No, it turns off the video display on the phone which is not the same as locking the screen. Note you can also use screen curtain with Mac computers. Shift VO F11 is the toggle. This can be useful if you're doing work you don't want others to see in an open plan office. Ian Macrae Editor Disability Now www.disabilitynow.org.uk<http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/> follow us @disabilitynow<https://twitter.com/DisabilityNow> - Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Disability-Now/448258551882688> and sign up to our eNewsletter here<http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/newsletter-subscription> Disability Now, 6-10 Market Road, London, N7 9PW On 29 Jul 2014, at 12:00, martin wilsher wrote: How does one activate the screen curtain? Is that when vo says screen locked? -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ian Macrae Sent: 29 July 2014 11:50 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the screen curtain John, the screen is entirely black and blank so effectively it would look like the phone was switched off. Ian Macrae Editor Disability Now www.disabilitynow.org.uk<http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk> <http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/> follow us @disabilitynow <https://twitter.com/DisabilityNow> - Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Disability-Now/448258551882688> and sign up to our eNewsletter here <http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/newsletter-subscription> Disability Now, 6-10 Market Road, London, N7 9PW On 29 Jul 2014, at 11:30, john gallagher wrote: hi all just wonder if anyone who can see a little bit can tell me when the screen curtain is on does it look just as though the phone is switched off or, does it just not let people see the actual screen. thanks. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with the Subject:- faq