CONTENTS

JAWS and Braille Overview
Braille Display Modes
Auto Advance Mode
Status Cells
Braille Flash Messages
Selecting Text on a Braille Display
Linking and Unlinking the Cursor
JAWS Specific Braille Abbreviations
Braille Formatting
Using Your Braille Display
Adjust Braille Options
Braille Viewer
Adding and Modifying Braille Symbols
Focus
Focus Overview
Controls for Focus 40 and 80
Controls for Focus 44, 70, and 84
Focus Convenience Commands
Focus Braille Commands
Focus Windows Commands
Focus JAWS Commands
Focus Application Specific Commands
Advanced Braille Display Options
Focus Commands for Microsoft FrontPage
Focus Commands for Web Pages
Focus Navigation Example
Focus Commands for Microsoft PowerPoint
Focus Commands for Microsoft Word
Focus Commands for Microsoft Excel
Braille Lite 20 Millennium Edition
Braille Lite 40 Millennium Edition
Type Lite
Braille Lite 2000
Braille Lite 40
PowerBraille 40
PowerBraille 80
PAC Mate Portable Braille Display
ALVA Introduction
Navigation and Display modes
Quick reference ALVA Satellite Series
Key names for the ALVA Satellite series
Key assignments for the ALVA Satellite series
Installation of the ALVA Satellite series
Quick reference ABT3 and ALVA Delphi Series
Keynames for ABT 3 and ALVA Delphi series
Key assignments for the ABT 3 and ALVA Delphi series
Installation of the ALVA ABT3 and Delphi series
Quick Reference ALVA MPO Series
Key Names for the ALVA MPO Series
Key Assignments for the ALVA MPO Series
Installation of the ALVA MPO Series
Using the ALVA DOS Screen Reader in Combination with JAWS
BRAILLEX Compact/Tiny/2D Lite
BRAILLEX EL Displays
BRAILLEX 2D Screen
BrailleNote
BrailleNote Command Summary
Braille Voyager
Braille Voyager Introduction
Braille Voyager Command Summary
Braille Voyager Control
Braille Voyager Control Advanced Properties
Braille Voyager Control - Dot Pressure Properties
Braille Voyager Control - Key Repeat Properties
Braille Voyager Control - Navigation Key Properties
Braille Voyager Control - Sounds Properties
Braille Voyager Control - Status Cells Properties
Braille Voyager Control - Sticky Keys Properties
Braille Voyager Control - Voyager Plus Properties
Braille Window
FRANK AUDIODATA JAWS Driver
Handy Tech Braille Star
Handy Tech Mod 80
RBT/Rabbit 40

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JAWS and Braille Overview

Using JAWS with a Braille display offers tactile access to your computer
screen. This multi-sensory approach adds an essential dimension to your
computer experience as you are more able to fully conceptualize your Windows
operating system. Keys on your Braille display allow multidirectional movement
on your computer screen while drop-down menus, dialog boxes, and edit fields
are shown on your Braille display.

JAWS has many features to enhance Braille reading with your display. You can
modify how Structured Mode displays dialog controls. You can also adjust JAWS
to display text attributes, such as color, italics, bold, etc. You can also
specify your Braille displays panning increment and text alignment. To learn
more about JAWS and the controls that set your Braille display, explore the
Braille Basic Settings dialog found in the Options Menu. If you are interested
in adjusting Braille controls that are specific to an application, explore the
Braille Options dialog found in the Set Options Menu of the Configuration
Manager.

To get the most out of your Braille display while using JAWS, select a link
below or contact your Braille display dealer.

The following topics discuss using JAWS with Braille displays.

General
	* Braille Display Modes
	* Status Cells
	* Braille Flash Messages
	* Linking and Unlinking the Cursor
	* JAWS Specific Braille Abbreviations
	* Braille Formatting
	* Adjusting Braille Settings on the Fly

Freedom Scientific Braille Displays and Notetakers
	* PAC Mate Portable Braille Display
	* Focus 44, 70, 84
	* Braille Lite M20
	* Braille Lite M40
	* Type Lite
	* Braille Lite 2000
	* Braille Lite 40
	* PowerBraille 40
	* PowerBraille 65-80

Other Braille Displays
	* Alva
	* Braille Note
	* Braille Window
	* Braille Voyager
	* Braillex 2d Screen
	* Braillex Compact Tiny 2d Lite
	* Braillex EL Displays
	* Frank Audiodata
	* Handy Tech Braille Star
	* Handy Tech Mod 80
	* Rbt Rabbit 40

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Braille Display Modes

With JAWS your Braille display can be in one of four modes: Structured, Line,
Speech History, and Attribute. Most displays have a key that cycles between
these modes.

Structured Mode

Line Mode

Speech History Mode

Attribute Mode

Structured Mode

Structured Mode gives you descriptive information about the current dialog
and/or control. If there is no special descriptive information, such as in a
text document, the Braille display behaves as if it were in Line Mode. By
default, JAWS is configured to use Structured Mode.

Structured Mode is designed to provide one or two lines of descriptive
information about menu dialogs and their controls. The additional information
offered in Structured Mode is particularly helpful because it lets you
navigate the dialog and its controls faster. When specific dialog and/or
control type information is in focus, JAWS uses Braille and specific Braille
abbreviations to compose a "structured line" that describes the screen
information on your Braille display. If Braille Follows Active is enabled,
JAWS switches to Line Mode when the Braille cursor moves away from the control
that is in focus. This gives you an exact representation of the information on
the screen. When the Braille cursor moves back to the control in focus, JAWS
switches to Structured Mode.

Example of Structured Line

After pressing ALT+ENTER on the task bar, a line similar to the following will
appear on the Braille display:

"Task Bar Properties dlg Start Menu Options page <x> Always On Top check box."

This is similar to what JAWS speaks:

"Task bar Properties dialog Start menu Options page Always on Top check box
checked."

Note the special symbols and abbreviations used in the Braille example. See
the JAWS Specific Braille Abbreviations section for the complete list and
their descriptions.

The words "Dialog," "Page," and "Check Box not checked," never appear on the
screen in this situation. And since Windows is a three-dimensional graphical
environment, the information shown on the Braille display does not follow the
order spoken by the JAWS speech synthesizer.

To observe what the information looks like without Structured Mode applied,
see the Line Mode section.

Defining Structured Mode

In JAWS, you now have the ability to define how information appears in
Structured Mode. With this new feature you can modify Braille control symbols,
the display order in which they appear, and the Braille representation of the
control state. This is helpful because for each software application on your
computer, you control how and what information is shown on your Braille
display.

Use the following steps to access the Define Structured Mode Button in the
Braille Options dialog.
	1. Press INSERT+F2 to go to the Run JAWS Manager dialog.
	2. From the list box, press ENTER on Configuration Manager.
	3. With the Configuration Manager dialog open, press ALT+S to open the Set
Options Menu.
	4. Press B for the Braille Options dialog.
	5. With the Braille Options dialog open, use ALT+E to move to the Define
Structured Mode button.

The Control Type Options dialog is opened. This dialog lets you modify:
	* The symbols used to represent controls on your Braille display.
	* The symbols used to represent the states a control can be in - such as
checked or unchecked for a check box.
	* The order information relating to a control is displayed in, and how much
of that information you wish to show on your Braille display.

For more information, please refer to Defining Structured Mode.

Navigating a Structured Line

When a structured line appears on the Braille display, you may need to PAN
LEFT so you can see the focused control information first. When in a
structured line, your PANNING keys allow you to see any information about the
structured line not showing on the display. This is especially helpful with
40-cell displays.

Note that in Structured Mode the BRAILLE UP and the  BRAILLE DOWN keys, which
navigate between controls the same way as your keyboard arrow keys, do not
navigate a structured line. However, the Braille Routing keys do allow you to
activate buttons, highlight text in an edit field, and toggle the state of
checkboxes.

Line Mode

Line Mode gives you an exact representation of the information on the screen,
in the same way the JAWS Cursor does.

When in Line Mode, JAWS uses screen coordinates to determine what information
is sent to the Braille display. Using its Braille Cursor, JAWS relays
information to the Braille display exactly as it is formatted on the computer
screen. While this helps you better understand screen layout and print format,
the Braille format may be confusing because in Windows text can appear
anywhere on the screen.

Using the example dialog from the Structured Mode section, the following would
appear on the display:

When first opening the Task Bar Properties dialog:

Check mark Always On Top

Move up one line:

Task Bar Options Start Menu Programs

Moving up one more line:

Task Bar Properties help symbol close symbol

Notice the text lines do not line up. This is because, in Line Mode, text is
arranged using the Windows format. To see all the text, you may need to use
the PAN RIGHT and PAN LEFT keys.

In Line Mode, JAWS provides a way for you to change how text is shown on your
Braille display. The default setting is 8 pixels per space. For more
information on pixel space relative to white space on your Braille display,
see the section on Braille formatting.

Speech History Mode

Speech History Mode displays Braille information that is generated from the
speech synthesizer. This mode is beneficial to you if you are deaf and blind
because you can access spoken information not visible on the computer screen.
If the information filtering through the speech synthesizer is larger than ten
lines, only the last part of information is displayed. In this situation, pan
left to display the beginning of the text.

In Speech History Mode, the Braille movement keys let you review what is being
spoken, but the cursor routing buttons have no effect.

Attribute Mode

In attribute mode, JAWS indicates all attributes assigned to a block of text
with a letter or symbol. Attributes can include such changes as bold, italics,
underline, and so on. When multiple attributes are assigned to the same block
of text, the Braille display cycles through each of them. To determine the
rate at which this cycling occurs, use the Attribute Rotation list in the
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Auto Advance Mode is equivalent to the Say All command for Braille readers.
The Braille display is automatically panned at a user-specified speed through
an entire document, automatically skipping over blank segments and blank
lines. You can increase or decrease the speed of the panning on the fly, skip
backward or forward (using panning keys on the display), or stop the mode by
pressing a routing key (or changing the application focus). Panning speed is
adjustable from 500 milliseconds up to 20,000 milliseconds (1000 milliseconds
= 1 second). By default, the speed is set to pan every 5000 milliseconds.

You can select the length of time (in milliseconds) that you want JAWS to wait
before panning your Braille display while you are reading in Auto Advance
mode. You can choose any value between 500 and 20,000 milliseconds. For more
information, see Braille Options Dialog.

JAWS assigns commands for Auto Advance mode to all Freedom Scientific Braille
displays and notetakers. For information on starting Auto Advance mode, refer
to the Help topic for your specific model of Freedom Scientific Braille
display or notetaker:
	* Focus 40/80
	* Focus 44/70/84
	* PAC Mate Portable Braille Display
	* Braille Lite M20
	* Braille Lite M40
	* Braille Lite 2000
	* Braille Lite 40
	* PowerBraille 40
	* PowerBraille 80


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Status Cells

For those Braille displays that have Status Cells, they are generally located
on the display's left. These cells greatly enhance your Braille viewing and
understanding of text formatting. The number of status cells in your Braille
display determines the type and amount of information displayed.

If your Braille display has five status cells, the first through third cells
show your horizontal (x-axis) pixel location (if you are using an on-screen
cursor), line number (if you are using the Virtual Cursor), and/or Speech
History index number (if you are using Speech History mode). The fourth cell
indicates the active cursor: PC Cursor (p), Virtual Cursor (v), JAWS Cursor
(j), Invisible Cursor (i), or Braille Cursor (b). The fifth cell indicates the
active Braille mode: Line (l), Structured (s), Speech History (x), or
Attribute (i).

If your Braille display has four status cells, JAWS displays the same
information, but does not show the active Braille mode. If your Braille
display has two or three status cells, JAWS displays only the active cursor
and active Braille mode in the status cells.

Along with Status Cells, DOTS 7 and 8 of each cell indicates the current state
of text relative to your Braille display.

For instance:
	* If DOTS 7 and 8 are up on all cells of your display, then the structured or
current line of text is completely displayed.
	* If text is shown on only one side of your Braille display, then DOTS 7 and
8 will be raised on the status cells for that side, and down for the other.
	* If there is one more line of text to be shown on the display's right, then
DOTS 7 and 8 in the last status cell will be down.
	* If there is two or more full lines of text to be shown on the display's
right, then DOTS 7 and 8 of the last two status cells will be down.
	* A blinking DOT 7 and a blinking DOT 8 indicates the position of the status
cell and Braille cursor, which corresponds to the character on the screen.

Note: If your Braille display has Cursor Routing Buttons  above each cell,
then the Cursor Routing Buttons above the status cell(s) behave as Braille
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Braille Flash Messages are short announcements that appear on your Braille
display for only a few seconds. These messages can announce application start
messages, error messages, help balloons, JAWS messages, smart help messages,
status information, and user requested information.

Braille Flash Messages disappear automatically after a short time, but you can
dismiss one at any time by pressing a cursor routing button. If you need more
time to finish reading a message, press one of your Braille display's panning
buttons to keep the message on the display longer.

Do the following to turn Braille Messages on or off, change the message
verbosity level, and specify the length of time messages remain on the
display:
	1. From the Options menu, choose Braille.
	2. Choose the Advanced button.
	3. Choose the Flash Messages button to customize the Braille Flash Messages.

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Selecting Text on a Braille Display

JAWS allows you to use the cursor routing buttons on your Braille display to
select text. Do the following to select text:
	1. Pan the Braille display until the text that you want to select appears.
	2. Hold down SHIFT and press the cursor routing button above the first letter
you want to include in the selection.
	3. Continue reading until you reach the end of the text that you want to
include in the selection. All text that you want to select must fit on the
screen.
	4. Hold down SHIFT and press the cursor routing button above the last letter
you want to include in the selection. JAWS then selects all the text between
the first and last letter.

Tip: When panning the Braille display to find the ending portion of the text,
you should use a panning method that does not move the active cursor so that
the screen does not scroll and hide the starting point of the selection.

Different models of Braille displays may have other methods for selecting
text. Refer to the help topic for your specific model of Braille display for
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Linking and Unlinking the Cursor

There are two settings that determine how a Braille display affects or is
affected by the active cursor.
	* Braille Follows Active: When set, as you move through Windows, the
information at the active cursor is displayed in Braille. For example, when
you move through the controls in a dialog, information about the active
control is displayed in Braille.
	* Active Follows Braille: When set, the active cursor follows the Braille
Cursor. However, the Braille Cursor cannot move where the active cursor cannot
go. For example, with the PC Cursor active and this option set, you cannot
move the Braille cursor to the title bar of the active window.

Each of these settings can be set permanently in Configuration Manager,
Braille Options, or temporarily in the Adjust Braille Options dialog,
CTRL+INSERT+B. When set in the Adjust Braille Options dialog, if you switch
between applications, even momentarily, the setting reverts to the setting
saved in Configuration Manager. Refer to the Adjust Braille Options dialog
topic for more information.

There are also commands to toggle these settings assigned to controls on most
Braille displays. For example, on a Focus Braille display, T toggles Active
Follows Braille, and F toggles Braille Follows Active. When these commands are
used, the settings stay in effect until you toggle them again, or until you
restart JAWS. Refer to the JAWS help topic for the Braille display you use for
the specific commands to toggle these settings.

More Information

In Structured Mode, JAWS often acts as though Active Follows Braille and
Braille Follows Active are both enabled. In this mode, JAWS is literally
sending a structured line of information to the Braille display. This
information is determined by what type of window or control is active, not
necessarily by other settings.

Modify the Braille Follows Active and Active Follows Braille settings to
change how JAWS behaves under the following circumstances:
	* While using Line Mode.
	* While using the JAWS Cursor.
	* When in Structured Mode while no structured line is present, such as within
a word processing document.

Under these conditions, JAWS behaves in the following manner:

Braille Follows Active: As you navigate with your PC keyboard, the Braille
display shows information from the location of the active cursor. Toggle
Braille Follows Active off to have your display monitor one part of a window
while you work in another part of it using speech. For example, in Outlook,
review the messages you have received with speech while using your Braille
display to monitor the number of messages displayed on the status bar.

Active Follows Braille: As you navigate with the controls on your Braille
display, the active cursor moves with the Braille Cursor. Turn off this
setting to review other parts of the screen without moving the active cursor.
This is very helpful when editing word processing files since you can review
other parts of the document without moving the insertion point from where you
are editing or adding information.

Braille Follows Active is on by default, and Active Follows Braille is off by
default.

The Route Braille to Active command quickly returns the Braille Cursor to the
location of the active cursor. Refer to the JAWS help topic for your Braille
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JAWS Specific Braille Abbreviations

The following symbols are used in Structured Mode to indicate different
control types. All of these symbols can be changed under Configuration
Manager, Braille Options, Define Structured Mode. Refer to Defining Structured
Mode.

dlg = Dialog

gb = Group Box

<x> = Check Control (checkbox, radio button)

When a space is inserted between the < and > symbols, the control is cleared.

The following are common Braille graphic abbreviations:

btn = Button

rdmsg = Read Message

unrdmsg = Unread Message

lr-slider followed by percent = Left Right Sliders

ud-slider followed by percent = Up Down Sliders

xlbx = Extended Select List box

mlbx = Multi-Select List box


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Braille Formatting

The Toggle8PixelsPerSpace option, designed to be a convenient and efficient
way to view Braille, lets you conserve space on your Braille display, so more
information can be displayed at one time.

JAWS often has to estimate the number of spaces within a line or portion of a
line, and it estimates this based on the width in pixels. One space is assumed
for every eight pixels. Displaying Braille information in this manner provides
you feedback on how this information is visually presented.

Press the Toggle 8 PixelsPerSpace key and the message "unlimited pixels per
space" is spoken. Using the Unlimited Pixels Per Space option allows you to
move up and down through the text, viewing the display without white space.
Only the space and tab characters written into the document show as blank
cells.

When 8 pixels per space is selected, each line may differ in pixel length. So
using the BRAILLE UP and BRAILLE DOWN keys may not place you at the same
character location as that of the preceding line.

You can change the setting at any time by using the toggle key. For more
information, see your Braille display's help topic on the Toggle 8 Pixels Per
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Using Your Braille Display

This section describes some basic techniques for using your Braille Display
with JAWS and the Windows operating systems.

Routing the Cursor

Panning

Moving by Line

Selecting Text

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Adjust Braille Options

To temporarily adjust Braille options, press CTRL+INSERT+B. This opens the
Adjust Braille Options dialog. Arrow through the list of Braille options and
use SPACEBAR to toggle settings. Press ENTER to accept changes you have made.

The settings in this dialog are only in effect in the application that was
active when you opened the Adjust Braille Options dialog. If you switch to
another application, even briefly, the settings are restored to their original
values. Most of the settings within this dialog are also available within
Configuration Manager, Braille Options. The default settings for each item in
the dialog correspond to the settings within Configuration Manager.


Braille Option

Description

Braille Mode

Use this option to control the format of the information sent to the Braille
display. If you select "Line," JAWS sends the line of text at the current
cursor position to the Braille display. If you select "Structured," JAWS sends
information to the display that is relevant to the current cursor position.
The information sent includes things such as control type, dialog box name, or
number of items in a list. If you select "Speech History,", JAWS sends the
same text to the display that it sends to the synthesizer. When you select
"Attributes," JAWS indicates all attributes assigned to a block of text with a
letter or symbol.

Grade 2 Translation

Have grade 2 (contracted) Braille sent to your Braille display. In computer
(uncontracted) Braille, each character is represented by a single Braille
cell. In grade 2 Braille, certain combinations of letters are combined into a
shorter form, and more information is displayed at one time.

Grade 2 Suppress Capital Signs

In grade 2 (contracted) Braille, JAWS indicates capital letters by preceding
them with the DOT 6 character. If you turn this option on, JAWS does not use
capital indication in order to preserve space on your Braille display.

Grade 2 Expand Current Word

If this option is on, the word at the Braille cursor location is displayed in
computer (uncontracted) Braille. It is helpful to enable this option when
editing documents while reading in grade 2 (contracted) Braille.

Active Follows Braille

If this option is on, the Braille cursor and the active cursor are linked
together. When you move the Braille cursor, the active cursor also moves.
However, you cannot move the Braille cursor where the active cursor cannot
move.

Braille Follows Active

If this option is on, the Braille cursor follows as you move the active
cursor, but is not limited to where the active cursor can move. For example,
when moving through a dialog, the Braille cursor moves to each control as you
press the TAB key.

Flash Messages

Use this option to turn the display of Braille Flash Messages on or off. Flash
Messages are short announcements that appear on your Braille display for only
a few seconds. These messages can include errors, status information, help
balloons and other information. For more information on Flash Messages, see
Braille Options Dialog.

Braille Keys Interrupt Speech

If you turn this option on, entering commands using the controls on your
Braille display interrupts JAWS if information is currently being spoken.

Mark with dots 7 and 8

Text attributes such as highlight, bold, italic, and underline can be marked
with raised dots 7 and 8 on your Braille display. Use this setting to
temporarily turn off attribute marking.

Display In

Set your Braille display to use either 6 or 8 dots to display Braille.

User Pan Mode

Select one of the following to choose how JAWS updates your Braille display
when you pan manually. Choose "Best Fit" to ensure that words are not cut off
when panning. Choose "n cells" (where n is the fixed panning increment) to
ensure that your Braille display always pans the exact number of cells
specified. Choose "Maximize Text" if you want to show the maximum amount of
text that can fit on your Braille display. Choose "Automatic" to allow JAWS to
choose the best method for showing text on your Braille display.


For more information on these options, see Braille Options Dialog.

Word Wrap

If you turn Word Wrap on, JAWS does not split a word that is too large to be
shown on the Braille display. When you pan to the next increment, you can read
the word in its entirety. If you turn Word Wrap off, JAWS displays as much of
the word as possible, but a portion may be cut off. JAWS shows the remainder
of the word when you pan to the next increment.

Auto Pan Mode

This option determines how the content of the Braille display is updated when
the active cursor moves outside the area currently displayed. Select "Off" to
turn off automatic panning. If you select "Minimal," JAWS pans the Braille
display just enough to show the next word at the location of the active
cursor. If you select "Match User Panning," JAWS pans the Braille display
using the same method specified under User Pan Mode. If you select "To
Middle," JAWS keeps the word at the location of the active cursor in the
center of the Braille display. If you select "Maximize Text after Cursor,"
JAWS pans the display so that text that appears after the location of the
active cursor is shown on the Braille display.
If you select "Maximize Text before Cursor," JAWS pans the display so that
text that appears before the location of the active cursor is shown on the
Braille display. Select "Automatic" to allow JAWS to choose the best method
for showing text on your Braille display.


For more information on these options, see Braille Options Dialog.

Whiz Wheels

Whiz Wheels provide easy navigation with the Freedom Scientific Focus series
of Braille displays, PAC Mate Portable Braille Displays, and Braille Lite M20
and M40 notetakers. Turn this option off if you do not use the functionality
they offer. This option is only available if you have a Freedom Scientific
Braille display with Whiz Wheels.

Typing Mode

If Typing Mode is enabled, all dot patterns that you type using the keyboard
on your Focus Braille display are translated into ASCII characters. This
allows you to type alphanumeric characters using your Braille display's
keyboard instead of your computer's keyboard. While Typing Mode is enabled,
any commands associated with the dot patterns you type are not performed. For
example, pressing DOTS 1-2-4-5 while Typing Mode is enabled allows you to type
a "g" rather than turning Grade 2 Braille on or off. Typing Mode is only
available for Focus Braille displays.


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Braille Viewer

Freedom Scientific developed the JAWS Braille Viewer to provide textual
representation on the computer screen of the output received on a refreshable
Braille device. The application is designed to simulate a Braille Display and
operates with or without an actual Braille Display present. The main purpose
of Braille Viewer is to assist sighted instructors or testers that do not read
Braille or may not have access to a Braille Display. It helps to demonstrate
and confirm the output information JAWS sends to these hardware devices.

Braille viewer represents the number of cells on the currently running Braille
display, if one is connected and active. If no Braille display is installed,
or the default Braille display is not connected, or is not turned on, Braille
Viewer represents 80 cells.

Braille Viewer is installed by default with JAWS, and is accessed from Start,
Programs, JAWS70. When launched, an application desktop toolbar appears at the
top of the screen and displays two lines. The top line contains a button
labeled Braille Keys and an Edit field displays in text form exactly what is
being sent to the cells of a Braille device. Pressing the Braille Keys button
reveals a list of options commonly performed by pressing Braille keys on a
Braille Display, such as Pan Right or Pan Left. The second line contains an
Exit button and a status line that displays modes (line, structured, or speech
box) and other significant information. The toolbar can be moved to the top or
the bottom of the screen, but is designed so it cannot be hidden or covered by
other windows.

Braille Viewer does not appear on the taskbar, but is displayed in the system
tray. To access the system tray icons without using a mouse, use INSERT+F11.

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Adding and Modifying Braille Symbols

While JAWS correctly represents the most frequently used symbols in Braille,
you may need to modify the Braille representation for certain symbols or add
new ones. If you are reading a document and find that a certain symbol is
misrepresented in Braille, or if your Braille display shows a blank cell
instead of a symbol, do the following:

Note: These steps are only applicable if you are using JAWS with Windows 2000
or later (that is, the unicode version of JAWS). Versions of JAWS installed on
earlier Windows operating systems do not support this feature.
	1. Ensure that Braille Translator is disabled. This is especially important
if you are working with foreign-language documents, as well as any math and
science texts.
	2. From the Options menu, choose Braille.
	3. Select an appropriate table in the Translation Table list. Be sure to
choose a table with the word "unicode" in the title.
	4. Choose the OK button.

Retry reading the symbol in your document. If the symbol still appears as a
blank cell, do the following:
	1. From the Utilities menu, choose Configuration Manager.
	2. From the Set Options menu, choose Graphics and Symbols.
	3. Select the Speak Character Value in Hex check box.
	4. Choose OK. Then, press CTRL+S to save your changes and press ALT+F4 to
close Configuration Manager.
	5. Return to your document. Move the cursor to a lowercase letter "a" (type
one if none are present) and press NUM PAD 5 three times quickly. JAWS should
say, Character U+61HEX. If you hear anything else, do not proceed with these
steps.
	6. Move the cursor to the character whose Braille representation you want to
change and press NUM PAD 5  three times quickly to obtain the hexadecimal
unicode value of the character. Be sure to make a note of this value, as you
will need it in the next steps.
	7. Using a text editor like Notepad, open the currently active Braille table.
The tables are saved in files with the extension .jbt in the folder where you
installed JAWS (by default, C:\Program Files\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\7.0).The
default Braille table file is US_Unicode.jbt. The table files specify the
Braille representation for a number of symbols. The first section contains the
basic 127 ANSI characters. It is then followed by unicode entries. The entry
format is:

U+XXX=YYYYYY

Where XXX is the symbols hexadecimal unicode value, and YYYY are the Braille
dots representing the symbol.
	8. If you want to modify a symbol that is misrepresented in Braille, then you
must first find it in the Braille table. Using the search feature of your text
editor, try finding the relevant entry. For example, to modify the Braille
representation for unicode character 2018, you would need to look for the
string 2018. You would then find the following line:

U+2018=34578

This indicates that Unicode character 2018 is represented in Braille by dots
3, 4, 5, 7, and 8. To modify a Braille representation, replace the existing
dot numbers with ones of your choosing.
	9. If a certain symbol does not appear at all on your display, then you can
add it to the Braille table. The table entries are sorted according to their
hexadecimal unicode values. If you are comfortable with hexadecimal numbers,
you may want to add your entry in the appropriate slot. Otherwise, just add it
to the bottom of the table. For example, if the symbol is reported as,
Character U+259HEX, and you want to represent it in Braille with dots 3, 4, 6,
and 8, your table entry should look like the following:

U+259=3468
	10. After you have finished modifying the file, save it. Then, quit and
restart JAWS. Your Braille table changes should now take effect.

Related Topics:

Adding Speech for Special Symbols


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Focus Refreshable Braille Displays provide a tactile interface to your
computer. The first generation models are available with either 44, 70, or 84
cells of Braille. The later generation models are available with either 40 or
80 cells of Braille. The following topics discuss how to use the Focus
44/70/84 and Focus 40/80 series of refreshable Braille displays with JAWS.

Overview

Controls for Focus 44, 70, and 84

Controls for Focus 40 and 80

Convenience Commands

Braille Commands

Windows Commands

JAWS Commands

Application Specific Commands

Related Topics:

Advanced Braille Display Options


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Focus Overview

The Focus series of refreshable Braille displays features a number of useful
controls that let you pan through documents, select text, move the cursor to a
location on the screen, and more. In addition, all models provide you with a
Braille keyboard for entering text and performing commands. For information on
using the controls of your Focus Braille display with JAWS, refer to the
following topics:

Controls for Focus 40 and 80
Controls for Focus 44, 70, and 84

The information below describes the method behind the command assignments for
JAWS and the Focus Braille displays. Once you understand this methodology,
there is no need to memorize a long list of commands. The commands are
separated into Convenience commands, JAWS commands, Windows commands, and
Braille commands. There is only one assignment pattern for each. Focus
commands are consistently based on JAWS and Windows commands. If you are
familiar with JAWS and Windows keyboard commands, Focus commands are very easy
to learn. If you become familiar with Focus commands, JAWS and Windows
keyboard commands are also easy to learn.

Convenience Commands

These commands are the most common functions and are performed right from the
Braille display. They do not require any chording or use of the SHIFT keys.

Refer to Focus Convenience Commands.

JAWS Commands

These commands are easy to learn if you are familiar with JAWS. And if you are
just beginning to learn your Focus display and JAWS, these commands should
help you learn JAWS keyboard commands as well.

The RIGHT SHIFT key on your Focus display corresponds to your INSERT key on
the keyboard. The JAWS keyboard command to make the JAWS window active is
INSERT+J, so the corresponding Focus command is RIGHT SHIFT+J (RIGHT
SHIFT+DOTS 2-4-5).

Many JAWS keyboard commands use INSERT together with the function keys, F1
through F12. For keyboard commands that use INSERT+F1 through F9, just press
and hold down the RIGHT SHIFT on the Focus and press the computer Braille
number of the function key. For example, the JAWS keyboard command for screen
sensitive help is INSERT+F1, so the Focus command is RIGHT SHIFT+1 (RIGHT
SHIFT+DOT 2).

Refer to Focus JAWS Commands.

Windows Commands

Windows commands follow a similar convention. Many Windows commands use CTRL,
ALT, or SHIFT as part of the command. On the Focus, the LEFT SHIFT key is used
in these commands. The Windows keyboard command to copy selected text to the
clipboard is CTRL+C, so the Focus command is LEFT SHIFT+C (LEFT SHIFT+DOTS
1-4).

The same letter assignments that are used with Windows commands are used for
the equivalent Focus commands to make it as easy as possible to learn to use
the Focus displays or to learn Windows.

Refer to Focus Windows Commands.

Braille Commands

These commands primarily change settings for your Braille display. They are
key combinations with the SPACEBAR, referred to as chord commands. Use the
SPACEBAR like other modifiers (SHIFT, CTRL, ALT, etc.). Press SPACEBAR first,
hold it down, and then press the other key or keys that are part of the
command. These commands all change the settings used to format, translate, or
present information on your display.

Refer to Focus Braille Commands.

Exceptions

The computer Braille number and function key relationship does not apply to
the List System Tray Icons command, INSERT+F11 on the keyboard. We have
assigned RIGHT SHIFT+K (RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3) to this command.

The command to open the Window List dialog, INSERT+F10, is RIGHT SHIFT+0
(RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 3-5-6).

Commands that have been assigned using the Convenience Commands convention are
not duplicated using the JAWS/Windows assignment convention.

There are other exceptions based on availability of keys, however we have
attempted to retain the logic of consistency with the JAWS or Windows commands
wherever possible.

An Example

After reviewing the Focus commands, refer to Focus Navigation Example for an
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Controls for Focus 40 and 80

Focus 40 and 80 braille displays provide two Whiz Wheels, two panning buttons,
two rocker bars, two selector buttons, two panning rockers (Focus 80 only),
and cursor routing buttons and Navrow buttons above each Braille cell.

Whiz Wheels

The Focus Whiz Wheels allow you to move quickly through files, dialog boxes,
lists, and menus. In a file, you can move by line, sentence, paragraph, or pan
backward and forward. In a dialog box, you can move between the available
controls, and even interact with them. In a menu, you can move up and down
through the menu commands. For more information, see Whiz Wheels.

Panning Buttons

The Focus panning buttons pan left or right one display width (40 or 80 cells)
each time you press them. The two panning buttons are oval-shaped, making it
easy to activate them with the thumbs when your hands are positioned on the
Braille cells for reading. Press the panning button on the left front edge of
the Focus to pan left. Press the panning button on the right front edge of the
Focus to pan right.

Rocker Bars

The rocker bars provide movement up or down by line. Press the top of the
rocker bar to move up one line. Press the bottom of the rocker bar to move
down one line. The rocker bars, in combination with the panning buttons, move
to the beginning or end of the line on which the cursor is positioned. Press a
panning button and the top of a rocker bar to move to the start of the line.
Press a panning button and the bottom of a rocker bar to move to the end of
the line.

