Braille Note Tutorial
By Katie Beaver

Module Two

Creating a Document
Documents are created using the Word Processing program called "Keyword"
Turn on the Braille Note
If you are not at the Main Menu, go there by pressing 1,2,3,4,5,6 space

Choosing the Word Processor
Using the space or the advance key, move to the Word Processor.
Select the Word Processor by pressing the Enter key or the Next/Select Key.

Navigating the Keyword Menu:
Using the space or the advance key, read all the keyword menu items.
Move to "create a document" and select it by pressing the Enter key or the Next/Select Key.

Setting up a new docuement:
The Braille Note says "Folder name? Press enter for GENERAL"
Press ENTER to choose this folder.
Note: If the Braille Note did not say "General" but instead said a different name, press space to cycle through the available folders until you hear General, and then press enter choose it.

Naming a document:
The Braille Note says "Document to create?" - Type your first name in grade 2 and press Enter  
The Braille Note says "Top of Document.  Blank."
You are ready to begin typing.

The Cursor:
As you begin to type, the cursor, which represents your typing position, will be displayed as dots 7 and 8.

Typing sentences:
Type the following sentence keeping in mind that if you make a typing mistake, simply press the backspace key
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.
Next, type the sentence, This is fun.

Moving the cursor:
The cursor is moved and speaking commands are executed by using specific braille input keys together with the spacebar.
The cursor can also be moved by using the "Touch Cursor Buttons" located directly behind each braille cell 
Simply locate the cell where you want the cursor and press the touch cursor on that cell
When moving the cursor and listening to a file, remember that the keys on the left side move back and keys on the right side move forward

Top of Document:
Dots 1,2,3 and space moves the cursor to the top of the document 
The Braille Note says "top of document" and speaks the first word

Moving by characters 3 and 6
Dot 6 with space moves forward and speaks one character at a time
Dot 3 with space moves back and speaks one character at a time
Dots 3,6 and space speaks the current character

Phonetic pronunciation of a character (3 and 6)
Pressing dots 3,6 and space twice in a row will expand the letter into a word, such as A - Alpha, B - Bravo

Moving by words 2 and 5
Dot 5 with space moves forward and speaks one word at a time
Dot 2 with space moves back and speaks one word at a time
Dots 2,5 and space speaks the current word

Spelling the current word:
Pressing Dots 2,5 and space twice in a row will spell the current word
To spell the word letter by letter with the contractions expanded, press dots 2,5, space a third time

Moving by sentences 1 and 4
Dot 4 with space moves forward and speaks one sentence at a time
Dot 1 with space moves back and speaks one sentence at a time
Dots 1,4 and space speaks the current sentence

Bottom of Document:
Dots 4,5,6 and space moves the cursor to the bottom of the document 
The Braille Note says "bottom of document" and then says "blank"

Listening to the whole file:
Move to the top of document by pressing dots 1,2,3 space 
Press space with the letter G for "go" (dots 1,2,4,5)
Backspace and Enter together will stop the speech

Review
To move one character at a time use space with dot 3 or dot 6
To move one word at a time use space with dot 2 or dot 5
To move one sentence at a time use space with dot 1 or dot 4.

Turning the Speech On and Off
Press Space and Previous together to cycle through the three speech output options:
1. Speech on request
2. Speech off
3. Speech on

Reading the file in braille:
The Braille Note can display 18 or 32 characters at a time, depending on which model you are using 
To facilitate reading, the Braille Note avoids breaking the last word by leaving the last few cells blank
Press space with dots 1,2,3 to move to the top of the document 
The thumb keys are used to refresh the display

Advancing the Display:
Read the braille display 
Press the Advance key to advance the braille to the next section of text
Continue to press Advance and read the entire document

Going Backwards:
Press the Back key to move the braille back one section of text at a time

Touch Cursor
Remember that you can move the cursor any place within the display by using the touch cursor buttons.

Turning the Braille Display On & Off
Press Space and  Next together to turn the braille display on and off

Moving the Display:
You can also move the display to the left or right a word at a time
Press Previous with Advance to move the display a word to the right
Press Previous with Back to move the display a word to the left

Practice:
Go to the top of the document
Listen to the document from the beginning to the end, word by word
Move the cursor to the word “country”
Spell the word
Practice listening & reading the document
When you are done, turn the Braille Note off by first going to the Main Menu.