TABLE OF CONTENTS

14. MSN messenger
14.1 Getting Started with MSN Messenger
14.2 Using a Contact List
14.2.1 Instant Messaging
14.2.2 Adding, Deleting, or Viewing Contact Information
14.2.3 Changing Your Nickname, Status and Viewing Your Information
14.2.4 Additional Features
14.3 Instant Message Dialog Box
14.3.1 Inviting Others to Start a Conversation
14.3.2 Saving and Printing Your Messages
14.3.3 Copying and Pasting Instant Messages
14.3.4 Searching Messages
14.4 Hot Keys in MSN Messenger

14. MSN messenger

The MSN messenger program on the Braille Sense PLUS is very similar in its operation to that which runs on a Personal computer.   This is because we have made every attempt to keep the structure and features the same as those that are found in the MSN messenger program that runs on a PC.  Using MSN messenger, you can chat online with other registered users of MSN messenger.   Note that you will need to setup your MSN messenger account with Microsoft before using this service.   To start MSN messenger, in the program menu, press "Space-4" repeatedly until you get to "MSN messenger," and press "Enter."  Or you can just press its shortcut key, "n (dots 1-3-4-5)."

14.1 Getting Started with MSN Messenger

When you first launch MSN messenger, the Braille Sense PLUS will display for the network status, and if a network connection is available, a log-in dialog box will be displayed.

1) When the log-in dialog box appears, you will be placed in the "E-mail address" computer edit box.  Here, you should type the email address that you have registered for your MSN passport.  Note that the e-mail address should be typed using computer Braille.
2) Press "tab (Space-4-5)" to move to the "Password" computer edit box.  Now, Type the password that you have setup for your MSN messenger account.  Again, you will want to use computer Braille for this.
3) Press "tab (Space-4-5)" to move to the "Remember me" check box.  By default, this check box is unchecked.  You can check the check box by pressing "space."  Next time when you run the messenger program, the email address will be displayed automatically for you.
4) Press "tab (Space-4-5)" to move to the "Save password" check box.  By default, this will be unchecked.  You can check this option by pressing "space." Then, next time you run the messenger program, the password will be entered automatically, and it will be displayed in the password edit box as "****".  To use this feature, you should also check the "Remember me" check box.  Otherwise, the password will not be stored even if you have checked the "Save password" check box.
5) Press "tab (Space-4-5)" to move to the "Confirm" button.  Pressing "Enter" here will log you in to your Messenger account.  Once you are logged in, a contact list will appear.  If you want to cancel logging in, press "tab (Space-4-5)" once more at the "Confirm" button, to move to the "Cancel" button.  Then press "Enter." Or you can also press "Space-z (dots 1-3-5-6)."  Then the messenger program will close.

If you have successfully logged in and checked "Remember me" and "Save password" check boxes, you can log in by just pressing "Enter" when you are at the "email" edit box the next time you want to log in.  
When the Braille Sense PLUS is not connected to the Internet, if you execute the MSN messenger and try to log in, the Braille Sense PLUS will announce "Connection failed. Display Network Status." and return to the log-in dialog box.

14.2 Using a Contact List

If you have successfully logged in, a list box containing your contact list will appear.  In this list, the contact information for those who are online and for those who are offline will be grouped together.  You can move through the entire list by pressing "Space-4" or "Space-1" repeatedly.  When this list box appears, the number of people who are online will be displayed first.  Then, the list of people who are online will be shown in the format, "(current status) nickname xx/yy" in Braille, and "nickname, current status, xx/yy" in speech.  Where "yy" is the number of people who are online or offline, and "xx" is the order of the current item in the online or offline group.  In Braille, the current status, "online", is displayed as "nln", and "offline" as "fln".  In speech, they are announced as "online" and "offline", respectively.  When the status is "idle", it is displayed as "idl" in Braille, and "idle" in speech.  If the status of a person changes after you log in, you will hear different sound depending on their status.
The hotkeys you can use in this list box is as follows.

1. Move to the previous item : Space-1 or up scroll button
2. Move to the next item : Space-4 or down scroll button
3. Move between online and offline groups : Space-5-6
You can have the received message stay on the Braille display until you are done reading it.  When in the Contacts list box you can press "Enter-l (dots 1-2-3)."  When you are asked to "Confirm the received message: No," select "Yes" by press the "space."  When a message is received the message will stay on the Braille display until you close it with "Space-e (dots 1-5)."

