
BRAILLE SENSE 
MANUAL:
(For Software Version 4.0)



SECTION 12 MSN Messenger
TABLE OF CONTENTS



12.  MSN messenger	1
12.1 Getting Started with MSN Messenger	1
12.2 Using a contact list	2
12.2.1 Instant messaging	3
12.2.2 Adding, deleting, or viewing contact information	3
12.2.3 Changing your nickname, status and viewing your information	5
12.2.4 Additional features	6
12.3 Instant message dialog box	7
12.3.1 Inviting	8
12.3.2 Saving and printing the messages	8
12.3.3 Copying and pasting instant messages	9
12.3.4 Searching messages	9
12.4 Hotkeys in MSN messenger	9

12.  MSN messenger

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

12.1 Getting Started with MSN Messenger

When you first launch MSN Messenger, the Braille Sense will check for the network status, and if a network connection is available, a log-in dialog box will be displayed.  If an internet connection is not available, the Braille Sense displays the message, program close, current network status offline, and closes the messenger program.   You can do the following to log-in to MSN Messenger.

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

If you have successfully logged in and checked remember me and save password check boxes, you can log in by just pressing enter when you are at the email edit box the next time you want to log in.  

12.2 Using a Contact List

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

1) Move to the previous item : Space-1 or Left-scroll button
2) Move to the next item : Space-4 or Right-scroll button
3) Move between online and offline groups : Space-5-6

You can have the received message stay on the Braille display until you are done reading it.  When in the Contacts list box you can press enter-l (dots-1-2-3).  When you are asked to Confirm the Received Message, type Y (Dots-1-3-4-5-6).  When a message is received the message will stay on the Braille display until you close it with space-e (Dots-1-5). 

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

12.2.1 Instant Messaging

When you want to have a conversation with a person in your list of contacts, move to the list item corresponding to the person you want to contact, and press space-m (dots 1-3-4) to open the menu.  Move to operation and press enter. Press enter again on send instant message.  Or instead of using the menu, you can press enter or enter-s (dots 2-3-4) at the contact item.  Then, the instant message dialog box will appear, where you can have a conversation with your contact online.  The instant message dialog box will be described in more detail in 12.3.

12.2.2 Adding, Deleting, or Viewing Contact Information

You can add a contact by doing the following.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12.2.3 Changing Your Nickname, Status and Viewing Your Information

You can change your nickname as follows.

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

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

1) Press space-m (dots 1-3-4) to open the menu.  Press enter on file.  Then, move to my status by pressing space-4, and then press enter.  Or instead of using the menu, just press enter-m (dots 1-3-4).
2) Then, the information dialog box will appear, and your nickname will be displayed.  Press tab (space-4-5) to move to your email address, and tab (space-4-5) again to move to status, and so on.
3) When you have read through all of the information, you can press tab (space-4-5) to move to the close button, and then press enter.  Or you can just press space-e (dots 1-5). Then, the information dialog box will be closed and you will be placed in the contact list box.
You can change your status by doing the following.
1) Press space-m (dots 1-3-4) or F2 to open the menu.  Press enter on file. Move to set my status by pressing space-4, and press enter. Or instead of using the menu, just press enter-t (dots 2-3-4-5).
2) Then, the set my status dialog box will appear, and the status combo box will have focus.  Move to the status item that you want by pressing space-4 or space-1.
3) Press tab (space-4-5) to move to the confirm button, and press enter. Then your online status will be changed and you will be placed in the contact list box.

12.2.4 Additional Features

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

2) Save account
If you did not check the remember me and save password check boxes in the login dialog box, later, you may want to save the account information once you are logged in.  You can use the save account option for this.  It is exactly the same as checking the two check boxes in the login dialog box.  To use save account, you should press space-m (dots 1-3-4) to open the menu.  Press space-4 repeatedly to move to tool, and press enter.  Press space-4 to move to save account, and press enter.  Then, you will get a message saying, saved, and you will be placed back in the contact list box.
      
3) View chat and last message
When you are having a conversation with more than one person simultaneously, you can view a list of messages that you have received previously.   You can use the "last message option", or when using "view chat" go back to the instant message dialog box which you have used recently in the current instant message dialog box.  When executing "last message" you can see the "list of messages".  In this list, you can move through the messages by pressing "space-1" or "space-4" repeatedly.  If you press "enter" on a message, then the focus will move to the corresponding instant message dialog box.  You can find "view chat" in the file menu, and "last message" in the "actions" menu.
12.3 Instant Message Dialog Box

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

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

If you want to close the instant message dialog box, press enter on the close button, or press space-z (dots 1-3-5-6). Then, the dialog box will be closed, and you will be placed back in the contact list box.  

12.3.1 Inviting Others to Start a Conversation

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

12.3.2 Saving and Printing Your Messages

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

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

12.3.3 Copying and Pasting Instant Messages

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

12.3.4 Searching Messages

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

12.4 Hot Keys in MSN Messenger

1) Log-in dialog box
Move to the next control: Tab (Space-4-5 or F3)
Move to the previous control: Shift-tab (Space-1-2 or Space-F3)
Check or uncheck a check box: Space

2) The contact list box
Move to the previous item: Space-1 or Left-scroll button
Move to the next item: Space-4 or Right-scroll button
Move between online and offline groups: Space-5-6
   Open the menu: Space-m (dots 1-3-4) or F2
   Logout: Enter-n (dots 1-3-4-5)
   View chat: Enter-r (dots 1-2-3-5)
   My status: Enter-m (dots 1-3-4)
   Close: Enter-z (dots 1-3-5-6)
   Add contact: Enter-a (dot 1)
   Delete contact: Enter-d (dots 1-4-5)
   Contact information: Enter-v (dots 1-2-3-6).
   Send instant message: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4)
   Last message: Backspace-r (dots 1-2-3-5)
   Nickname: Enter-p (dots 1-3-4)
   Save account: Enter-o (dots 1-3-5)
      Confirm the Received Message: Enter-l (Dots 1-2-3)
3) Instant message dialog box
   Move to the next control: Tab (Space-4-5 or F3
   Move to the previous control: Shift-Tab (Space-1-2) or Space-	F3
   Move between the instant message dialog box and the contact 	list box : Space-1-2-6 or Space-3-4-5, F1-F2, or F3-F4
   Save as: Space-s (dots 2-3-4)
   Print: Space-p (dots 1-2-3-4)
   Close: Space-z (dots 1-3-5-6)
   Cut: Enter-x (dots 1-3-4-6)
   Copy: Enter-c (dots 1-4)
   Delete: Enter-d (dots 1-4-5)
   Paste: Enter-v (dots 1-2-3-6)
   Select all: Enter-a (dot 1)
   Start selection: Enter-b (dots 1-2)
   Find: Space-f (dots 1-2-4)
   Find again: Enter-f (dots 1-2-4)
   Invitation: Enter-I (dots 2-4)



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