
BRAILLE SENSE 
MANUAL:
(For Software Version 4.0)



SECTION 18 Command Summary for USB Keyboards
TABLE OF CONTENTS



18. Command Summary for USB Keyboards	 2
18.1 Common Combination Keys	 2
18.2 File Manager	 3
18.2.1 Navigation keys on the file list and menu list	 3
18.2.2 Navigation Keys in the File List	 3
18.2.3 Item (Folder or File) Selection Keys	 3
18.2.4 Hot Keys for the Commands	 3
18.3 Word Processor	 4
18.3.1 Hot keys for the command	 4
18.3.2 Miscellaneous Hot Keys	 5
18.4 Address Manager	 6
18.4.1 Move keys for moving from field to field in the record or in the menu	 6
18.4.2 Move Keys for Moving from Record to Record	 6
18.4.3 Hot Keys for the Commands	 6
18.4.4 Miscellaneous Hot Keys	 7
18.5 Schedule Manage	 7
18.5.1 Hot keys for the commands	 7
18.5.2 Movement Keys for the Search Result List	 7
18.6 E-mail	 8
18.6.1 Hot keys for reading e-mails	 8
18.6.2 Hot Keys for Sending E-mail Including Reply, Forward, and Save in the Pail Storage Box	 8
18.6.3 Hot Keys for Reading E-mail messages or Writing an E-mail Message	 9
18.7 Media Player	 9
18.7.1 Hot keys for commands	 9
18.7.2 Hot Keys in the Play Information Tab	 10
18.7.3 Hot Keys in the Play List Tab	 10
18.8 Web Browser	 11
18.8.1 Hot keys for the command	 11
18.8.2 Hot Keys When Playing Audio Files in web browser	 12
18.8.3 Hot Keys for Reading Web Pages	 12
18.9 Daisy Player	 13
18.10 Utility	 14
18.10.1 Calculator	 14
18.10.2 Setting the Date and Time	 15
18.10.3 Checking the Date and Time	 15
18.10.4 Calendar	 15
18.10.5 Stopwatch	 16
18.10.6 Check Network Status	 16
18.10.7 Check Power Status	 16
18.10.8 Upgrading Braille Sense OS	 16



18. Command Summary for USB Keyboards

18.1 Common Combination Keys

Call up the program menu:  Ctrl-F10
Call up the task ID list:  Alt-F10
Call up the menu in the individual program:  Alt or F10
Run the individual program in the program menu:  Ctrl-Alt-"shortcut key" (varies for each program)
Switch to previous program:  Ctrl-shift-tab
Switch to next program:  Ctrl-tab
Exit:  Alt-F4
Escape:  ESC key
Move to the next control in a dialog box:  Tab
Move to the previous control in the dialog box:  Shift-tab
Move to the previous character:  Left arrow key
Move to the next character:  Right arrow key
Move to the previous line item:  Up arrow key
Move to the next line item:  Down arrow key
Move to the beginning of line item:  Home key
Move to the end of line item:  End key
Move to the top of a document or to the first item:  Ctrl-home
Move to the bottom of a document or to the last item:  Ctrl-end
Move to the previous page or to the first item of the previous 	32-item group:  Page up
Move to the next page or to the first item of the next 32-item group:  Page down
Scroll left:  Left scroll button
Scroll right:  Right scroll button
Read the current item again:  Ctrl-shift-r
Say current time:  Ctrl-shift-t
Check power status:  Ctrl-shift-b
Print spool:  Alt-shift-p
Call up the "option" menu:  Ctrl-shift-o
Online help:  F1
Checking your version:  Ctrl-shift-v only in the Braille Sense "program" menu.
Check network status: Ctrl-shift-n in the Braille Sense "program" menu
Voice volume up:  F7
Voice volume down:  Shift-F7
Voice rate up:  F8
Voice rate down:  Shift-F8
Voice tone up:  F9
Voice tone down:  Shift-F9
Voice on/off: Ctrl-F7

18.2 File Manager

18.2.1 Navigation keys on the file list and menu list

Move to previous item:  Up Arrow key
Move to next item:  Down Arrow key
Move to the beginning of the list:  Ctrl-home
Move to the end of the list:  Ctrl-end

18.2.2 Navigation Keys in the File List

Fast move to folder list or move to file list:  Ctrl-down Arrow
Move between file list and address window:  Tab / shift-tab 
Enter into selected folder or open the selected file:  Enter
Move to the upper level folder:  Backspace
Fast move to the top level disk:  Ctrl-shift-\