Selector Buttons

When used by themselves, the selector buttons control Auto Advance. When
pressed in combination with other controls, the selector buttons perform
multiple functions.

Panning Rockers (Focus 80 only)

The two panning rockers on the Focus 80 function as extra panning buttons.
However, they move in the same way as the rocker bars. Press up on either of
the panning rockers to pan left and press down to pan right.

Braille Keyboard

Between the braille cells and the front of each unit, under a removable
plastic cover, there are eight keys similar to those on a Perkins style
Braille keyboard. These keys are used to enter commands. Along the front edge
of the keyboard are three buttons, LEFT SHIFT, SPACEBAR, and RIGHT SHIFT.
These three buttons are used together with the Braille keys when entering
commands.

Typing Mode

When Typing Mode is enabled, all dot patterns that you type using the keyboard
on your Focus Braille display are translated into ASCII characters. This
allows you to type alphanumeric characters using your Braille display's
keyboard instead of your computer's keyboard. While Typing Mode is enabled,
any commands associated with the dot patterns you type are not performed. For
example, pressing DOTS 1-2-4-5 while Typing Mode is enabled allows you to type
a "g" rather than turning Grade 2 Braille on or off.

To turn typing mode on or off, press CTRL+INSERT+B to open the Adjust Braille
Options dialog box, select "Typing Mode," and press the SPACEBAR. You can also
press LEFT SHIFT+RIGHT SHIFT CHORD.

Cursor Routing Buttons

There are cursor routing buttons above each Braille cell. Press a cursor
routing button to move the cursor to that point, or to select a link in a Web
page or e-mail message. In Line mode, press a cursor routing button to open a
menu or choose menu commands.

Press and hold the RIGHT SELECT BUTTON while simultaneously pressing a CURSOR
ROUTING BUTTON to simulate a right mouse click at that location.

Navrow Buttons

Located immediately behind the cursor routing buttons are the Navrow buttons.
The number of Navrow buttons is the same as the number of Braille cells on the
Focus display. The Navrow buttons have two functions - fourteen serve as hot
keys, providing quick access to functions or settings and the rest serve as
extra panning buttons.

The fourteen Navrow buttons immediately below the center mark are the hot keys
and are numbered, to the left of the center mark, 1 through 7. The five
buttons to the right of this mark are numbered, left to right, 8 through 14.
The remaining buttons serve the same function as the panning buttons. Those to
the left pan backward and those to the right pan forward.

The Navrow hot keys and their functions are shown in the following table:


Function

Hot Key

Toggle Auto Advance Mode

1

Repeat Last Flash Message

2

Route Braille Cursor to PC Cursor

3

Active Cursor Follows Braille Cursor

4

Braille Cursor Follows Active Cursor

5

Top of Window

6

SHIFT+TAB

7

TAB

8

Bottom of Window

9

Toggle Contracted Braille (Grade 2) Translation

10

Expand Current Word

11

Route Braille Cursor to Active Cursor

12

Decrease Auto Advance Speed

13

Increase Auto Advance Speed

14

Multi-Control Functions

Function

Control

Toggle Auto Advance Mode

LEFT SELECT+RIGHT SELECT

Decrease Auto Advance Speed

LEFT SELECT

Increase Auto Advance Speed

RIGHT SELECT

Left Mouse Click

PANNING BUTTON+CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON

Control+Left Mouse Click

ROUTING BUTTON+CHORD

Page Down

LEFT or RIGHT SELECT+ROCKER DOWN

Page Up

LEFT or RIGHT SELECT+ROCKER UP

Top of File

LEFT PANNING BUTTON+SELECT BUTTON or
SELECT BUTTON+PANNING ROCKER UP

Bottom of File

RIGHT PANNING BUTTON+SELECT BUTTON or
SELECT BUTTON+PANNING ROCKER DOWN

End

PANNING BUTTON+ROCKER BAR DOWN

Home

PANNING BUTTON+ROCKER BAR UP

Next Line

ROCKER BAR DOWN

Prior Line

ROCKER BAR UP

Pan Left

LEFT PANNING BUTTON or
LEFT PANNING ROCKER UP

Pan Right

RIGHT PANNING BUTTON or
RIGHT PANNING ROCKER UP

Select Text

RIGHT SELECT BUTTON +CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON

Select Block

SELECT BUTTON+CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON at beginning of block; repeat at end of
block

Toggle Whiz Wheels On/Off

LEFT or RIGHT WHIZ WHEEL+CHORD

Toggle Typing Mode On/Off

LEFT SHIFT+RIGHT SHIFT CHORD


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Controls for Focus 44, 70, and 84

The Focus 44, 70, and 84 feature two Whiz wheels, two advance bars, and cursor
routing keys above each Braille cell. There are also two function keys between
the advance bars.

Whiz Wheels

The Focus Whiz wheels are used to quickly move through files, dialogs, lists,
and menus. The Whiz Wheels provide the functionality you need where you are
at. In a file, move by line, sentence, or paragraph. In a dialog, move between
the available controls, and even interact with them. In a menu, move up and
down through the menu items.

The Whiz Wheels in Files

In text files and word processing documents, the Whiz Wheels are used to move
by line, sentence, or paragraph. The two Whiz wheels, one at either end of the
Focus displays, are set independently. Press straight down on a Whiz wheel to
toggle it between line, sentence, or paragraph. Roll the Whiz wheel toward you
to move down through a file. Roll the Whiz wheel away from you to move up
through a file.

The Whiz Wheels in Menus

In menus, roll a Whiz wheel toward you to move down through the menu, and roll
it away from you to move up through the menu. Press straight down on a Whiz
Wheel to select a menu item.

The Whiz Wheels in Dialogs

In dialogs, roll a Whiz Wheel toward you to move forward through the controls,
and roll a Whiz Wheel away from you to move through  the controls in reverse
order. If you press straight down on a Whiz Wheel, what happens depends on
what type of control is active.

If you press straight down on a Whiz Wheel while a Control that list items is
active, such as list views, combo boxes, radio buttons, and tree views, the
Whiz Wheels enter List Mode. In this mode, use the Whiz Wheels to scroll
through the items. Press straight down on a Whiz Wheel again to exit List
Mode.

If you press straight down on a Whiz Wheel while a check box or button is
active, the check box state is toggled or the button is activated. However, if
a series of check boxes are in a control group, List Mode is entered when you
press straight down on a Whiz Wheel.

The Whiz Wheels provide this functionality in many areas, Windows Explorer,
Outlook, Word tool bars, and even on the Windows Desktop.

Focus Panning

Focus panning is the ability to use the Whiz Wheels to pan through your
documents while moving the PC cursor with the Braille cursor. This panning
feature is very useful when reading a long document, such as a book. As you
read and pan, the screen begins to scroll so you can continuously read. When
you reach the bottom of the screen, you will see the status bar of your
program.

To turn on Focus panning, simply press the Whiz Wheels until you hear "Focus
Panning." Then roll the wheels to navigate your document. Roll the wheel
toward you to move down the page and away from you to move up.

Advance Bars

The Focus advance bars are used to move forward or back through a file or
while in line mode. Press the LEFT ADVANCE BAR to move left on a line or back
through a document. Press the RIGHT ADVANCE BAR to move right on a line or
forward through a document. Press both advance bars at the same time to repeat
the last Braille Flash Message that was displayed.

Function Buttons

The two function buttons are located between the Braille cells and the back of
each unit. Press RIGHT FUNCTION BUTTON+LEFT FUNCTION BUTTON to toggle Auto
Advance mode. To increase the speed of reading while in Auto Advance mode,
press the RIGHT FUNCTION BUTTON. To decrease the reading speed, press the LEFT
FUNCTION BUTTON.

Braille Keyboard

Between the Braille cells and the front of each unit, there are eight keys
similar to those on a Perkins style Braille keyboard. These keys are used to
enter commands. Along the front edge of the display are three buttons, LEFT
SHIFT, SPACEBAR, and RIGHT SHIFT. These three buttons are used together with
the Braille keys when entering commands.

Typing Mode

When Typing Mode is enabled, all dot patterns that you type using the keyboard
on your Focus Braille display are translated into ASCII characters. This
allows you to type alphanumeric characters using your Braille display's
keyboard instead of your computer's keyboard. While Typing Mode is enabled,
any commands associated with the dot patterns you type are not performed. For
example, pressing DOTS 1-2-4-5 while Typing Mode is enabled allows you to type
a "g" rather than turning Grade 2 Braille on or off.

To turn typing mode on or off, press CTRL+INSERT+B to open the Adjust Braille
Options dialog box, select "Typing Mode," and press the SPACEBAR. You can also
press LEFT SHIFT+RIGHT SHIFT CHORD.

Cursor Routing Keys

The Focus displays provide cursor routing keys above each Braille cell. Press
a cursor routing key to move the cursor to that point, or to select a link in
a Web page or e-mail message. In Line mode, press a cursor routing key to open
a menu or choose menu commands.

Press the RIGHT FUNCTION BUTTON with a cursor routing key to simulate a right
mouse click at that location.

Multi-Control Functions

The following is a list of commands that you can perform using the controls on
the Focus 40/80.


Function

Controls

Toggle Auto Advance Mode

LEFT FUNCTION+RIGHT FUNCTION

Decrease Auto Advance Speed

LEFT FUNCTION

Increase Auto Advance Speed

RIGHT FUNCTION

Left Mouse Click

CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON

Control+Left Mouse Click

ROUTING BUTTON+CHORD

Right Mouse Click

RIGHT FUNCTION+CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON

Toggle Whiz Wheels On/Off

LEFT or RIGHT WHIZ WHEEL+CHORD

Pan Left

LEFT ADVANCE BAR

Pan Right

RIGHT ADVANCE BAR

Repeat Last Flash Message

LEFT ADVANCE BAR+RIGHT ADVANCE BAR

Toggle Typing Mode On/Off

LEFT SHIFT+RIGHT SHIFT CHORD


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Focus Convenience Commands

Convenience Commands

All convenience commands use only the Braille keys. These commands do not use
the SHIFT keys or SPACEBAR.

Note: For your convenience, we have provided both the Braille signs for each
command and the dot pattern equivalents. Just navigate to the column heading
of the notation method you prefer, and press ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW to move
through the listing of commands. You will hear only the command description
and the Braille sign or dot pattern, not both. If there is no Braille sign
corresponding to the dot patterns, the dot patterns are listed in both
columns.

Convenient JAWS and Windows Commands

Convenient Navigation Commands

Convenient Cursor Commands

Convenient Braille Commands

Convenient JAWS and Windows Commands

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Positions

Start Menu

ST Sign

DOTS 3-4

Menu Bar

9

DOTS 3-5

Minimize All Apps

D

DOTS 1-4-5

Keyboard Help

TH Sign (or Computer Braille Question Mark)

DOTS 1-4-5-6

ENTER

DOT 8

DOT 8

BACKSPACE

DOT 7

DOT 7

ESC

Z

DOTS 1-3-5-6

Convenient Navigation Commands

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Positions

TAB

DOTS 4-5

DOTS 4-5

SHIFT+TAB

B

DOTS 1-2

PAGE UP

K

DOTS 1-3

PAGE DOWN

DOTS 4-6

DOTS 4-6

HOME

Comma

DOT 2

END

DOT 5

DOT 5

Top of File

L

DOTS 1-2-3

Bottom of File

DOTS 4-5-6

DOTS 4-5-6

Next Document Window (CTRL+TAB)

W

DOTS 2-4-5-6

Braille Next Line

DOT 4

DOT 4

Braille Prior Line

A

DOT 1

Move Left on Current Line

DOT 3

DOT 3

Move Right on Current Line

DOT 6

DOT 6

Convenient Cursor Commands

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Positions

PC Cursor

P

DOTS 1-2-3-4

JAWS Cursor

J

DOTS 2-4-5

Route Braille to Active Cursor

R

DOTS 1-2-3-5

See also:

JAWS Cursor Commands.

Convenient Braille Commands

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Positions

Active Follows Braille

T

DOTS 2-3-4-5

Braille Follows Active

F

DOTS 1-2-4

Braille Toggle Mode (Line, Structured, Speech History, Attribute)

M

DOTS 1-3-4


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Focus Braille Commands

These commands all use the Focus SPACEBAR. We use the term Chord to indicate
this. A Chord is just a key sequence pressed together with the SPACEBAR.

Note: For your convenience, we have provided both the Braille signs for each
command and the dot pattern equivalents. Just navigate to the column heading
of the notation method you prefer, and press ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW to move
through the listing of commands. You will hear only the command description
and the Braille sign or dot pattern, not both. If there is no Braille sign
corresponding to the dot patterns, the dot patterns are listed in both
columns.

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Positions

Braille Top of Window

L CHORD

DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD

Braille Bottom of Window

DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD

DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD

Adjust Braille Options

B CHORD

DOTS 1-2 CHORD

Grade 2 Expand Current Word

T CHORD

DOTS 2-3-4-5 CHORD

Grade 2 Translation

G CHORD

DOTS 1-2-4-5 CHORD

Toggle Characters and Attributes

CH Sign CHORD

DOTS 1-6 CHORD

Toggle Marking

M CHORD

DOTS 1-3-4 CHORD

Toggle 8 Pixels per Space

P CHORD

DOTS 1-2-3-4 CHORD

Toggle 8/6 Dot Braille

8 CHORD

DOTS 2-3-6 CHORD

Color Marking Assign

C CHORD

DOTS 1-4 CHORD

Change Cursor Shape

SH Sign CHORD

DOTS 1-4-6 CHORD

Restrict Braille Cursor

R CHORD

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Focus Windows Commands

Windows Commands

All Windows commands use the LEFT SHIFT key as part of the command.

Note: For your convenience, we have provided both the Braille signs for each
command and the dot pattern equivalents. Just navigate to the column heading
of the notation method you prefer, and press ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW to move
through the listing of commands. You will hear only the command description
and the Braille sign or dot pattern, not both. If there is no Braille sign
corresponding to the dot patterns, the dot patterns are listed in both
columns.

Navigation and Editing Commands

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Patterns

ALT+TAB

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-5

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-5

Paste from Clipboard

LEFT SHIFT+V

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3-6

Copy to Clipboard

LEFT SHIFT+C

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-4

Cut to Clipboard

LEFT SHIFT+X

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-4-6

Undo

LEFT SHIFT+Z

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-5-6

Delete

LEFT SHIFT+D

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-4-5

Selection Commands

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Patterns

Select Next Character

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 6

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 6

Select Prior Character

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 3

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 3

Select Next Line

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 4

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 4

Select Prior Line

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 1

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 1

Select to End of Line

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 5

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 5

Select from Start of Line

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 2

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 2

Select from Top

LEFT SHIFT+L

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3

Select to Bottom

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-5-6

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-5-6

Select Next Screen

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-6

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-6

Select Prior Screen

LEFT SHIFT+K

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3

Select All

LEFT SHIFT+FOR Sign

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3-4-5-6

Selecting with the Cursor Routing Keys

To select with the cursor routing keys, press and hold down LEFT SHIFT, then
press the cursor routing key above the text where you wish to begin the
selection. Release both keys. Move to where you wish to end the selection, and
press LEFT SHIFT plus the cursor routing key at that location. Use any
navigation commands to move from the begin point to the end point of the text
you are selecting, even the Whiz wheels, but if the window containing the text
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Focus JAWS Commands

All JAWS commands use the RIGHT SHIFT key as part of the command.

Note: For your convenience, we have provided both the Braille signs for each
command and the dot pattern equivalents. Just navigate to the column heading
of the notation method you prefer, and press ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW to move
through the listing of commands. You will hear only the command description
and the Braille sign or dot pattern, not both. If there is no Braille sign
corresponding to the dot patterns, the dot patterns are listed in both
columns. Use computer Braille for numbers noted in the Braille Sign column.

General Commands

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Patterns

Screen Sensitive Help

RIGHT SHIFT+1

RIGHT SHIFT+DOT 2

JAWS Window

RIGHT SHIFT+J

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-4-5

Adjust JAWS Verbosity

RIGHT SHIFT+V

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3-6

Open Window List

RIGHT SHIFT+0

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 3-5-6

List System Tray Icons

RIGHT SHIFT+K

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3

Refresh Screen

RIGHT SHIFT+Z

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-5-6

Say Font

RIGHT SHIFT+F

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-4

Window Keys Help

RIGHT SHIFT+W

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-4-5-6

Read Current Window

RIGHT SHIFT+B

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2

Default Button in Dialog

RIGHT SHIFT+E

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-5

Shut Down JAWS

RIGHT SHIFT+4

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-5-6

Select a Synthesizer

RIGHT SHIFT+S

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-4

Toggle Table Headers

RIGHT SHIFT+H

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-5

Toggle Table Reading

RIGHT SHIFT+Q

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-4-5

Cursor Commands

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Patterns

Route JAWS to PC

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 3-6

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 3-6

Route PC To JAWS

RIGHT SHIFT+ING Sign

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 3-4-6

See also:

Convenient Cursor Commands

Utilities

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Patterns

Run JAWS Manager

RIGHT SHIFT+2

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3

Set Frame Top Left

RIGHT SHIFT+OW Sign

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-4-6

Set Frame Bottom Right

RIGHT SHIFT+ER Sign

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-4-5-6

Graphics Labeler

RIGHT SHIFT+G

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-4-5

JAWS Find

RIGHT SHIFT+F CHORD

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-4 CHORD

JAWS Find Next

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-5

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Focus Application Specific Commands

The Focus Braille displays provide easy access to many popular applications,
using easy to learn commands that correspond to each application's keyboard
commands and to JAWS specific commands for each application.

Web Pages

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Powerpoint

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Advanced Braille Display Options

The Focus and PAC Mate Braille displays provide several features that you can
customize to suit your needs. You can adjust the location of the status cells,
vary the firmness of the Braille dots, and enable a Rapid Reading mode.

To adjust these settings, start Configuration Manager, open the Set Options
menu, and choose Braille Options. Then, choose the Advanced Braille Display
Options button. Open Default.jcf to adjust these settings for all
applications, or open an application specific .jcf file to adjust these
settings for that application. For more information, refer to Introduction to
Configuration Manager.

Placement of Status Cells

Specify if the informational status cells are located on the left or right end
of the display, or choose to not display them at all. The status cells are
located at the left end of the display by default.

Reading Line

Specify the start and end cell for display of information. Use the Reading
Line edit spin boxes to only display information within the portion of the
display you wish to use. The default settings are determined by the location
of the status cells, and the length of the display.

Dot Firmness

Specify the firmness of the Braille dots on the Focus display. There are five
levels of firmness. Adjust the display to the level of firmness most suited to
the sensitivity of your fingers.

Rapid Reading

Set the Focus display to use only 20 Braille cells. Limiting the Braille
display to 20 cells may increase your reading speed. When the Rapid Reading
check box is checked in the Advanced Braille Options dialog, the Placement of
Status Cells radio buttons and Reading Line edit spin boxes are disabled.


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Focus Commands for Microsoft FrontPage

For your convenience, we have provided both the Braille signs for each command
and the dot pattern equivalents. Just navigate to the column heading of the
notation method you prefer, and press ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW to move through the
listing of commands. You will hear only the command description and the
Braille sign or dot pattern, not both. If there is no Braille sign
corresponding to the dot patterns, the dot patterns are listed in both
columns. Use computer Braille for numbers noted in the Braille Sign column.

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Patterns

Bold Text

LEFT SHIFT+B

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2

Italic Text

LEFT SHIFT+I

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 2-4

Underline Text

LEFT SHIFT+U

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-6

Center Text

LEFT SHIFT+E

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-5

Left Align

LEFT SHIFT+L CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD

Right Align

LEFT SHIFT+R

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3-5

Read Mistake and Suggestion

RIGHT SHIFT+7

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-5-6


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Focus Commands for Web Pages

For your convenience, we have provided both the Braille signs for each command
and the dot pattern equivalents. Just navigate to the column heading of the
notation method you prefer, and press ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW to move through the
listing of commands. You will hear only the command description and the
Braille sign or dot pattern, not both. If there is no Braille sign
corresponding to the dot patterns, the dot patterns are listed in both
columns. Use computer Braille for numbers noted in the Braille Sign column.

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Patterns

Move to Next Non Link Text

RIGHT SHIFT+DOT 8

RIGHT SHIFT+DOT 8

Select a Heading

RIGHT SHIFT+6

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-5

Select a Link

RIGHT SHIFT+7

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-5-6

List Toolbar Buttons

RIGHT SHIFT+8

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-6

Select a Frame

RIGHT SHIFT+9

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 3-5


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Focus Navigation Example

Navigation Example
	1. Press RIGHT SHIFT+2 (RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3) to open the Run JAWS Manager
dialog.
	2. Scroll through the list with your Whiz Wheels to find Keyboard Manager.
	3. Press DOT 8 for ENTER.
	4. Press DOTS 4-5 to TAB to the keystrokes list.
	5. Use the Whiz Wheels to move down to the keystroke you wish to view.
	6. Use the Braille Bottom Of Window command (DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD) to read a
short description in the status line.
	7. Return to the location of the selected keystroke with the Route Braille to
Active Cursor command, the letter R on your display (DOTS 1-2-3-5).

Following the example, information is gathered without the need to switch
between using the keyboard and the Focus Braille display.


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Focus Commands for Microsoft PowerPoint

Focus Commands for Microsoft Powerpoint

For your convenience, we have provided both the Braille signs for each command
and the dot pattern equivalents. Just navigate to the column heading of the
notation method you prefer, and press ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW to move through the
listing of commands. You will hear only the command description and the
Braille sign or dot pattern, not both. If there is no Braille sign
corresponding to the dot patterns, the dot patterns are listed in both
columns. Use computer Braille for numbers noted in the Braille Sign column.

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Patterns

Bold Text

LEFT SHIFT+B

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2

Italic Text

LEFT SHIFT+I

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 2-4

Underline Text

LEFT SHIFT+U

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-6

Center Text

LEFT SHIFT+E

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-5

Left Align

LEFT SHIFT+L CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD

Right Align

LEFT SHIFT+R

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3-5

ENTER

DOT 8

DOT 8

Next Object

DOTS 4-5

DOTS 4-5

Prior Object

B

DOTS 1-2

Next Slide

DOTS 4-6

DOTS 4-6

Switch Panes

LEFT SHIFT+6

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-5

Switch Panes Reverse

LEFT SHIFT+6 CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-5 CHORD

Read Speakers Notes

LEFT SHIFT+N

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-4-5

Retreat Slide Show

DOT 7

DOT 7

Select Hyperlink

RIGHT SHIFT+7

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-5-6

Follow Selected Hyperlink

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 8

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 8

Select Shape

RIGHT SHIFT+8

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-6

Toggle Expand or Collapse All

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 1 CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 1 CHORD


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Focus Commands for Microsoft Word

For your convenience, we have provided both the Braille signs for each command
and the dot pattern equivalents. Just navigate to the column heading of the
notation method you prefer, and press ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW to move through the
listing of commands. You will hear only the command description and the
Braille sign or dot pattern, not both. If there is no Braille sign
corresponding to the dot patterns, the dot patterns are listed in both
columns. Use computer Braille for numbers noted in the Braille Sign column.

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Patterns

Bold Text

LEFT SHIFT+B

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2

Italic Text

LEFT SHIFT+I

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 2-4

Underline Text

LEFT SHIFT+U

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-6

Center Text

LEFT SHIFT+E

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-5

Style

LEFT SHIFT+S

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-4

Point Size

LEFT SHIFT+P

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3-4

Open Font Dialog

LEFT SHIFT+F

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-4

Left Align

LEFT SHIFT+L

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3

Right Align

LEFT SHIFT+R

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3-5

Justify Text

LEFT SHIFT+J

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 2-4-5

Indent

LEFT SHIFT+M

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-4

Outdent

LEFT SHIFT+M CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-4 CHORD

List Spelling Errors

LEFT SHIFT+L CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD

List Grammatical Errors

LEFT SHIFT+G

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-4-5

List Revisions

LEFT SHIFT+V CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3-6 CHORD

List Hyperlinks

RIGHT SHIFT+8

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-6

List Comments

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 3 CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 3 CHORD

List Inline Objects

LEFT SHIFT+O

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-5

Select a Table

RIGHT SHIFT+T CHORD

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-4-5 CHORD

Select a Field

RIGHT SHIFT+L CHORD

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD

List Smart Tags

RIGHT SHIFT+S CHORD

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-4 CHORD

Open Smart Tag Menu

LEFT SHIFT+S CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-4 CHORD

Next Page

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-6 CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-6 CHORD

Previous Page

LEFT SHIFT+K CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3 CHORD

Switch Panes

LEFT SHIFT+6

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-5

Read Mistake and Suggestion

RIGHT SHIFT+7

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-5-6

Toggle Insert/Overtype Mode

LEFT SHIFT+I CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 2-4 CHORD

Close Office Assistant

LEFT SHIFT+4

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 2-5-6


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Focus Commands for Microsoft Excel

For your convenience, we have provided both the Braille signs for each command
and the dot pattern equivalents. Just navigate to the column heading of the
notation method you prefer, and press ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW to move through the
listing of commands. You will hear only the command description and the
Braille sign or dot pattern, not both. If there is no Braille sign
corresponding to the dot patterns, the dot patterns are listed in both
columns. Use computer Braille for numbers noted in the Braille Sign column.

Description

Braille Sign

Braille Dot Patterns

Bold Text

LEFT SHIFT+B

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2

Italic Text

LEFT SHIFT+I

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 2-4

Underline Text

LEFT SHIFT+U

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-6

Move to First Cell

L

DOTS 1-2-3

Move to Last Cell

DOTS 4-5-6

DOTS 4-5-6

List Column

RIGHT SHIFT+C CHORD

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-4 CHORD

List Row

RIGHT SHIFT+R CHORD

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3-5 CHORD

Select Column

LEFT SHIFT CHORD

LEFT SHIFT CHORD

Select Row

RIGHT SHIFT CHORD

RIGHT SHIFT CHORD

List Cells at Page Breaks

RIGHT SHIFT+B CHORD

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2 CHORD

List Cells with Comments

RIGHT SHIFT+DOT 3 CHORD

RIGHT SHIFT+DOT 3 CHORD

List Visible Cells with Data

RIGHT SHIFT+D CHORD

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-4-5 CHORD

Next Sheet

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-6 CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-6 CHORD

Prior Sheet

LEFT SHIFT+K CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3 CHORD

Move to Worksheet

RIGHT SHIFT+S

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-4

Move to Monitor Cell

RIGHT SHIFT+M CHORD

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-4 CHORD

Formula Mode

FOR Sign

DOTS 1-2-3-4-5-6

Auto Filter

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 1 CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOT 1 CHORD

Auto Sum

LEFT SHIFT+FOR Sign CHORD

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3-4-5-6 CHORD

Report Gridline Status

RIGHT SHIFT+G CHORD

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-4-5 CHORD

Select Region

RIGHT SHIFT+8

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-6

Select Worksheet Objects

RIGHT SHIFT+O

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-5

Time Stamp

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 5-6

LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 5-6

Read Mistake and Suggestion

RIGHT SHIFT+7

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-5-6

Close Office Assistant

RIGHT SHIFT+4 CHORD

RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-5-6 CHORD


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Braille Lite 20 Millennium Edition

Braille Lite M20

The versatile Braille Lite M20, 20-cell display, is ideal for use with JAWS.
Compact, it has two great advantages over other Braille displays. First, it
can do double duty, acting both as a personal notetaking product and as a
Braille display. It's almost like having two computers at your fingertips.
Second, the Braille Lite M20 has a Braille keyboard. This makes it easy to
remember and execute a large set of commands.

Whiz Wheels

The Whiz wheels are used to quickly move through files, dialogs, lists, and
menus. The Whiz Wheels provide the functionality you need where you are
working. In a file, move by line, sentence, or paragraph. In a dialog, move
between the available controls, and even interact with them. In a menu, move
up and down through the menu items.

The Whiz Wheels in Files

In text files and word processing documents, the Whiz Wheels are used to move
by line, sentence, or paragraph. The two Whiz wheels, one at either end of the
notetaker, are set independently. Press straight down on a Whiz wheel to
toggle it between line, sentence, or paragraph. Roll the Whiz wheel toward you
to move down through a file. Roll the Whiz wheel away from you to move up
through a file.

The Whiz Wheels in Menus

In menus, roll a Whiz wheel toward you to move down through the menu, and roll
it away from you to move up through the menu. Press straight down on a Whiz
Wheel to select a menu item.

The Whiz Wheels in Dialogs

In dialogs, roll a Whiz Wheel toward you to move forward through the controls,
and roll a Whiz Wheel away from you to move through  the controls in reverse
order. If you press straight down on a Whiz Wheel, what happens depends on
what type of control is active.

If you press straight down on a Whiz Wheel while a Control that list items is
active, such as list views, combo boxes, radio buttons, and tree views, the
Whiz Wheels enter List Mode. In this mode, use the Whiz Wheels to scroll
through the items. Press straight down on a Whiz Wheel again to exit List
Mode.

If you press straight down on a Whiz Wheel while a check box or button is
active, the check box state is toggled or the button is activated. However, if
a series of check boxes are in a control group, List Mode is entered when you
press straight down on a Whiz Wheel.

The Whiz Wheels provide this functionality in many areas, Windows Explorer,
Outlook, Word tool bars, and even on the Windows Desktop.

Braille Lite M20 Commands

Windows Commands

Navigating Text

Editing and Selecting Commands

Selecting with the Cursor Routing Keys

Cursor Commands

Braille Commands

JAWS Commands

Windows Commands

Description

Command

TAB

DOTS 4-5

SHIFT+TAB

DOTS 1-2

Start Menu

DOTS 3-4 (ST sign)

Minimize All Applications

DOTS 1-4-5 (D)

Activate Menu Bar

DOTS 3-5

ALT+TAB

DOTS 4-5-7

ENTER

DOT 8

BACKSPACE

DOT 7

Delete

DOTS 1-4-5-7 CHORD

ESC

DOTS 1-3-5-6 (Z)

Next Document Window

DOTS 2-4-5-6

Navigating Text

Description

Command

Auto Advance Mode

DOTS 7-8

Increase Auto Advance Speed

DOT 4 CHORD

Decrease Auto Advance Speed

DOT 1 CHORD

Pan Right

Right End of Advance Bar

Pan Left

Left End of Advance Bar

Prior Line

DOT 1

Next Line

DOT 4

Move to Beginning of Line

DOT 2

Move to End of Line

DOT 5

Move Left

DOT 3

Move Right

DOT 6

Page Down

DOTS 4-6

Page Up

DOTS 1-3

Braille Top

DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD

Braille Bottom

DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD

Top of File

DOTS 1-2-3

Bottom of File

DOTS 4-5-6

Editing and Selecting Commands

Description

Command

Cut

DOTS 1-3-4-6 (X)

Copy

DOTS 1-4 (C)

Paste

DOTS 1-2-3-6 (V)

Undo

DOTS 1-3-6 (U)

Select Next Line

DOTS 4-7

Select Previous Line

DOTS 1-7

Select Next Character

DOTS 6-7

Select Previous Character

DOTS 3-7

Select from Top

DOTS 1-2-3-7

Select to Bottom

DOTS 4-5-6-7

Select to Beginning of Line

DOTS 2-7

Select to End of Line

DOTS 5-7

Select Prior Screen

DOTS 1-3-7

Select Next Screen

DOTS 4-6-7

Select All

DOTS 2-3-4-7

Selecting with the Cursor Routing Keys

To select with the cursor routing keys, press and hold down DOT 7, then press
the cursor routing key above the text where you wish to begin the selection.
Release both keys. Move to where you wish to end the selection, and press DOT
7 plus the cursor routing key at that location. Use any navigation commands to
move from the begin point to the end point of the text you are selecting, even
the Whiz wheels, but if the window containing the text scrolls, this affects
what information is selected.