If you want to close the messenger program, press "Enter" on "Close" in the file menu.  Or you can press "Space-z (dots 1-3-5-6)."

14.2.1 Instant Messaging

When you want to have a conversation with a person in your list of contacts, move to the list item corresponding to the person you want to contact, and press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to open the menu.  Move to "Actions" and press "Enter." Press "Enter" again on "Send Instant Message."  Or instead of using the menu, you can press "Enter" or "Enter-s (dots 2-3-4)" at the contact item.  Then, the "Instant message" dialog box will appear, where you can have a conversation with your contact online.  The "Instant message" dialog box will be described in more detail in 14.3.

14.2.2 Adding, Deleting, or Viewing Contact Information

You can add a contact by doing the following.

1) Press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" or F2 to open the menu.  Move to "Contacts" by pressing "Space-4," and then press "Enter." Press "Enter" on "Add Contact."  You could also press "Enter-a (dot 1") instead of using the menu.
2) Then, the "Add Contact" dialog box will be displayed, and you will be placed in the "E-mail address" edit box.  Type the email address of the person you want to add, in computer Braille.
3) Press "tab (Space-4-5)" to move to the "Confirm" button, and press "Enter." Then, the contact information will be stored and you will be placed back in the contact list box.   If you want to cancel adding the contact information, press "tab (Space-4-5)" to move to the "Cancel" button, and press "Enter."

The added contact will be displayed as offline until the person accepts your request for adding him or her to your contact list.  As soon as the request is accepted, their status will be changed to online.

You can delete a contact that you have registered by doing the following.

1) Move to the contact you want to delete, by pressing "Space-1" or "Space-4" repeatedly.
2) Press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to open the menu.  Press "Space-4" to move to "Contacts," and press "Enter."  Move to "Delete Contact" by pressing "Space-4," and press "Enter."  Or instead of using the menu, just press "Enter-d (dots 1-4-5)."
3) Then, the "Delete Contact" dialog box will be displayed, showing the email address of the person to be deleted in the "E-mail address" edit box.  Make sure that the address is correct, and if not, make a change to it.
4) Press "tab (Space-4-5)" to move to the "Confirm" button, and press "Enter."  Then, the item will be deleted and the contact list box will appear again.  If you want to cancel deleting, press "tab (Space-4-5)" once more at the "Confirm" button, to move to the "Cancel" button.  Then press "Enter."

You can delete a contact regardless of whether he/she is online or offline.

You can view information of a contact by doing the following.

1) Move to the item whose information you want to know, by pressing "Space-4" or "Space-1."
2) Press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to open the menu.  Press "Space-4" to move to "Contacts," and press "Enter." Move to "Contact Information" by pressing "Space-4," and press "Enter." Or instead of using the menu, just press "Enter-v (dots 1-2-3-6)."
3) Then, you will be placed the "Contact Information" dialog box.  First, "Nickname" is focused.  Press "tab (Space-4-5)" to move to the email address of the contact.  Press "tab (Space-4-5)" again to move to his/her status.
4) After you have read all the information about the contact, press "tab (Space-4-5)" to move to the "Close" button, and press "Enter." Or you can just press "Space-e (dots 1-5)." Then, the dialog box will be closed and the contact list box will appear again.

14.2.3 Changing Your Nickname, Status and Viewing Your Information

You can change your nickname as follows.

1) Press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" or F2 to open the menu.  Press "Space-4" repeatedly to move to "Tools," and press "Enter." Press "Enter" on "Nickname."  Or instead of using the menu, just press "Enter-p (dots 1-2-3-4)."
2) Then, the "Change Nickname" dialog box will appear, and the "Nickname" edit box will be focused.  Type the nickname you like.  You can use alphabets, numbers, and other symbols in the nickname.
3) Press "tab (Space-4-5)" to move to the "Confirm" button, and press "Enter." Then your nickname will be changed and you will be placed back in the contact list box.

To view your nickname or email address, you can use "my status" as follows.