18.2.3 Item (Folder or File) Selection Keys 

Select item by item:  Space
Continuous selection:  Ctrl-b
Select all:  Ctrl-a

18.2.4 Hot Keys for the Commands

Open:  Ctrl-o
Open with:  Ctrl-e
Zip:  Ctrl-z
Unzip:  Ctrl-u
Send:  Ctrl-s
Copy:  Ctrl-c
Cut:  Ctrl-x
Paste:  Ctrl-v
Delete:  DEL
Rename:  Ctrl-r
New document:  Ctrl-n
New folder:  Ctrl-f
File conversion:  Ctrl-t
Select all:  Ctrl-a
Sort files by:  Ctrl-g 
Set file info:  Ctrl-l
Display only files of type:  Ctrl-w 
Information:  Ctrl-I

18.3 Word Processor

18.3.1 Hot keys for the command 

New document:  Ctrl-n 
Open:  Ctrl-o 
Save:  Ctrl-s 
Save as:  Ctrl-shift-s
Close current document:  Ctrl-shift-q
Print:  Ctrl-shift-p
Settings:  Ctrl-e 
Exit:  Alt-f4
Start selection:  Ctrl-b 
Copy:  Ctrl-c 
Add to the clipboard:  Ctrl-p 
Clear clipboard:  Ctrl-d 
Delete:  Del (No use space-d)
Cut:  Ctrl-x 
Paste:  Ctrl-v 
Delete blank lines:  Alt-e
Select All:  Ctrl-a
Insert from file:  Ctrl-I 
Insert date:  Ctrl-w 
Change insert/overwrite mode:  Ctrl-shift-i

Find:  Ctrl-Shift-f
Find again:  F3 (No use Ctrl-f)
Replace:  Ctrl-r 
Go to location:  Ctrl-l 
Go to previous page:  Page up key
Go to next page:  Page down key
Set bookmark:  Ctrl-m 
Go to bookmark:  Ctrl-j 
Go to previous document:  Shift-tab 
Go to next document:  tab
 
Read selected text:  Alt-b 
Read beginning of selected text:  Ctrl-u 
Read from beginning to cursor:  Alt-g 
Read from cursor to end:  Ctrl-g 
Auto scroll:  Ctrl-shift-a
Read status:  Ctrl-shift-/
 
Braille document layout:  Alt-p 
Print document layout:  Alt-t 
Braille paragraph layout:  Alt-shift-p
Print paragraph layout:  Alt-shift-t

18.3.2 Miscellaneous Hot Keys

Move to previous character:  Left arrow key 
Move to next character:  Right arrow key 
Move to previous word:  Ctrl-Left arrow
Move to next word:  Ctrl-Right arrow 
Move to the beginning of the line:  Home key
Move to the end of the line:  End key
Move to previous line:  Up arrow key
Move to next line:  Down arrow key 
Move to previous paragraph:  Ctrl-up arrow 
Move to next paragraph:  Ctrl-down arrow 
Move to the beginning of the document:  Ctrl-home 
Move to the end of the document:  Ctrl-end 

Read current paragraph:  Ctrl-shift-v
Read current line:  Ctrl-shift-c
Read current word:  Ctrl-shift-x
Read current character:  Ctrl-shift-z

Delete current paragraph:  Del-v
Delete current line:  Del-c
Delete current word:  Del-x
Delete current character:  DEL

Confirm current cursor position:  ctrl-shift-;
Set view format character:  Ctrl-shift-5 
Set reading unit:  Ctrl-shift-{ 
Set read only:  Ctrl-shift-+ 

18.4 Address Manager

18.4.1 Move keys for moving from field to field in the record or in the menu
	
Move to the previous field or menu item:  Left Arrow
Move to the next field or menu item:  Right Arrow
Move to the first field or menu item:  Home 
Move to the last field or menu item:  End 

18.4.2 Move Keys for Moving from Record to Record
	
Move to the previous record:   Up Arrow
Move to the next record:  Down Arrow
Move to the first record:   Ctrl-Home 
Move to the last record:   Ctrl-End

18.4.3 Hot Keys for the Commands

Add address:  Ctrl-I 
Find address:  Ctrl-s 
Edit address:  Ctrl-m
Delete address:  DEL
Select all:  Ctrl-a 
Save as a file:  Ctrl-t 
Print address:  Ctrl-shift-p
Backup address list:  Ctrl-u 
Restore address list:  Ctrl-r 
Backup option:  Ctrl-e 