Cursor Commands

Description

Command

PC Cursor

DOTS 1-2-3-4 (P)

Route PC to JAWS

DOTS 3-4-6-8

JAWS Cursor

DOTS 2-4-5 (J)

Route JAWS to PC

DOTS 3-6-8

Route Braille to Active Cursor

DOTS 1-2-3-5 (R)

Braille Follows Active

DOTS 1-2-4 (F)

Active Follows Braille

DOTS 2-3-4-5

Restrict Braille Cursor

DOTS 2-5 CHORD

Toggle Braille Cursor Shape

DOTS 1-4-6 CHORD

Braille Commands

Description

Command

Grade 2 Translation

DOTS 1-2-4-5 (G)

Expand Current Word

DOTS 1-5 (E)

Adjust Braille Options

DOTS 1-3-5 CHORD or DOTS 1-2 CHORD

Toggle 6/8 Dot Mode

DOTS 2-3-6

Toggle 8/Unlimited Pixels per Space

DOTS 2-3-6 CHORD

Toggle Braille Mode

DOTS 1-3-4

Toggle Current/Line Mode

DOTS 2-3

Attribute Marking

DOTS 1-3-4 CHORD

Toggle Characters/Attributes

DOTS 1-6 CHORD

Assign Color Marking

DOTS 1-4 CHORD

Repeat Last Flash Message

DOTS 1-2-4 CHORD

JAWS Commands

Description

Command

Context Sensitive Help (INSERT+F1)

DOTS 2-8

Keyboard Help

DOTS 1-4-5-6

JAWS Window

DOTS 2-4-5-8

Adjust JAWS Verbosity

DOTS 1-3-5-8

Window List

DOTS 3-5-6-8

System Tray List

DOTS 1-3-8

Select a Synthesizer

DOTS 2-3-4-8

Say Font

DOTS 1-2-4-8

Read Entire Window

DOTS 1-2-8

Say Default Button in Dialog

DOTS 1-5-8

Shut Down JAWS

DOTS 2-5-8

Run JAWS Manager

DOTS 2-3-8

Graphics Labler

DOTS 1-2-3-8

JAWS Find

DOTS 2-3-5-8

JAWS Find Next

DOTS 2-5-8

Mute Synthesizer

DOTS 1-4-6


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Braille Lite 40 Millennium Edition

Braille Lite M40

The versatile Braille Lite M40, 40-cell display, is ideal for use with JAWS.
Compact, it has two great advantages over other Braille displays. First, it
can do double duty, acting both as a personal notetaking product and as a
Braille display. It's almost like having two computers at your fingertips.
Second, the Braille Lite M40 has a Braille keyboard. This makes it easy to
remember and execute a large set of commands.

Whiz Wheels

The Whiz wheels are used to quickly move through files, dialogs, lists, and
menus. The Whiz Wheels provide the functionality you need while you are
working. In a file, move by line, sentence, or paragraph. In a dialog, move
between the available controls, and even interact with them. In a menu, move
up and down through the menu items.

The Whiz Wheels in Files

In text files and word processing documents, the Whiz Wheels are used to move
by line, sentence, or paragraph. The two Whiz wheels, one at either end of the
notetaker, are set independently. Press straight down on a Whiz wheel to
toggle it between line, sentence, or paragraph. Roll the Whiz wheel toward you
to move down through a file. Roll the Whiz wheel away from you to move up
through a file.

The Whiz Wheels in Menus

In menus, roll a Whiz wheel toward you to move down through the menu, and roll
it away from you to move up through the menu. Press straight down on a Whiz
Wheel to select a menu item.

The Whiz Wheels in Dialogs

In dialogs, roll a Whiz Wheel toward you to move forward through the controls,
and roll a Whiz Wheel away from you to move through  the controls in reverse
order. If you press straight down on a Whiz Wheel, what happens depends on
what type of control is active.

If you press straight down on a Whiz Wheel while a Control that list items is
active, such as list views, combo boxes, radio buttons, and tree views, the
Whiz Wheels enter List Mode. In this mode, use the Whiz Wheels to scroll
through the items. Press straight down on a Whiz Wheel again to exit List
Mode.

If you press straight down on a Whiz Wheel while a check box or button is
active, the check box state is toggled or the button is activated. However, if
a series of check boxes are in a control group, List Mode is entered when you
press straight down on a Whiz Wheel.

The Whiz Wheels provide this functionality in many areas, Windows Explorer,
Outlook, Word tool bars, and even on the Windows Desktop.

Advance Bars

Description

Command

Pan Left

Left Bar Left

Pan Right

Right Bar Right

Braille Prior Line

Left Bar Right

Braille Next Line

Right Bar Left

To summarize: The advance bar on the right moves you forward, down through the
document. The left advance bar moves you backward, up through the document.
The outside of the advance bars move horizontally, and the inside move
vertically.

Braille Lite M40 Commands

Windows Commands

Navigating Text

Editing and Selecting Commands

Selecting with the Cursor Routing Keys

Cursor Commands

Braille Commands

JAWS Commands

HTML Commands

Windows Commands

Description

Command

TAB

DOTS 4-5

SHIFT+TAB

DOTS 1-2

Start Menu

DOTS 3-4 (ST sign)

Minimize all applications

DOTS 1-4-5 (D)

Activate Menu Bar

DOTS 3-5

ALT+TAB

DOTS 4-5-7

ENTER

DOT 8

Backspace

DOT 7

Delete

DOTS 1-4-5-7 CHORD

ESC

DOTS 1-3-5-6 (Z)

Next Document Window

DOTS 2-4-5-6

Navigating Text

Description

Command

Auto Advance Mode

DOTS 7-8

Increase Auto Advance Speed

DOT 4 CHORD

Decrease Auto Advance Speed

DOT 1 CHORD

Prior Line

DOT 1

Next Line

DOT 4

Move to Beginning of Line

DOT 2

Move to End of Line

DOT 5

Move Left

DOT 3

Move right

DOT6

Page Down

DOTS 4-6

Page Up

DOTS 1-3

Braille top

DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD

Braille bottom

DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD

Top of File

DOTS 1-2-3

Bottom of File

DOTS 4-5-6

Editing and Selecting Commands

Description

Command

Cut

DOTS 1-3-4-6 (X)

Copy

DOTS 1-4 (C)

Paste

DOTS 1-2-3-6 (V)

Undo

DOTS 1-3-6 (U)

Select Next Line

DOTS 4-7

Select Previous Line

DOTS 1-7

Select Next Character

DOTS 6-7

Select Previous Character

DOTS 3-7

Select from Top

DOTS 1-2-3-7

Select to Bottom

DOTS 4-5-6-7

Select to Beginning of Line

DOTS 2-7

Select to End of Line

DOTS 5-7

Select Prior Screen

DOTS 1-3-7

Select Next Screen

DOTS 4-6-7

Select All

DOTS 2-3-4-7

Selecting with the Cursor Routing Keys

To select with the cursor routing keys, press and hold down DOT 7, then press
the cursor routing key above the text where you wish to begin the selection.
Release both keys. Move to where you wish to end the selection, and press DOT
7 plus the cursor routing key at that location. Use any navigation commands to
move from the begin point to the end point of the text you are selecting, even
the Whiz wheels, but if the window containing the text scrolls, this affects
what information is selected.

Cursor Commands

Description

Command

PC Cursor

DOTS 1-2-3-4 (P)

Route PC to JAWS

DOTS 3-4-6-8

JAWS Cursor

DOTS 2-4-5 (J)

Route JAWS to PC

DOTS 3-6-8

Route Braille to Active Cursor

DOTS 1-2-3-5 (R)

Braille Follows Active

DOTS 1-2-4 (F)

Active Follows Braille

DOTS 2-3-4-5

Restrict Braille Cursor

DOTS 2-5 CHORD

Change Cursor Shape

DOTS 1-4-6 CHORD

Braille Commands

Description

Command

Toggle Grade 2

DOTS 1-2-4-5 (G)

Expand Current Word

DOTS 1-5 (E)

Adjust Braille Options

DOTS 1-3-5 CHORD or DOTS 1-2 CHORD

Toggle 6 and 8 Dot Braille

DOTS 2-3-6

Toggle 8/Unlimited Pixels per Space

DOTS 2-3-6 CHORD

Toggle Braille Mode

DOTS 1-3-4

Toggle Line Mode

DOTS 2-3

Toggle Attribute Marking

DOTS 1-3-4 CHORD

Toggle Characters/Attributes

DOTS 1-6 CHORD

Assign Color Marking

DOTS 1-4 CHORD

Repeat Last Flash Message

DOTS 1-2-4 CHORD

JAWS Commands

Description

Command

Context Sensitive Help (INSERT+F1)

DOTS 2-8

Keyboard Help

DOTS 1-4-5-6

JAWS Window

DOTS 2-4-5-8

Adjust JAWS Verbosity

DOTS 1-3-5-8

Window List

DOTS 3-5-6-8

System Tray List

DOTS 1-3-8

Select a Synthesizer

DOTS 2-3-4-8

Say Font

DOTS 1-2-4-8

Read Entire Window

DOTS 1-2-8

Say Default Button in Dialog

DOTS 1-5-8

Shut Down JAWS

DOTS 2-5-8

Run JAWS Manager

DOTS 2-3-8

Graphics Labler

DOTS 1-2-3-8

JAWS Find

DOTS 2-3-5-8

JAWS Find Next

DOTS 2-5-8

Mute Synthesizer

DOTS 1-4-6

HTML Commands

Description

Command

List Headings

DOTS 2-3-5

List Links

DOTS 2-3-5-6

List Frames

DOTS 3-5-8


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Type Lite

The Type Lite, with its 40 cell refreshable Braille display and laptop style,
PC keyboard, provides tactile access to JAWS supported applications. Toggle
the switch on the left edge of the TypeLite toward the front of the unit to
enter Notetaker mode.

Advance Bars and Rockers

Reading and Editing Commands

Navigation

Settings and Informational

Cursor Commands

Search

Text Selection

Advance Bars and Rockers

The advance bars are fully functional when used with JAWS. In the Default
mode, the bars move the display but they do not pull the focus with them.
	*Pressing the right side of the right bar moves the display 40 cells to the
right. It will wrap when it reaches the end of the line.
	*Pressing the left side of the right bar moves the display vertically down
the screen. It does not return you to the left edge of the screen.
	*Pressing the right side of the left bar will move the display up the screen.
It does not return display to the left edge of the screen.
	*Pressing the left side of the left bar moves the display 40 cells to the
left and wraps at the left margin.

To summarize: The advance bar on the right moves you forward, down through the
document. The left advance bar moves you backward, up through the document.
The outside of the advance bars move horizontally, and the inside move
vertically.

Description

Command

Pan Left

Left Bar Left

Pan Right

Right Bar Right

Braille Prior Line

Left Bar Right

Braille Next Line

Right Bar Left

HOME

Left Rocker Middle

END

Right Rocker Middle

Prior Line

Right Rocker Up

Next Line

Right Rocker Down

Braille Prior Line

Left Rocker Up

Braille Next Line

Left Rocker Down

Top of File

Both Rockers Up

Bottom of File

Both Rockers Down

When using Left Rocker up and down, the system focus does not move with the
Braille display. When using the Right Rocker Up and Down, the system focus
does move with the Braille display.

Reading and Editing Commands

Description

Command

Prior Character

LEFT ARROW

Next Character

RIGHT ARROW

Prior Line

UP ARROW

Next Line

DOWN ARROW

Prior Word

CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Next Word

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Prior Paragraph

CTRL+UP ARROW

Next Paragraph

CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Cut

X

Copy

C

Paste

V

Navigation

Description

Command

Page Up

FN+UP ARROW

Page Down

FN+DOWN ARROW

Home

FN+LEFT ARROW

End

FN+RIGHT ARROW

Desktop

D

Start Menu

S

Menu Bar

B

Next Non-link Text

N (Internet Explorer and Outlook Express)

Enter

ENTER

Escape

ESC

Backspace

BACKSPACE

Tab

TAB

Settings and Informational

Description

Command

Toggle 8/Unlimited Pixels per Space

P

Toggle Braille Mode

T

Toggle Attribute Marking

M

Toggle Grade Two Braille

G

Expand Current Word

E

Keyboard Help

QUESTION MARK

Repeat Last Flash Message

ALT+H

Cursor Commands

Description

Command

PC Cursor

Left end of left advance bar+right rocker down

JAWS Cursor

Left end of left advance bar+right rocker up

Route Braille to Active Cursor

R

Route JAWS Cursor to PC

Right rocker up+right end of left advance bar

Route PC Cursor to JAWS

Right rocker up+right end of left advance bar

Braille Follows Active

A

Active Follows Braille

Z

Search

Description

Command

JAWS Find

F

JAWS Find Next

3

Text Selection

Description

Command

Select From Start of Line

Left rocker up+right rocker down

Select to End of Line

Right rocker up+left rocker down

Select From Top

Left rocker middle+right rocker up

Select From Bottom

Left rocker middle+right rocker down

Braille Select Text

Right rocker middle+routing

Select Current Item

SPACEBAR

Say Selected Text

Right end of advance bar+left rocker down


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Braille Lite 2000

The versatile Braille Lite 2000 18-cell display is ideal for use with JAWS.
Compact, it has two great advantages over other Braille Displays. First, it
does double duty, acting both as a personal note-taking product and as a
Braille Display. Second, the Braille Lite 2000 has a Braille keyboard. This
makes it easy to develop, remember and execute a large set of commands.

Preparing Your Notetaker

To use your Braille Lite as a Braille display, first verify that the following
parameters are set in the Status menu:
	* 9600 Baud
	* No Parity
	* 8 Data Bits
	* 1 Stop Bit
	* Hardware Handshaking
	* Half Duplex

Next, open the Speech Parameters menu by pressing DOTS 3-4-5 CHORD, and then
press DOTS 1-2-3-4 CHORD. Your notetaker is now ready to act as a Braille
display. Repeat this process to return to using the unit as a stand alone
notetaker.

The Two Keyboard Modes

The Keyboard of the Braille Lite 2000 is used either to navigate to the
display and perform JAWS commands, or to type text. To use the Braille
keyboard for input, enter Edit mode with DOTS 1-2-4-6 CHORD. In edit mode, you
have much less control over your Braille Display because there are not enough
possible keystrokes to allow for both Braille input and a full range of JAWS
commands. While in Edit Mode, press DOTS 2-3-4-5 CHORD to switch between
inputting in Grade 2 and inputting in Computer Braille. While it is possible
to display and input in Grade 2 at the same time, your input and your output
may be inconsistent.  Although this key is a toggle, every time you enter Edit
mode, you are in Computer Braille. To use the Braille Lite strictly as a
Braille display, enter navigation mode with DOTS 1-3-4-5 CHORD.

Selecting

Windows contains a number of commands that allow you to highlight or select
things from the keyboard. These commands can all be performed from your
notetaker using keys in combination with SPACEBAR.

Description

Command

Select Next Line

DOT 4 CHORD

Select Previous Line

DOT 1 CHORD

Select Previous Word

DOT 2 CHORD

Select Next Word

DOT 5 CHORD

Select Previous Character

DOT 3 CHORD

Select Next Character

DOT 6 CHORD

Select From Top to Cursor

DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD

Select From Cursor to Bottom

DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD

Select From Cursor to Beginning of Line

DOTS 1-3 CHORD

Select From Cursor to End of Line

DOTS 4-6 CHORD

Select Current

DOTS 1-3-4 CHORD

Unselect All but Current

DOTS 1-3-6 CHORD

Cursors

The following commands control different cursors. DOTS 1-4 affect the  PC
Cursor, and DOTS 2-5 affect the JAWS Cursor. DOTS 3-6 toggles between the JAWS
and PC cursor. Adding SPACEBAR performs routing functions. Here are the
specific commands.

Description

Command

PC Cursor

DOTS 1-4

Route PC to JAWS

DOTS 1-4 CHORD

JAWS Cursor

DOTS 2-5

Route JAWS to PC

DOTS 2-5 CHORD

Toggle JAWS and PC

DOTS 3-6

Route Braille to Active

DOTS 3-6 CHORD

Route Braille to PC

DOTS 1-3-4-6

Route Braille to JAWS

DOTS 2-3-5-6

Movement Commands

Description

Command

Pan Right

Right End of Advance Bar

Pan Left

Left End of Advance Bar

Braille Prior Line

DOT 1

Braille Next Line

DOT 4

Braille Move Left

DOT 2

Braille Move Right

DOT 5

Character Left

DOT 3

Character Right

DOT 6

Braille Top of Window

DOTS 1-2-3

Braille Bottom of Window

DOTS 4-5-6

Single Letter Commands

The following single letter commands perform basic JAWS  or Windows functions.

Description

Command

Grade 2 Translation

DOTS 1-2-4-5

Expand Current Word

DOTS 1-5

Minimize All Apps
(Move to Desktop)

DOTS 1-4-5

Activate Menu Bar (ALT)

DOTS 1-3-4

TAB

DOTS 2-4

SHIFT+TAB

DOTS 2-4 CHORD

Start Menu

DOTS 3-4

ALT+TAB

DOTS 1-2-5-6

JAWS Window

DOTS 2-4-5

Say Selected Text

DOTS 2-3-4

Window List Dialog

DOTS 2-3-4-5

ESC

DOTS 1-3-5-6

Hot Key Help

DOTS 1-2-5

JAWS Find

DOTS 1-2-4

JAWS Find Next

DOTS 2-3-5

Toggle 6/8 Dot Mode

DOTS 2-3-6

Toggle 8/Unlimited Pixels per Space

DOTS 2-3-6 CHORD

Linking The Braille Display To The Active Cursor

DOTS 1-6 toggles whether the Braille Display follows the active cursor. By
using it, you can always see where your active cursor is or you can watch what
happens at a certain location as you type characters.

DOTS 1-6 CHORD toggles Active Follows Braille. When on, the Braille Display
moves the PC Cursor. When off, the Braille Display does not move the active
cursor. This is the mode that those who have used Braille Displays with PCs in
the past will find most familiar.

Other Commands

Description

Command

Toggle Current/Line Mode

DOTS 2-3

Toggle Braille Mode

DOTS 2-3 CHORD

Attribute Marking

DOTS 5-6

Attribute Marking Off

DOTS 5-6 CHORD

Toggle Characters/Attributes

DOTS 4-5

Mute Synthesizer

DOTS 1-4-6

Adjust Braille Options

DOTS 1-2-3-6

Drag and Drop

DOTS 1-4-5 CHORD

Backspace

DOTS 1-2 CHORD

Delete

DOTS 4-5 CHORD

Page Down

DOTS 4-6

Page Up

DOTS 1-3

Unassigned Commands

The commands for Braille Auto Advance, increasing/decreasing Auto Advance
reading speed, and repeating the last Braille Flash Message are not assigned
to keystrokes. To assign keystrokes to these commands, use Keyboard Manager.

Turning Off Blinking Characters

The Braille Lite 2000 cannot blink a single character. If you have cursor
blinking set to On, the cursor blinks the entire display. To solve this
problem, follow the instructions below to turn cursor blinking OFF:
	1. Open Configuration Manager by pressing INSERT+F2. Press ENTER.
	2. To load the default configuration file, press CTRL+SHIFT+D.
	3. Press ALT+S to open the Set Options Menu, then press B to open Braille
Options.
	4. In Braille Options, TAB to Cursor Settings.
	5. Press ENTER and select PC cursor in the list.
	6. TAB to the Braille Cursor radio buttons, and select Always Up or Always
Down.
	7. TAB to the OK button and press SPACEBAR.
	8. Select the OK button in the Braille Options dialog as well.
	9. To save your changes, press CTRL+S and to exit Configuration Manager,
press ALT+F4.

Repeat this process for the JAWS Cursor, by selecting that cursor within the
Cursor Settings dialog before changing the Braille Cursor blink setting.


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Braille Lite 40

Introduction

The versatile Braille Lite 40 is ideal for use with JAWS. Compact, it has two
great advantages over other Braille Displays. First, it does double duty,
acting both as a personal note-taking product and as a Braille Display.
Second, the Braille Lite 40 has a Braille keyboard. This makes it easy to
develop, remember and execute a large set of commands.

Preparing Your Notetaker

To use your Braille Lite as a Braille display, first verify that the following
parameters are set in the Status menu:
	* 9600 Baud
	* No Parity
	* 8 Data Bits
	* 1 Stop Bit
	* Hardware Handshaking
	* Half Duplex

Next, open the Speech Parameters menu by pressing DOTS 3-4-5 CHORD, and then
press DOTS 1-2-3-4 CHORD. Your notetaker is now ready to act as a Braille
display. Repeat this process to return to using the unit as a stand alone
notetaker.

The Two Keyboard Modes

The Keyboard of the Braille Lite 40 is used either to navigate and perform
JAWS commands, or to type text. To use the Braille keyboard for input, enter
Edit mode with DOTS 1-2-4-6 CHORD. In edit mode, you have much less control
over your Braille Display because there are not enough possible keystrokes to
allow for both Braille input and a full range of JAWS commands. While in Edit
Mode, press DOTS 2-3-4-5 CHORD to switch between inputting in grade 2 and
inputting in computer Braille. While it is possible to display and input in
grade 2 at the same time, your input and your output may be inconsistent.
Although this key is a toggle, every time you enter Edit mode, you are in
computer Braille. To use the Braille Lite 40 strictly as a Braille display,
enter navigation mode with DOTS 1-3-4-5 CHORD.

Selecting

Windows contains a number of commands that allow you to highlight or select
things from the keyboard. These commands can all be performed from your
notetaker using keys in combination with SPACEBAR.

Description

Command

Select Next Line

DOT 4 CHORD

Select Previous Line

DOT 1 CHORD

Select Previous Word

DOT 2 CHORD

Select Next Word

DOT 5 CHORD

Select Previous Character

DOT 3 CHORD

Select Next Character

DOT 6 CHORD

Select to Top of File

DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD

Select to End of File

DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD

Select to Beginning of Line

DOTS 1-3 CHORD

Select to End of Line

DOTS 4-6 CHORD

Select Current

SPACEBAR

Unselect All but Current

DOTS 1-3-6 CHORD

Cursors

The following commands control different cursors. DOTS 1-4 affect the  PC
cursor, and DOTS 2-5 affect the JAWS cursor. DOTS 3-6 toggles between the JAWS
and PC cursor. Adding SPACEBAR to the commands performs routing functions.
Here are the specific commands.

Description

Command

PC Cursor

DOTS 1-4

Route PC to JAWS

DOTS 1-4 CHORD

JAWS Cursor

DOTS 2-5

Route JAWS to PC

DOTS 2-5 CHORD

Toggle JAWS/PC Cursor

DOTS 3-6

Route Braille to Active

DOTS 3-6 CHORD

Route Braille to PC

DOTS 1-3-4-6

Route Braille to JAWS

DOTS 2-3-5-6

Moving the Display

The advance bars on the Braille Lite 40 move the display without moving the
active cursor. Moving horizontally will wrap at the beginning or end of a
line, however moving vertically does not return you to the beginning of the
line. The following table shows each of these commands.

Description

Command

Pan Left

Left Bar Left

Pan Right

Right Bar Right

Braille Prior Line

Left Bar Right

Braille Next Line

Right Bar Left

Moving the Cursor

Description

Command

Auto Advance Mode

DOTS 7-8

Increase Auto Advance Speed

DOTS 4-8 CHORD

Decrease Auto Advance Speed

DOTS 1-7 CHORD

Prior Line

DOT 1

Next Line

DOT 4

Braille Move Left

DOT 2

Braille Move Right

DOT 5

Character Left

DOT 3

Character Right

DOT 6

Braille Top

DOTS 1-2-3

Braille Bottom

DOTS 4-5-6

JAWS and Windows Commands

The following commands perform basic JAWS  or Windows functions.

Description

Command

Grade 2 Translation

DOTS 1-2-4 CHORD

Expand Current Word

DOTS 1-5

Minimize All Apps

DOTS 1-4-5

Menu Bar

DOTS 1-3-4

TAB

DOTS 2-4

SHIFT+TAB

DOTS 2-4  CHORD

Start Menu

DOTS 3-4

ALT+TAB

DOTS 1-2-5-6

BACKSPACE

DOT 7

ENTER

DOT 8

JAWS Window

DOTS 2-4-5

Say Selected Text

DOTS 2-3-4

Window List

DOTS 2-3-4-5

ESC

DOTS 1-3-5-6

Hot Key Help

DOTS 1-2-5

JAWS Find

DOTS 1-2-4

JAWS Find Next

DOTS 2-3-5

Toggle 6/8 Dot Mode

DOTS 2-3-6

Toggle 8/Unlimited Pixels per Space

DOTS 2-3-6 CHORD

Linking the Braille Display to the Active Cursor

DOTS 1-6 toggles whether the Braille Display follows the active cursor. By
using it, you can always see where your active cursor is or you can watch what
happens at a certain location as you type characters.

DOTS 1-6 CHORD toggles Active Follows Braille. When on, the Braille Display
moves the PC cursor as is done in Braille Lite Stand-alone mode. When off, the
Braille Display will not move the active cursor. This is the mode that those
who have used Braille Displays with PCs in the past will find most familiar.

Other Commands

Description

Command

Toggle Current/Line Mode

DOTS 2-3

Toggle Braille Mode

DOTS 2-3 CHORD

Attribute Marking

DOTS 5-6

Attribute Marking Off

DOTS 5-6 CHORD

Toggle Character/Attributes

DOTS 4-5

Mute Synthesizer

DOTS 1-4-6

Adjust Braille Options

DOTS 1-2-3-6

Drag and Drop

DOTS 1-4-5 CHORD

BACKSPACE

DOTS 1-2 CHORD

Delete

DOTS 4-5 CHORD

PAGE DOWN

DOTS 4-6

PAGE UP

DOTS 1-3

Repeat Last Flash Message

DOTS 1-2-4 CHORD

Turning Off Blinking Characters

If cursor blinking is on, the cursor may cause the entire display to blink. If
this occurs, do the following to turn cursor blinking off:
	1. Open Configuration Manager by pressing INSERT+F2. Press ENTER.
	2. To load the default configuration file, press CTRL+SHIFT+D.
	3. Press ALT+S to open the Set Options Menu, then press B to open Braille
Options.
	4. In Braille Options, TAB to Cursor Settings.
	5. Press ENTER and select PC cursor in the list.
	6. TAB to the Braille Cursor radio buttons, and select Always Up or Always
Down.
	7. TAB to the OK button and press SPACEBAR.
	8. Select the OK button in the Braille Options dialog as well.
	9. Save your changes by pressing CTRL+S and exit Configuration Manager by
pressing ALT+F4.

Repeat this process for the JAWS cursor, by selecting that cursor within the
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PowerBraille 40

General Principles and Hints

Conventions

Braille Commands

Navigation Commands

Cursor Commands

Using the PowerBraille to SelectText

PB40 PB80 Relationship

General Principles and Hints

When you first see the PowerBraille, you will notice two rocker bars and two
square buttons on the very front of the Braille enclosure. If you relax your
fingers on the Braille, you can activate each of these controls with your
thumbs. This allows you to move the Braille Display around the screen without
having to move your fingers away from the text you are reading.

Generally, the rocker bars move the Braille Display up and down the screen.
The left rocker moves the Braille cursor to the top of the active window when
pressed up and to the bottom of the window when pressed down. The right rocker
moves the Braille up and down independently of the JAWS or PC cursors. This is
also called moving the Braille cursor. The two buttons between the rockers
have separate functions, but can also be pressed in combination with the
rocker bars. In fact, up to four physical controls can be used to invoke a
particular command. Now move your hand to the Braille cells. There is a row of
ridges that run like the scales down a crocodile's back above the letters you
read. These are cursor routing buttons. There is one button for each Braille
cell. Whenever you want to move the PC cursor to a letter or location on the
Braille Display, just press the cursor routing button above the cell location.
You will instantly see the cursor flashing at the cell location you chose.

Finally, to the left and right of the Braille Display there are two buttons.
The left button pans left on the current line, and the right button pans
right. This means that if there is more text on the line than can be sent to
the display, pan left and right will reveal this text. If the pan left or pan
right button is pressed and there is no more information to display on that
line, the cursor will wrap in the direction indicated by the pan command. As
we said earlier, any pair of controls may be used in combination to perform a
specific function. Now we will list those functions and the keys you use to
control your Braille Display.

Conventions
Combination functions are shown with the two keys separated by the plus sign.
You should press both keys of a combination at the same time. An exception to
this rule is when any of the cursor routing buttons is part of a key
combination. The cursor routing button must be pressed slightly ahead of the
other key.

Braille Commands

Description

Command

Braille Mode Toggle

Left Button+Right Button

Attribute/Character mode toggle

Left Rocker Up+Right Rocker Down

Attribute Marking Dialog

Left Rocker Up+Convex

Attribute Marking Off

Left Button+Left Rocker Up+Convex

Braille Marking Off

Left Button+Left Rocker Up+Convex

8-Dot/6-Dot Toggle

Concave+Convex+Right Rocker Up

8 Pixels/Unlimited Pixels Per Space

Convex+Concave+Right Rocker Down

Repeat Last Flash Message

Left Rocker Up+Right Rocker Up

Navigation Commands

Description

Command

Auto Advance Mode

Left Rocker Down+Right Rocker Down

Increase Auto Advance Speed

Left Button+Concave

Decrease Auto Advance Speed

Left Button+Convex

Top Of Window

Left Rocker Up

Bottom Of Window

Left Rocker Down

Pan Left

Left Button

Pan Right

Right Button

Braille Next Line

Right Rocker Down

Braille Prior Line

Right Rocker Up

PAGE DOWN (Active Cursor)

Left Rocker Down+Concave

PAGE UP (Active Cursor)

Left Rocker Up+Concave

TAB

Convex+Right Rocker Down

CTRL+TAB

Left Rocker Down+Right Button

SHIFT+TAB

Convex+Right Rocker Up

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Left Rocker Up+Right Button

Describe Font

Any cursor routing button+Left Rocker Down

Cursor Commands

Description

Command

Braille follows Active

Convex

Active follows Braille

Convex+Concave

Route Braille To Active

Concave

JAWS Cursor

Right Button+Right Rocker Down

Mouse Button Right Click

Convex+Right Button

PC Cursor

Right Button+Right Rocker Up

Route JAWS to PC Cursor

Concave+Right Rocker Up

Route PC to JAWS Cursor

Concave+Right Rocker Down

Select Text

Any Cursor Routing Button+Concave

Using the PowerBraille to Select Text

Text selection is done with a combination of any cursor routing key and the
concave button. Begin text selection by pressing the cursor routing key above
the starting character and quickly press the concave button. End text
selection by pressing the cursor routing key above the ending character and
quickly press the concave button. Move the display with the right button if
the starting and ending text are not on the same line.

PB40-PB80 Relationship

If you happen to use a PowerBraille 80 also, there are many similarities and
parallel controls. Buttons 1 through 4, and their functions are on the PB65
and 80 only. The left and right buttons on the PowerBraille 40 perform the
same functions as Bars 1 and 2 on a PB65 or PB80. For example, whenever bar 1
on the PB65 or 80 is mentioned, assume the Left button on the PB40 acts the
same way. Whenever bars 2, 3, or 4 are mentioned, assume the right button on
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PowerBraille 80

PowerBraille 65/80

General Principles and Hints

Conventions

Braille Commands

Navigation Commands

Cursor Commands

Using the PowerBraille to SelectText

PB40 PB80 Relationship

General Principles and Hints

There are rocker bars, square buttons and switches, on the very front of the
PowerBraille. If you relax your fingers on the Braille, you can activate each
of these controls with your thumbs. This allows you to move the Braille
Display around the screen without having to move your fingers away from the
text you are reading.

Generally, the rocker bars move the Braille Display up and down the screen.
The LEFT ROCKER always moves the active cursor with the Braille Display. The
RIGHT ROCKER moves the Braille independently of the JAWS or PC cursors. This
is also called moving the Braille cursor. The two buttons between the rockers
have separate functions, but can also be pressed in combination with the
rocker bars.

To the left of the left rocker, and to the right of the right rocker, are two
pairs of switches. The switches generally activate or deactivate special
settings. Pressing up on a switch may activate two separate functions. This is
called a toggle. Like a dimmer switch in a house, pushing it once turns on the
lights, pushing the same one again turns them off. Some are even used to cycle
through several choices of a single setting.

Now move your hand to the Braille cells. There is a row of ridges above the
letters you read. These are CURSOR ROUTING KEYS. There is one key for each
Braille cell. Whenever you want to move the PC Cursor to a letter or location
on the Braille Display, just press the CURSOR ROUTING KEY above the cell
location. You will instantly see the cursor flashing at the cell location you
chose.

Above the CURSOR ROUTING KEYS are four long bars. From left to right they are
called BAR 1, BAR 2, BAR 3 and BAR 4. BAR 1 generally moves the Braille
Display backward from the current location, BAR 2 moves it forward. BAR 3 and
4 duplicate the function of BAR 2, so when moving through text, you do not
have to move your hands very far.

To the left and right of the bars are two pairs of buttons. These buttons
perform various navigation and mouse functions. As we said earlier, any pair
of controls may be used in combination to perform a specific function. Below
we will list those functions and the keys you use to control your Braille
Display.

Conventions

Combination functions are shown with the two keys separated by the plus sign.
You should press both keys of a combination at the same time. An exception to
this rule is when any of the CURSOR ROUTING KEYS is part of a key combination.
The CURSOR ROUTING KEY must be pressed slightly ahead of the other key.

