Handwriting mode not working.

Hi,


I have an iPhone 6s running iOS 13.4.1.


in iMessages I cannot get the handwriting mode to function. If I turn the phone into landscape mode and press the script key (funny e symbol) the key just changes colour but nothing happens.


i’ve restarted the phone but nothing seems to work.


any help would be appreciated.



iPhone 6s

Posted on Apr 10, 2020 8:05 AM

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Apr 10, 2020 8:41 AM in response to PaulSmith_69

Use handwriting mode

  1. Set the rotor to Handwriting.
  2. If Handwriting isn’t in the rotor, go to Settings  > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Rotor, then add it.
  3. To choose a character type (lowercase, numbers, uppercase, or punctuation), swipe up or down with three fingers.
  4. To hear the selected character type, tap with three fingers.
  5. Trace a character on the screen with your finger.
  6. You can also do any of the following:
    • Enter an alternate character (a character with an accent, for example): Write the character, then swipe up or down with two fingers until you hear the type of character you want.
    • Enter a space: Swipe right with two fingers.
    • Go to a new line: Swipe right with three fingers.
    • Delete the previous character: Swipe left with two fingers.
  1. To exit handwriting mode, do a two-finger scrub, or set the rotor to a different setting.


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