18.4.4 Miscellaneous Hot Keys

Tab:  tab
Shift-tab:  Shift-tab
Confirm:  Alt-o
Cancel:  ESC
Exit:  Alt-f4

18.5 Schedule Manager

18.5.1 Hot keys for the commands

Move to the next field:  Tab 
Move to the previous field:  Shift tab 
Add schedule:  Ctrl-I 
Edit schedule:  Ctrl-m
Delete schedule:  DEL
Alarm option:  Ctrl-o 
Save schedule as file:  Ctrl-t 
Print schedule:  Ctrl-shift-p
Backup schedule list:  Ctrl-u 
Restore schedule list:  Ctrl-r 
Backup option:  Ctrl-e 

18.5.2 Movement Keys for the Search Result List 
	
Move from an appointment to another in the schedule list
Move to the previous appointment in the same day:  Up Arrow
Move to the next appointment in the same day:  Down Arrow
Move to the first appointment in the same day:  Home
Move to the last appointment in the same day:  End

Move from one appointment to another in all the appointments registered
Move to the previous schedule:   Ctrl-Left Arrow 
Move to the next schedule:   Ctrl-Right Arrow 
Move to the first schedule:   Ctrl-Home
Move to the last schedule:   Ctrl-End

18.6 E-mail

18.6.1 Hot keys for reading e-mails 

Call "service manager":  Ctrl-m 
Receive new mail:  Ctrl-n 
Write mail:  Ctrl-w 
Reply:  Ctrl-r 
Reply all:  Alt-r 
Forward:  Ctrl-f 
Call up "send mail in storage box":  Ctrl-s 
Call up "set path":  Ctrl-p 
Call up "set option":  Ctrl-o 
Call up "set spam":  Ctrl-e 
Call up "local folder":  Ctrl-d 
Find:  Ctrl-shift-f
Find again:  f3 (Backspace-f)
Move to folder:  Alt-x 
Copy to folder:  Alt-c 
Add a sender to the address list:  Ctrl-I (This is valid only at the "from" item).
Delete received e-mail:  DEL(It is valid only at the "title" and "date" item).
Save the received e-mail as text file:  Ctrl-shift-s
Print the received e-mail:  Ctrl-shift-p
Find:  Ctrl-shift-f(It is valid only at the "title" and "date" item)
Find again:f3 (It is valid only at the "title" and "date" item)
Move to unread message:  Ctrl-u (It is valid only at the "title" and "date" item)
Move to folder:  Alt-x 
Copy to folder:  Alt-c 
Call up "local folder":  Ctrl-d 
Cancel:  ESC
Cancel and exit from e-mail program:  Alt-f4

18.6.2 Hot Keys for Sending E-mail Including Reply, Forward, and Save in the Pail Storage Box

Search address list:  Ctrl-l 
Attach file:  Ctrl-f 
Send e-mail:  Ctrl-s 
Save in mail storage box:  Ctrl-shift-s
Cancel:  ESC
Cancel and exit from e-mail program:  Alt-f4

18.6.3 Hot Keys for Reading E-mail messages or Writing an E-mail Message
	
Start selection:  Ctrl-b 
Select all:  Ctrl-a 
Copy to the clipboard:  Ctrl-c 
Cut to the clipboard:  Ctrl-x (It is not valid when you are reading e-mail).
Paste from the clipboard:  Ctrl-v (It is not valid when you are reading e-mail).
Delete selection and delete a letter:  DEL(It is not valid when you are reading e-mail).
Cancel block:  ESC

18.7 Media Player

18.7.1 Hot keys for commands

Open file:   Ctrl-o 
Open folder:   Ctrl-f 
Add file:   Alt-o 
Add folder:   Alt-f 

Play:  Enter
Previous track:  ctrl-Left arrow
Next track:  ctrl-right arrow
5th previous track:  ctrl-up arrow
5th next track:  ctrl-down arrow
First track:  ctrl-home key
Last track:  ctrl-end key
One minute previous:  alt-down arrow
One minute next:  alt-up arrow
5 seconds previous:  alt-left arrow
5 seconds next:  alt-right arrow
Volume up:  Shift-up arrow 
Volume down:  Shift-down arrow 
Pause/Continue:  Space
Stop:  backspace
Delete play list during stop:  DEL

Record:  Ctrl-r 
Play:  Enter 
Stop:  backspace
Pause/Continue recording:   Space 

