This article is for people who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Microsoft 365 screen reader support content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.
Use Microsoft Lens with VoiceOver, the built-in iOS screen reader, to explore and navigate the different views and move between them.
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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This topic assumes that you are using the built-in iOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, visit Apple accessibility.
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Move between views
To move from the Capture view to the Gallery view, you must capture an image, select an existing image from the Photo library, or open a previously captured image:
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On the Capture view, swipe left or right until you hear “Choose photo from library button,” “Capture button,” or “Button to open gallery view image,” and then double-tap the screen.
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If you capture an image or open a previously captured image, the Gallery view opens directly.
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If you want to select an existing image, the Photo library view opens. Browse through the view by swiping and double-tapping until you find the image you want. Double-tap the screen to select the image and open the Gallery view.
To return from the Gallery view back to the Capture view, do one of the following:
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To cancel editing and delete all currently captured images, swipe left or right until you hear “Cancel,” and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear “Delete button” or “Delete all button,” and then double-tap the screen.
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To capture an additional image, swipe left or right until you hear “Add image button,” and then double-tap the screen.
To move from the Gallery view to the Export to view, swipe left or right until you hear “Done button,” and then double-tap the screen. To return to the Gallery view, swipe left or right until you hear “Back button,” and then double-tap the screen.
See also
Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Lens
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Use Microsoft Lens with TalkBack, the built-in Android screen reader, to explore and navigate the different views and move between them.
:
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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This topic assumes that you are using the built-in Android screen reader, TalkBack. To learn more about using TalkBack, go to Android accessibility.
In this topic
Move between views
To move from the Capture view to the Gallery view, you must capture an image, import an existing image from the library, or open a previously captured image:
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On the Capture view, swipe left or right until you hear “Import button,” “Capture button,” or “Double-tap to see the images you took,” and then double-tap the screen.
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If you capture an image or open a previously captured image, the Gallery view opens directly.
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If you want to import an existing image, the Recent library view opens. Browse through the view by swiping and double-tapping until you find the image you want. Double-tap the screen to select the image and open the Gallery view.
To return from the Gallery view back to the Capture view, do one of the following:
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To cancel editing and delete all currently captured images, swipe left or right until you hear “Navigate up button,” and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear “Delete button,” and then double-tap the screen.
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To capture an additional image, swipe left or right until you hear “Take more button,” and then double-tap the screen.
To move from the Gallery view to the Save to view, swipe left or right until you hear “Save image button,” and then double-tap the screen. To return to the Gallery view, swipe left or right until you hear “Go back,” and then double-tap the screen.
See also
Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Lens
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Technical support for customers with disabilities
Microsoft wants to provide the best possible experience for all our customers. If you have a disability or questions related to accessibility, please contact the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk for technical assistance. The Disability Answer Desk support team is trained in using many popular assistive technologies and can offer assistance in English, Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. Please go to the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk site to find out the contact details for your region.
If you are a government, commercial, or enterprise user, please contact the enterprise Disability Answer Desk.