1) Press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to open the menu.  Press "Enter" on "File."  Then, move to "My Status" by pressing "Space-4," and then press "Enter."  Or instead of using the menu, just press "Enter-m (dots 1-3-4)."
2) Then, the dialog box will appear, and your nickname will be displayed.  Press "tab (Space-4-5)" to move to your email address, and "tab (Space-4-5)" again to move to "Status," and so on.
3) When you have read through all of the information, you can press "tab (Space-4-5)" to move to the "Close" button, and then press "Enter."  Or you can just press "Space-e (dots 1-5)." Then, the information dialog box will be closed and you will be placed in the contact list box.

You can change your status by doing the following.

1) Press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" or F2 to open the menu.  Press "Enter" on "File." Move to "Set My Status" by pressing "Space-4," and press "Enter." Or instead of using the menu, just press "Enter-t (dots 2-3-4-5)."
2) Then, the "Set My Status" dialog box will appear, and the "Status" combo box will have focus.  Move to the status item that you want by pressing "Space-4" or "Space-1."
3) Press "tab (Space-4-5)" to move to the "Confirm" button, and press "Enter." Then your online status will be changed and you will be placed in the contact list box.

14.2.4 Additional Features

1. Sign out
When you are logged in and you want to log in to another account, you will need to log out first, and then log in to the other account.  Press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to open the menu.  Press "Enter" on "File."  Press "Space-4" repeatedly to move to "Sign Out" and press "Enter."  Then, you are logged out, and the Sign In dialog box will appear again.  In the "E-mail address" and "Password" edit box, the email address and password used in the previous login will be displayed by default.  To log in to another account, you first need to delete the log in information from the first account, and type the log in information of the other account.

2. Save account
If you did not check the "Remember me" and "Save password" check boxes in the Sign In dialog box, later, you may want to save the account information once you are logged in.  You can use the "Save Account" option for this.  It is exactly the same as checking the two check boxes in the login dialog box.  To use "Save Account," you should press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to open the menu.  Press "Space-4" repeatedly to move to "Tools," and press "Enter."  Press "Space-4" to move to "Save account," and press "Enter."  Then, you will hear "Save account? Yes."  In here, you press "Enter" and then you will be placed back in the contact list box.

3. View chat and last message
When you are having a conversation with more than one person simultaneously, you can view a list of messages that you have received previously.   You can use the "Last Message" option, or when using "View Chat" go back to the instant message dialog box which you have used recently in the current instant message dialog box.

To use "View Chat," you should press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to open the menu and press "Enter" on "File" menu.  Press "Space-4" to move to "View Chat," and press "Enter."  Or you press "Enter-r (dots 1-2-3-5)" without call up menu.

To use "Last Message," you should press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to open the menu.  Press "Space-4" repeatedly to move to "Actions," and press "Enter."  Press "Space-4" to move to "Last Message," and press "Enter."  Or you press "BackSpace-r (dots 1-2-3-5)" without call up menu.  When executing "Last Message" you can see the "list of messages."  In this list, you can move through the messages by pressing "Space-1" or "Space-4" repeatedly.  If you press "Enter" on a message, then the focus will move to the corresponding instant message dialog box.

4. Play keyboard sound
You can select whether your message input is converted into the sound or not to use "Play Keyboard Sound" when you are writing your message to a person in the instant message dialog box.  In other words, you can choose whether you will hear a person's message input while inputting your message or your message input continuously when a person send you a message.  You need to take the following steps for this function.
1) Press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to call up the menu.
2) Press "Space-4" to move to the "Tools" and press "Enter."
3) Press "Space-4" to move to the "Play Keyboard Sound" and press "Enter."  Or, you can press "Enter-k (dots 1-3)" to move to the "Play Keyboard Sound" directly.  Then, you can see "Play keyboard sound: Yes" message.
4) If you press "Enter," you can hear your input message even if a person send you a message.
If you press "Space-4" first and then press "Enter," you can hear a person's input message even if you are writing your message.