Configuration dialog box:  Alt-c 

Playback setting dialog box:   Ctrl-s 
Record setting dialog box:   Alt-s 

18.7.2 Hot Keys in the Play Information Tab

Move to the next information:  Down arrow
Move to the previous information:   Up arrow
Pause/Play when it is pause state:   Space
Start playing:  Enter
Stop playing:  Backspace
Play the next file:  ctrl-right arrow
Play the previous file:  ctrl-Left arrow
Play the last file:  ctrl-end key
Play the first file:   ctrl-home key
Play the fifth file after the current file:  ctrl-down arrow
Play the fifth file before the current file:  ctrl-up arrow
Go forward 5 seconds and play:  alt-right arrow
Go backward 5 seconds and play:  alt-left arrow
Open menu:  Alt
Open help:  F1 or Space-h 
Move to "play list" tab:   Tab/Shift-tab 
Exit "media player":   Alt-F4 or Space-z 

18.7.3 Hot Keys in the Play List Tab

Move to the next file:  Down arrow
Move to the previous file:  Up arrow
Move to the last file:  END key
Move to the first file:  HOME key
Select resume current file (while playing, it is used as plays/pause):  Space
Start selecting files:  Ctrl-b 
Start playing the selected files:  Enter
Stop playing:  Backspace
Delete the selected files in the play list:  DEL key or Space-d 
Play the next file:  ctrl-right arrow
Play the previous file:  ctrl-Left arrow
Play the last file:  ctrl-end key
Play the first file:   ctrl-home key
Play the fifth file after the current file:  ctrl-down arrow
Play the fifth file before the current file:  ctrl-up arrow
Go forward 5 seconds and play:  alt-right arrow
Go backward five seconds and play:  alt-left arrow
Open menu:  Alt or F10 
Open help:  F1

Move to "playback information" tab:  Tab/shift-tab
Exit "media player":  Alt-f4 or space-z 

18.8 Web Browser

18.8.1 Hot keys for the command

Open URL:  Ctrl-u 
Open:  Ctrl-o 
Save as:  Ctrl-shift-s or Space-s 
Copy URL:  Alt-d 
Copy link address:  Alt-l 
Page information:  Ctrl-I 
Exit:  Alt-f4 or Space-z 

Read from beginning to cursor:  Alt-g 
Read from cursor to end:  Ctrl-g 
auto scroll:  Ctrl-shift-a

Go to the home page:  Alt-h 
Go to the previous page:  Alt-p or Alt-left arrow
Go to the next page:  Alt-n or Alt-right arrow
Go to previous text:  Ctrl-shift-{ or Space-{
Go to next text:  Ctrl-shift-} or Space-}
Go to previous heading:  Alt-b
Go to next heading:  Alt-f 
Refresh:  Ctrl-r 
Open the history list:  Ctrl-h 
Check the address of the selected title in the history list:  Ctrl-	shift-i or space-I 
Find:  Ctrl-shift-f or space-f 
Find again:  F3 or ctrl-f 
Link list: backspace-i (dots 2-4)

Register as your home page:  Ctrl-s 
Add to favorites:  Alt-a 
Favorites list:  Ctrl-l 

18.8.2 Hot Keys When Playing Audio Files in web browser

Turn up the volume:  Shift-up arrow 
Turn down the volume:   Shift-down arrow

18.8.3 Hot Keys for Reading Web Pages

Move to the previous control:  Shift-tab 
Move to the next control:  Tab 
Select the next item in the combo box (list box):  Alt-down arrow
Select the previous item in the combo box (list box):  Alt-up arrow

Move to the previous form:  Ctrl-shift-1 
Move to the next form:  Ctrl-1 

Move to the previous table:  Ctrl-shift-2 
Move to the next table:  Ctrl-2 
Move to the previous cell:  Ctrl-shift-left arrow 
Move to the next cell:  Ctrl-shift-right arrow 
Move to the upper cell:  Ctrl-shift-up arrow 
Move to the lower cell:  Ctrl-shift-down arrow 
Read current cell:  Ctrl-shift-c 
Move to the previous cell of the upper level table:  Ctrl-left arrow 
Move to the next cell of the upper level table:  Ctrl-right arrow 
Move to the upper cell of the upper level table:  Ctrl-up arrow 
Move to the lower cell of the upper level table:  Ctrl-down arrow 
Check the current position:  Ctrl-shift-b

Move to the previous frame:  Ctrl-shift-3 
Move to the next frame:  Ctrl-3 

Read the current line:  Ctrl-shift-r or space-r

18.9 Daisy Player

Play/Pause:  Space 
Move to the beginning of document:  Home or ctrl-home 
Move to the last phrase:  End or ctrl-end 
Increase the speed:  > (Shift-left arrow)
Decrease the speed:  < (Shift-right arrow)
Increase the volume:  Shift-up arrow
Decrease the volume:  Shift-down arrow

