AssistiveTouch for iPad

AssistiveTouch helps users who have difficulty touching the screen or pressing the buttons. It's also a great way to create personalized shortcuts for most-used actions AssistiveTouch can be used without any accessory to perform actions or gestures. #EdTech #GCSStaff

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Turn on AssistiveTouch

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Tap "Settings."

Search for "Accessibility" and tap the icon.

Tap "Touch."

Tap "AssistiveTouch."

Tap the toggle to turn on AssistiveTouch.

You'll see the AssistiveTouch menu button appear on your screen. To move it, touch and hold the button and drag it to your preferred location.

The opacity of the menu button changes when idle.

Adjust Opacity of AssistiveTouch Icon

You can adjust the visibility of the menu button by tapping "Idle Opacity."

Use the slider to adjust opacity.

Customize AssistiveTouch Actions

Now that you've activated AssistiveTouch, you can tap the button to easily perform any number of tasks. In the next steps we'll review how to customize these options.

You can customize how the menu button responds to a single-tap, double tap, or long press. Single-tap is set to Open Menu by default.

To begin customizing the icons on your menu, tap "Customize Top Level Menu."

To change an existing icon, click on it.

Choose your replacement from the list.

To add a new menu option, tap "+."

Tap on the "+" icon.

Tap on the desired menu action to assign it.

That's it! Now you can quickly and easily access your most-used iPad actions.