BrailleNote Apex - iOS (iPad) Command List

Basic navigation commands

Move to previous item SPACE with Dot 1 or Outer Left Thumb Key

Move to next item SPACE with Dot 4 or Outer Right Thumb Key

Pan Braille to the left SPACE with Dot 2 or Inner Left Thumb Key

Pan Braille to the right SPACE with Dot 5 or Inner Left Thumb Key

Double-tap the selected item Braille display Routing cursor or SPACE with Dots 3-6

Home button Inner Left Thumb Key + Inner Right Thumb Key

Task switcher Inner Left Thumb Key + Inner Right Thumb Key twice

Move to the first element SPACE with Dots 1-2-3

Move to the last element SPACE with Dots 4-5-6

Scroll left one page SPACE with Dots 2-4-6

Scroll right one page Bypass command (SPACE with Dots 4-5-6-8)

Return Inner Right Thumb Key + Outer Right Thumb Key

Back button (if present) SPACE with B

Reading commands

Read page starting at selected item SPACE with R

Read page starting at the top SPACE with W

Scroll down one page SPACE with Dots 1-4-5-6

Scroll up one page SPACE with Dots 3-4-5-6

Pause or Continue speech SPACE with P

Information commands

Go to the Status bar SPACE with S

Start VoiceOver help SPACE with K

Quit VoiceOver help SPACE with B

Speak page number or rows being displayed SPACE with Dots 3-4

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Rotor commands

Move to previous item using rotor setting SPACE with Dot 3

Move to next item using rotor setting SPACE with Dot 6

Select previous rotor setting SPACE with Dots 2-3

Select next rotor setting SPACE with Dots 5-6

Edit commands

Select text SPACE with Dots 2-5-6

Unselect text SPACE with Dots 2-3-5

Cut SPACE with X

Copy SPACE with C

Paste SPACE with V

Delete SPACE with D

Redo SPACE with Dots 2-3-4-6

Select all SPACE with Dots 2-3-5-6

Miscellaneous commands

Volume Up SPACE with Dots 3-4-5

Volume Down SPACE with Dots 1-2-6

Toggle speech on and off SPACE with M

Toggle Screen Curtain on and off Outer Left Thumb Key + Outer Right Thumb Key

Toggle contracted and uncontracted Braille SPACE with G

Tab SPACE with T

Shift with Tab SPACE with Dots 1-2-5-6

Toggle announcement history SPACE with N

Adapted by Lea Nagel, 2015 from:

http://support.humanware.com/en-canada/support/braillenote_apex/using_braillenote_apex_with_ios_devices

Statewide Vision Resource Centre PO Box 201 Nunawading 3131 www.svrc.vic.edu.au