Move to the next phrase:  l (ctrl-right arrow)
Move to the previous phrase:  s (ctrl-left arrow)
Move to the next fifty phrase:  j (ctrl-up arrow)
Move to the previous fifty phrase:  f (ctrl-down arrow)

Move to the next page:  Page down key
Move to the previous page:  Page up key 
Go to the page:  Ctrl-g

Move to the upper-level:  Alt-up arrow
Move to the down-level:  Alt-down arrow
Move to the next level at the preset level:  Alt-right arrow
Move to the previous level at the preset level:  Alt-left arrow

Move to the next heading:  Ctrl-shift-right arrow
Move to the previous heading:  Ctrl-shift-left arrow
Move to the first heading:  Ctrl-shift-home
Move to the last heading:  Ctrl-shift-end 
Check the currently-reading level and heading:  Ctrl-w 
Scan the heading list from the present to the end:  Ctrl-n 

Set mark at current position:  Ctrl-m
Move to the next mark:  Right arrow
Move to the previous mark:  Left arrow
Delete mark:  DEL key or Space-d 

Move to the title list:  Ctrl-shift-\ 
Open daisy file:  Ctrl-o
Check the book-info:  Ctrl-I

18.10 Utility

18.10.1 Calculator

Calculator initialize:  Alt-c 
Delete numbers or operators:  Backspace 

General function:  Ctrl-g  
Plus:  +
Minus:   -
Division:   /
Multiplication:   *
Percent:   %
Power:  Alt-shift-6
Square Root:  Ctrl-q 
Decimal Point:  .
Left Parenthesis:  (
Right Parenthesis:  )
PI:  Ctrl-p 
Exp:  Ctrl-e 

Recall Items:  Alt-r
Delete all saved items:  Ctrl-d 
Save Items:  Alt-s

Trigonometric Function:  Ctrl-s 
Sine:  Ctrl-s, s  
Arc Sine:  Ctrl-s, a 
Hyperbolic Sine:  Ctrl-s, h
Cosine:  Ctrl-c, c
Arc Cosine:  Ctrl-c, a
Hyperbolic Cosine:  Ctrl-c, h 
Tangent:  Ctrl-t, t 
Arc Tangent:  Ctrl-t, a 
Hyperbolic Tangent:  Ctrl-t, h 

Logarithm Function:  Ctrl-l 
Natural Logarithm:  Ctrl-l, e 
Common Logarithm:  Ctrl-l, n 

Copy to Clipboard:  Ctrl-I 
Option Setting:  Ctrl-o 

18.10.2 Setting the Date and Time

Move to the next day:  Right arrow
Move to the previous day:  Left arrow
Move to the next week:  Ctrl-right arrow
Move to the previous week:  Ctrl-left arrow
Move to the next month:  Down arrow
Move to the previous month:  Up arrow
Move to the next year:  Ctrl-down arrow 
Move to the previous year:  Ctrl-up arrow

Move to 1 hour after:  Down arrow
Move to 1 hour before:  Up arrow
Move to 10 minutes after:  Ctrl-right arrow
Move to 10 minutes before:  Ctrl-left arrow
Move to 1 minute after:  Right arrow
Move to 1 minute before:  Left arrow
Switch Between A.M. and P.M.:  Ctrl-shift-x

18.10.3 Checking the Date and Time

Checking date and time:  Ctrl-shift-t or space-t 



18.10.4 Calendar

Move to the previous item:  Tab 
Move to the next item:  Shift-tab 

Move to the next day:  Right arrow
Move to the previous day:  Left arrow
Move to the next week:  Ctrl-right arrow
Move to the previous week:  Ctrl-left arrow
Move to the next month:  Down arrow
Move to the previous month:  Up arrow
Move to the next year:  Ctrl-down arrow
Move to the previous year:  Ctrl-up arrow

18.10.5 Stopwatch

Stopwatch start, pause, restart:  Enter
Check the elapsed time:  Space
Stop Braille display:  Space-F2
Restart Braille display:  Space-F2
Switch between stopwatch and count down timer:  Tab
Count down timer pause or restart:  Enter
Count down timer Initialize:  Backspace
Exit stopwatch or count down timer:  Alt-f4

18.10.6 Check Network Status

Check network status:  Ctrl-shift-n

18.10.7 Check Power Status

Check power status:  Ctrl-shift-b 

18.10.8 Upgrading Braille Sense OS

Check download information:  Ctrl-shift-i
Cancel download and exit:  Alt-f4



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