5. Message sound notification while in current window
You can select whether you use beep sound for the messages or not to use "Message Sound Notification While In Current Window" when you are communicating with a person in the instant message dialog box.  You need to take the following steps for this function.
1) Press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to call up the menu.
2) Press "Space-4" to move to the "Tools" and press "Enter."
3) Press "Space-4" to move to the "Message Sound Notification While In Current Window" and press "Enter."  Or, you can press "Backspace-s (dots 2-3-4)" to move to the "Message Sound Notification While In Current Window" directly. Then, you can see "Play message sound notification while in current window: Yes" message.
4) If you press "Enter," you can hear beep sound when you communicate with a person.
5) If you press "Space-4" first and then press "Enter," you can't hear beep sound when you communicate with a person.
However, if you are not in instant message dialog box, but in contact list, you will hear beep sound even if you selected no option of "notify message sound in current window" because it is applied for current messaging window only.

6. Message sound notification while messenger is in the background
You can select whether you use beep sound for receipt of the messages or not to use "message sound notification while messenger is in the background" when you are using another program like as word processor.  You need to take the following steps for this function.
1) Press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to call up the menu.
2) Press "Space-4" to move to the "Tools" and press "Enter."
3) Press "Space-4" to move to the "Message Sound Notification While Messenger Is In The Background" and press "Enter." Or, you can press "Backspace-m (dots 1-3-4)" to move to the "Message Sound Notification While Messenger Is In The Background" directly.  Then, you can see "Play message sound notification while messenger is in the background: Yes" message.
4) If you press "Enter," you can hear beep sound when a person send you a message.
If you press "Space-4" first and then press "Enter," there is no beep sound and you can't find out new message before you check messenger program.

14.3 Instant Message Dialog Box

If you press "Enter" on an item in the contact list box, the instant message dialog box will appear.  The instant message dialog box consists of "history" window, "input" edit box, "Send" and "Close" buttons.  The "history" window lists all the messages that have been sent to and from other contacts.  In the "input" edit box, you can type your message to be sent to another person.  You can move between these controls by pressing "tab (Space-4-5)" or "shift-tab (Space-1-2)."  When you are sending an instant message, the "input" edit box will be focused when the dialog box appears.  On the other hand, if the dialog box was opened to read received messages, the "history" window will be focused.  In the "input" edit box, you can type one line, and by pressing "Enter," you can send the message.  You can also move to the "Send" button, and press "Enter" to send the message.  Then the message will also be added to the "history" window.  In the "history" window, for each message, the nickname of the person who wrote the message will be displayed first, and then the content of the message will be displayed.  Each message is considered as a paragraph.  When you are in the instant message dialog box, if the other person sends a message, the message will be displayed in Braille and announced in speech immediately.  If you receive a message while the focus is at the "input" edit box, the focus will not be changed.  If the focus is at the "history" window, the content of the window will not be updated until you move to another control and go back to the "history" window.

While you are in the instant message dialog box, you can move to the contact list box by pressing "Space-1-2-6" (or F1-F2) or "Space-3-4-5" (or F3-F4).  If you press the key again, you will go back to the instant message dialog box.  More than one instant message dialog box can be opened at the same time.  For example, while you are in an instant message dialog box, if you go to the contact list box by pressing "Space-1-2-6," and press "Enter" on another contact, another instant message dialog box will be opened.

If you want to close the instant message dialog box, press "Enter" on the "Close" button, or press "Space-e (dots 1-5)."  Then, the dialog box will be closed, and you will be placed back in the contact list box.
 
14.3.1 Inviting Others to Start a Conversation

You can invite others to have a conversation together at the same time.  That is, you can have a conversation with more than one person in one instant message dialog box.  You can invite or add another participant as follows.  Press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to open the menu.  Move to "Actions" by pressing "Space-4" repeatedly, and press "Enter." Press "Enter" on "Invite A Contact." Or instead of using the menu, you can just press "Enter-i (dots 2-4)." Then, the list of people who are online will be displayed.  Press "Space-1" or "Space-4" repeatedly to move to the contact you want to invite.  Press "Enter." Then you will get a message that says the person has been invited, and you will be placed back in the current instant message dialog box.  Now, you are able to have a conversation with more than one person in one dialog box.  

14.3.2 Saving and Printing Your Messages

You can save or print the messages that are shown in the "history" window.  If you want to save the messages, press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to open the menu.  Press "Enter" on "File."  Move to "Save As" and press "Enter." Or instead of using the menu, you can just press "Space-s (dots 2-3-4)." Then, the save dialog box will appear and the "File name" edit box will be focused.  This dialog box has the same controls, and you can use it in the same way as the "Save As" dialog box in "Word processor."