Braille Commands

Description

Command

Toggle Braille Mode

SWITCH 4 UP or CONCAVE+BAR 2

Toggle Characters/Attributes

SWITCH 1 DOWN or LEFT ROCKER UP+RIGHT ROCKER DOWN

Attribute Marking

SWITCH 2 UP or LEFT ROCKER DOWN+RIGHT ROCKER DOWN

Attribute Marking Off

SWITCH 2 DOWN or LEFT ROCKER DOWN+RIGHT ROCKER UP

Toggle 6/8 Dot Mode

SWITCH 1 UP or LEFT ROCKER UP+RIGHT ROCKER UP

Repeat Last Flash Message

LEFT ROCKER UP+SWITCH 1 UP

Navigation Commands

Description

Command

Auto Advance Mode

SWITCH 1 UP+SWITCH 4 UP

Increase Auto Advance Speed

SWITCH 1 UP+CONCAVE

Decrease Auto Advance Speed

SWITCH 1 UP+CONVEX

Top of File

CONVEX+BAR 1

Bottom of File

CONVEX+BAR 2

Top of Window

RIGHT ROCKER UP+BAR 1

Bottom of Window

RIGHT ROCKER DOWN+BAR 1

Pan Left

BAR 1

Pan Right

BAR 2, Bar 3, or Bar 4

Braille Next Line

RIGHT ROCKER DOWN

Braille Prior Line

RIGHT ROCKER UP

Minimize All Apps

RIGHT ROCKER DOWN+CONCAVE

Start Menu

RIGHT ROCKER UP+CONCAVE

UP ARROW

RIGHT ROCKER UP

DOWN ARROW

RIGHT ROCKER DOWN

ENTER

CONVEX

Menu Bar

LEFT ROCKER UP+CONVEX

ESC

BAR 1+BAR 2

PAGE DOWN

LEFT ROCKER DOWN+CONCAVE

PAGE UP

LEFT ROCKER UP+CONCAVE

Switch between Applications (ALT+TAB)

LEFT ROCKER DOWN+CONVEX

TAB

LEFT ROCKER DOWN+BAR 1 or BUTTON 3+BUTTON 4

CTRL+TAB

LEFT ROCKER DOWN+BAR 2

SHIFT+TAB

BUTTON 1+BUTTON 2 or LEFT ROCKER UP+BAR 1

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

LEFT ROCKER UP+BAR 2

Describe Font

Any CURSOR ROUTING KEY+LEFT ROCKER DOWN

Cursor Commands

Description

Command

Braille Follows Active

CONCAVE

Route Braille to Active

CONCAVE+CONVEX

JAWS Cursor

BUTTON 1

Toggle JAWS/PC Cursor

CONCAVE+BAR 1

Left Mouse Click

BUTTON 3 or RIGHT ROCKER UP+CONVEX

Right Mouse Click

BUTTON 4 or RIGHT ROCKER DOWN+CONVEX

PC Cursor

BUTTON 2

Route Braille to JAWS Cursor

BUTTON 1+CONCAVE

Route JAWS to PC Cursor

RIGHT ROCKER DOWN+BAR 2

Route PC to JAWS Cursor

RIGHT ROCKER UP+BAR 2

Route Braille to PC Cursor

BUTTON 2+CONCAVE

Select Text

Any cursor routing key+BAR 1

Toggle Braille Cursor Shape

SWITCH 4 DOWN

Using the PowerBraille to Select Text

Select text with a combination of any CURSOR ROUTING KEY and BAR 1. Press the
CURSOR ROUTING KEY above the starting character and quickly press BAR 1. Press
the CURSOR ROUTING KEY above the ending character and quickly press BAR 1.
Move the display with the RIGHT ROCKER if the starting and ending text are not
on the same line.

PB40-PB80 Relationship

If you also use a PowerBraille 40, there are many similarities and parallel
controls. BUTTONS 1 through 4, and their functions are on the PB65 and 80
only. The LEFT and RIGHT BUTTONS on the PowerBraille 40 perform the same
functions as BARS 1 and 2 on a PB65 or PB80. For example, whenever BAR 1 on
the PB65 or 80 is mentioned, assume the LEFT BUTTON on the PB40 acts the same
way. Whenever BARS 2, 3, or 4 are mentioned, assume the RIGHT BUTTON on the
PB40 acts the same way.


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PAC Mate Portable Braille Display

Adding Support During JAWS Installation

To add support for the PAC Mate Braille displays during JAWS installation,
select either the Guided or Advanced setup option. On the Select Components
page of setup, check the "PAC Mate 20 or 40 Cell" check box. On all other
pages of setup, select the options you need and/or desire. Your PAC Mate
Braille display is ready to use once the setup is complete.

Adding Support After JAWS Installation

To add support for a PAC Mate Braille display after JAWS is already installed:
	1. Press INSERT+J to make the JAWS application window active.
	2. Press ALT+O, L to open the Braille Basic Settings dialog.
	3. Move to the Add Braille Display button and press SPACEBAR.
	4. Once JAWS setup is open to the Select Braille Components dialog, use the
SPACEBAR to check the "PAC Mate 20 or 40 Cell" check box, and then press
ENTER.

Once setup has installed support for the PAC Mate display and JAWS has
restarted, you are ready to use your PAC Mate Braille display.

Using the Keyboard / Laptop Stand

The foam keyboard stand positions your keyboard or laptop computer for easy
use with the PAC Mate Braille display.

To arrange each device, place the foam stand on a table or desk with the cut
away area near and facing you. Slide the Braille display into the cut away
area. Then place the keyboard or laptop on the foam stand at a comfortable
distance for you to read and work.

Using the Braille Display

Braille display settings are quickly accessed with hot keys and navigation is
provided via Whiz Wheels, cursor routing buttons and right and left advance.

With JAWS as your screen reader, you can customize the hot keys. To learn more
about customizing the hot keys on your Braille display, please refer to
information on the JAWS Keyboard Manager .

Hot Keys

Hot keys allow for quick access to various Braille display options. The 14 hot
keys are in the top row of buttons and consist of seven buttons on either side
of the center mark. To help you locate and distinguish each hot key there are
markers on the displays surface furthest away from you. The buttons to the
left of center are numbered from left to right as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and the
buttons to the right of center are numbered as 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14.
The remaining buttons to the left and right of the hot keys are the advance
buttons.


Hot Key

Command

1

Auto Advance mode

2

Repeat Last Flash Message

3

Route Braille to PC Cursor

4

Toggle Active follows Braille

5

Toggle Braille follows active

6

Show top of active window or beginning of structured line

7

SHIFT+TAB

8

TAB

9

Show bottom of active window or end of structured line

10

Grade II (Contracted Braille)

11

Translate word

12

Route Braille to Active Cursor

13

Decrease Auto Advance speed

14

Increase Auto Advance speed

Whiz Wheels

The Braille display Whiz Wheels are used to quickly move through files,
dialogs, and menus. In addition, each wheel can be set independently for added
functionality. For more information, see the help topic for Focus Whiz Wheels.

Files

In text files, the Whiz Wheels are used to move by line, sentence, or
paragraph. Pressing down on either Whiz Wheel toggles it between line,
sentence, and paragraph or panning mode. Rolling the Whiz Wheel towards you
moves you downward, while rolling the Whiz Wheel away from you moves you
upward. With panning mode, rolling the Whiz Wheel one click towards you pans
right one-display length, while rolling the Whiz Wheel one click away from you
pans left one-display length.

Menus

In menus, roll a Whiz Wheel toward you to move down through the menu or roll
it away from you to move up through the menu. Press down on the Whiz Wheel to
select a menu item.

Dialogs

In dialogs, rolling the wheel towards you moves you forward through the
controls, while rolling the wheel away from you moves you backwards through
the controls. Depending on the control, the Whiz Wheels function differently
when pressed.
	* For list views, combo boxes, radio buttons, tree views and check box
control groups, pressing the Whiz Wheel down puts it in List Mode. In this
mode, rolling the Whiz Wheel lets you scroll through the items. To exit List
Mode, press down on the Whiz Wheel again.
	* For individual check boxes or buttons, pressing the Whiz Wheel down toggles
the check box state or activates the button.

Cursor Routing Buttons

The display has cursor routing buttons, which is the row of buttons
immediately above each Braille cell. Press a cursor routing button to move the
cursor to that point or select a link in a web page or email message. To help
you locate and route your cursor there are markers at every fifth cell along
the display surface nearest you.

Left and Right Advance

The advance buttons allow you to move through your files one display length at
a time. To advance left, press any of the buttons to the left of the hot key
area. To advance right, press any of the buttons to the right of the hot key
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ALVA Introduction

In this section of JAWS help, you can find the JAWS functions that are
assigned to keys on the ALVA Braille displays. There is also a description of
each function and often some tips on the use of it. Also, there is a topic
about navigating in Windows with JAWS and an ALVA Braille display, and what
kind of information can be shown on the Braille display. Finally, there is a
topic on technical issues like setting up the Braille display, installing
Braille drivers, et cetera.

The key assignments for ALVA Braille displays enable use of standard Windows
functions through the Braille display, like opening the Start Menu or
selecting text and copying it to the clipboard. You can start JAWS management
tools, change the layout of the Braille display, use speech commands, get
information about controls or help on Windows and more, without having to take
your hands from the Braille display.

Many of the functions that are supported by the ALVA Braille key mappings are
assigned to a single key or to combinations of adjacent keys that can be
activated with only one finger. Related functions are assigned to keys placed
logically on the Braille display. These properties make the new key
assignments easy to remember.

The following topics are provided to assist you in quickly learning to use
your ALVA Braille display with JAWS.

Navigation and Display Modes

Using the ALVA DOS Screen Reader in Combination with JAWS

ALVA Satellite Series

ALVA Satellite Series -Quick Reference
ALVA Satellite Series - Key Names
ALVA Satelite Series - Key Assignments
ALVA Satellite Series - Installation

ALVA ABT3 and Delphi Series

ALVA ABT3 and Delphi Series - Quick Reference
ALVA ABT3 and Delphi Series - Key Names
ALVA ABT3 and Delphi Series - Key Assignments
ALVA ABT3 and Delphi Series - Installation

ALVA MPO Series

ALVA MPO Series - Quick Reference
ALVA MPO Series - Key Names
ALVA MPO Series - Key Assignments
ALVA MPO Series - Installation


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Navigation and Display modes

Navigation and Display Modes

In JAWS, there are several ways of navigating Windows and of showing
information on the Braille display.

There are four navigation modes: PC cursor, JAWS cursor, Braille cursor, and
invisible cursor. The navigation mode you choose determines which commands you
can use for navigation and whether the Braille display follows the focus item
or the mouse pointer.

Furthermore there are four display modes for the Braille display: Line mode,
Structured mode, Speech History mode, and Attribute mode. These determine what
kind of information is shown on the Braille display.

Use the following links to jump to the section of interest:

Navigation Modes

Display modes

Information in the Status Cells

Braille Describe Item

Navigation Modes

PC Cursor

This is the most common used navigation mode. When the PC cursor is active,
speech and Braille follow the focus item in menus and dialog windows. In text
edit fields, for example the Microsoft Word document window, speech and
Braille follow the caret when the PC cursor is active. The way focus
information is displayed on the Braille display depends on which display mode
is active.

For navigating in PC cursor mode, the standard Windows keyboard commands can
be used, like Pressing the TAB key to move to the next control in a dialog box
or the ALT key to go to the menu bar. Some of these functions can also be
activated using the keys on your ALVA Braille display.

A "P" is displayed in the status cells of your Braille display if the PC
cursor is active.

JAWS Cursor

When the JAWS cursor is active, speech and Braille follow the mouse pointer on
the screen. The arrow keys can be used to move the mouse pointer around in the
active window. This way it is possible to read information that is not
accessible with the PC cursor, such as buttons in some toolbars. The Windows
keyboard commands cannot always take you to the toolbar, but the JAWS cursor
can. You can also use the SLASH or the ASTERISK on the numeric keypad to
perform a left or right mouse click respectively.

A "J" is displayed in the status cells if the JAWS cursor is active.

You can toggle between the PC and JAWS cursors by pressing the BACK EAR key on
an ALVA Satellite series Braille display. On an ALVA ABT 3 or Delphi series
Braille display, the PROG1 key is used to toggle between PC and JAWS cursor.

Braille Cursor

The Braille cursor navigation mode becomes active automatically when you use
the navigation keys at the front of your ALVA Braille display. When you use
the keyboard again, the navigation mode that was active prior to using the
front keys becomes active again.

When JAWS is in Braille cursor mode, you can use the Braille navigation keys
to move your Braille display around the active window without moving the focus
or the mouse pointer. You can use the cursor routing keys on the ALVA Braille
display to route the caret to that position or perform a mouse click on the
specified location.

It is not indicated in the status cells that the Braille cursor is active. The
fourth status cell indicates the prior navigation mode, which will be come
active again when you use the keyboard.

Invisible Cursor

When the invisible cursor is active, you can use the arrow keys to move around
the active Window in much the same manner as you would with the JAWS cursor.
In invisible cursor mode, only speech follows the cursor movements. The
Braille display will stay on the same position. The Invisible cursor can be
compared to the Braille cursor in the sense that you do not interfere with the
focus or the mouse pointer. Both the Braille cursor and the Invisible cursor
are used to review the active window. The invisible cursor generally is not
used a lot by Braille users.

Pressing the DASH on the numeric keypad twice within a second activates the
Invisible cursor. An "I" is displayed in the status cells when the invisible
cursor is active.

Display Modes

Line Mode

In Line mode, the Braille display shows the line of text at the position of
the active cursor. When the PC cursor is active, it displays the line where
the focus or the caret is located. When the JAWS cursor is active, it displays
the line where the mouse pointer is located.

When you use the Braille navigation keys on the front of your ALVA Braille
display, you can read the active window line by line without interfering with
other cursors. There is a toggle function to make the active cursor follow the
Braille display. In this way you can move the active cursor with the
navigation keys on your ALVA Braille display.

Line mode is indicated by an "l" in the fourth status cell (if available).

Structured Mode

In Structured mode, the information you read on the Braille display is not an
exact copy of the screen as it is in Line mode. In Structured mode, you get
more detailed information on the context of the current control. This
information is comparable to the kind of information you get in speech when
you change focus from one application to another (when you use ALT+TAB). For
example, when the focus is on the filename edit, in the open dialog in Word,
the Braille display will look as follows (in this example the text
"Readme.txt" appears in the edit field):

Open dlg Filename: Edit readme.txt

From left to right, you first read "Open dlg", which means that the focus is
somewhere in the Open dialog. Next you read "Filename: Edit", which means that
the focus is in the Filename edit field. And last but not least you will find
the actual text in the edit field, "Readme.txt," in this case. Check boxes and
radio buttons are represented as an "x" between greater than and lesser than
symbols "< >". If the checkbox is unchecked the "x" is replaced by an empty
space. You can use the cursor routing key to check or clear a checkbox.

Sometimes, for example when a dialog consists of several tab pages, the
structured mode information is longer than the number of cells on your Braille
display. In that case, you can use the Braille navigation keys on the front of
your ALVA Braille display to pan left or right.

As mentioned before, in Structured mode, information on the focus item is
displayed. This implies that you must use the Windows standard keys to
navigate the focus. You cannot use the Braille navigation keys to move around
the window.

Structured mode is indicated by an "S" in the fourth status cell (if
available).

Speech History Mode

In Speech History mode, the text that is sent to the speech synthesizer is
also sent to the Braille display. Even if no speech synthesizer is installed,
you might see the Speech History mode as subtitles for the speech synthesizer.
If multiple strings of text are sent to the synthesizer, only the last one is
displayed. Use the UP and DOWN front panel keys on the Braille display to
browse through the history of strings that have been sent. When a string is
longer than the number of cells on the Braille display, use the LEFT and RIGHT
front panel keys to pan through the text from left to right.

Speech History mode is indicated by an "X" in the fourth status cell (if
available).

Attribute Mode

In attribute mode, JAWS indicates all attributes assigned to a block of text
with a letter or symbol. Attributes can include such changes as bold, italics,
underline, and so on. When multiple attributes are assigned to the same block
of text, the Braille display cycles through each of them.

Information in the Status Cells

The information in the status cells of the Braille display depends on the
number of status cells present on the display. ALVA Braille displays have
either five or three status cells.

Use the following links to jump to the topic of interest:

Braille displays with five status cells

Braille displays with three status cells

Braille Displays with Five Status Cells

The following ALVA Braille displays have five status cells:
	* ALVA Delphi 480
	* ABT 380

The upper six dots of the first three status cells indicate the horizontal
location of the cursor on the screen in pixels.

In the fourth status cell, the navigation mode is indicated:
	* P means PC cursor is active
	* J means JAWS cursor is active
	* I means Invisible cursor is active
	* The Braille cursor is not represented in the status cells.

The fifth status cell indicates the display mode:
	* L means Line mode is active
	* S means Structured mode is active
	* X means Speech History mode is active

Dots seven and eight of the first four status cells are used to indicate the
coverage of the Braille display. If dots seven and eight are up for all four
status cells, all text on the current line on the screen is displayed on the
Braille display. If dot seven and eight are down in the first status cell,
there is more text on the screen left from the text that is displayed on the
Braille display. In this case you will have to pan to the left to read this
text. If dot seven and eight are down in the fourth status cell, there is more
text on the screen right from the text which is displayed on the Braille
display, so you will have to pan to the right to read this text.

Braille Displays with Three Status Cells

The following ALVA Braille displays have three status cells:
	* ALVA 570 Satellite Pro
	* ALVA 584 Satellite Pro
	* ALVA 544 Satellite
	* ALVA 544 Traveller
	* ALVA Delphi 440
	* ABT 340

JAWS does not use the upper six dots of the first two status cells. Horizontal
location of the cursor is not indicated in the status cells.

In the upper six dots of the third status cell, the navigation mode is
indicated:
	* P means PC cursor is active
	* J means JAWS cursor is active
	* I means Invisible cursor is active
	* The Braille cursor is not represented in the status cells.

The display mode is not indicated in the status cells on Braille displays with
3 status cells.

Dots seven and eight of all status cells are used to indicate the coverage of
the Braille display. If dots seven and eight are up for all status cells, all
text on the current line on the screen is displayed on the Braille display. If
dot seven and eight are down in the first status cell, there is more text on
the screen left from the text that is displayed on the Braille display. In
this case you will have to pan to the left to read this text. If dot seven and
eight are down in the last status cell, there is more text on the screen right
from the text which is displayed on the Braille display, so you will have to
pan to the right to read this text.

Braille Describe Item

Braille describe item is not really a display mode. It is a JAWS function that
is inspired by Structured mode. The main disadvantage of Structured mode is
the fact that you are stuck to the focus item. For example, you cannot browse
the active window with the Braille cursor.

The Braille Describe Item function is used in Line mode. You can move around
the Window with the JAWS cursor, the Braille cursor, or the Invisible cursor
and click the Double Touch Cursor on an item you want to know more about. The
Braille Describe Item function gives you a speech message about the context of
the item you clicked.

For example, pressing the Double Touch Cursor above the word "OK" gives you a
speech message about the context of the item you clicked (an OK button most
likely). For example, when you see the text "Search for:" on your ALVA Braille
display and you click on a Double Touch Cursor above "Find," you will get the
following speech message:

"This is prompt text to edit field "Search for:" on tab page "Find" in dialog
"Search and replace" in application "Microsoft Word - Document 1.""

Depending on the JAWS verbosity setting, you can also get a message in
telegraph style.

It is the same kind of information you would get on your Braille display in
structured mode. The advantage is that you do not have to have the focus on an
item to get this information. You just have to click the Double Touch Cursor
on any piece of text in the window. You can even get information on items that
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Quick reference ALVA Satellite Series

Quick Reference ALVA Satellite Series

You may use the following links to jump to the topic of interest:

Basic Braille Navigation

Speech Commands

Document Navigation

Edit Commands

Focus Commands

Braille Indicators and Layout

JAWS Cursor Routing

JAWS Management Tools

JAWS Help

Basic Braille Navigation

UP  Move to previous line

DOWN  Move to next line

TUMBLER 1 LEFT  Move left by one Braille segment (Only available on ALVA 570
and 584 Satellite Pro)

TUMBLER 2 LEFT  Move left by one Braille segment (Only available on ALVA 570
and 584 Satellite Pro)

LEFT  Move left by one Braille segment

TUMBLER 2 RIGHT  Move right by one Braille segment (Only available on ALVA 570
and 584 Satellite Pro)

RIGHT  Move right by one Braille segment

TUMBLER 1 RIGHT  Move right by one Braille segment (Only available on ALVA 570
and 584 Satellite Pro)

HOME  Move Braille display to top of Window

HOME+DOWN  Move Braille to bottom of window

CURSOR  Route Braille to position of active cursor

TC  Mouse click/caret routing

DTC  Braille right mouse click

Speech Commands

NORTH PAD  Announce window title in speech

WEST PAD  Read current word in speech

EAST PAD  Read current line in speech

SOUTH PAD  Read bottom line of window in speech

FORWARD EAR  Read dialog box in Tab order

BACK EAR+FORWARD EAR  Read whole window/document

EAST PAD+SOUTH PAD  Read selected text

NORTH PAD+SOUTH PAD  Mute Synthesizer

HOME+TC  Read font at TC position

HOME+DTC  Braille describe item

Document Navigation

UP PAD  Item Up

DOWN PAD  Item Down

LEFT PAD  Item Left

RIGHT PAD  Item Right

HOME+RIGHT  Go to Bottom of File

HOME+LEFT  Go to Top of File

Edit Commands

CURSOR+STATUS1  Cut To clipboard (CTRL+X)

CURSOR+STATUS2  Copy To clipboard (CTRL+C)

CURSOR+STATUS3  Paste From clipboard (CTRL+V)

CURSOR+TC  Select text

EAST PAD+SOUTH PAD  Announce selected text

Focus Commands

UP PAD+RIGHT PAD  Activate menu bar

DOWN PAD +LEFT PAD  Open Start menu

DOWN PAD+RIGHT PAD  Minimize All Windows

FORWARD TAB  Move to next control

BACK TAB+FORWARD TAB  Activate control

BACK TAB  Move to prior control

UP TAB+DOWN TAB  Move up one menu level

LEFT TAB+RIGHT TAB  Move to parent folder

Braille Indicators and Layout

STATUS1  Toggle Display mode

DTC1  Toggle Grade 2

STATUS2  Toggle attribute marking

DTC2  Toggle between text and attribute mode

STATUS3  Toggle Braille keys move active cursor

DTC3  Toggle spatial representation

JAWS Cursor Routing

BACK EAR  Toggle between PC cursor and JAWS cursor.

CURSOR  Route Braille to position of active cursor

HOME+STATUS1  Route JAWS cursor to PC cursor

HOME+DTC1  Route PC cursor to JAWS cursor

JAWS Management Tools

HOME+STATUS2  Activate JAWS Preferences Window

HOME+DTC2  Close JAWS

HOME+STATUS3  Open JAWS Configuration Manager

HOME+DTC3  Open JAWS Manager list box

JAWS Help

LEFT+UP  Hot key help

RIGHT+DOWN  Screen sensitive help


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Key names for the ALVA Satellite series

Key Names for the ALVA Satellite Series

On the front of the ALVA Satellite series Braille displays, you will find the
navigation keys and some function keys. On top of the display above the
Braille cells, you will find two rows of touch cursors. On both sides of the
display just below the Braille cells, you will find the so called Satellite
pads.

Front Panel Keys

From left to right, the front panel keys are:

TUMBLER1  Left tumbler key (ALVA 570 and 584 Satellite Pro only)

HOME  Round front panel key at the left

LEFT  Rectangular key with bend at the left

UP  Rectangular key with line mark at the top

DOWN  Rectangular key with line mark at the bottom

RIGHT  Rectangular key with bend at the right

CURSOR  Round front panel key at the right

TUMBLER2  Right tumbler key (ALVA 570 and 584 Satellite Pro only)

Windows Satellite Keypad

One of the two satellite keypads will be used for issuing Windows commands. By
default this will be the satellite keypad on the right hand side of the
Braille display. The following names will be used in the documentation:

BACK TAB  Left outer circular key

FORWARD TAB  Right outer circular key

LEFT PAD  Left inner circular key

UP PAD  Top inner circular key

DOWN PAD  Bottom inner circular key

RIGHT PAD  Right inner circular key

JAWS Satellite Keypad

The second keypad is defined by the functionality of JAWS. Examples are
speech-related functions, extended Braille functionality, and toggles. By
default the satellite keypad located at the left-hand side of the ALVA
Satellite will be assigned to the JAWS functionality.

The following names will be used in the documentation:

BACK EAR  Left outer circular key

FORWARD EAR  Right outer circular key

WEST PAD  Left inner circular key

NORTH PAD  Top inner circular key

SOUTH PAD  Bottom inner circular key

EAST PAD  Right inner circular key

Touch Cursors

The two rows of touch cursors above the Braille cells can both be divided into
two sections, the ones above the reading cells and those above the status
cells. The touch cursors above the reading cells in the first row are simply
named "TC" (Touch Cursor). The touch cursors above the status cells are named
"TC1" through "TC3."

The touch cursors above the reading part in the second row are named "DTC"
(Double Touch Cursor). The ones above the status cells are named "DTC1"
through "DTC3."

Keynames in JAWS

The above explains how ALVA decided to name its keys and this convention is
used throughout these topics. In the JAWS Keyboard Manager however, a slightly
different naming convention is used. First of all, all keys or key
combinations on any Braille display are prefixed by the word "Braille".
Furthermore the names that JAWS Keyboard Manager uses to identify the touch
cursors and the keys on the satellite pads differ from the names ALVA gave
them.

The following is a list of keys on the ALVA Satellite with the corresponding
key labels in the JAWS Keyboard Manager:

TUMBLER1 left = Braille KEYPAD9

TUMBLER1 right = Braille KEYPAD10

HOME = Braille Home1

LEFT = Braille Left

UP = Braille Up

DOWN = Braille Down

RIGHT = Braille Right

CURSOR = Braille Cursor

TUMBLER2 left = Braille KEYPAD11

TUMBLER2 right = Braille KEYPAD12

BACK EAR = Braille F10

NORTH PAD = Braille F11

WEST PAD = Braille F12

SOUTH PAD = Braille F13

EAST PAD = Braille F14

FORWARD EAR = Braille F15

BACK TAB = Braille F16

UP PAD = Braille F17

LEFT PAD = Braille F18

DOWN PAD = Braille F19

RIGHT PAD = Braille F20

FORWARD TAB = Braille F21

The TC above the status cells are identified as "BRAILLE STATUS1" through
"BRAILLE STATUS 3" and the DTC above the status cells are identified as
"BRAILLE F1" through "BRAILLE F3." The TC and DTC above the reading cells are
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Key assignments for the ALVA Satellite series

Key Assignments for the ALVA Satellite Series

This topic explains which keys or key combinations on the Braille Display you
need to press in order to activate certain JAWS functions. For each function a
short explanation is given about what this function does.

You may use the following links to jump to the topic of interest:

Basic Braille Navigation

Speech Commands

Document Navigation

Edit Commands

Focus Commands

Braille Indicators and Layout

JAWS Cursor Routing

JAWS Management Tools

JAWS Help

Basic Braille Navigation

UP - Move to previous line

This command moves your Braille display up one line vertically.

DOWN - Move to next line

This command moves your Braille display down one line vertically.

TUMBLER 1 LEFT - Move left by one Braille segment (only available on ALVA 570
and 584 Satellite Pro)

TUMBLER 2 LEFT - Move left by one Braille segment (only available on ALVA 570
and 584 Satellite Pro)

LEFT - Move left by one Braille segment

On an ALVA 570 or 584 Satellite pro, pressing one of the tumbler keys at the
front panel to the left can also activate this function.

RIGHT - Move right by one Braille segment

Like the previous command, only now your Braille display is panned to the
right. If there is no more text to the right of the current Braille segment,
the Braille display is moved to the leftmost segment of the next line. This
key is the most commonly used key on the Braille display, since it enables you
to read on a piece of text.

On an ALVA 570 or 584 Satellite pro, pressing one of the tumbler keys at the
front panel to the right can also
activate this function.

TUMBLER 1 RIGHT - Move right by one Braille segment (only available on ALVA
570 and 584 Satellite Pro)

TUMBLER 2 RIGHT - Move right by one Braille segment (only available on ALVA
570 and 584 Satellite Pro)

HOME - Move Braille display to top of Window

The Braille display is moved to the top of the window the active cursor is in.
In most cases this command brings you to the window's title bar.

HOME+DOWN - Move Braille to bottom of window

The Braille display is moved to the bottom of the active window. If it is
visible this command brings you to the status bar in most cases.

CURSOR - Route Braille to position of active cursor

If you are browsing the window with the Braille cursor in Line mode, this
command takes you back to the caret or mouse pointer depending on which
Navigation mode is indicated in the status cell.

TC - Mouse click/caret routing

Use the Touch Cursor to perform a mouse click on the screen at the location
that corresponds to the position of the TC. In a word processor or a text
editor, this will result in routing the caret to that position. For example,
if you click the TC on a button, a hyperlink or a menu item, this will have
the same effect as performing a mouse click on these items.

DTC - Braille right mouse click

This function performs a right mouse click on the screen, at the location
corresponding with the position of the DTC on the Braille display. This can be
particularly useful to get a context menu on items that provide one.

Speech Commands

NORTH PAD - Announce window title in speech

The title of the active window is spoken. If you are in a dialog or a document
window, this command will first speak the title of the application window
follow by the title of the document or the dialog window.

WEST PAD - Read current word in speech

Reads the word that contains the caret or the word the mouse pointer is
located upon, depending on which display mode is active (PC cursor or JAWS
cursor respectively). If the active cursor is on the first empty space after a
word it will read the space, not the word. Spaces and other punctuation marks
are treated as words.

EAST PAD - Read current line in speech

Reads the line that contains the active cursor.

SOUTH PAD - Read bottom line of window in speech

This command will speak the bottom line of the active window. In most cases
this will be the status bar.

FORWARD EAR - Read dialog box in Tab order

All controls in a dialog box will be spoken in the same order as when you
would use TAB to navigate through the dialog.

BACK EAR+FORWARD EAR - Read whole window/document

If the PC cursor is active, JAWS will read the complete document, beginning
from the line the active cursor is on. The PC cursor will be dragged along the
document. The speaking will not stop until the end of the document is reached
or the user interrupts with the stop speech command. In that case the active
cursor will be placed right at the beginning of the last spoken word.When the
JAWS cursor or the invisible cursor is
active, the current visible Window will be read instead of the document,
starting from the line the active cursor is on and ending at the bottom of the
Window.

EAST PAD+SOUTH PAD - Read selected text

This command reads any selected text in the active window. This can be
particularly useful for example to check the selected text in a document or
what items are selected in a multiple selection in a list box. Note however
that only selected text or items that are visible on the screen are spoken.

NORTH PAD+SOUTH PAD - Mute Synthesizer

This command silences the speech synthesizer. To activate the synthesizer
again, press NORTH PAD+SOUTH PAD once more.

HOME+TC - Read font at TC position

This function will produce a speech message containing information about the
font, attributes and color of the character at the position of the Touch
Cursor.

HOME+DTC - Braille describe item

Braille describe item gives you speech feedback about the context that is
shown on the Braille display. For example, when you press HOME in combination
with the DTC above a button you hear the label of the button, group box name,
tab page, dialog title, and application title. For more information, refer to
Braille Describe Item.

Document Navigation

UP PAD - Item Up

The active cursor is moved up one line in the current document. Same as
pressing the UP ARROW key on the keyboard.

DOWN PAD - Item Down

The active cursor is moved down one line in the current document. Same as
pressing the DOWN ARROW key on the keyboard.

LEFT PAD - Item Left

The active cursor is moved one character to the left in the current line. Same
as pressing the LEFT ARROW key on the keyboard.

RIGHT PAD - Item Right

The active cursor is moved one character to the right in the current line.
Same as pressing the RIGHT ARROW key on the keyboard.

HOME+RIGHT - Go to Bottom of File

The PC cursor is activated and routed to the end of a document or to the last
item in a list, depending on the context in which this command is used.

HOME+LEFT - Go to Top of File

The PC cursor is activated and routed to the beginning of a document or to the
first item in a list, depending on the context in which this command is used.

Edit Commands

CURSOR+STATUS1 Cut To clipboard (CTRL+X)

This command removes the selected text or items and copies it to the
clipboard.

CURSOR+STATUS2 Copy To clipboard (CTRL+C)

This command copies the selected text or items to the clipboard.

CURSOR+STATUS3 Paste From clipboard (CTRL+V)

This command pastes the clipboard contents to the position of the active
cursor.

CURSOR+TC Select text

The first time this command is used, the coordinates of the beginning of the
block of text
to be selected are stored and remarked with an eight dots Braille cursor. Then
the user
can move the Braille line to the end of the block and press CURSOR+TC again to
select.

EAST PAD+SOUTH PAD Announce selected text

This command reads any selected text in the active window. This can be
particularly
useful for example to check the selected text in a document or what items are
selected in
a multiple selection in a list box. Note however that only selected text or
items that are
visible on the screen are spoken.

Focus Commands

UP PAD+RIGHT PAD - Activate menu bar

This command performs the same function as the ALT key. It activates the menu
bar.

