Optelec Braille Voyager 44 User Manual page 3

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The 44 touch cursor keys are situated right behind the Braille cells. When you
move your finger above the Braille cell you will feel a ridge that leads you to a dot.
When you press this dot you will activate the touch cursor key. Although
dependent on the screenreader this usually performs a mouse click.
• The 4 screenreader navigation keys are situated on the front of the unit under
an angle of 75 degrees, to avoid accidental activation of the keys. These keys
can most easily be operated with your thumbs. These keys are therefore
called thumbkeys. Pressing a screenreader navigation key will navigate left,
right, up or down according to the settings of the screenreader, the mode the
screenreader is set at and your own personal settings.
• The Windows navigation key is situated in the middle on front of the unit,
under an angle of 75 degrees (to avoid accidental activation of the key). This
key can best be operated with your thumb and is thus called the middle
thumbkey. By pressing the right side of the key (feel the indent) you will
perform a Tab. By pressing the left side of the key (feel the other indent) you
will perform a Shift-Tab. If you want more navigation options, you can also use
this key to perform arrow up and arrow down by pressing the ridge up and the
ridge down. Of course you can make your own settings in the Braille Voyager
Control (see Chapter 3).
• The 6 screenreader function keys are situated on top of the Braille Voyager 44
in an ergonomic eyebrow shape. The keys can be pressed as Braille keys to
create an enormous amount of easy to remember screenreader commands.
They are called Braille keys 1,2,3,4,5 and 6.
• The 2 windows function keys are placed next to the 6 screenreader function
keys as Braille key 7 and 8. These keys perform the Windows function of Ctrl
and Alt. (Note: these keys are only meant to make simple commands; they are
not ergonomically fit (position and size) to be used as Braille input keys!)
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