If you want to print the messages, first, press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to open the menu.  Then, press "Enter" on "File."  Move to "Print" by pressing "Space-4" repeatedly, and press "Enter." Or instead of using the menu, you can just press "Space-p (dots 1-2-3-4)." Then, the "Print" dialog box will be displayed.  This dialog box is the same as the "Print" dialog box in the "Word processor." The messages can be printed or embossed in Braille.

14.3.3 Copying and Pasting Instant Messages

You can copy, paste, and delete the messages in the "history" window or "input" edit box, as you can do in the "Word processor."   However, since the "history" window is read only, you cannot paste, cut, and delete the messages in the "history" window.   To select a block of text, move the cursor to the starting point, and press "Enter-b (dots 1-2)."  Then, move to the end point of the text to be selected.  Press "Enter-c (dots 1-4)" to copy, "Enter-x (dots 1-3-4-6)" to cut.  Then, move the cursor to the place where you want to insert the copied text (the "input" edit box, or an edit box of another program), and press "Enter-v (dots 1-2-3-6)" to paste the text.   If you press "Enter-a (dot 1)," you can select all the text in the current control.  You can perform these functions using the "Edit" menu.

14.3.4 Searching Messages

You can search the messages in the "history" window for text.  This is very useful especially when you have exchanged a lot of messages.  The "Find" dialog box is used for this, and it works the same as the one in the "Word processor." Press "Space-m (dots 1-3-4)" to open the menu.  Press "Space-4" to move to "Edit," and press "Enter." Press "Space-4" repeatedly to move to "Find," and press "Enter."  Or instead of using the menu, just press "Space-f (dots 1-2-4)."  Then, the "Find" dialog box will appear, and the "Text to find" edit box will be focused.  Type the string to look for and set the searching direction, and then press "Enter." Then, the focus will move to the message that contains the text.  If you want to find it again in the same direction, press "Enter-f (dots 1-2-4)."  If the text is not found, you will get the message, "Not found," and the cursor will be located where you invoked the "Find" dialog box.

14.4 Hot Keys in MSN Messenger

1. Log-in dialog box
Move to the next control: Tab (Space-4-5 or F3)
Move to the previous control: Shift-tab (Space-1-2 or Space-F3)
Check or uncheck a check box: Space
2. The contact list box
Move to the previous item: Space-1 or up scroll button
Move to the next item: Space-4 or down scroll button
Move between online and offline groups: Space-5-6
Open the menu: Space-m (dots 1-3-4) or F2
Logout: Enter-n (dots 1-3-4-5)
View chat: Enter-r (dots 1-2-3-5)
My status: Enter-m (dots 1-3-4)
Close: Enter-z (dots 1-3-5-6)
Add contact: Enter-a (dot 1)
Delete contact: Enter-d (dots 1-4-5)
Contact information: Enter-v (dots 1-2-3-6).
Send instant message: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4)
Last message: Backspace-r (dots 1-2-3-5)
Play keyboard sound: Enter-k (dots 1-3)
Message sound notification while in current window: BackSpace-s (dots 2-3-4)
Message sound notification while messenger is in the background: Backspace-m (dots 1-3-4)
Nickname: Enter-p (dots 1-3-4)
Save account: Enter-o (dots 1-3-5)
Confirm the received message: Enter-l (Dots 1-2-3)
3. Instant message dialog box
Move to the next control: Tab (Space-4-5 or F3)
Move to the previous control: Shift-Tab (Space-1-2 or Space-	F3)
Move between the instant message dialog box and the contact 	list box: Space-1-2-6 or Space-3-4-5, F1-F2, or F3-F4
Save as: Space-s (dots 2-3-4)
Print: Space-p (dots 1-2-3-4)
Close: Space-e (dots 1-5)
Cut: Enter-x (dots 1-3-4-6)
Copy: Enter-c (dots 1-4)
Delete: Enter-d (dots 1-4-5)
Paste: Enter-v (dots 1-2-3-6)
Select all: Enter-a (dot 1)
Start selection: Enter-b (dots 1-2)
Find: Space-f (dots 1-2-4)
Find again: Enter-f (dots 1-2-4)
Invitation: Enter-i (dots 2-4)