DOWN PAD +LEFT PAD - Open Start menu

Opens the Windows Start menu.

DOWN PAD+RIGHT PAD - Minimize All Windows

Reduces all windows to icons on the task bar. A nice side effect of this
function is that it moves the focus to the desktop.

FORWARD TAB - Move to next control

This command moves the focus to the next control in a dialog box, according to
the tab order. This function actually emulates the TAB key. So you can also
use it to enter a tab stop in a Word processor.

BACK TAB+FORWARD TAB - Activate control

This function emulates the ENTER key. You can use this command to press a
button for example. You can also use it in a Word processor to enter a
carriage return.

BACK TAB - Move to prior control

This command moves the focus to the prior control in a dialog box, according
to the tab order. You can use it for example, to move from the filename edit
to the folder list view in the Open dialog in Microsoft Word. This key
actually emulates the Windows keyboard command SHIFT+TAB.

UP TAB+DOWN TAB - Move up one menu level

You can use this function to move up one level in any menu. For example, when
you are in a pull down menu, this function brings you back to the menu bar.

LEFT TAB+RIGHT TAB - Move to parent folder

This function emulates the BACKSPACE key. It can be used to move to the parent
folder in Windows explorer.

Braille Indicators and Layout

STATUS1 - Toggle Display mode

You can use this command to toggle between display modes: Line mode,
Structured mode, Speech History mode, and Attribute mode.

DTC1 - Toggle Grade 2

Toggles between standard Braille and Grade 2 Braille.

STATUS2 - Toggle attribute marking

JAWS uses dot 7 and 8 on the Braille display to mark that a character has
certain attributes. This command displays a lists of text attributes which you
can select to have marked with dot 7 and 8. Move to attributes with arrow keys
and press SPACEBAR to toggle them on or off.

DTC2 - Toggle between text and attribute mode

In attribute mode, the Braille display does not show the text on the screen
but only the attributes of that text. Bold characters are represented by a
"b," italic characters by an "I," underlined characters with a "u" etc. With
this key you can toggle attribute mode on

STATUS3 - Toggle Braille keys move active cursor

Normally you can use the Braille navigation key on the front of your ALVA
Braille display to browse the window without moving the focus or the mouse
pointer. If you turn on this function, you can use the Braille navigation keys
to move the active cursor. It can be especially useful for reading a document
in Braille. You can just keep pressing RIGHT whenever you are finished reading
a Braille segment and read until the end of the document this way. Each time
you press RIGHT, JAWS will take along the PC cursor.

DTC3 - Toggle spatial representation

For spatial representation, JAWS represents every eight pixels of empty space
on the screen with a space on the Braille display. So when there are 32 pixels
of empty space, you get 4 spaces. When spatial representation is off, JAWS
will represent an empty space with one space on the Braille display,
indifferent of the width of the empty space.

JAWS Cursor Routing

BACK EAR - Toggle between PC cursor and JAWS cursor.

This key changes the Navigation mode from PC cursor to JAWS cursor and vice
versa.

CURSOR - Route Braille to position of active cursor

If you are browsing the window with the Braille cursor in Line mode, this
command takes you back to the caret or mouse pointer depending on which
Navigation mode is indicated in the fourth status cell.

HOME+STATUS1 - Route JAWS cursor to PC cursor

The JAWS cursor is routed to the position of the active cursor and made
active. If you switch to JAWS cursor, you may loose track because the mouse
pointer maybe anywhere on the screen. With this function the JAWS cursor is
made active on a position that is already displayed on the Braille display.

HOME+DTC1 - Route PC cursor to JAWS cursor

If possible, the PC cursor is routed to the position of the mouse pointer.
Using this function when the mouse pointer is on a clickable item will result
in activating this item. It is not possible to route the PC cursor to a place
that cannot have focus, like the windows title bar for example.

JAWS Management Tools

HOME+STATUS2 - Activate JAWS Preferences Window

This function activates the JAWS main window. It is equivalent to pressing
INSERT+J. Since the JAWS main window consists only of an empty window and a
menu bar, the Braille display will be empty when you use this function. Press
HOME+UP or the ALT key on the keyboard to go to the menu bar.

HOME+DTC2 - Close JAWS

This function closes JAWS. You will first get a dialog to make sure you want
to shut down JAWS. After that JAWS stops speaking. It would be wise to assign
a shortcut key to the JAWS shortcut in the Start menu so you can start JAWS
again.

HOME+STATUS3 - Open JAWS Configuration Manager

This function starts the JAWS Configuration Manager and automatically loads
the configuration file for the active application. The Configuration Manager
window also consists of an empty window and a menu bar only. The Braille
display will be empty when you use this function. Press HOME+UP or the ALT key
on the keyboard to go to the menu bar.

HOME+DTC3 - Open JAWS Manager list box

This function opens a list box where you can choose one of the JAWS managers:
Configuration Manager, Dictionary Manager, Frame Manager, Graphics Labeler,
Keyboard Manager, Script Manager and Window Class Reassign. If you activate
the selected utility, it automatically loads the settings file for the active
application program.

JAWS Help

LEFT+UP - Hot key help

This function describes JAWS keystrokes specific to the active application.

RIGHT+DOWN - Screen sensitive help

This command displays a help message for the current control or window.


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Installation of the ALVA Satellite series

Installation of the ALVA Satellite Series

The JAWS CD-ROM contains everything you need to install and use your ALVA
Satellite Braille display with JAWS. To install the necessary software for
your ALVA Satellite you only need to select the ALVA Satellite series from a
list of Braille components in the JAWS installer. We advise you to keep your
Braille display disconnected from the PC during the installation process. This
guarantees easy installation and prevents the Add New Hardware Wizard, part of
your Windows operating system from being started. After the installation has
been successfully completed you can connect the Braille display to the PC and
switch it on.

To start the installation, insert the JAWS CD-ROM into the appropriate drive.
The JAWS installer will automatically start and guide you through the
installation process. Please see the JAWS Quick Start Guide for detailed
installation instructions. To install the ALVA Satellite you need to select
either Guided Install or Advanced Install in the Install Options dialog of the
JAWS installer. In the following it is assumed that you select Guided Install.
Go through the various dialogs of the installer until you reach the Select
Braille component dialog. In this dialog, you can select one or more Braille
displays from a list. Select the ALVA Satellite Series and select Next to
continue. Go through the remaining dialogs of the installer and finish the
installation.
If you have already installed JAWS but you have not yet selected an ALVA
Satellite, you can add your Braille display easily.
	1. Open the JAWS program window (INSERT+J).
	2. Press ALT+O to open the Options menu.
	3. Move to Braille and press ENTER.
	4. Move to the Add Braille Display button and press SPACEBAR.
	5. In the Select Braille Components dialog, select the ALVA Satellite series
from the list of Braille displays and select the Next button to continue.
	6. Go through the remaining dialogs and finish the installation of the
Braille display.

Further details about the installation of an ALVA Satellite can be found in
the user manual of your Braille display and in the file, readme.txt, which is
present on the root of the ALVA Braille Display Drivers CD-ROM that came with
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Quick reference ABT3 and ALVA Delphi Series

Quick Reference ABT3 and ALVA Delphi Series

You may use the following links to jump to the topic of interest:

Basic Braille Navigation

Speech Commands

Document Navigation

Edit Commands

Focus Commands

Braille Indicators and Layout

JAWS Cursor Routing

JAWS Management Tools

JAWS Help

Basic Braille Navigation

UP   Move to previous line

LEFT   Move left by one Braille segment

RIGHT   Move right by one Braille segment

DOWN   Move to next line

HOME   Move Braille display to top of Window

HOME+DOWN  Move Braille to Bottom of Window

CURSOR  Route Braille to position of Active Cursor

TC   Mouse click/caret routing

CURSOR+DTC  Braille right mouse click (Only ALVA Delphi series)

Speech Commands

PROG+UP  Announce window title in speech

PROG+LEFT  Read current word in speech

PROG+RIGHT  Read current line in speech

PROG+DOWN  Read bottom line of window in speech

PROG+UP+LEFT  Read dialog box in Tab order

PROG+TC  Read font at TC position

DTC   Braille Describe Item (Delphi only)

PROG+DTC1  Stop speech (Delphi only)

PROG+DTC2  Read whole window/document (Delphi only)

PROG+DTC3  Announce selected text (Delphi only)

PROG+DTC4  Mute Synthesizer (Delphi only)

Document Navigation

HOME+LEFT  Go to Top of File

HOME+RIGHT  Go to Bottom of File

Edit Commands

CURSOR+STATUS1 Cut To clipboard (CTRL+X)

CURSOR+STATUS2 Copy To clipboard (CTRL+C)

CURSOR+STATUS3 Paste From clipboard (CTRL+V)

CURSOR+STATUS4 Undo (CTRL+Z) (not available on ABT 340)

CURSOR+TC  Select text

PROG+DTC3  Announce selected text (Delphi only)

Focus Commands

CURSOR+UP  Open Start menu

CURSOR+DOWN  Minimize All Windows

HOME+UP  Activate menu bar

UP+LEFT  Move to prior control

LEFT+RIGHT  Activate control

RIGHT+DOWN  Move to next control

CURSOR2  Move to prior control (80 cells display only)

HOME2   Activate control (80 cells display only)

PROG2   Move to next control (80 cells display only)

Braille Indicators and Layout

PROG+HOME  Toggle Grade 2

STATUS1  Toggle Display mode

STATUS2  Toggle attribute marking

STATUS3  Toggle spatial representation

DTC1   Toggle Braille keys move active cursor (Delphi only)

DTC2   Toggle between text and attribute mode (Delphi only)

DTC3   Toggle between 6 and 8 dot Braille (Delphi only)

STATUS4  Toggle Braille keys move active cursor (Not available on ABT340)

STATUS5  Toggle between text and attribute mode (80 cell Braille displays
only)

STATUS6  Toggle between 6 and 8 dot Braille (80 cell Braille displays only)

HOME+CURSOR  Toggle Braille keys move active cursor

PROG+CURSOR  Toggle between text and attribute mode

DTC4   Braille tracks active cursor on/off (Delphi only)

DTC5   Turn off attribute marking (ALVA Delphi 480 only)

JAWS Cursor Routing

PROG   Toggle between PC and JAWS cursor

CURSOR  Route Braille To position of Active Cursor

HOME+STATUS1  Route JAWS Cursor to PC

HOME+STATUS2  Route PC to JAWS Cursor

HOME+STATUS3  Route Braille to PC

HOME+STATUS4  Route Braille to JAWS (Delphi only)

JAWS Management Tools

PROG+STATUS1  Activate JAWS Preferences Window

PROG+STATUS2  Open JAWS Configuration Manager

PROG+STATUS3  Start Graphics Labeler.

PROG+STATUS4  Close JAWS (Delphi Only)

PROG+STATUS5  Open JAWS Manager list box (Delphi 480 only)

JAWS Help

PROG+LEFT+RIGHT Hot key help

PROG+RIGHT+DOWN Screen sensitive help


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Keynames for ABT 3 and ALVA Delphi series

Keynames for ABT 3 and ALVA Delphi Series

On the front of the ABT 3 and ALVA Delphi series Braille displays, you will
find the navigation keys and some function keys. On top of the displays above
the Braille cells, you will find one or two rows of touch cursors. The ALVA
ABT3 series has one row of touch cursors. The ALVA Delphi series has two rows.

The three leftmost front keys on the Braille displays are named "PROG1,"
"HOME1," and "CURSOR1." The four keys to the right of these are the navigation
keys. They are named "UP," "LEFT," "RIGHT," and "DOWN." If you have an 80-cell
Braille display, like the ABT 380 or the ALVA Delphi 480 MultiMedia, you will
find three more keys, right from the navigation keys. These are named
"CURSOR2," "HOME2," and "PROG2."

The first row of touch cursors above the Braille cells can be divided into two
sections, the ones above the reading cells and those above the status cells.
The ones above the reading cells are simply named "TC" (Touch Cursor). The
touch cursors above the status cells are named "TC1" through "TCn," where n
stands for the number of status cells.

On an ALVA Delphi Series Braille display, you will find a second row of touch
cursors. The touch cursors above the reading part in the second row are named
"DTC" (Double Touch Cursor). The ones above the status cells are named "DTC1"
through "DTCn," where n stands for the number of status cells.

Keynames in JAWS

The above explains how ALVA decided to name its keys and this convention will
be used throughout these topics. In the JAWS keyboard manager however, a
slightly different naming convention is used. First of all, all keys or key
combinations on any Braille display are prefixed by the word "Braille."
Furthermore the names that JAWS Keyboard Manager uses to identify the touch
cursors differ from the names ALVA gave them.

The front keys are identified as follows (from left to right): "BRAILLE
PROG1," "BRAILLE HOME1," "BRAILLE CURSOR1," "BRAILLE UP," "BRAILLE LEFT,"
"BRAILLE RIGHT," "BRAILLE DOWN," "BRAILLE CURSOR2," "BRAILLE HOME2," and
"BRAILLE PROG2" (the last three available on 80 cells displays only).

The TC above the status cells are identified as "BRAILLE STATUS1" through
"BRAILLE STATUSN." The DTC above the status cells are identified as "BRAILLE
F1" through "BRAILLE FN" (where n stands for the number of status cell plus
one). The TC and DTC above the reading cells are identified as "BRAILLE
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Key assignments for the ABT 3 and ALVA Delphi series

This topic explains the keys or key combinations on the Braille Display you
need to press in order to activate certain JAWS functions. For each function a
short explanation is given about what this function does.

You may use the following links to jump to the topic of interest:

Basic Braille Navigation

Speech Commands

Document Navigation

Edit Commands

Focus Commands

Braille Indicators and Layout

JAWS Cursor Routing

JAWS Management Tools

JAWS Help

Basic Braille Navigation

UP - Move to previous line

This command moves your Braille display up one line vertically.

LEFT - Move left by one Braille segment

This command pans your Braille display to the left exactly the number of
characters on the reading part of your Braille display. Words may be cut off
at the beginning or at the end of the Braille display. If there is no more
text to the left of the current Braille segment, the Braille display is moved
to the rightmost segment of the prior line.

RIGHT - Move right by one Braille segment

Like the previous command, only now your Braille display is panned to the
right. If there is no more text to the right of the current Braille segment,
the Braille display is moved to the leftmost segment of the next line. This
key is the most commonly used key on the Braille display, since it enables you
to read through a block of text.

DOWN - Move to next line

This command moves your Braille display down one line vertically.

HOME - Move Braille display to top of Window

The Braille display is moved to the top of the window the active cursor is in.
In most cases this command brings you to the window's title bar.

HOME+DOWN - Move Braille to bottom of window

The Braille display is moved to the bottom of the active window. If it is
visible this command brings you to the status bar in most cases.

CURSOR - Route Braille to position of active cursor

If you are browsing the window with the Braille cursor in Line mode, this
command takes you back to the caret or mouse pointer depending on which
Navigation mode is indicated in the fourth status cell.

TC - Mouse click/caret routing

Use the Touch Cursor to perform a mouse click on the screen at the location
that corresponds to the position of the TC. In a word processor or a text
editor this will result in routing the caret to that position. For example, if
you click the TC on a button, a hyperlink or a menu item, this will have the
same effect as performing a mouse click on these items.

CURSOR+DTC - Braille right mouse click (Only ALVA Delphi series)

This function performs a right mouse click on the screen at the location
corresponding with the position of the DTC on the Braille display. This can be
particularly useful to get a context menu for items that provide one.

Speech Commands

PROG+UP - Announce window title in speech

The title of the active window is spoken. If you are in a dialog or a document
window, this command will first speak the title of the application window
follow by the title of the document or the dialog window.

PROG+LEFT - Read current word in speech

Reads the word that contains the caret or the word the mouse pointer is
located upon, depending on which display mode is active (PC cursor or JAWS
cursor respectively). If the active cursor is on the first empty space after a
word it will read the space, not the word. Spaces and other punctuation marks
are treated as words.

PROG+RIGHT - Read current line in speech

Reads the line that contains the active cursor.

PROG+DOWN - Read bottom line of window in speech

This command will speak the bottom line of the active window. In most cases,
this will be the status bar.

PROG+UP+LEFT - Read dialog box in Tab order

All controls in a dialog box will be spoken in the same order as when you
would use TAB to navigate through the dialog.

PROG+TC - Read font at TC position

This function will produce a speech message containing information about the
font, attributes and color of the character at the position of the Touch
Cursor.

DTC - Braille describe item (Delphi only)

Braille describe item gives the user speech feedback about the context that is
shown on the Braille display. E.g. when you press the DTC above a button you
hear the label of the button, group box name, tab page, dialog title, and
application title. For more information, refer to
href="navigation_and_display_modes.htm#Braille_Describe_Item">Braille Describe
Item .

PROG+DTC1 - Stop speech (Delphi only)

Pressing this key will cause the speech synthesizer to stop speaking the
current chunk of text. When another chunk of text is sent, it will start
speaking again automatically.

PROG+DTC2 - Read whole window/document (Delphi only)

JAWS will read the complete document beginning from the line the active cursor
is on. The speaking will not stop until the end of the document is reached or
the user interrupts with the stop speech command. In that case, the active
cursor will be placed right at the beginning of the last spoken word.

PROG+DTC3 - Announce selected text (Delphi only)

This command reads any selected text in the active window. This can be
particularly useful, for example, to check what is selected in a multiple
selection in a list box.

PROG+DTC4 - Mute Synthesizer (Delphi only)

This command silences the speech synthesizer. To activate the synthesizer
again, press DTC4 once more.

Document Navigation

HOME+LEFT - Go to Top of File

The PC cursor is activated and routed to the beginning of a document or to the
first item in a list, depending on the context in which this command is used.

HOME+RIGHT - Go to Bottom of File

The PC cursor is activated and routed to the end of a document or to the last
item in a list, depending on the context in which this command is used.

Edit Commands

CURSOR+STATUS1 - Cut To clipboard (CTRL+X)

This command removes the selected text or items and copies it to the
clipboard.

CURSOR+STATUS2 - Copy To clipboard (CTRL+C)

This command copies the selected text or items to the clipboard.

CURSOR+STATUS3 - Paste From clipboard (CTRL+V)

This command pastes the clipboard contents to the position of the active
cursor.

CURSOR+STATUS4 - Undo (CTRL+Z) (not available on ABT340)

This command can be used in some cases to undo the last Windows function. It
is not possible to undo JAWS commands this way.

CURSOR+TC - Select text

The first time this command is used, the coordinates of the beginning of the
block of text to be selected are stored and remarked with an eight dot Braille
cursor. Then the user can move the Braille line to the end of the block and
press CURSOR+TC again to select.

PROG+DTC3 - Announce selected text (Delphi only)

This command reads any selected text in the active window. This can be
particularly useful, for example, to check what is selected in a multiple
selection in a list box.

Focus Commands

CURSOR+UP - Open Start menu

Opens the Windows Start menu

CURSOR+DOWN - Minimize All Windows

Reduces all windows to icons on the task bar. A nice side effect of this
function is that it moves the focus to the desktop.

HOME+UP - Move Braille to menu bar

This command performs the same function as the ALT key. It activates the menu
bar.

UP+LEFT - Move to prior control

This command moves the focus to the prior control in a dialog box, according
to the tab order. You can use it for example, to move from the filename edit
to the folder list view in the Open dialog in Microsoft Word. This key
combination actually emulates the Windows keyboard command SHIFT+TAB.

LEFT+RIGHT - Activate control

This function actually emulates the ENTER key. You can use this command to
press a button for example. You can also use it in a Word processor to enter a
carriage return.

RIGHT+DOWN - Move to next control

This command moves the focus to the next control in a dialog box, according to
the tab order. This key combination actually emulates the TAB key. So you can
also use it to enter a tab stop in a Word processor.

CURSOR2 - Move to prior control (80 cells display only)

Same as UP+LEFT.

HOME2 - Activate control (80 cells display only)

Same as LEFT+RIGHT.

PROG2 - Move to next control (80 cells display only)

Same as RIGHT+DOWN.

Braille Indicators and Layout

PROG+HOME - Toggle Grade 2

Toggles between standard Braille and Grade 2 Braille.

STATUS1 - Toggle Display mode

You can use this command to toggle between the 3 navigation modes: Line mode,
Structured mode and Speechbox mode.

STATUS2 - Toggle attribute marking

JAWS uses dot 7 and 8 on the Braille display to mark that a character has
certain attributes. This command displays a lists of text attributes which you
can select to have marked with dot 7 and 8. Move to attributes with arrow keys
and press SPACEBAR to toggle them on or off.

STATUS3 - Toggle spatial representation

For spatial representation, JAWS represents every eight pixels of empty space
on the screen with a space on the Braille display. So when there are 32 pixels
of empty space, you get 4 spaces. When spatial representation is off, JAWS
will represent an empty space with one space on the Braille display,
indifferent of the width of the empty space.

DTC1 - Toggle Braille keys move active cursor (Delphi only)

Normally you can use the Braille navigation key on the front of your ALVA
Braille display to browse the window without moving the focus or the mouse
pointer. If you turn on this function, you can use the Braille navigation keys
to move the active cursor. It can be especially useful for reading a document
in Braille. You can just keep pressing RIGHT when ever you are finished
reading a Braille segment and read until the end of the document this way.
Each time you press RIGHT, JAWS will take along the PC cursor.

DTC2 - Toggle between text and attribute mode (Delphi only)

In attribute mode, the Braille display does not show the text on the screen
but only the attributes on that text. Bold characters are represented by a
"b", italic characters by an "i", underlined characters with a "u" etc. With
this key you can toggle attribute mode on and off.

DTC3 - Toggle between 6 and 8 dot Braille (Delphi only)

This command is used to switch between 8 dot and 6 dot Braille on the Braille
display.

STATUS4 - Toggle Braille keys move active cursor (Not available on ABT340)

Alternative for DTC1 on ABT380.

STATUS5 - Toggle between text and attribute mode (80 cell Braille displays
only)

Alternative for DTC2 on ABT380.

STATUS6 - Toggle between 6 and 8 dot Braille (80 cell Braille displays only)

Alternative for DTC3 on ABT380.

HOME+CURSOR - Toggle Braille keys move active cursor

Alternative for DTC1 on ABT3 series.

HOME+CURSOR - Toggle between text and attribute mode (80 cell Braille displays
only)

Alternative for DTC2 on ABT380.

DTC4 - Braille tracks active cursor on/off (Delphi only)

Normally when you navigate with the JAWS or PC cursor, the Braille display
follows. You can turn this following off (and on again) by pressing PROG+HOME
on the ALVA Braille display.

DTC5 - Turn off attribute marking (ALVA Delphi 480 only)

This is a shortcut key to turn off attribute marking quickly. The alternative
is pressing STATUS2 until you get to attribute marking off.

JAWS Cursor Routing

PROG - Toggle between PC cursor and JAWS cursor.

This key changes the Navigation mode from PC cursor to JAWS cursor and vice
versa.

CURSOR - Route Braille to position of active cursor

If you are browsing the window with the Braille cursor in Line mode, this
command takes you back to the caret or mouse pointer depending on which
Navigation mode is indicated in the fourth status cell.

HOME+STATUS1 - Route JAWS cursor to PC cursor

The JAWS cursor is routed to the position of the active cursor and made
active. If you switch to JAWS cursor, you may lose track because the mouse
pointer maybe anywhere on the screen. With this function, the JAWS cursor is
made active on a position that is already displayed on the Braille display.

HOME+STATUS2 - Route PC cursor to JAWS cursor

If possible, the PC cursor is routed to the position of the mouse pointer.
Using this function when the mouse pointer is on a clickable item will result
in activating this item. It is not possible to route the PC cursor to a place
that cannot have focus, like the windows title bar for example.

HOME+STATUS3 - Route Braille to PC cursor

This function routes the Braille display to the item that has the focus. For
example if you are browsing the window with the Braille cursor, this brings
you back to the PC cursor.

HOME+STATUS4 - Route Braille to JAWS cursor (not available on ABT 340)

This function routes the Braille display to the line the mouse pointer is on.

JAWS Management Tools

PROG+STATUS1 - Activate JAWS Preferences Window

This function activates the JAWS main window. It is equivalent to pressing
INSERT+J. The JAWS main window contains only the JAWS version and a menu bar.
Press HOME+UP or the ALT key on the keyboard to go to the menu bar.

PROG+STATUS2 - Open JAWS Configuration Manager

This function starts the JAWS Configuration Manager and automatically loads
the configuration file for the active application. The Configuration Manager
window consists of an empty window and a menu bar only. The Braille display
will be empty when you use this function. Press HOME+UP or the ALT key on the
keyboard to go to the menu bar.

PROG+STATUS3 - Start Graphics Labeler.

The Graphic labeler allows you to assign labels to graphics that JAWS finds on
the screen. You can use this function only if the JAWS cursor is positioned on
a graphic. The function Route JAWS cursor to PC cursor (HOME+STATUS1) can be
particularly useful for positioning the JAWS cursor on a graphic)

PROG+STATUS4 - Close JAWS (not available on ABT 340)

This function closes JAWS. You will first get a dialog to make sure you want
to shut down JAWS. After that JAWS stops speaking. It would be wise to assign
a shortcut key to the JAWS shortcut in the Start menu so you can start JAWS
again.

PROG+STATUS5 - Open JAWS Manager list box (80 cell Braille displays only)

This function opens a list box where you can choose one of the JAWS managers:
Configuration Manager, Dictionary Manager, Frame Manager, Graphics Labeler,
Keyboard Manager, Script Manager and Window Class Reassign. If you activate
the selected utility, it automatically loads the settings file for the active
application program.

JAWS Help

PROG+LEFT+RIGHT - Hot key help

This function describes JAWS keystrokes specific to the active application.

PROG+RIGHT+DOWN - Screen sensitive help

This command displays information about the current control or window.


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Installation of the ALVA ABT3 and Delphi series

Installation of the ALVA ABT3 and Delphi Series

Parallel versus Serial Connection with the ALVA ABT3 and Delphi Series

To change from parallel to serial connection and vice versa, simultaneously
press the PROG, HOME and CURSOR-keys to enter local mode. Subsequently press
one of the following TC buttons:
	* STATUS1 to switch over to parallel communication;
	* STATUS2 to switch over to serial communication on serial port 2;
	* STATUS3 to switch over to serial communication on serial port 1.

A short beep can be heard that indicates that a change has been made. The
parallel or serial communication settings are remembered by the ABT, even when
it is switched off.

Return to operation mode by pressing the PROG key.

Note: When serial communication with a PC does not function properly, see the
section called  "Serial connections (ser)" in the manual of your ALVA braille
display and set the serial port to "alva" mode. In the case of no
communication, the actual setting can be found in the status cells.

The status cells will show one of the following options:
	* p for parallel communication
	* s2 for communication via serial port 2
	* s1 for communication via serial port 1

(Referring to these connections on the ABT, not the computer).


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Quick Reference ALVA MPO Series

You may use the following links to jump to the topic of interest:

General

Basic Braille Navigation

Speech Commands

Document Navigation

Edit Commands

Focus Commands

Braille Indicators and Layout

JAWS Cursor Routing

JAWS Management Tools

JAWS Help

General

PROGRAM+DOTS 3-6  Start the MPO braille terminal

PROGRAM KEY  Exit the MPO braille terminal mode

PROGRAM+DOT 8  Show statuscells

DOT 8  Keyboard Enter

DOT 7  Keyboard Backspace

BRAILLE DOT KEYS  Keyboard alphanumerical input

Basic Braille Navigation

CANCEL  Move to previous line

OK  Move to next line

PREVIOUS VIEW  Move left by one Braille segment

NEXT VIEW  Move right by one Braille segment

DISCONNECT  Move Braille display to top of Window

CONNECT  Move Braille to bottom of window

MENU  Route Braille to position of active cursor

TOUCH CURSORS  Mouse click/caret routing

MENU+TOUCH CURSORS  Braille right mouse click

Speech Commands

VOL UP  Announce window title in speech

STOP SPEECH  Read current word in speech

MUTE  Read current line in speech

VOL DOWN  Read bottom line of window in speech

SPACE+DOTS 1-2  Read dialog box in Tab order

SPACE+DOTS 1-2-3-5  Read whole window/document

SPACE+DOTS 2-3-4  Read selected text

CANCEL+OK  Mute Synthesizer

DISCONNECT+TC  Read font at TC position

CONNECT+TC  Braille describe item

Document Navigation

CURSOR UP  Item Up

CURSOR DOWN  Item Down

CURSOR LEFT  Item Left

CURSOR RIGHT  Item Right

SPACE+DOTS 4-5-6  Go to Bottom of File

SPACE+CURSOR DOWN  Go to Bottom of File

SPACE+DOTS 1-2-3  Go to Top of File

SPACE+CURSOR UP  Go to Top of File

Edit Commands

SPACE+DOTS 1-3-4-6  Cut to Clipboard (CTRL+X)

SPACE+DOTS 1-4  Copy to Clipboard (CTRL+C)

SPACE+DOTS 1-2-3-6  Paste from Clipboard (CTRL+V)

SPACE+DOTS 2-3-4  Announce selected text

SPACE+TC  Display selected text

Focus Commands

SPACE+DOTS 1-3-4  Activate menu bar

SPACE+DOTS 3-4  Open Start menu

SPACE+DOTS 1-4-5  Minimize All Windows

SPACE+DOT 5  Move to next control

SPACE+DOTS 4-5  Move to prior control

SPACE+DOTS 1-2-4  JAWS Find

SPACE  Keyboard Space

DOT 8  Keyboard Enter

SPACE+DOTS 1-5  Windows Escape key command

DOT 7  Keyboard Backspace

SPACE+DOTS 2-5  Windows ALT+TAB combination

DOT KEYS  Keyboard alphanumerical input

Braille Indicators and Layout

SPACE+DOTS 1-2-4-5  Toggle Grade 2

SPACE+DOT 2  Toggle attribute marking

SPACE+DOT 6  Toggle attribute marking

SPACE+DOTS 2-3  Toggle between text and attribute mode

SPACE+DOT 4  Toggle Braille keys move active cursor

SPACE+DOTS 2-3-5-6  Toggle spatial representation

JAWS Cursor Routing

SPACE+DOT 3  Toggle between PC cursor and JAWS cursor

MENU  Route Braille to position of active cursor

SPACE+DOT 7  Route JAWS cursor to PC cursor

SPACE+DOT 8  Route PC cursor to JAWS cursor

JAWS Management Tools

SPACE+DOTS 2-4-5  Activate JAWS Preferences Window

SPACE+DOTS 1-3-6  Close JAWS

JAWS Help

SPACE+DOTS 1-2-5  Hot key help

SPACE+DOTS 1-3  Screen sensitive help


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Key Names for the ALVA MPO Series

As you hold the MPO with the keys facing upwards and the connectors oriented
away from you, all of the braille keys and line of braille cells are situated
on the top surface of the unit.
	* ON/OFF switch
	* A 9-key braille keyboard
	* Two menu keys
	* Six navigation keys
	* Six audio keys
	* Two braille scroll keys
	* Twenty touch cursors

The Braille Array and Touch Cursors

The Braille array is located on the upper half of the MPO and centered
horizontally. The braille array consists of 20 braille cells. Above each
braille cell is a corresponding touch cursor button.

The ON/OFF Switch

The ON/OFF switch is centered directly above the line of touch cursors along
the top edge of your MPO. It is flush with the curvature of the case between
the touch cursor and the flat surface at the top of the MPO. The braille
keyboard

The spacebar is the middle key located in the group of three keys situated on
the edge of the MPO closest to you. The spacebar is the ninth key in the set
of keys which comprise the braille keyboard. The other eight braille keys are
located directly above the spacebar: four braille keys on the left and four
braille keys on the right. Place the four fingers of your left hand on top of
the left set of four braille keys. Place four fingers of your right hand on
top of the right braille keys. Your hands are now positioned over the eight
dot braille keyboard. Your left forefinger is on key 1, your left middle
finger is on key 2, your left ring finger is on key 3, and your left little
finger is on key 7 (the Backspace key). Your right forefinger is on key 4,
your right middle finger is on key 5, your right ring finger is on key 6, and
your right little finger is on key 8 (the Enter key).

Use your forefingers, middle fingers, and ring fingers of your left and right
hands to type standard braille characters. Use the little finger of your left
hand to operate the Backspace key. Use the little finger of your right hand to
operate the Enter key. Use your left or right thumb to depress the spacebar.

The Braille Scroll Keys

On the left and right sides of the MPO immediately below the braille array are
the left and right braille scroll keys. The key on the left is the Scroll Left
key and the key on the right is the Scroll Right key.

The Menu Keys

To the left of the space bar you will find the PROGRAM key. To the right of
the space bar you will find the MENU key.

The Navigation Keys

Three navigation keys are located in the upper left corner of the MPO. The
larger round key on the left is a four-way rocker switch called the Cursor Pad
and has four tactile indicators representing the four directional positions in
which this key can be pressed.

