 fingers Select the last item in the area Tap the lower half with 4 fingers When in an app, switch to next or previous app Swipe left or right Gesture Help on / off 4 finger double-tap 5 Finger Gestures Action Gesture Open iPad search Swipe down on Home screen Open App Switcher Swipe up on Home screen Go to Home screen Pinch in with all fingers .