BlackBerry Curve 9370 9360 9350 - BlackBerry Screen Reader settings

Information settings

Verbosity

Select the amount of information read back on a screen.
Selecting High provides more information, while selecting
Low provides less information. You might want to select the
High setting when learning to use the smartphone and
move to the Low setting as you become familiar with the
smartphone.

Keyboard Echo

Select the amount of information read back when typing in
a text field.

• The None option doesn't read any speech back when

typing on a text field.

• The Characters option reads back only characters. The

Words option reads back only words.

• The Characters and words option reads back both

characters and words.

Punctuation

Select the amount of punctuation symbols read back when
typing. The settings are Off, Some, Most, or All.

Other settings

Auto Start

Start the BlackBerry Screen Reader automatically after a
phone reset.

Mute on Keypad Lock

Mute the BlackBerry Screen Reader when the keypad is
locked and prevent the application from reading the unlock
information each time you press a key.

Secret Editor Mode

Controls whether passwords are read back as you type in
the information. You can choose between Asterisks,
Characters or None.

Audible Notifications

Play a sound when the smartphone switches from
Command or Key Describer mode after pressing the right
convenience key.

• When Key Describer mode is on, you can discover the

input and shortcut functions of each physical key upon
pressing the keys.

User Guide

Accessibility options

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