The other two navigation keys are located directly to the right of the cursor
pad. The upper key is the CANCEL button and has a ribbed texture whereas the
lower key is the OK button and has a smooth texture.

The Audio Keys

Three audio keys are located in the upper right corner of the MPO. The larger
round key on the right is a four-way rocker switch called the Audio Pad and
has four tactile indicators representing the four directional positions in
which this key can be pressed: left (Stop Speech), right (Mute Speech), up
(Volume Up), and down (Volume Down).

The other two audio keys are located directly to the left of the audio pad.
The upper key is the DISCONNECT key and has a ribbed texture whereas the lower
key is the CONNECT key and has a smooth texture.

Key Names in JAWS

MPO DISCONNECT = Braille Home1

MPO CONNECT = Braille Prog1

MPO PREVIOUS VIEW = Braille Left

MPO CANCEL = Braille Up

MPO OK = Braille Down

MPO NEXT VIEW = Braille Right

MPO MENU = Braille Cursor

MPO VOLUME UP = Braille F11

MPO STOP SPEECH = Braille F12

MPO VOLUME DOWN = Braille F13

MPO MUTE = Braille F14

MPO CURSOR UP = Braille F17

MPO CURSOR LEFT = Braille F18

MPO CURSOR DOWN = Braille F19

MPO CURSOR RIGHT = Braille F20

MPO SPACE = Braille F22

MPO DOT 1 = Braille F23

MPO DOT 2 = Braille F24

MPO DOT 3 = Braille F25

MPO DOT 4 = Braille F26

MPO DOT 5 = Braille F27

MPO DOT 6 = Braille F28

MPO DOT 7 = Braille F29

MPO DOT 8 = Braille F30

The TC above the status cells are identified as "BRAILLE STATUS1" through
"BRAILLE STATUS 3." The TC above the reading cells are identified as "BRAILLE
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Key Assignments for the ALVA MPO Series

This topic explains which keys or key combinations on the Braille Terminal you
need to press in order to activate certain JAWS functions. For each function a
short explanation is given about what this function does.
You may use the following links to jump to the topic of interest:

General

Basic Braille Navigation

Speech Commands

Document Navigation

Edit Commands

Focus Commands

Braille Indicators and Layout

JAWS Cursor Routing

JAWS Management Tools

JAWS Help

General

PROGRAM+DOTS 3-6 - Start the MPO braille terminal

Press this MPO key combination to start the MPO braille terminal with a hot
key.

PROGRAM KEY - Exit the MPO braille terminal mode

Pressing the MPO PROGRAM key, you exit the MPO braille terminal mode and go to
the MPO Programs menu.

PROGRAM+DOT 8 - Show status cells

Show the status cells.

DOT 8 - Keyboard Enter

The keyboard Enter key will be passed to the Windows application.

DOT 7 - Keyboard Backspace

The keyboard Backspace key will be passed to the Windows application.

BRAILLE DOT KEYS - Keyboard alphanumerical input

By pressing braille dot key combinations alphanumerical characters will be
sent to the application.

Basic Braille Navigation

CANCEL - Move to previous line

This command moves your Braille display up one line vertically.

OK - Move to next line

This command moves your Braille display down one line vertically.

PREVIOUS VIEW - Move left by one Braille segment

NEXTVIEW - Move right by one Braille segment

Like the previous command, only now your Braille display is panned to the
right. If there
is no more text to the right of the current Braille segment, the Braille
display is moved to
the leftmost segment of the next line. This key is the most commonly used.

DISCONNECT - Move Braille display to top of Window

The Braille display is moved to the top of the window the active cursor is in.
In most cases, this command brings you to the window's title bar.

CONNECT - Move Braille to bottom of window

The Braille display is moved to the bottom of the active window. If it is
visible this
command brings you to the status bar in most cases.

MENU - Route Braille to position of active cursor

If you are browsing the window with the Braille cursor in Line mode, this
command takes you back to the caret or mouse pointer depending on which
Navigation mode is indicated in the status cell.

TOUCH CURSORS - Mouse click/caret routing

Use the Touch Cursor to perform a mouse click on the screen at the location
that corresponds to the position of the TC. In a word processor or a text
editor, this will result in routing the caret to that position.

MENU+TOUCH CURSORS - Braille right mouse click

This function performs a right mouse click on the screen, at the location
corresponding with the position of the TC on the Braille display. This can be
particularly useful to get a context menu on items that provide one.

Speech Commands

VOL UP - Announce window title in speech

The title of the active window is spoken. If you are in a dialog or a document
window, this command will first speak the title of the application window
follow by the title of the document or the dialog.

STOP SPEECH - Read current word in speech

Reads the word that contains the caret or the word the mouse pointer is
located upon, depending on which display mode is active (PC cursor or JAWS
cursor respectively). If the active cursor is on the first empty space after a
word, it reads the space.

MUTE - Read current line in speech

Reads the line that contains the active cursor.

VOL DOWN - Read bottom line of window in speech

This command speaks the bottom line of the active window. In most cases this
is the status bar.

SPACE+DOTS 1-2 - Read dialog box in tab order

All controls in a dialog box will be spoken in the same order as when you
would use TAB to navigate through the dialog.

SPACE+DOTS 1-2-3-5 - Read whole window/document

If the PC cursor is active, JAWS reads the complete document, beginning from
the line the active cursor is on. The PC cursor is moved along with the
document. Speech does not stop until the end of the document is reached or the
user interrupts it.

SPACE+DOTS 2-3-4 - Read selected text

This command reads any selected text in the active window. This can be
particularly useful to check the selected text in a document or what items are
selected in a multiple selection in a list box.

CANCEL+OK - Mute Synthesizer

This command silences the speech synthesizer. To activate the synthesizer
again, press NORTH PAD+SOUTH PAD once more.

DISCONNECT+TC - Read font at TC position

This function will produce a speech message containing information about the
font, attributes, and color of the character at the position of the Touch
Cursor.

CONNECT+TC - Braille describe item

This command gives you speech feedback about the context that is shown on the
Braille display. For example, when you press HOME in combination with the TC
above a button you hear the label of the button, group box name, tab page,
dialog title, and application.

Document Navigation

CURSOR UP - Item Up

The active cursor is moved up one line in the current document. This is the
same as pressing the UP ARROW key on the keyboard.

CURSOR DOWN - Item Down

The active cursor is moved down one line in the current document. This is the
same as pressing the DOWN ARROW key on the keyboard.

CURSOR LEFT - Item Left

The active cursor is moved one character to the left in the current line. This
is the same as pressing the LEFT ARROW key on the keyboard.

CURSOR RIGHT - Item Right

The active cursor is moved one character to the right in the current line.
This is the same as pressing the RIGHT ARROW key on the keyboard.

SPACE+DOTS 4-5-6 - Go to Bottom of File

The PC cursor is activated and routed to the end of a document or to the last
item in a list, depending on the context in which this command is used.

SPACE+CURSOR DOWN - Go to Bottom of File

The PC cursor is activated and routed to the end of a document or to the last
item in a list, depending on the context in which this command is used.

SPACE+DOTS 1-2-3 - Go to Top of File

The PC cursor is activated and routed to the beginning of a document or to the
first item in a list, depending on the context in which this command is used.

SPACE+CURSOR UP - Go to Top of File

The PC cursor is activated and routed to the beginning of a document or to the
first item in a list, depending on the context in which this command is used.

Edit Commands

SPACE+DOTS 1-3-4-6 - Cut To clipboard (CTRL+X)

This command removes the selected text or items and copies it to the
clipboard.

SPACE+DOTS 1-4 - Copy To clipboard (CTRL+C)

This command copies the selected text or items to the clipboard.

SPACE+DOTS 1-2-3-6 - Paste From clipboard (CTRL+V)

This command pastes the clipboard contents at the position of the active
cursor.

SPACE+DOTS 2-3-4 - Announce selected text

This command reads any selected text in the active window. This can be
particularly useful to check the selected text in a document or what items are
selected in a multiple selection in a list box.

SPACE+TC - Display selected text

Press once to mark the start position of the block of text to be selected (the
start is remarked with a eight dot Braille cursor). Move the braille line to
the end of the block and press the keystroke again to select.

Focus Commands

SPACE+DOTS 1-3-4 - Activate menu bar

This command performs the same function as the ALT key. It activates the menu
bar.

SPACE+DOTS 3-4 - Open Start menu

Opens the Windows Start menu.

SPACE+DOTS 1-4-5 - Minimize All Windows

Reduces all windows to icons on the task bar. This also moves the focus to the
desktop.

SPACE+DOT 5 - Move to next control

This command moves the focus to the next control in a dialog box, according to
the tab order. This function actually emulates the TAB key. So you can also
use it to enter a tab stop in a Word processor.

SPACE+DOTS 4-5 - Move to prior control

This command moves the focus to the prior control in a dialog box, according
to the tab order. You can use it, for example, to move from the File Name edit
box to the folder list view in the Open dialog in Microsoft Word.

SPACE+DOTS 1-2-4 - JAWS Find

Finds text on the screen by presenting a dialog for input of text, direction,
and choice to search for graphic or text.

SPACE - Keyboard Space

The keyboard Spacebar key is passed to the Windows application.

DOT 8 - Keyboard Enter

The keyboard Enter key is passed to the Windows application.

SPACE+DOTS 1-5 - Windows Escape key command

The keyboard Escape key is passed to the Windows application.

DOT 7 - Keyboard Backspace

The keyboard Backspace key is passed to the Windows application.

SPACE+DOTS 2-5 - Windows ALT+TAB combination

The keyboard ALT+TAB key combination is passed to the Windows application.

DOT KEYS - Keyboard alphanumerical input

By pressing braille dot key combinations alphanumerical characters are sent to
the application.

Braille Indicators and Layout

SPACE+DOTS 1-2-4-5 - Toggle Grade 2

Toggles between standard Braille and Grade 2 Braille.

SPACE+DOT 2 - Toggle attribute marking

JAWS uses DOTS 7 and 8 on the Braille display to mark that a character has
certain attributes. This command displays a lists of text attributes which you
can select to have marked with DOTS 7 and 8. Move to attributes with arrow
keys and press SPACEBAR to select an attribute.

SPACE+DOT 6 - Toggle attribute marking

JAWS uses DOTS 7 and 8 on the Braille display to mark that a character has
certain attributes. This command displays a lists of text attributes which you
can select to have marked with DOTS 7 and 8. Move to attributes with arrow
keys and press SPACEBAR to select an attribute.

SPACE+DOTS 2-3 - Toggle between text and attribute mode

In attribute mode, the Braille display does not show the text on the screen
but only the attributes of that text. Bold characters are represented by a
"b," italic characters by an "i," underlined characters with a "u" and so on.

SPACE+DOT 4 - Toggle Braille keys move active cursor

Normally you can use the Braille navigation key on the front of your ALVA
Braille display to browse the window without moving the focus or the mouse
pointer. If you turn on this function, you can use the Braille navigation keys
to move the active cursor.

SPACE+DOTS 2-3-5-6 - Toggle spatial representation

For spatial representation, JAWS represents every eight pixels of empty space
on the screen with a space on the Braille display. So when there are 32 pixels
of empty space, you get 4 spaces.

JAWS Cursor Routing

SPACE+DOT 3 - Toggle between PC cursor and JAWS cursor.

This command switches between the PC Cursor and JAWS Cursor.

MENU - Route Braille to position of active cursor

If you are browsing the window with the Braille cursor in Line mode, this
command takes you back to the caret or mouse pointer depending on which
Navigation mode is indicated in the fourth status cell.

SPACE+DOT 7 - Route JAWS cursor to PC cursor

The JAWS cursor is routed to the position of the active cursor and made
active. If you switch to the JAWS cursor, you may loose track because the
mouse pointer may be anywhere on the screen.

SPACE+DOT 8 - Route PC cursor to JAWS cursor

If possible, the PC cursor is routed to the position of the mouse pointer.
Using this function when the mouse pointer is on a clickable item results in
activating this item. It is not possible to route the PC cursor to a place
that cannot have focus.

JAWS Management Tools

SPACE+DOTS 2-4-5 - Activate JAWS Preferences Window

This function activates the JAWS main window. It is equivalent to pressing
INSERT+J. Since the JAWS main window consists only of an empty window and a
menu bar, the Braille display will be empty when you use this function.

SPACE+DOTS 1-3-6 - Close JAWS

This function closes JAWS. You will first get a dialog to make sure you want
to shut down JAWS. After that JAWS stops speaking. It is recommended that you
assign a shortcut key to the JAWS shortcut in the Start menu so you can start
JAWS again.

JAWS Help

SPACE+DOTS 1-2-5 - Hot key help

This function describes JAWS keystrokes specific to the active application.

SPACE+DOTS 1-3 - Screen sensitive help

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Installation of the ALVA MPO Series

The JAWS program CD contains everything you need to install and use your ALVA
MPO Braille display with JAWS. To install the necessary software for your ALVA
MPO you only need to select the ALVA MPO series from a list of Braille
components during JAWS Setup. It is recommended that you keep your ALVA MPO
disconnected from your computer during the installation process.

Note: Make sure you install ActiveSync before installing the MPO drivers. See
Installing ActiveSync for more information.

Installing ActiveSync

You must install ActiveSync before installing the MPO Braille display. To
install ActiveSync, insert your MPO Software CD into your CD drive. Follow the
instructions indicated once the CD starts. If your CD does not automatically
start, run the file Welcome to MPO.htm in the root directory of the CD drive.
You can now install the MPO as a Braille display in JAWS.

Installing the MPO with JAWS

Insert the JAWS program CD into the appropriate drive. The JAWS installer
automatically starts and guides you through the installation process. To
install the ALVA MPO you need to select either Guided Install or Advanced
Install in the Install Options dialog of the JAWS installer. In the following
it is assumed that you select Guided Install. Complete the various dialogs of
the installation program until you reach the Select Braille Components dialog.
In this dialog, you can select one or more Braille displays from a list.
Select the ALVA MPO Series and choose Next to continue. Complete the remaining
dialogs and finish the installation.

If you have already installed JAWS but you have not yet installed the ALVA MPO
drivers, follow the installation instructions that can be found on the MPO
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Using the ALVA DOS Screen Reader in Combination with JAWS

It is now possible to use the ALVA DOS screen reader in a DOS box while using
JAWS for standard Windows programs. To accomplish this, you need to take care
of three things.

First you need to load the ALVA DOS software. This can be done during start
up, by means of an entry in autoexec.bat or by starting the ALVA DOS screen
reader from inside the DOS box. Please consult the documentation of the ALVA
DOS software for more detailed information on loading the ALVA DOS screen
reader.

Second, you need to tell the ALVA Windows drivers to disable themselves when a
DOS box becomes active. This is done by adding the next line to ABTWIN.INI

checkdosbox=yes

In the properties dialog of the MS DOS prompt on the "Misc." page, you have to
check the checkbox "Always suspend" in the "Background" group.

Having taken care of these three things, JAWS will no longer support Braille
in a DOS box, and the ALVA Windows drivers will not process keystrokes on the
Braille display so the ALVA DOS screen reader can take care of your DOS
session.

The checkdosbox option is only available for parallel connection.

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BRAILLEX Compact/Tiny/2D Lite

The topics listed below are for the Papenmeier Braille Displays BRAILLEX
Compact, BRAILLEX Tiny, and BRAILLEX 2D Lite with JAWS.

Introduction

Function Key Layout

Standard Key Assignment for JAWS

Introduction

This document is a brief review of the functions of JAWS in conjunction with
the Papenmeier Braille Displays BRAILLEX Compact, BRAILLEX Tiny, and BRAILLEX
2D Lite.

These displays have different shapes, and BRAILLEX 2D Lite also has a vertical
display; however, they have the same function key layout and thus can use the
same JAWS driver. Once you have installed this driver and you connect one of
the above displays to the PC, the driver automatically detects which of the
displays you use.

Note: For information about the hardware and detailed information regarding
interfacing, refer to the Braillex Compact / Tiny / 2D Lite Reference Manual.
For more information about JAWS, refer to your JAWS Quick Start Guide and the
JAWS Online Help system.

Function Key Layout

BRAILLEX Compact, BRAILLEX Tiny, and BRAILLEX 2D Lite have 9 function keys on
the front panel. From left to right, they have the following names:

[FN] [C] [RB] [UP] [H] [DN] [RF] [B] [A]

To ease your orientation, on BRAILLEX Compact and BRAILLEX Tiny, small
vertical metal bars separate the navigation keys [RB] and [UP] and [DN] and
[RF] from each other. On a BRAILLEX 2D Lite, RB and RF are larger than the
other keys, so you can easily recognize them.

Note: Whenever you have to press 2 keys together more than once, you must
release both of them each time!

Note: In the following, all BRAILLEX function keys are written in brackets.

Standard Key Assignment for JAWS

Function Keys Used Alone
	* [FN] = Toggle between JAWS cursor and PC cursor.
	* [C] = Move display to active cursor position.
	* [RB] = Read backwards - move display to the left.
	* [UP] = Move display one line up.
	* [H] = Toggle cursor presentation disabling (reveal character under cursor
on/off).
	* [DN] = Move display one line down.
	* [RF] = Read forwards - move display to the right.
	* [B] = Toggle between JAWS cursor and PC cursor.
	* [A] = Disable attribute display.

PC Mode

In PC mode, you can navigate through an application. If you hold the central
[H] key while pressing one of the other function keys, the Braille device will
emulate PC keyboard functions.
	* [H]+[RB] = left arrow
	* [H]+[UP] = up arrow
	* [H]+[DN] = down arrow
	* [H]+[RF] = right arrow
	* [H]+[FN] = Esc
	* [H]+[C] = Shift+Tab
	* [H]+[B] = Tab
	* [H]+[A] = Enter

Braille Presentation

When pressing the [B] key along with some of the navigation keys, you access a
number of Braille presentation functions. You can both toggle between 6 and
8-dot Braille presentation (in 6-dot mode, you disable dots 7 and 8), and
toggle between text and attribute presentation. In attribute presentation
mode, dots 1 through 4 show the text color, dots 5 through 8 the background
color.

[B]+[UP] = Toggle between 6 and 8-dot Braille presentation.

[B]+[DN] = Toggle between text and attribute presentation.

Reveal Text Attributes

You can have the Braille Display reveal four different text attributes upon a
keystroke. The Braille Display then underlines the corresponding portion of
text with dots 7+8. In order to select the attribute to be revealed, press [A]
plus one of the navigation keys:
	* [A]+[RB] = Reveal bold attribute.
	* [A]+[UP] = Reveal highlight attribute.
	* [A]+[DN] = Reveal italics attribute.
	* [A]+[RF] = Reveal underline attribute.

Routing

The mouse routing function works independently from the switch positions. In
order to select text, hold the [H] key while you press a routing key:
	* Routing key = mouse routing.
	* [H] + routing key = Select text.


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BRAILLEX EL Displays

The topics listed below are for the Papenmeier BRAILLEX EL displays with JAWS.

Introduction

Easy Access Bar

Switches and Keys

Standard Key Assignment for JAWS

Introduction

This document is a brief review of the functions unique to JAWS in conjunction
with the Papenmeier BRAILLEX EL displays (EL stands for "Efficiency Line",
i.e., with:

BRAILLEX EL 2D-40: 40-cell Braille Display, 13-cell vertical display

BRAILLEX EL 2D-66: 66-cell Braille Display, 13-cell vertical display

BRAILLEX EL 80: 80+2-cell Braille Display, no vertical display

All BRAILLEX EL devices are equipped with the Easy Access Bar (EAB), a 54 cm
(21") long key integrated in the front panel of the device, all along the
Braille Display.

Traditional Braille Displays have a number of function keys on the front
panel, or left and right of the display to navigate around the screen. In any
case, you typically have to take at least one hand off the Braille Display
when you navigate around the screen.

With the BRAILLEX EL devices, both screen navigation and often-used PC
functions are accessible from any position on the Braille Display: You execute
these functions with the thumb of the left or right hand. The reading hand(s)
can remain at their position. Press the Easy Access Bar slightly to the left
or to the right, up or down. When moved, the EAB activates internal switches
that issue commands to the PC.

Besides the conventional Braille Display functions, the Easy Access Bar can
also give access to functions of the PC keyboard or to speech functions.
However you configure the meaning of the Easy Access Bar  you can execute the
commands from any place on the Braille Display. This means less waving around
with your hands, more comfort, and higher speed.

Note: For information about BRAILLEX EL hardware and detailed information
regarding interfacing, refer to the BRAILLEX EL Reference Manual. For more
information about JAWS, refer to your JAWS Quick Start Guide and the JAWS
Online Help system.

Easy Access Bar

The Easy Access Bar (EAB) integrated in the font of the BRAILLEX EL devices
allows fast and easy navigation across the screen.

You can push the Easy Access Bar in all four directions, in two steps each
direction. When you sit in front of the device and read the Braille Display,
your thumbs are naturally located in front of the Easy Access Bar.

You push the bar with your thumb. When you release, it will jump back to the
initial position.

When moving the Easy Access Bar up or down, you turn it around its own axis.
Left or right movements shift it on the horizontal axis. In all four
directions there are two contacts integrated in the Easy Access Bar. The
profiled front of the bar gives your thumb enough grip to activate these keys.
You feel a light resistance and hear a click when you have activated a key.
Its function is generally executed only after you have released the Easy
Access Bar. Only the keys with repeat function make exception.

In every direction, you can access two functions. After you release it, the
Easy Access Bar returns to its home position. In its home position, it has no
function.

Switches and Keys

JAWS as the screen reader software adapted for the BRAILLEX EL products
obviously allows more functions than the 8 described above. Therefore,
Papenmeier added two three-way toggle switches and two keys to the left and to
the right of the Braille Display.

The layout is as follows (from left to right):

Left switch left key, Braille Display, right key, right switch

The eight possible positions of the Easy Access Bar change their meaning when
you modify the position of the switches, and they also change when you press
one of the keys while you activate the Easy Access Bar. The switches generally
shift the meaning of the bar, while the keys both execute functions on their
own and act together with the Easy Access Bar.

Standard Key Assignment for JAWS

Please note that the assignment of the Easy Access Bar (EAB) varies with the
position of the toggle switches on the right and left side of the Braille
Display! Please also observe that the key assignment is once again different
if you press the left or right key while you push the Easy Access Bar.

Navigation

For normal screen navigation, please make sure that both switches are in
central (neutral) position.
	* EAB one step left = move display to the left (read backwards).
	* EAB one step up = move display 1 line up.
	* EAB one step right = move display to the right (read forwards).
	* EAB one step down = move display 1 line down.
	* EAB two steps left = not assigned.
	* EAB two steps up = move display to top of window (title bar).
	* EAB two steps right = not assigned.
	* EAB two steps down = move display to bottom of window.

PC Mode

In PC mode, the Easy Access Bar allows you to navigate through an application.
Bring the right switch into rear position (while the left switch remains in
central position), and the EAB keys will emulate PC keyboard functions. Please
note that all EAB functions remain unchanged if used in conjunction with one
of the keys.
	* EAB one step left = left arrow
	* EAB one step up = up arrow
	* EAB one step right = right arrow
	* EAB one step down = down arrow
	* EAB two steps left = Shift+Tab
	* EAB two steps up = Esc
	* EAB two steps right = Tab
	* EAB two steps down = Enter

Combined Mode

The combined mode includes both screen navigation and cursor movement
features. When you move the EAB up or down, the cursor is moved one line up or
down as well (cf. PC mode). When you move the EAB to the right, the function
is the same as in navigation mode if the text line is longer than the display
is. The cursor remains at the original position. Once all the text has been
displayed, another "read forwards" command will move both the cursor and the
display to the next line. Pushing the EAB one step left corresponds to "read
backwards" if you are within a long line of text. Otherwise, both cursor and
display are moved one line up.

For the combined mode, bring the right switch into front position (while the
left switch remains in central position).
	* EAB one step left = read backwards (within a long line), or: move cursor
and display to previous line.
	* EAB one step up = move cursor and display to previous line.
	* EAB one step right = read forwards (within a long line), or: move cursor
and display to next line.
	* EAB one step down = move cursor and display to next line.

Speech Mode

In addition to the automatic readout JAWS provides, you can obtain more speech
functions with the Easy Access Bar. Push the left switch in rear position, and
the right switch in central position.
	* EAB one step left = Say word.
	* EAB one step up = Say window title.
	* EAB one step right = Say line.
	* EAB one step down = Say bottom line of window.
	* EAB two steps left = Say selected text.
	* EAB two steps up = Say all.
	* EAB two steps right = Say default button.
	* EAB two steps down = Say text and attribute changes.

Cursor

When navigating across the screen with the Braille Display, you do not always
take the cursor with you. You can return to the cursor position at any time:
	*Right key in front position = Move display to active cursor position.

You may toggle between JAWS cursor and PC cursor:
	*Right key in rear position = Toggle between JAWS cursor and PC cursor.

You can change the cursor sign shape (all 8-dots or just dots 7+8) on the fly:
	*Left key in front position = Toggle cursor presentation disabling (reveal
character under cursor on/off).

Braille Presentation

When pressing the left key in front position, you access a number of Braille
presentation functions with the Easy Access Bar: You can both toggle between 6
and 8-dot Braille presentation (in 6-dot mode, you disable dots 7 and 8), and
toggle between text and attribute presentation. In attribute presentation
mode, dots 1 through 4 show the text color, dots 5 through 8 the background
color.
	* Left key in front position + EAB two steps left = Toggle between 6 and
8-dot Braille presentation
	* Left key in front position + EAB two steps right = Toggle between text and
attribute presentation

Reveal Text Attributes

You can have the Braille Display reveal four different text attributes upon a
keystroke. The Braille Display then underlines the corresponding portion of
text with dots 7+8. You can select 4 attributes directly, or you can toggle
between all available attributes. You can, of course, also disable this
function.
	* Left key in rear position = Disable attribute display
	* Left key in rear position + EAB 1 step left = Reveal bold attribute.
	* Left key in rear position + EAB 1 step up = Reveal highlight attribute.
	* Left key in rear position + EAB 1 step right = Reveal italics attribute.
	* Left key in rear position + EAB 1 step down = Reveal underline attribute.
	* Left key in rear position + EAB 2 steps left = Toggle attribute display
backwards.
	* Left key in rear position + EAB 2 steps right = Toggle attribute display
forwards.

Routing

The mouse routing function works independently from the switch positions. In
order to select text, hold the left key in rear position while you press a
routing key:

Routing key = mouse routing.

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BRAILLEX 2D Screen

The topics listed below are for the Papenmeier BRAILLEX 2D Screen/s with JAWS.

BRAILLEX 2D Screen Function Key Layout

Standard Key Assignment for JAWS

This document is a brief review of the functions of JAWS in conjunction with
the Papenmeier BRAILLEX 2D Screen display.

In order to use BRAILLEX 2D Screen with JAWS, you need to have software
revision 8.03a, and connect the display to the computer via serial port
(software driven device).

Note: For information about BRAILLEX 2D Screen hardware and detailed
information regarding interfacing, refer to the BRAILLEX 2D Screen Reference
Manual. For more information about JAWS, refer to your JAWS Quick Start Guide
and the JAWS Online Help system.

BRAILLEX 2D Screen Function Key Layout

BRAILLEX 2D Screen has 13 function keys on its front panel.

Both to the left and to the right you find four small keys. They are marked
with numbers which correspond to the dot numbers of an 8-dot Braille keyboard,
or from the left to the right: [7],[3],[2],[1] [4],[5],[6],[8]. Towards the
center, you then find two very large keys, the reading keys. The left one is
marked with an up arrow [RB], the right one with a down arrow [RF]. In the
center you find three more keys, two small ones and one broader one in the
very center, these are marked, from left to right, [H], [S], and [E].

The whole function keyboard looks like follows:

7 3 2 1 RB H S E RF 4 5 6 8

Note: In the following, all BRAILLEX-2D Screen function keys are written in
brackets.

Standard Key Assignment for JAWS

Navigation
	* [RB] = Read backwards - move display to the left.
	* [H] = Up - move display one line up.
	* [E] = Down - move display one line down.
	* [RF] = Read forwards - move display to the right.
	* [S]+[4] = Move display to top of window.
	* [S]+[8] = Move display to bottom of window.

Cursor

When navigating across the screen with the Braille Display, you do not always
take the cursor with you. You can return to the cursor position at any time:

CURSOR

[1] = Move display to active cursor position

You may toggle between JAWS cursor and PC cursor:

[S]+[1] = Toggle between JAWS cursor and PC cursor

You can change the cursor sign shape (all 8-dots or just dots 7+8) on the fly:

[S] = Toggle cursor presentation disabling (reveal character under cursor
on/off)

Braille Presentation

When pressing the left key in front position, you access a number of Braille
presentation functions with the Easy Access Bar: You can both toggle between 6
and 8-dot Braille presentation (in 6-dot mode, you disable dots 7 and 8), and
toggle between text and attribute presentation. In attribute presentation
mode, dots 1 through 4 show the text color, dots 5 through 8 the background
color.
	* [S]+[2] = Toggle between 6 and 8-dot Braille presentation
	* [7]+[3] = Toggle between text and attribute presentation

Reveal Text Attributes

You can have the Braille Display reveal four different text attributes upon a
keystroke. The Braille Display then underlines the corresponding portion of
text with dots 7+8. You can, of course, also disable this function.
	* [3] = Disable attribute display
	* [4] = Reveal bold attribute
	* [5] = Reveal highlight attribute
	* [6] = Reveal italics attribute
	* [8] = Reveal underline attribute

Routing

The mouse routing function works independently from the switch positions. In
order to select text, hold the [S] key while you press a routing key:
	* Routing key = mouse routing
	* [S] + routing key = Select text

Modes
	* [7]+[2] = Toggle reading mode
	* [2] = Toggle PC mode


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BrailleNote

Introduction and Setup

The BrailleNote is the latest notetaker from HumanWare Inc. and Pulse Data
International and can be used with JAWS as a refreshable Braille display. To
use the BrailleNote as a refreshable Braille display, follow the steps below:

Turn on the BrailleNote; the BrailleNote should display a message "resuming
KeySoft main menu."

From the BrailleNotes Main Menu, select the "terminal for screen reader
option."

When installing JAWS, select the BrailleNote as a refreshable Braille display.
Users of prior versions of JAWS can obtain the files necessary for the
BrailleNote by contacting HumanWare technical support at 916-652-1420 or by
sending an e-mail to support@humanware.com.

After ensuring the BrailleNote is the default Braille display, connect the
null-modem serial cable and launch the JAWS application.

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BrailleNote Command Summary

Many of the BrailleNotes commands parallel the command structure of HumanWares
Braille Window. Below is a command summary for the BrailleNote to be used as a
refreshable Braille display with JAWS:

Routing Touch Cursors (RTCs) Above Reading Cells

Above Cell 1 through Cell 32 (32 Cell Display) = Routes cursor to that
location

Above Cell 1 through Cell 18 (18 Cell Display) = Routes cursor to that
location

Front Panel Navigational Thumb Keys

Outer Left Thumb Key (F1) = 32 (or 18) characters BACK (Left)

Inner Left Thumb Key (F2) = Moves display UP one line (Prior)

Inner Right Thumb Key (F3) = Moves display DOWN one line (Next)

Outer Right Thumb Key (F4) = 32 (or 18) characters FORWARD (Right)

Thumb Key Combinations

Outer and inner left thumb keys F1+F2 = Braille Move Left

Outer and inner right thumb keys F3+F4 = Braille Move Right

Inner left and inner right thumb keys F2+F3 = JAWS Delete

Perkins-Style Braille Keys

The Perkins style keys are numbered in standard dot order: 7 3 2 1 9 4 5 6 8

The BrailleNote includes nine convenient Braille dot keys for quickly entering
commands. They are arranged in the Perkins-style dot order as stated above.

