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Tools > Show current cell comment. Alternatively, use the shortcut command m+B8B9 to read the cell
comment.
Since reading cell comments requires an extra command, it is important to know whether a cell has a
comment to begin with. To get this additional information while browsing through the sheet cell by cell, do the
following:
1. Open the command menu and select the menu item Tools > Settings.
2. Activate the check box "Display notification for cell comments"
3. On the braille display, an asterisk (*) will appear in front of the cell coordinate to indicate when a cell
has comment.
6.15 Exit Spreadsheet Viewer
To exit the Spreadsheet Viewer, select command menu item File > Exit Spreadsheet Viewer. Another way to
exit to the Main Menu is to just press and hold system key S3.
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Chapter 7: Timers and Alarms.
For time measurement and alarms, VarioUltra offers a variety of options including a countdown timer, a
stopwatch, and four alarm clocks. You can access the Timers and Alarms from anywhere using the global
shortcut command, t+B7B8B9. If you are in the main menu, you can also activate Timers and Alarms by
entering hotkey "t".
If you are looking for instructions on changing time and date settings, please refer to section 10.5.
Otherwise, read on for details on the timer and alarm functions in VarioUltra.
7.1
Timer.
The timer allows a specific time to be counted down. A tone is emitted when the end time is reached. The
timer application contains various edit boxes and buttons to set the time, watch the time pass while the
timer is running, and to stop and start the timer.
To start the timer, proceed as follows:
1. From the main menu, select menu item Timers > Timers (countdown).
2. The timer will open at an "elapsed" field giving the running time in minutes and seconds. When
opened for the first time or when the timer is stopped, this will read 00:00:00.
3. The timer duration is set to 10 minutes (00:10:00). This can be changed in the "Set duration" edit
box to a maximum of 23:59:59.
4. Select "Start" to switch the timer on and begin the countdown. The "Start" option is no longer
available and "Stop" appears instead, which allows the running timer to be stopped.
5. During countdown the "elapsed" field shows how much time has elapsed starting from 0 and
ascending, and the "remaining" field shows the time remaining.
6. When the end time is reached a tone will be emitted once. The elapsed time field will have been
reset to 00:00 and the "Start" button is once again available.
7. Selecting "OK" or "Cancel" will only close the timer dialog; if the timer is running it will continue to
do so in the background, emit a tone when the end time is reached.
The following shortcuts are available in the open timer (main view):
Start timer = s+B9
Stop timer = o+B9
Hints for inputting the time in the "Set duration" edit box:
Input the time using format HH:MM:SS.
If no hours are to be input, input MM:SS.
If a figure greater than 60 is input for minutes, the corresponding time in hours and minutes will
appear.
The timer can run for a maximum of 23:59:59 hours; longer periods are not possible.
If an invalid time is input, the time will be reset to 00:10 (i.e. 10 seconds).
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