Braille Note Evolve demo 4 - a quick review of Quick Settings, and then handy KeySoft, NVDA, and Window commands
iSee - Using various technologies from a blind persons perspective.Show Notes
Along with mentioning the KeySoft Options menu, KeySoft Control Centre, and the NvDA categories screen (also accessed via the Options menu), before getting on to the handy keyboard commands, I give you a quick run through of the Quick Settings screen.
handy keyboard commands Stop speech BackSpace Enter great if modifier keys disabled or Control. If in computer Braille: add space to commands. Backspace: Backspace (key 7.Enter: Enter (key 8).Escape: Escape key.Delete: delete key.Move cursor to item on Braille display: auto cursor buttons.Arrow keys: Left, Right, Up, and Down.Thumb keys (left to right: Previous, Pan previous, Home, Pan next, Next. Keyboard help: BackSpace+Space+K. Numbers: FN+computer braille numbers 1 to 0.Function keys: FN+letters a to l. Time: NVDA+FN+l or Enteer+t.Date: NVDA+FN+l (twice).Power: Enter+p. Window title: NVDA+t.Read all controls in window: NVDA+b.Read continuously: NVDA+a.Toggle Braille: BackSpace+Space+g.Toggle speech: NVDA+s. Braille keyboard input navigation Previous/next character: Space+3-6.Previous/next word; Space+2-5.Previous line: Space+1-4. Quit app: Alt+F4: Space-E or FN+Alt+d.Context menu: Space+M or FN+Shift+j.Previous/Next tab: Space+12-45.Home/End: Enter+13-46.Top/bottom: 123-456. Keyboard input Previous/next character: Left-Right arrow.Previous/next word: Control+Left-Right arrow.Previous/next line: UpDdown arrow. NVDA NVDA: NVDA+n.Quit NVDA: NVDA+q.FN+t: Standard/Perkins keyboard toggle. Windows Keys: Desktop: Win+d.Minimise to desktop: Win+m.Task bar: Win+t.System tray: Win+b.Settings: Win+i.Run: Win+r.Explorer: Win+e.Narrator: Control+Win+Enter. FN+t: toggle between standard and Perkins keyboard.
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Between this podcast and the last, the following 3 questions were asked and answered.
Yes, this is the QWERTY version of the BrailleNote evolve BT (Braille input keyboard) from Humanware. Enjoy.
Simply get RIM from getrim.app for your device, in this case Windows (Evolve), and then download the RIM app from the iOS App Store and away you go by simply using a keyword. Nothing could be easier or free via the keyword option. I'm going to upgrade mine to a subscription option as I'm so impressed by this product.
In other words, using JAWS on the Evolve is just like using JAWS on a Windows laptop with some things to be aware of: different way of doing numbers, function keys mainly.
In this demo, I explain how to choose your preferred reading input and output table, and then have a bit of a play around with the Braille Editor, and Word.