Toggle or Cycling Commands

Dot 3 (Braille apostrophe) = Toggles Cursor: PC cursor, or JAWS cursor

Dot 2 (Braille comma) = Cycles Marking: bold, underline, italic, strikeout,
all, off, highlight

Dot 1 (Braille letter a) = Cycles Mode: speech history, attribute mode, line
mode, structured mode

Dot 4 = Toggles whether active cursor follows Braille cursor

Dot 5 (Listed below under QWERTY key simulation)

Dot 6 (capital sign) = Toggles 6 or 8 dot Braille

QWERTY Keyboard Simulation

Dot 5 = Move to next field   (TAB)

Dots 4-5 = Reverse tab in menus or dialog boxes (SHIFT+TAB)

Dots 2-5 = Braille ALT+TAB

Dot 8 = Braille Enter

Dots 2-3-5-6 = Braille Toggle 8 Pixels Per Space

Dots 4-5-6 = Move To Next Non-Link Text

Movement Commands

Dots 1-2-3-9 = Top of file

Dots 4-5-6-9 = Bottom of file

Dots1-4-9 = Say Line

Dots 6-9 = Say Next Character

Dots 4-9 = Say Next Line

Dots 5-9 = Say Next Word

Dots 3-9 = Say Prior Character

Dots 1-9 = Say Prior Line

Dots 2-9 = Say Prior Word

Dots 2-5-9 = Say Word

Dots 3-6-9 = Say Character

Dots1-2-3-9 = Braille Top

Braille KEYPAD4+KEYPAD5+KEYPAD6+KEYPAD9 = Braille Bottom

Application and Window Functions

Dots 3-6 (Braille hyphen) = Toggle active cursor moves to Braille cursor

Dots 1-4-5 (Braille letter d) = Minimize all applications (desktop)

Dots 1-3-4-6 (Braille letter x) = Cut selected text to clipboard  (CTRL+X)

Dots 1-4 (Braille letter c) = Copy selected text to clipboard (CTRL+C)

Dots 1-2-3-4 (Braille letter p) = Paste from clipboard (CTRL+V)

Dots 1-3-4 (Braille letter m) =  Menu bar (activates ALT key)

Dots 1-2-3-5 (Braille letter r) =  Read whole document (say all)

Dots 2-3-4 (Braille letter s) = Start menu

Dots 1-2-3-6 (Braille letter v) = Braille verbosity

Dots 7 = ESC

SPACEBAR = Route Braille to Active Cursor

Dots 1-2-4-5 (Braille letter g) = Toggle Grade 2 Braille on/off

Dots 2-4-5-6 (Braille letter w) = Expand current Grade 2 word

Dots 2-4 = Run JAWS Manager

Dots 1-3 (Braille letter k) = Keyboard Help

Dots 2-4 5 (Braille letter  j) = JAWS Window

BrailleNote Keystrokes for Internet Explorer

Outer left and inner right thumb keys F1+F3 = Go Back to prior web page

Inner left and outer right thumb keys F2+F4 = Go Forward to next web page

Dots 1 2 4 (Braille letter  f) = SelectAFrame

Dots 1 2 3 (Braille letter  l) = SelectALink

BrailleNote Keystrokes for Outlook Express

Inner left and outer right thumb keys F2+F4 = Next Message

Outer left and inner right thumb keys F1+F3 = Previous Message

Dots 1 2 4 (Braille letter  f) = Go to Attachments List

Dots 1 2 3 (Braille letter  l) = Select a Link


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Braille Voyager

The topics listed below are for Braille Voyager with JAWS.

Braille Voyager Introduction

Braille Voyager Command Summary

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Braille Voyager Introduction

Introduction

Following is a brief review of the special functions unique to the Braille
Voyager and JAWS. Because the Braille Voyager uses command keys configured
like a Perkins-style keyboard, it is able to use special mnemonic commands.
With these easy-to-remember commands, many JAWS functions that must ordinarily
be entered from the computer keyboard can be controlled from the Braille
Display. This increases your efficiency.

Note: For information about Braille Voyager hardware and detailed information
regarding interfacing, refer to the Braille Voyager User Manual. For more
information about JAWS, refer to your JAWS Quick Start Guide and the JAWS
Online Help system.

Perkins Key Reference

The following key references relate to a Perkins-style Braille keyboard
layout, which means that the left four keys are numbered from the inside out.
The index finger of your left hand rests on dot 1, your middle finger on dot
2, your ring finger on dot 3 and your pinky on dot 7. The four keys on the
right follow the same pattern, which is index finger on dot 4, middle finger
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Braille Voyager Command Summary

The description below assumes that you have configured the Braille Voyager
through its control panel with 5 status cells.

Status Cells

Cells One, Two, Three, Top Six Dots -Cursor pixel location

Cell Four, Top Six Dots - PC cursor (p), JAWS cursor (j), Invisible cursor (i)
Press twice quickly when set to JAWS cursor. Mostly used for script writing

Cell Five, Top Six Dots - Structured mode (s), Line mode (l), speech history
mode (x)

Cells One through Four, Dots 7 & 8- Indicates whether text exists to left or
right of cursor

Touch Cursors (TCs) Above Status Cells

Above Cell One

Route JAWS cursor to PC cursor

Above Cell Two

Route PC cursor to JAWS cursor

Above Cell Three

Menu bar (Activates ALT Key)

Above Cell Four

Start menu

Above Cell Five

Minimize all applications (INSERT+F6)

Above Cell Six

Right mouse button

The Routing Touch Cursors (RTCs) Above the Reading Cells -Above Cell 7 through
Cell 44 on the 44 Cell Display, and Above Cell 7 through Cell 70 on the 70
Cell Display - routes the cursor to that location.

Front Panel Navigational Thumb Keys

Outer Left Thumb Key (F1)

38 (or 64) characters BACK (Left)

Inner Left Thumb Key (F2)

Moves display UP one line (Prior)

Center Navigation key

Only functional in cooperation with the Tieman Express macro package.

Inner Right Thumb Key (F3)

Moves display DOWN one line (Next)

Outer Right Thumb Key (F4)

39 (or 65) characters FORWARD (Right)

Thumb Key Combinations

Up Left (F1 F2)

Top of window

Down Right (F3 F4)

Bottom of window

Routing Right (Route F4)

Describe font (INSERT+F)

JAWS Delete

F1 F4

Braille Key Commands

Perkins-Style Braille Keys - In standard dot order  7 3 2 1 4 5 6 8

The Braille Voyager includes eight convenient braille dot keys for quickly
entering commands. They are arranged in the Perkins-style dot order as stated
above.

Note:You may notice that Dot 1 and Dot 3, when pressed in Keyboard Help
(INSERT+1), read in reverse as  3 and  1, respectively. This may even become a
more pronounced issue for you as you use certain Braille Voyager Dot key
combinations throughout JAWS, and referencing the manual and on-line help.
This is because when programmed, the JAWS key scripts were named from left to
right as 1 through 6, as opposed to left to right in the Perkins key format of
Dots 7 3 2 1 4 5 6 8. For the time being, you may need to make a mental note
that for certain Dot key combination commands that include either Dot 1 or Dot
3, you may need to use the alternate key: swapping Dot 3 for Dot 1, and Dot 1
for Dot 3 in the key combination, to achieve the desired result. Below is a
command listing that includes references to the correct Dot keys and Dot keys
in combination, for your convenience.

Toggle or Cycling Commands

Perkins Key

Braille Equivalent

Result

Dot 3

(apostrophe)

Toggles Cursor: PC cursor, or JAWS cursor

Dot 2

, (comma)

Cycles Marking: bold, underline, italic, strikeout, all, off, highlight

Dot 1

A

Cycles Mode: speech history, attribute mode, line mode, structured mode

Dot 4


Toggles whether active cursor follows Braille cursor

Dot 5


(Listed below under QWERTY key simulation)

Dot 6

(capital sign)

Toggles 6 or 8 dot braille

QWERTY Keyboard Simulation

Perkins Key

Braille Equivalent

Result

Dot 5


Move to next field (TAB)

Dots 4 5


Reverse tab in menus or dialog boxes (SHIFT+TAB)

Dots 5 6

(letter sign)

Next document window (CTRL+TAB)

Dots 4 5 6

(underline)

Previous document window (SHIFT+CTRL+TAB)

Dots 2 5


BrailleAltTab

Dots 4 6


BrailleEnter

Dots 2 3 5

! (exclamation point)

Screen sensitive HELP (INSERT+F1)

Movement Commands

Perkins Key

Braille Equivalent

Result

Dots 2 3 4 5

t

Top of window (TOP)

Dots 1 2

b

Bottom of window (BOTTOM)

Dots 1 2 5

h

Top of file (HOME)

Dots 1 5

e

Bottom of file (END)

Application and Windows Functions

Perkins Key

Braille Equivalent

Result

Dots 3 6

- (hyphen)

Toggle active cursor moves to braille cursor

Dots 1 4 5

d

Minimize all applications (desktop)

Dots 1 3 4 6

x

Cut selected text to clipboard (CTRL+X)

Dots 1 4

c

Copy selected text to clipboard (CTRL+C)

Dots 1 2 3 4

p

Paste from clipboard (CTRL+V)

Dots 1 3 4

m

Menu bar (activates ALT key)

Dots 1 2 3 5

r

Read whole document (say all)

Dots 2 3 4

s

START menu

Dots 1 2 3 6

v

Braille verbosity

Dots 1 3 5 6

z

ESC

Dots 1 2 4 5

g

Toggle Grade 2 Braille on/off

Dots 2 4 5 6

w

Expand current Grade 2 word

Dots 2 4

i

RunJAWSManager

Dots 1 3

K

KeyboardHelp

Dots 2 4 5

J

JAWSWindow

Application and Window Functions

Perkins Key

Braille Equivalent

Result

Dots 3 6

- (hyphen)

Toggle active cursor moves to braille cursor

Dots 1 4 5

d

Minimize all applications (desktop)

Dots 1 3 4 6

x

Cut selected text to clipboard (CTRL+X)

Dots 1 4

c

Copy selected text to clipboard (CTRL+C)

Dots 1 2 3 4

p

Paste from clipboard (CTRL+V)

Dots 1 3 4

m

Menu bar (activates ALT key)

Dots 1 2 3 5

r

Read whole document (say all)

Dots 2 3 4

s

START menu

Dots 1 2 3 6

v

Braille verbosity

Dots 1 3 5 6

z

ESC

Dots 1 2 4 5

g

Toggle Grade 2 Braille on/off

Dots 2 4 5 6

w

Expand current Grade 2 word

Dots 2 4

i

Run JAWSManager

Dots 1 3

K

KeyboardHelp

Dots 2 4 5

J

JAWSWindow

Braille Voyager Keystrokes for Internet Explorer 5

Braille F1 F4

GoBack to prior web page

Braille F2 F5

GoForward to next web page

Dots 1 2 4 (f)

SelectAFrame

Dots 1 2 3 (l)

SelectALink

Braille Voyager Keystrokes for Outlook Express

Braille F1 F5

DeleteMessage

Braille F2 F5

NextMessage

Braille F1 F4

PreviousMessage

Dots 1 2 4 (f)

GotoAttachmentsList

Dots 1 2 3 (l)

SelectALink


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Braille Voyager Control

The Braille Voyager Control

Braille Voyager Control is a program that interacts as an interface between
JAWS and the Braille Voyager. With Braille Voyager Control you can configure
the various Braille Voyager options, like sound feedback when pressing a
Braille key, touch cursor key, or thumb key, adjusting the dot pressure, or
changing the amount of status cells. When you start JAWS, Braille Voyager
Control is activated. You can verify if Braille Voyager Control has been
activated by looking for the appearance of the Braille Voyager Control icon in
the system tray.

Configuring the Braille Voyager with Braille Voyager Control

To activate the Braille Voyager Control configuration screen, press the
Braille keys 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7+ 8 or right click the Braille Voyager
Control icon in the system tray and select Configure from the popup menu. The
Braille keys are the 8 round keys on top of the Braille Voyager placed in an
eyebrow shape. They are counted from left to right 7, 3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6, 8. To
activate the Braille Voyager Control configuration screen, you have to press
all the Braille keys.

Property Sheets

The Braille Voyager Control configuration screen contains 8 property sheets.
For each Braille Voyager option group there is a separate property sheet.
Switch to the next property sheet by pressing CTRL+TAB. To switch to the
previous property sheet, press SHIFT+CTRL+TAB.

The 8 property sheets are:

Status cells

Dot pressure

Navigation key

Sticky keys

Sounds

Key repeat

Braille Voyager+

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Braille Voyager Control Advanced Properties

Advanced Property Sheet

The advanced property sheet contains options for the experienced user. Here
you will find the advanced configuration options, options for trouble
shooting, and the options for special applications, etc. This property sheet
is meant for the advanced user only.

Teaching Mode

When teaching mode is enabled, up to 10 Braille Voyagers can be used
simultaneously. The first Braille Voyager connected will be the teacher
Braille Voyager. The other Braille Voyagers are working as student displays.
The Braille output will be sent to all connected Braille Voyagers. However,
only the buttons on the teacher Braille Voyager are operational. This mode is
ideal for training and classroom situations as well as for communication
purposes with people who are deaf-blind. The select teacher display combo box
gives you the option of selecting another Braille Voyager as the teacher
display.

Restoring Defaults

The restore defaults button will restore all settings to the default position
including the Tieman Express Macro files.

Launch Tieman Express

The Launch Tieman Express button will launch the macro editor Tieman Express.
The special Windows navigation and function option of the Braille Voyager are
predefined Braille macros. These macros can be changed or removed via the
Tieman Express macro editor. For a detailed description see the Tieman Express
help.

Braille Table Selection

Braille Voyager Control has the option to select a different Braille table to
be used by special applications, e.g., telephone systems. This Braille table
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Braille Voyager Control - Dot Pressure Properties

Dot Pressure Property Sheet

In the second property sheet, you can adjust the dot pressure. The dot
pressure is the degree of hardness and force of the Braille dots. Lowering the
dot pressure will decrease the power consumption and sound level of the
Braille Voyager. By default the dot pressure is set to 65%.


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Braille Voyager Control - Key Repeat Properties

Key Repeat Property Sheet

In the key repeat property sheet the repeat delay and repeat speed of the
Braille Voyager keys are set. The repeat delay is the amount of time that
elapses before the key starts to repeat when you hold down a key. The repeat
speed is the speed with which the key repeats when you hold down the key. Both
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Braille Voyager Control - Navigation Key Properties

Navigation Key Property Sheet

The Windows navigation key is placed on the front of the unit in the middle
under an angle of 75 degrees (to avoid accidental hitting). This key can best
be operated with your thumb.

The key is only operational if you have installed the Tieman Express macro
software from the CD that is bundled with your Braille Voyager device.

By pressing the right side of the key (feel the indent) you will perform a TAB
(default). By pressing the left side of the key (feel the other indent) you
will perform a SHIFT+TAB (default). You can also use this key to perform arrow
up and arrow down by pressing the ridge up and the ridge down (default).

The Nav. Key property sheet gives you the option of changing the action
performed by the Windows navigation key. There are 4 options:

Option1

Right

TAB

Left

SHIFT+TAB

Up

UP ARROW

Down

DOWN ARROW

Left+Right

Windows key

Option 2

Right

RIGHT ARROW

Left

LEFT ARROW

Up

UP ARROW

Down

DOWN ARROW

Left+Right

Windows key

Option 3

Right

TAB

Left

SHIFT+TAB

Up

ALT+TAB

Down

CTRL+TAB

Left+Right

ENTER

Option 4

Right

Braille scroll right

Left

Braille scroll left

Up

Braille scroll up

Down

Braille scroll down

Left+Right

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Braille Voyager Control - Sounds Properties

Sounds Property Sheet

In the sounds property sheet a beep can be assigned to the different groups of
the Braille Voyager keys. When enabled a key press will generate a short beep.
Sound feedback can be assigned to the Braille keys, touch cursor keys, and the
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Braille Voyager Control - Status Cells Properties

Status Cells Property Sheet

When you activate the Braille Voyager Control configuration dialog by pressing
Braille key 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8, you are placed in the first
property sheet status cells. In this property sheet you can adjust the number
of status cells, turn them on and off, and select if you would like to have
the status cells on the left or on the right side of your Braille Voyager. The
maximum number of status cells is 10. By default there are no status cells
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Braille Voyager Control - Sticky Keys Properties

Sticky Keys Property Sheet

The sticky keys feature is useful for people who have difficulty pressing more
than one Braille key at the same time. It enables you to press the keys one
after the other. To signal the end of your Braille key command, press the last
key twice. The order in which you press the Braille keys is not important.

For example instead of pressing Braille key 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
simultaneously to activate the Braille Voyager Control configuration screen,
you can press Braille key 1, then Braille key 2, then Braille key 3, then
Braille key 4, then Braille key 5, then Braille key 6, Braille key 7, Braille
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Braille Voyager Control - Voyager Plus Properties

Braille Voyager+ Settings Property Sheet

The Braille Voyager+ settings property sheet contains options to enable or
disable the support for the Braille Voyager+. When enabled you can select
automatic or manual. If automatic is selected all serial ports on your
computer will be scanned for a connected Braille Voyager when the software
starts. When set to manual you have to select to which serial port your
Braille Voyager is connected. The serial support for the Braille Voyager+ is
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Braille Window

The topics listed below are for Braille Window with JAWS.

Selecting Serial or Parallel Port

Braille Window Command Summary

Introduction

What follows is a brief review of the special functions unique to the Braille
Window and JAWS. Because the Braille Window uses command keys configured like
a Perkins-style keyboard, it is able to use special mnemonic commands. With
these easy-to-remember commands many JAWS functions that must ordinarily be
entered from the computer keyboard can be controlled from the Braille Display.
This increases your efficiency.

Note: For information about Braille Window hardware and detailed information
regarding interfacing, refer to the Braille Window Interface Guide.

Selecting Serial or Parallel Port

The Braille Window allows you to connect to either your computers serial or
parallel port.

Note: The Braille Window has an additional unidirectional parallel connector
that you can use to connect your printer. However, some computers and printers
require bi-directional parallel communications. If this is the case with your
system, we recommend either using the serial port with the Braille Window or
installing an additional parallel port, which costs less than $50.

To Change Ports:
	1. Make sure your Braille Window is turned OFF. The power switch is located
in the left rear corner and should be in the DOWN position.
	2. Hold down the center thumb key on the front panel while switching the unit
ON. Four options are presented on the Braille Display, CBP (parallel), CBS
(serial), GUI (not used), and SLAVE (not used). To select the parallel
interface, press the Touch Cursor button above CBP. To select serial
interface, press the Touch Cursor button above CBS.

Braille Window Command Summary

The following key references relate to a Perkins-style Braille keyboard
layout, which means that the left three keys are numbered from the inside out.
The index finger of your left hand rests on dot 1, your middle finger on dot
2, and your ring finger on dot three. The three keys on the right follow the
same pattern, which is index finger on dot 4, middle finger on dot 5, and ring
finger on dot 6.

Status Cells

Cells One, Two, Three - Top Six Dots  Cursor pixel location

Cell Four - Top Six Dots  PC cursor (p), JAWS cursor (j), Invisible cursor (i)
Press twice quickly when set to JAWS cursor. Mostly used for script writing

Cell Five - Top Six Dots  Structured mode (s), Line mode (l), speech history
mode (x)

Cells One through Four - Dots 7 & 8 Indicates whether text exists to left or
right of cursor

Touch Cursors (TCs) Above Status Cells

Above Cell One Route JAWS cursor to PC cursor

Above Cell Two Route PC cursor to JAWS cursor

Above Cell Three Menu bar (Activates ALT Key)

Above Cell Four Start menu

Above Cell Five Minimize all applications (WINDOWS KEY+M)

Above Cell Six Right mouse button

Routing Touch Cursors (RTCs) Above Reading Cells

Above Cell 7 through Cell 45 (45 Cell Display) Routes cursor to that location

Above Cell 7 through Cell 85 (85 Cell Display) Routes cursor to that location

Front Panel Navigational Thumb Keys

Outer Left Thumb Key (F1) 40 (or 80) characters BACK (Left)

Inner Left Thumb Key (F2) Moves display UP one line (Prior)

Middle Thumb Key (F3) Routes braille cursor to active cursor

Inner Right Thumb Key (F4) Moves display DOWN one line (Next)

Outer Right Thumb Key (F5) 40 (or 80) characters FORWARD (Right)

Thumb Key Combinations

Up  Left (F1  F2) Top of window

Down  Right (F4  F5) Bottom of window

Up  Middle (F1  F3) Mouse UP

Left  Middle (F2  F3) Mouse LEFT

Middle  Down (F3  F4) Mouse DOWN

Middle  Right (F3  F5) Mouse RIGHT

Routing  Right (Route  F5) Describe font (Insert  F)

JAWS Delete F2 F4

Braille Keys

Perkins-Style Braille Keys - In standard dot order - 3 2 1  4 5 6

The Braille Window includes six convenient braille dot keys for quickly
entering commands. They are arranged in the Perkins-style dot order as stated
above.

Note: You may notice that Dot 1 and Dot 3, when pressed in Keyboard Help
(INSERT+1), read in reverse as " 3" and " 1," respectively. This may even
become a more pronounced issue for you as you use certain Braille Window Dot
key combinations throughout JAWS, and referencing the manual and on-line help.
This is because when programmed, the JAWS key scripts were named from left to
right as 1 through 6, as opposed to left to right in the Perkins key format of
Dots 3 2 1 4 5 6. For the time being, you may need to make a mental note that
for certain Dot key combination commands that include either Dot 1 or Dot 3,
you may need to use the alternate key: swapping Dot 3 for Dot 1, and Dot 1 for
Dot 3 in the key combination, to achieve the desired result. Below is a
command listing that includes references to the correct Dot keys and Dot keys
in combination, for your convenience.

Toggle or Cycling Commands
Perkins Key	Braille Equivalent	Result
Dot 3	 (apostrophe)	Toggles Cursor: PC cursor, or JAWS cursor
Dot 2	, (comma)	Cycles Marking: bold, underline, italic , strikeout, all, off,
highlight
Dot 1	a	Cycles Mode: speech history, attribute mode, line mode, structured
mode
Dot 4	Toggles whether active cursor follows braille cursor
Dot 5	(Listed below under QWERTY key simulation)
Dot 6	(capital sign)	Toggles 6 or 8 dot braille

QWERTY Keyboard Simulation
Perkins Key	Braille Equivalent	Result	>
Dot 5	Move to next field (TAB)
Dots 4 5	Reverse tab in menus or dialog boxes (SHIFT+TAB)
Dots 5 6	(letter sign)	Next document window (CTRL+TAB)
Dots 4 5 6	(underline)	Previous document window SHIFT+CTRL+TAB)
Dots 2 5	BrailleAltTab
Dots 4 6	BrailleEnter
Dots 2 3 5	! (exclamation point)	Screen sensitive HELP (INSERT+F1)

Movement Commands
Perkins Key	Braille Equivalent	Result
Dots 2 3 4 5	t	Top of window (TOP)
Dots 1 2	b	Bottom of window (BOTTOM)
Dots 1 2 5	h	Top of file (CTRL+HOME)
Dots 1 5	e	Bottom of file (CTRL+END)

Application and Window Functions
Perkins Key	Braille Equivalent	Result	>
Dots 3 6	- (hyphen)	Toggle active cursor moves to braille cursor
Dots 1 4 5	d	Minimize all applications (desktop)
Dots 1 3 4 6	x	Cut selected text to clipboard CTRL+X)
Dots 1 4	c	Copy selected text to clipboard (CTRL+C)
Dots 1 2 3 4	p	Paste from clipboard (CTRL+V)
Dots 1 3 4	m	Menu bar (activates ALT key)
Dots 1 2 3 5	r	Read whole document (say all)
Dots 2 3 4	s	START menu
Dots 1 2 3 6	v	Braille verbosity
Dots 1 3 5 6	z	ESCAPE
Dots 1 2 4 5	g	Toggle Grade 2 Braille on/off
Dots 2 4 5 6	w	Expand current Grade 2 word
Dots 2 4 i	Run JAWS Manager
Dots 1 3 k	Keyboard Help
Dots 2 4 5 j	JAWS Window

Braille Window Keystrokes for Internet Explorer 5
Braille F1 F4	Go Back to prior web page
Braille F2 F5 Go Forward to next web page
Dots 1 2 4 (Braille letter f)	Select a Frame
Dots 1 2 3 (Braille letter l)	Select a Link

Braille Window Keystrokes for Outlook Express
Braille F1 F5	Delete Message
Braille F2 F5	Next Message
Braille F1 F4	Previous Message
Dots 1 2 4 (Braille letter f)	Go to Attachments List
Dots 1 2 3 (Braille letter l)	Select a Link


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FRANK AUDIODATA JAWS Driver

Installation notes

Description of keys

Predefined commands

Installation Notes

The JAWS Installation CD contains the FRANK AUDIODATA driver for Windows 98.

JAWS for Windows 98:

You need an AudioBox or.AudioBraille which supports Wlindows 98. LapBraille
can only be used in conjunction with an AudioBox.

The devices are connected to a PC via the parallel printer port.

The printer port should be in standard or SPP mode, EPP may work also. Never
use bi-directional mode.

Description of Keys

We have tried to use key definitions similar to Blindows or AUDIODATA DOS
software.

New Design

At the front of the Braille line, there are 2 or 3 blocks of 3 keys each. The
K-keys are named like Braille input keys as follows:

K3 K2 K1  Z1 Z2 Z3  K4 K5 K6

Only 80-character Braille lines or AudioBraille 84 have the Z-keys.

Old Braille Lines

K2    K5

K1    K4

AudioBox

AudioBox or AudioBraille have a 12 key command keypad, which looks like a
calculator. The keys are numbered as follows:

The upper row is 7,8,9 the row below 4,5,6 the next row 1,2,3 and the last row
asterisk (*) 0 and plus sign (+).

Besides the key at the Braille line, JAWS uses the number keys at the AudioBox
and the combinations of a number key together with the Plus key. For the
combinations, press and hold the plus sign (like a shift key) and then press a
number key.

The Asterisk key and its combinations are not supported by JAWS.

The line slider and column slider are not supported by JAWS.

The K- and Z-keys work as single keys or as key combinations.

Note: For the key combinations, take care to press and hold the first key,
then press and release the second key, finally release the first key.

As JAWS does not take care for the key sequence in key combination, we had to
change the jump commands for top of screen and bottom of screen.

The key definitions in the section [FAJAWSDRV KEYS] in the file DEFAULT.JKM
follow these rules:

Braille F1 to Braille F6: K1 to K6.

Braille F7 to Braille F9: Z1 to Z3.

Braille F10 to Braille F19: Number keys 0 to 9.

Braille F20 to Braille F29: combinations of number key and plus sign.

Braille Routing: TAC-keys at Braille line (Cursor routing).

Predefined Commands

The following commands are already defined in section [FAJAWSDRV KEYS] of file
DEFAULT.JKM:

K1 move Braille window to the left.

K2 move Braille line one line up.

K2+K3 move Braille line to top of screen.

K3 switch between 8 and infinite number of pixels per space.

K4 move Braille window to the right.

K4+K5 move Braille line to bottom of screen.

K5 move Braille line one line up.

K6 activate PC cursor.

Z1 change what attributes are identified by dots 7 and 8

Z1+Z2 toggle between characters and attributes

Z2 toggle if cursor follows Braille line (default:no).

Z3 move Braille line to current JAWS- or PC- cursor at change on screen, if
turned on

AudioBox Keys

0 unassigned

1 read current line

2 read next line

3 switch between structured mode, speech mode and 2D mode

4 mark characters to the left

5 read from cursor

6 mark characters to the right

7 activate PC cursor

8 read previous line

9 activate JAWS cursor

PLUS-0 read all

PLUS-1 right mouse click

PLUS-2 jump to end

PLUS-3 change between 8-dot and 6-dot Braille

PLUS-4 mark word to the left

PLUS-5 unassigned

PLUS-6 mark word to the right

PLUS-7 left mouse click

PLUS-8 jump to beginning

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Handy Tech Braille Star

The Braille Star features ten function keys, which are located along its front
pannel. They are laid out in similar fashion to the keyboard of a Perkins
Brailler. From left to right, the keys are as follows:

7 3 2 1 Left Space Right Space 4 5 6 8

Additionally, there are two triple action keys, one on each end of the Braille
line. These keys can be pressed at the top, the center, and at the bottom.

When referring to function keys throughout this topic, the following
abbreviations are used:

Description

Abbreviation

Left Triple Action Key top

Left Up

Left Triple Action Key center

left center

Left Triple Action Key bottom

Left Down

Right Triple Action Key top

right up

Right Triple Action Key center

Right Center

Right Triple Action Key bottom

Right Down

Reading and Movement Commands

Toggle Commands

QWERTY Keyboard Simulation

Application and Windows Functions

Internet Explorer related commands

Reading and Movement Commands

Description

Command

Move Right (40 or 80 cells)

Right Space

Move Left (40 or 80 Cells)

Left Space

Braille Prior Line

Left Up or Right Up

Braille Next Line

Left Down or Right Down

Top of Window

Dots 2-3-4-5 (T)

Top of Window

Left Up plus Right Up

Bottom of Window

Dots 1-2 (B)

Bottom of Window

Left Down plus Right Down

Say Current Line

Left or Right Space+ Dots 1-4

Say next line

Left or Right Space+Dot 4

Say Prior Line

Left or Right Space+ Dot 1

Say Current Word

Left or Right Space+ Dots 2-5

Say Next Word

Left or Right Space+Dot 5

Say Prior Word

Left or Right Space+ Dot 2

Say Current Character

Left or Right Space+ Dots 3-6

Say Next Character

Left or Right Space+ Dot 6

Say Prior Character

Left or Right Space+ Dot 3

Say All

Dots 2-3-5-6

Root Braille to Active

Dots 7-8

Toggle Commands

Description

Command

PC/JAWS Cursor Toggle

Dot 3

Attribute Marking Dialog

Dot 2

Braille Mode Toggle

Dot 1

Grade 2 On/Off

Dots 1-2-4-5 (G)

Expand Current Word

Dots 2-4-5-6 (W)

Active Follows Braille

Dot 4

Braille Follows Active

Dots 3-6

6/8 Dot Braille Toggle

Dot 6

QWERTY Keyboard Simulation

These commands respond the same as their keyboard equivalents.

Description

Command

TAB

Right Center

SHIFT+TAB

Left Center

ALT+TAB

Dots 2-5

ALT+TAB

Left Up+Left Down+Right Down

Delete

Left Up+Left Down+Right Up

ESC

Dot 7

ENTER

Dot 8

Application and Windows Functions

Description

Command

Minimize All Apps

Dots 1-4-5 (D)

Cut

Dots 1-3-4-6 (X)

Copy

Dots 1-4 (C)

Paste

Dots 1-2-3-6 (V)

ALT (Activate Menu Bar)

Dots 1-3-4 (M)

Next Document Window

Dot 5

Next Document Window

Left Down+Right Up+Right Down

Prior Document Window

Dots 4-5

Prior Document Window

Left Up+Right Up+Right Down

Start Menu

Dots 2-3-4 (S)

Screen Sensitive Help

Dots 1-2-5 (H)

Keyboard Help

Dots 1-3(K)

JAWS Window

Dots 2-4-5 (J)

Say Next Sentence or Open List Box

Dots 1-3-5

Say Font

Right Space+Dots 1-2-4

Internet Explorer related commands

Description

Command

List Frames

Dots 1-2-4 (F)

List Links

Dots 1-2-3 (L)

Move to Next Non Link Text

Dots 4-5-6

Move to Next Non Link Text

Left Up+Left Down+Right Up+Right Down

Next Form Field

Dots 3-6-7-8


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Handy Tech Mod 80

This document is a brief review of the functions of JAWS with Handy Tech Mod
80.

Using JAWS with the Mod 80

General Keyboard Commands

Keyboard Commands by Function

Introduction

The Mod 80 is provided in 3 separate modules: a standard QWERTY-style
keyboard, a Function Keypad, and the 80-cell Braille Display with status cells
and control keys. The modular design allows the keyboard and the Function
Keypad to be switched, placing the Function Keypad on either the left side or
the right side of the standard keyboard.

The Keyboard is a standard 104-key, Windows compatible keyboard. The keyboard
is designed to be integrated into the Mod 80 and must be attached for the Mod
80 to operate.

The Function Keypad is a 16-key keypad that is laid out in a four by four
grid. The keypad contains both numbered keys and Braille Function keys.

The 80-cell Braille Display has 80 Braille cells plus 4 status cells. Each
Braille cell has a Touch Sensor located above it. Eight command keys (4 at
each end of the display) are located just under the Braille cells. Two long
keys are located on the front edge of the display. These keys can be used to
give commands to your screen reader.

There are no connector ports located on the case of the Mod 80. A special
adapter that holds the modules together also provides power and serial
connections.

Using JAWS with the Mod 80

This section describes the front panel keys assigned to the Mod 80 that are
used with JAWS 3.3 or greater. The commands are shown in two lists, one list
by related key presses, the other in alphabetical order by function. Refer to
these lists to learn how to use the Mod with JAWS.

Note: JAWS allows you to easily change keyboard assignments for combinations
of Mod 80 key presses. Refer to Keyboard Manager for more information about
adding or changing functions assigned to the Braille keys.

General Keyboard Commands

Most general navigation commands are assigned to single and two button
commands from the Braille Display. Some advanced commands are assigned to
mnemonic commands using the six dots on the Braille Display to simulate a
character. For example, when you are instructed to enter an "F" on the Braille
Display, press Dots 1+2+4 simultaneously. This section lists the commands
grouped by keystrokes, in single-dot commands, two-dot commands, commands with
the routing switches, and commands using alphabetic mnemonics. See your JAWS
documentation for more information about the listed functions.

Single Key Commands

Two Key Commands

Routing Commands

Alphabetical Commands

Single Key Commands

Left Front Panel Key: Up Line Moves the display up one line on the screen.
When in JAWS Cursor mode, the display will move up one line on the window.
When in PC Cursor mode, the cursor will move up one line in the document.

