Center for Assistive Technology - SUNY at Buffalo - USDE# H327A010022 1

Braille Note TutorialBraille Note Tutorial

By Katie BeaverBy Katie Beaver

Center for Assistive Technology - SUNY at Buffalo - USDE# H327A010022 2

Module ThreeModule Three

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Module ThreeModule Three

• Opening a DocumentOpening a Document• Inserting Text Inserting Text • Deleting a CharacterDeleting a Character• Deleting a Word Deleting a Word • Deleting a Sentence Deleting a Sentence • Automatic Braille AdvanceAutomatic Braille Advance

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Opening a DocumentOpening a Document

• Files in the Braille Note are stored Files in the Braille Note are stored in “folders”in “folders”

• The following folders come with the The following folders come with the Braille Note: Braille Note: Dictionaries, Dictionaries, Downloads, General, Keylist, Downloads, General, Keylist, Keymail, Keyplan, Manual, My Keymail, Keyplan, Manual, My Books, My Favorites, WindowsBooks, My Favorites, Windows

• In this exercise, we will use the In this exercise, we will use the folder named “General.”folder named “General.”

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Opening a Document Opening a Document (con’t)(con’t)

• Turn on the Braille NoteTurn on the Braille Note• From the Main Menu, choose From the Main Menu, choose Word Word

ProcessorProcessor• From the Keyword Menu, choose From the Keyword Menu, choose Open a Open a

DocumentDocument• For practice, press For practice, press spacespace to listen to the to listen to the

list of folders availablelist of folders available• Continue to press space until you hear Continue to press space until you hear

General,General, and press and press enterenter to choose it. to choose it.

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Opening a Document Opening a Document (con’t)(con’t)

• The Braille Note remembers the The Braille Note remembers the last file you were using and will say last file you were using and will say ““press enter forpress enter for … “ … “

• Press Press spacespace to listen to the to listen to the documents available in the General documents available in the General folderfolder

• Move to the document name you Move to the document name you created earlier and press created earlier and press enterenter

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Inserting TextInserting Text

• For practice, read the documentFor practice, read the document• Return to the top Return to the top • When inserting text, remember When inserting text, remember

that text will always be inserted to that text will always be inserted to the the leftleft of the cursor. You also of the cursor. You also need to pay attention to the space need to pay attention to the space before and after the text you before and after the text you insert.insert.

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Inserting Text Inserting Text (con’t)(con’t)

• Moving word by word (dotMoving word by word (dot 2 2 or dotor dot 5 space5 space) place the cursor on the ) place the cursor on the contraction of the word “to” contraction of the word “to” following the word “men”following the word “men”

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Inserting Text Inserting Text (con’t)(con’t)

--M5M5 6-e6-eCursor

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Inserting Text Inserting Text (con’t)(con’t)

• Type in the words “Type in the words “and womenand women” ” & & wom5wom5

• followed by a followed by a spacespace..• Read the current sentence (dots Read the current sentence (dots

1,4, space1,4, space.).)

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Deleting Characters - Deleting Characters - BackspaceBackspace with dots with dots 3,63,6

•From the top of the file, From the top of the file, move word by word to move word by word to the word “the word “allall” so that ” so that the cursor is on the the cursor is on the letter “a”letter “a”

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The letter A of allThe letter A of all

--allallCursor

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Deleting Characters Deleting Characters BackspaceBackspace with dots with dots 3,63,6

• Delete the letter “Delete the letter “aa” by ” by pressing pressing backspacebackspace with dots with dots 3,63,6

3 6Backspace

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Deleting Characters - Deleting Characters - (con’t)(con’t)

• Continue pressing Continue pressing backspacebackspace with with dots dots 3,6 3,6 to delete the letters “to delete the letters “ll”, ”, and “and “ll” and the ” and the spacespace

• Read the current sentenceRead the current sentence

3 6Backspace

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Deleting a word -Deleting a word -BackspaceBackspace with dots with dots 2,52,5

• From the top of the file, move From the top of the file, move word by word to the word word by word to the word ““countrycountry” so that the cursor is ” so that the cursor is on the letter “on the letter “cc””

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The letter C of countryThe letter C of country

--c.tryc.tryCursor

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Deleting a word -Deleting a word -BackspaceBackspace with dots with dots 2,52,5

• Delete the word “Delete the word “countrycountry” by pressing ” by pressing backspacebackspace with dots with dots 2,52,5

• Type the word “Type the word “nation.nation.” ” n,n n,n• Followed with period and a space.Followed with period and a space.

2 5space

Backspace

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Deleting a sentence-Deleting a sentence-BackspaceBackspace with dots with dots 1,41,4

• From the top of the file, move word by word to From the top of the file, move word by word to the first word of the second sentence, “the first word of the second sentence, “ThisThis.”.”

• Delete the sentence “Delete the sentence “This is funThis is fun.” by pressing .” by pressing backspacebackspace with dots with dots 1,41,4

• Type the letter “Type the letter “yy” for” for ““sure?”sure?”

1 4Backspace

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PracticePractice

• Return to the Main MenuReturn to the Main Menu• Open the document named Open the document named

““Demonstration DocumentDemonstration Document” from ” from the General folder the General folder

• Listen to the entire documentListen to the entire document• Return to the top of the document Return to the top of the document

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Automatic Braille AdvanceAutomatic Braille Advance

• You can set the Braille Note to You can set the Braille Note to automatically advance the display automatically advance the display without having to press the without having to press the Advance key repeatedly. Advance key repeatedly.

• Each line of braille is displayed and Each line of braille is displayed and refreshed at specific time intervals refreshed at specific time intervals set by you.set by you.

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Reading the whole file Reading the whole file with automatic advancewith automatic advance

• Go to the top of the Go to the top of the Demonstration Demonstration DocumentDocument

• PressPress Space Space with with dotsdots 1,2,4,5,61,2,4,5,6))

• Next Next will speed up will speed up the display,the display, Previous Previous will slow it down.will slow it down. Previous Next

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Stopping the automatic Stopping the automatic advanceadvance

Backspace Enter

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Displaying the CursorDisplaying the Cursor

• When you first enter the word When you first enter the word processor, processor, Automatic modeAutomatic mode is is selected. The cursor is turned on selected. The cursor is turned on automatically when you are editing – automatically when you are editing – but it is turned off when you are but it is turned off when you are reading.reading.

• To display the cursor, use the touch To display the cursor, use the touch cursor button or move to a word or cursor button or move to a word or letter.letter.