Right Front Panel Key: Down Line Moves the display down one line on the
screen. When in JAWS Cursor mode, the display will move down one line on the
window. When in PC Cursor mode, the cursor will move down one line in the
document.

Key B1: Pan Left Moves the display 80 characters to the left.

Key B2: Tab Performs a Windows Tab keystroke.

Key B3: Start Menu Activates the Windows Start Menu.

Key B4: Pan Right Moves the display 80 characters to the right.

Key B5: JAWS/PC Cursor  Toggles JAWS between PC Cursor mode and JAWS Cursor
mode.

Key B6: Line Mode/Structured Toggles JAWS between Line mode and Structured
mode.

Key B7: Escape Performs a Windows Escape keystroke.

Key B8: Enter Performs a Windows Enter keystroke.

Braille Numpad 9: Route Braille To JAWS

Routes the Braille Display to the JAWS Cursor.

Braille Numpad 6: Route Braille To PC

Routes the Braille Display to the PC cursor.

Key B12: Toggle Visual Display Toggles the visual display of the Braille line
ON and OFF.

Two Key Commands

Keys B1+B2: Read Dialog Box Read the Dialog Box in Tab order.

Keys B1+B3: Keyboard Help Toggles Keyboard Help on and off.

Keys B1+B4: Attributes Toggles between Attribute and Character display.

Keys B1+B5: Enter Performs a Windows Enter keystroke.

Keys B2+B3: Shift Tab Performs a Windows Shift Tab keystroke.

Keys B2+B5: Escape  Performs a Windows Escape keystroke.

Keys B3+B6: 6/8-Dot Display Toggles between 6-dot and 8-dot display.

Keys B4+B5: Top Line Moves the display to the top line. In PC cursor mode, the
display moves to the first line of the document. In JAWS cursor mode, the
display moves to the first line on the screen.

Keys B5+B6: Bottom Line Moves the display to the bottom line. In PC cursor
mode, the display moves to the last line of the document. In JAWS cursor mode,
the display moves to the last line on the screen.

Keys B4+B6: Route PC to JAWS

Routes the PC cursor to the JAWS cursor.

Routing Commands

Routing: Route Routes cursor

Routing Switch 1: Unlimited Pixels per Space

Sets an unlimited number of pixels per space. This allows large spaces to be
shown as a single space on the display.

Routing Switch 2: Toggle Braille Markings

Rotates through the Braille marking settings.

Routing Switch 3: Toggle Active Cursor Moves Braille Display

Toggles Braille cursor tracking. When on, the Braille Display follows the
active cursor (JAWS cursor or PC cursor). When off, the Braille Display will
not follow the active cursor.

Routing Switch 4: Toggle Active Cursor Follows Braille Display

When toggled on, Braille movements will move the active cursor (JAWS cursor or
PC cursor) along with it. When off, the active cursor does not move with the
Braille Display.

Routing+Key B1: Select Text Selects Text with the Braille Display.

Routing+Key B2: Font Announces Font at Position.

Routing+Key B3: Say Colors Announces Color at Position.

Routing+Key B7: Describe Item Describes the current control positioned at the
routing switch.

Routing+Key B8: Right Mouse Click

Performs a Windows Right Mouse Click on the item positioned at the routing
switch.

Alphabetical Commands

A: Pan Left   Moves the display 80 characters to the left.

B: Read Dialog Box Reads the Dialog Box in Tab order.

C: Character/Attributes Toggles between Attribute and Character display.

D: Not Assigned

E: Enter Performs a Windows Escape keystroke.

F: Find Performs the JAWS Find command. Searches for text in the active
window.

G: Go to Menu Bar Activates the Menu Bar of the current application.

H: Hotkey Help Provides hotkey help.

I: Not Assigned

J: JAWS Menu Activates the JAWS Menu.

K: Keyboard Help Toggles Keyboard help on and off.

L: Alt Tab Performs a Windows ALT+TAB keystroke to switch between the two most
recently used applications.

M: Minimize All Minimizes all applications and places the PC cursor on the
Windows Desktop.

N: Next Document Performs the Windows CTRL+TAB keystroke. In most applications
this will move you to the next open document.

O: Open List Box Performs the Windows ALT+DOWN ARROW keystroke. In most
applications this will cause a list box to display more than one option on the
screen.

P: Previous Document Performs the Windows CTRL+SHIFT+TAB keystroke. In most
applications this will move you to the previous open document.

Q: Unavailable This key press cannot be assigned to a function.

R: Route Braille to Active Cursor Routes the Braille Display to the active
cursor.

S: Start Menu Activates the Windows Start Menu.

T: Toggle Grade 2 Braille Toggle Grade 2 translation ON /OFF.

Reverse T [(OU Sign)] Toggle Reverse Translate Current Word

Toggle reverse translation of the word under the cursor. This allows you to
easily edit words while reading in grade 2 Braille.

U: Unassigned This key press is not assigned to a function.

V: Braille Verbosity Changes the level of Verbosity used with the Braille
Display.

W: Windows Key Help Provides help about command Windows Keystrokes.

X: Braille Marking Off Turns all Braille marking OFF.

Y: Unavailable  This key press cannot be assigned to a function.

Z: Say Selected Text Announces selected text from the current document.

0: Unassigned This key press is not assigned to a function.

1: Tab Performs a Windows TAB keystroke.

2: Shift Tab Performs a Windows SHIFT+TAB keystroke.

3: Escape Performs a Windows ESC keystroke.

4: Unassigned This key press is not assigned to a function.

5: Unassigned This key press is not assigned to a function.

6: 6-Dot Display Sets 6-dot Braille on the Braille Display.

7: Graphics Labeler Performs the command to label Graphics.

8: 8-Dot Display  Sets 8-dot Braille on the Braille Display.

9: Unassigned  This key press is not assigned to a function.

Keyboard Commands by Function

Most general navigation commands are assigned to single and two-button
commands from the Braille Display. Some advanced commands are assigned to
mnemonic commands using the six dots on the Braille Display to simulate a
character. For example, when you are instructed to enter an "F" on the Braille
Display, press Dots 1+2+4 simultaneously. This section lists the commands
grouped alphabetically by function name. See your JAWS documentation for more
information about the listed functions.

6/8-Dot Display: Key B3+B6 Toggles between 6-dot and 8-dot display.

6-Dot Display: 6 Sets 6-dot Braille on the Braille Display.

8-Dot Display: 8 Sets 8-dot Braille on the Braille Display.

Active Cursor Follows Braille: Routing Switch 4

When toggled on, Braille movements will move the active cursor (JAWS Cursor or
PC cursor) along with it. When off, the active cursor does not move with the
Braille Display.

Active Cursor Moves Braille: Routing Switch 3

Toggles Braille cursor tracking. When on, the Braille Display follows the
active cursor (JAWS cursor or PC cursor). When off, the Braille Display will
not follow the active cursor.

Alt-Tab: Keys B1+B2+B3 (L) Performs an Alt-Tab to switch between the two most
recently used applications.

Attributes/Characters: Keys B1+B4 (C)

Toggles between Attribute and Character display.

Bottom Line: Keys B5+B6 Moves the display to the bottom line. In PC cursor
mode, the display moves to the last line of the document. In JAWS cursor mode,
the display moves to the last line on the screen.

Braille Cursor Tracking: Routing Switch 4

Toggles Braille cursor tracking. When on, the Braille Display follows the
active cursor (JAWS cursor or PC cursor). When off, the Braille Display will
not follow the active cursor.

Braille Marking: Routing Switch 2 Rotates through the Braille marking
settings.

Braille Marking Off: X Turns all Braille marking off.

Braille Verbosity: V Changes the level of Verbosity used with the Braille
Display.

Character/Attributes: Keys B1+B4 (C)

Toggles between Attribute and Character display.

Describe Item: Routing+Key B7 Describes the current control positioned at the
routing switch.

Down Line: Right Front Panel Key Move the display down one line on the screen.
When in JAWS Cursor mode, the display will move down one line on the window.
When in PC Cursor mode, the cursor will move down one line in the document.

Eight Pixels/Unlimited Pixels per Space: Routing Switch 1

Toggles between 8 pixels per space or unlimited pixels per space. This allows
large spaces to be shown as multiple spaces or single spaces on the Braille
Display.

Enter: Keys B1+B5 (or E) Performs a Windows Enter keystroke.

Escape: Dots B2+B5 Performs a Windows Escape keystroke.

Find: F  Performs the JAWS Find command. Searches for text in the active
window.

Font: Routing+Key B2 Announce Font at Position.

Go To Menu Bar: G Activates the Menu Bar of the current application.

Graphics Wizard: 7 Performs the command to label Graphics.

Hotkey Help: H Provides hotkey help.

JAWS Menu: J Activates the JAWS Menu.

JAWS/PC Cursor: Key B5 Toggles JAWS between PC cursor mode and JAWS cursor
mode.

Keyboard Help: Keys B1+B3 (K) Toggles Keyboard help ON and OFF.

Line/Structured Mode: Key B6 Toggles JAWS between Line mode and Structured
mode.

Minimize All: M   Minimizes all applications and places the PC cursor on the
Windows Desktop.

Move Active Cursor: Routing Switch 4

When toggled on, Braille movements will move the active cursor (JAWS cursor or
PC cursor) along with it. When off, the active cursor does not move with the
Braille Display.

Next Document: N Performs the Windows CTRL+TAB keystroke. In most applications
this will move you to the next open document.

Open List Box: O Performs the Windows ALT+DOWN ARROW keystroke. In most
applications, this will cause a list box to display more than one option on
the screen.

PC/JAWS Cursor: Key B5  Toggles JAWS between PC cursor mode and JAWS cursor
mode.

Pan Left: Key B1   Moves the display 80 characters to the left.

Pan Right: Key B4  Moves the display 80 characters to the right.

Previous Document: P

Performs the Windows CTRL+SHIFT+TAB keystroke. In most applications, this will
move you to the previous open document.

Right Mouse Click: Routing+Key B8

Performs a Windows Right Mouse Click on the item positioned at the routing
switch.

Route: Routing Routes the cursor.

Route Braille to Cursor: R  Routes the Braille Display to the active cursor.

Route Braille To JAWS: Braille Numpad 9

Routes the Braille Display to the JAWS cursor.

Route Braille To PC: Braille Numpad 6

Routes the Braille Display to the PC cursor.

Say Colors: Routing+Key B4 Announces Color at Position.

Say Selected Text: Z  Announces selected text from the current document.

Select Text: Routing+Key B1 Selects Text with the Braille Display.

Shift Tab: Keys B2+B3  Performs a Windows SHIFT+TAB keystroke.

Start Menu: S   Activates the Windows Start Menu.

Structured/Line Mode: Key B6 Toggles JAWS between Line mode and Structured
mode.

Tab: Key B2   Performs a Windows Tab keystroke.

Top Line: Keys B4+B5 Moves the display to the top line. In PC cursor mode, the
display moves to the first line of the document. In JAWS cursor mode, the
display moves to the first line on the screen.

Unlimited Pixels/8 Pixels per Space: Routing Switch 1

Toggles between 8 pixels per space or unlimited pixels per space. This allows
large spaces to be shown as multiple spaces or single spaces on the Braille
Display.

Up Line: Left Front Panel Key

Moves the display up one line on the screen. When in JAWS Cursor mode, the
display will move up one line on the window. When in PC Cursor mode, the
cursor will move up one line in the document.

Visual Display On/Off  Toggles the visual display of the Braille line ON and
OFF.

Windows Key Help: W Provides help about command Windows Keystrokes.


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RBT/Rabbit 40

The topics listed below are for RBT/Rabbit 40 and JAWS.

Keyboard Commands

JAWS/RBT 40 Quick Reference Guide

Hardware Installation and Configuration

JAWS for Windows Software Installation

Introduction

The RBT 40 (also known as the Rabbit) provides lightweight, powerful and
efficient access to Microsoft Windows when used with JAWS. Custom scripts and
keyboard profiles make the Rabbit an excellent choice for use with JAWS.
Designed to make commands simple to remember, the six command keys provide
easy access to all the most popular Braille and Windows functions.

Weighing only two pounds and providing up to 100 hours of battery life, the
Rabbit is perfect for the on-the-go user. The reversible Braille cell provides
the best ergonomic use as well. The Rabbit can be place under a keyboard or
laptop in the same way as a traditional Braille Display, or rotated and placed
against the front of the keyboard or laptop.

Using JAWS with the RBT 40

This section describes the front panel keys assigned to the RBT 40 that are
used with JAWS. The commands are shown in two lists, one list by related key
presses, the other in alphabetical order by function. Refer to these lists to
learn how to use the RBT 40 with JAWS. Also note that JAWS allows you to
easily change keyboard assignments for combinations of key presses on the RBT
40. Refer to Keyboard Manager for more information about adding or changing
functions assigned to the Braille keys.

Keyboard Commands

Most general navigation commands are assigned to single and two button
commands from the Braille Display. Some advanced commands are assigned to
mnemonic commands using the six dots on the Braille Display to simulate a
character. For example, when you are instructed to enter an f on the Braille
Display, press dots 1+2+4 simultaneously. This section lists the commands
grouped by keystroke in single dot commands, two-dot commands, commands with
the routing switches and commands using alphabetical mnemonics.

Single dot commands

Dot 1 = Up Line. Move the display up one line on the screen. When in JAWS
Cursor mode, the display will move up one line on the window. When in PC
Cursor mode, the cursor will move up one line in the document.

Dot 2 = Previous Display. Move the display 40 characters to the left.

Dot 3 = Down Line. Move the display down one line on the screen. When in JAWS
Cursor mode, the display will move down one line on the window. When in PC
Cursor mode, the cursor will move down one line in the document.

Dot 4 = JAWS/PC Cursor. Toggles JAWS between PC Cursor mode and JAWS Cursor
mode.

Dot 5 = Advance Display. Move the display 40 characters to the right.

Dot 6 = Line/Structured Mode. Toggle JAWS between Line mode and Structured
mode.

Two-Dot Commands

Dots 1+2 = Top Line. Moves the display to the top line. In PC Cursor mode, the
display moves to the first line of the document. In JAWS Cursor mode, the
display moves to the first line on the screen.

Dots 2+3 = Bottom Line. Moves the display to the bottom line. In PC Cursor
mode, the display moves to the last line of the document. In JAWS Cursor mode,
the display moves to the last line on the screen.

Dots 4+5 = Shift Tab. Performs a Windows SHIFT+TAB keystroke.

Dots 5+6 = Tab. Performs a Windows TAB keystroke.

Dots 4+5+6 = Alt Tab. Performs a Windows ALT+TAB keystroke

Dots 1+3 = Keyboard Help. Toggles Keyboard Help on/off.

Dots 4+6 = Braille Marking. Rotates through the Braille marking settings.

Dots 1+4 = Attributes. Toggles between Attribute and Character display.

Dots 2+5 = Escape. Performs a Windows ESC keystroke

Dots 3+6 = 6/8-Dot Display. Toggles between 6-dot and 8-dot display.

Dots 1+5 = Enter. Performs a Windows ENTER keystroke.

Dots 2+4 = Route JAWS to PC. Routes the JAWS cursor to the PC cursor.

Dots 3+4 = Route PC to JAWS. Routes the PC cursor to the JAWS cursor.

Dots 2+6 = Cursor Tracking. Toggle Braille cursor tracking. When on, the
Braille Display follows the active cursor (JAWS cursor or PC cursor). When
off, the Braille Display does not follow the active cursor.

Dots 3+5 = Move active cursor. When toggled on, Braille movements bring the
active cursor (JAWS cursor or PC cursor) with it. When off, the active cursor
does not move with the Braille Display.

Routing Commands

Routing = Route. Route cursor.

Routing+dot 1 = Font. Announce font at position.

Routing+dot 3 = Select Text. Selects text with the Braille Display.

Alphabetical Commands

A = Up Line. Move the display up one line on the screen. When in JAWS Cursor
mode, the display will move up one line on the window. When in PC Cursor mode,
the cursor will move up one line in the document.

B = Top Line. Moves the display to the top line. In PC Cursor mode, the
display moves to the first line of the document. In JAWS cursor mode, the
display moves to the first line on the screen.

C = Character/Attributes. Toggles between Attribute and Character display.

D = Read Dialog Box. Reads the dialog box in Tab order.

E = Enter. Performs a Windows ESC keystroke.

F = Find. Performs the JAWS Find command. Searches for text in the active
window.

G = Go to Menu Bar. Activates the Menu bar of the current application.

H = Hot Key Help. Provides Hot Key Help.

I = Route JAWS to PC. Routes the JAWS cursor to the PC cursor.

J = JAWS Menu. Activates the JAWS menu.

K = Keyboard Help. Toggles Keyboard Help on/off.

L = Unassigned. This key press is not assigned to a function.

M = Minimize All. Minimizes all applications and places the PC cursor on the
Windows desktop.

N = Next Document. Performs the Windows CTRL+TAB keystroke. In most
applications, this will move you to the next open document.

O = Open List Box. Performs the Windows ALT+DOWN ARROW keystroke. In most
applications, this will cause a list box to display more than one option on
the screen.

P = Previous Document. Performs the Windows CTRL+SHIFT+TAB keystroke. In most
applications, this will move you to the previous open document.

Q = Unavailable. This key press is not available.

R = Route Braille to Cursor. Routes the Braille Display to the active cursor.

S = Start Menu. Activates the Windows Start menu.

T = Say Window Title. Announce the current window title with speech.

U = Unassigned. This key press is not assigned to a function.

V = Braille Verbosity. Changes the level of verbosity used with the Braille
Display.

W = Windows Key Help. Provides help about commands for Windows keystrokes.

X = Braille Marking Off. Turns all Braille marking off.

Y = Unavailable. This key press is not available.

Z = Say Selected Text. Announces selected text from the current document.

0 = Unlimited Pixels per Space. Sets an unlimited number of pixels per space.
This allows large spaces to be shown as a single space on the display.

Numeric Commands

1 = Previous Display. Moves the display 40 characters to the left.

2 = Bottom Line. Moves the display to the bottom line. In PC Cursor mode, the
display moves to the last line of the document. In JAWS cursor mode, the
display moves to the last line on the screen.

3 = Escape. Performs a Windows ESC keystroke.

4 = Unassigned. This key press is not assigned to a function.

5 = Braille Cursor Tracking. Toggle Braille cursor tracking. When on, the
Braille Display follows the active cursor (JAWS cursor or PC cursor). When
off, the Braille Display does not follow the active cursor.

6 = 6/8-Dot Display. Toggles between 6-dot and 8-dot display.

7 = Graphics Labeler. Performs the command to label graphics.

8 = Eight Pixels per Space. Sets 8 pixels per space. This allows large spaces
to be shown as multiple spaces on the Braille Display.

9 = Move Active Cursor. When toggled on, Braille movements will bring the
active cursor (JAWS cursor or PC cursor) with it. When off, the active cursor
does not move with the Braille Display.

Keyboard Commands by Function

Most general navigation commands are assigned to single and two button
commands from the Braille Display. Some advanced commands are assigned to
mnemonic commands using the six dots on the Braille Display to simulate a
character. For example, when you are instructed to enter the letter f on the
Braille Display, press Dots 1+2+4 simultaneously.

This section lists the commands grouped alphabetically by function name.

6/8-Dot Display = dots 3+6. Toggles between 6-dot and 8-dot display.

6/8-Dot Display = 6. Toggles between 6-dot and 8-dot display.

Advance Display = dot 5. Move the display 40 characters to the right.

Alt-Tab = dots 3+4+5. Performs an ALT+TAB to switch between the two most
recently used applications.

Attributes = dots 1+4. Toggles between Attribute and Character display.

Bottom Line = dots 2+3. Moves the display to the bottom line. In PC Cursor
mode, the display moves to the last line of the document. In JAWS cursor mode,
the display moves to the last line on the screen.

Braille Cursor Tracking = 5. Toggle Braille cursor tracking. When on, the
Braille Display follows the active cursor (JAWS cursor or PC cursor). When
off, the Braille Display does not follow the active cursor.

Braille Marking = dots 4+6. Rotates through the Braille marking settings.

Braille Marking Off = x. Turns all Braille marking off.

Braille Verbosity = v. Changes the level of verbosity used with the Braille
Display.

Character/Attributes = c. Toggles between attribute and character display.

Down Line = dot 3. Move the display down one line on the screen. When in JAWS
cursor mode, the display will move down one line on the window. When in PC
Cursor mode, the cursor will move down one line in the document.

Eight Pixels/Space = 8. Sets 8 pixels per space. This allows large spaces to
be shown as multiple spaces on the Braille Display.

Enter = dots 1+5 (or e). Performs a Windows ENTER keystroke.

Escape = dots 2+5. Performs a Windows ESC keystroke.

Find = F. Performs the JAWS Find command. Searches for text in the active
window.

Font = Routing+Dot 1. Announce font at position.

Go To Menu Bar = G. Activates the menu bar of the current application.

Graphics Wizard = 7. Performs the command to label graphics.

Hot Key Help = H. Provides hot key help.

JAWS Menu = J. Activates the JAWS menu.

JAWS/PC Cursor = dot 4. Toggles JAWS between PC Cursor mode and JAWS cursor
mode.

Keyboard Help = dots 1+3. Toggles Keyboard Help on/off.

Keyboard Help = K. Toggles Keyboard Help on/off.

Line/Structured Mode = dot 6. Toggle JAWS between Line mode and Structured
mode.

Minimize All = m. Minimizes all applications and places the PC cursor on the
Windows desktop.

Move Active Cursor = 9. When toggled on, Braille movements will bring the
active cursor (JAWS cursor or PC cursor) with it. When off, the active cursor
does not move with the Braille Display.

Next Document = n. Performs the Windows CTRL+TAB keystroke. In most
applications, this will move you to the next open document.

Open List Box = o. Performs the Windows ALT+DOWN ARROW keystroke. In most
applications, this will cause a list box to display more than one option on
the screen.

Previous Display = dot 2. Move the display 40 characters to the left.

Previous Document = p. Performs the Windows CTRL+SHIFT+TAB keystroke. In most
applications, this will move you to the previous open document.

Route = Routing. Route cursor.

Route Braille to Cursor = r. Routes the Braille Display to the active cursor.

Route JAWS to PC = dots 2+4. Routes the JAWS cursor to the PC cursor.

Route JAWS to PC = i. Routes the JAWS cursor to the PC cursor.

Route PC to JAWS = dots 3+4. Routes the PC cursor to the JAWS cursor.

Say Dialog Box = d. Read the Dialog Box in Tab order.

Say Window Title = s. Announce the current Window Title with speech.

Say Selected Text = z. Announces selected text from the current document.

Shift Tab = dots 4+5. Performs a Windows SHIFT+TAB keystroke.

Start Menu = s. Activates the Windows Start menu.

Tab = dots 5+6. Performs a Windows TAB keystroke.

Top Line = dots 1+2 (or b). Moves the display to the top line. In PC Cursor
mode, the display moves to the first line of the document. In JAWS Cursor
mode, the display moves to the first line on the screen.

Translate to grade 2 = t. Toggles translation between computer Braille and
grade 2 Braille on the Braille Display. Use a reverse t (dots 1+2+5+6) to back
translate the word at the cursor.

Unlimited Pixels/Space = 0. Sets an unlimited number of pixels per space. This
allows large spaces to be shown as a single space on the display.

Up Line = dot 1 (or a). Move the display up one line on the screen. When in
JAWS cursor mode, the display will move up one line on the window. When in PC
Cursor mode, the cursor will move up one line in the document.

Windows Key Help = w. Provides help about command windows keystrokes.

JAWS/RBT 40 Quick Reference Guide

Single Dot Commands

Dot 1 = Up line.

Dot 4 = JAWS/PC cursor.

Dot 2 = Previous display.

Dot 5 = Next display.

Dot 3 = Down line.

Dot 6 = Line/Structured mode.

Two Dot Commands

Dots 1, 2 = Top line.

Dots 1, 3 = Keyboard Help.

Dots 2, 3 = Bottom line.

Dots 4, 6 = Braille marking.

Dots 4, 5 = SHIFT+TAB.

Dots 3, 4, 5 = ALT+TAB.

Dots 1, 4 = Toggle Attributes.

Dots 5, 6 = TAB.

Dots 2, 5 = ESC.

Dots 3, 6 = Toggle 6/8-dots.

Dots 1, 5 = ENTER.

Dots 2, 4 = Route JAWS to PC cursor.

Dots 3, 4 = Route PC cursor to JAWS.

Routing Commands

Routing Button = Route cursor.

Dot 1+Routing Button = Announce font.

Dot 3+Routing Button = Select text.

Alphabetical Commands

A = Up line.

B = Top line.

C = Character attributes.

D = Read dialog box.

E = ENTER.

F = Find.

G = Go to Menu Bar.

H = Hot Key Help.

I = Route JAWS to PC cursor.

J = JAWS menu.

K = Keyboard Help.

L = Unassigned.

M = Minimize all.

N = Next document (CTRL+TAB).

O = Open List Box (ALT+DOWN ARROW).

P = Previous document (SHIFT+CTRL+TAB).

Q = Unavailable.

R = Route Braille to active cursor.

S = Start menu.

T = Read window title.

U = Unassigned.

V = Braille verbosity.

W = Windows keys Help.

X = Braille marking off.

Y = Unavailable.

Z = Say selected text.

0 = Unlimited pixels/space.

1 = Previous.

2 = Bottom line.

3 = Escape.

4 = Unassigned.

5 = Toggle Braille cursor tracking.

6 = Toggle 6/8-dots.

7 = Graphics labeler.

8 = Eight pixels/space.

9 = Braille moves active cursor toggle.

Hardware Installation and Configuration

In this section, you will learn about the connectors and button layout of the
RBT 40. Use this section to find out how to connect the cables to your
computer and the Braille Display, and where the command buttons and power
switch are located. You'll also learn how to configure the orientation and
emulation mode you wish to use, and how to remove and attach the storage tray.

The RBT 40 is shipped with the storage tray attached to the display. You may
wish to follow the instructions below for removing the storage tray now. The
storage tray hides one of the connector ports on the RBT 40. Removing the
storage tray now will allow you to find all the connector ports and decide on
the best configuration for your use.

Removing and Attaching the Storage Tray

Before starting, place the RBT 40 flat on a table or work surface.

Warning: Once the retaining screws are removed, it is very easy to drop the
RBT 40. Make sure the RBT 40 is on a flat surface to avoid damaging the
display.

The storage tray is attached to the display by four retaining screws. Two
screws are located on each side of the display. Remove all four retaining
screws. Slide the RBT 40 toward you and out of the guide brackets attached to
the storage tray. You may want to place the retaining screws in the storage
tray for safekeeping.

To attach the storage tray, place the storage tray on a table or flat surface.
Place the RBT 40 on the guide brackets and slide back against the storage
tray. Attach all four retaining screws before lifting the display.

Using the Storage Tray

To open the storage tray, grasp the tray on the side with one hand and pull on
the handle located in the back. The storage tray can be removed completely
from the expansion chassis. The storage tray has two dividers, which can be
removed to allow storage of different sized items.

RBT 40 Ports and Switches

With the storage tray removed, you will be able to find all the ports and
switches on the RBT 40. On the back panel toward the left edge of the display
is a rectangular 10-pin port. Along the left edge toward the center you will
find another port that is similar.

These ports are used to connect the RBT 40 to your computer. Use only one of
the ports. They are both the same and two ports are provided for more
flexibility when connecting to your computer.

Note: The rear connector port can still be used with the storage tray
attached. The connector port is recessed and a notch is cut in the storage
tray to allow the flat ribbon cable to come out of the back of the unit.

In addition, along the left panel, just back of the connector port, you will
find a small round port. This is the AC adapter and charger port.

On the right panel of the RBT 40, you will find the On/Off switch. The On
position is indicated with a small dot. Press the On/Off switch down toward
the dot to turn the RBT 40 on. Press the On/Off switch down away from the dot
to turn the display off.

At either end of the Braille Display on the top panel, you will find 3 buttons
arranged vertically. These buttons are used singly and in combination to
control the RBT 40. The buttons are numbered 1, 2 and 3 on the left side and
4, 5, and 6 on the right side.

When the orientation of the Braille Display is reversed, so is the orientation
for the buttons. See JAWS for Windows Software Installation for more
information about using these buttons with your screen reader.

Above each Braille cell is a small switch. These cell switches will make a
tiny click when pressed. See JAWS for Windows Software Installation for more
information about using these switches with your screen reader.

Connecting the RBT 40 to Your Computer

Select which port on the RBT 40 you wish to use to connect the display to your
computer. Both ports are configured identically and are provided to allow the
most flexibility. For example, you might want to reverse the display and use
the side port for communicating with the computer.
	1. Find the rectangular end of the flat ribbon cable. It will have a small
notch along one edge of the connector. Align the cable with the notch facing
down and push the connector in to the port you wish to use.

Warning: Be careful not to force the cable. You may bend or break a pin in the
port.
	1. If the connector does not feel like it is seating correctly, check to make
sure none of the pins on the port are bent.
	2. Attach the other end of the flat ribbon cable to one of the serial ports
on your computer. Be sure to note which port you are using (COM1, COM2, COM3
or COM4). You will probably need to tell your screen reader which port you
have used to connect to the RBT 40.

Configuring the RBT40

The RBT 40 can emulate Baum Braille Displays, Freedom Scientific PowerBraille,
or Handy Tech displays. In addition, the display can be reversed to provide a
more comfortable orientation for the user. This section describes how to set
and save the orientation and emulation for the display.

Selecting an Emulation Mode

Before you begin, make sure the display is turned on. The display will show a
firmware version number and then say toward the end "Mode-1 Baum."

Note: Numbers show up on the display as the corresponding letter with dot 6
turned on. This is the German Braille method for indicating numbers. When you
start the RBT 40 with your screen reading software, the correct Braille tables
are used.

The display may also say "Mode-2 Emul. 2," or "Mode-3 Emul. 3," or "Mode-4
Emul 4."

To select an emulation mode:
	1. Press the bottom button on either side of the display (button 3 or 6).
Each time you press the button, the display will change to show the new
emulation mode. Select emulation 1 for Baum, emulation 2 for Handy Tech,
emulation 3 for PowerBraille, and emulation 4 for Enhanced PowerBraille.
	2. Press and hold buttons 1 and 3 (or buttons 4 and 6) together until the
display flashes and shows the word Saved. This saves the emulation mode so
that the next time you turn on the RBT 40 it will already be set.

Selecting the Orientation

You may want to reverse the orientation of the Braille Display, allowing you
to place the cells directly in front of the keyboard or laptop computer.

To reverse the orientation:
	1. Press 2 and 5 on each side of the display. Each time you press the button,
the display will reverse its orientation.
	2. Press and hold buttons 1 and 3 (or buttons 4 and 6) together until the
display flashes and shows the word Saved. This saves the orientation so that
the next time you turn on the RBT 40 it will already be set.

Charging and Treatment of the Batteries

Before using the RBT 40, be sure to fully charge the batteries. Use only the
charger provided with the RBT 40 when charging the batteries. Plug it into the
round power connector on the left side of the display, behind the interface
connector.

Even when the Braille Display is turned off, but connected to power, the
display will show the charging time elapsed. After two minutes, the display
"goes to sleep." To reactivate the charge time display, press any key.

Charging the batteries completely takes from 2 to 2 1/2 hours. When charging
is complete, the total charging time is displayed.

When the batteries are nearly discharged, the RBT 40 automatically switches
off to prevent a total discharge that might cause damage to the batteries.
Twenty minutes before the RBT 40 switches off, the Braille Display shows a
warning: Low Bat. 20 min. remaining.

After pressing any key, you can continue to work with the RBT 40. You should,
however, connect the RBT 40 with the charger as soon as possible before the
unit is turned off completely. During the last twenty minutes, the low battery
warning will be repeated several times. A full-capacity battery should last
between 40 and 50 hours.

If the RBT 40 is not used for more than 15 minutes, it turns off
automatically. This battery conservation method preserves the full life of the
battery. To proceed with your work, simply turn the RBT 40 off, and then on
again.

JAWS for Windows Software Installation

This section provides instructions for installing JAWS for use with the RBT
40.

Installing the RBT 40 with JAWS

JAWS contains the drivers for the RBT 40 on the JAWS distribution CD. To
install JAWS for use with the RBT 40, you must choose the guided or advanced
installation when prompted. Follow the prompts to select which directory in
which to install JAWS, and which synthesizers to install. When you are
prompted for a Braille Display, use the DOWN ARROW key to scroll toward the
bottom of the list. Select the RBT 40 (Rabbit) selection. Next, select the
serial port you  used to connect the RBT 40 to your computer. Continue with
the JAWS installation.

After you complete the JAWS installation, be sure your RBT 40 is in the
correct emulation and start JAWS following the instructions in your JAWS
documentation. For a list of the JAWS commands assigned to the panel keys of
your Braille Display, go to JAWS/RBT 40 Quick Reference Guide.

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