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Description of Focus Blue Controls
The refreshable braille cells are located toward the front of the unit. There
is a Cursor Router button above each braille cell. At each end of the
display's surface are NAV Rockers used for easy navigation. Positioned
above each NAV Rocker is a NAV mode button which cycles through
different navigation modes.
Positioned directly above the Cursor Router buttons is an 8-dot Perkins-
style braille keyboard. Going from the center, the left-hand keys contain the
following: Dot 1 under the index finger, Dot 2 under the middle finger, dot 3
under the ring finger, and dot 7 under the little finger, while the right-hand
contains: Dot 4 under the index finger, Dot 5 under the middle finger, Dot 6
under the ring finger, and Dot 8 under the little finger. These keys are used
to enter text or perform commands. Between dots 1 and 4 is a Menu button
which is used to access the Focus configuration menu as well as display
Focus status information during an active connection.
On the front edge, directly under and in the center of the display is a
SPACEBAR. This key is used together with the braille keys when entering
commands. A command that includes the SPACEBAR is commonly
referred to as a chorded command. For example,
L CHORD
or
DOTS 1-2-3
CHORD
.
On the very front of the display are the following controls, located from left
to right: L
eft
Panning button, Left Rocker bar, Left Selector button, Left
Shift button, Right Shift button, Right Selector button, Right Rocker bar,
and Right Panning button. For more information about the Focus Blue
controls, refer to your Focus Blue User’s Guide.
Overview of JAWS BrailleIn
The JAWS BrailleIn feature allows you to use the Perkins-style braille
keyboard on the braille display to control ElBraille. Using the keyboard
along with other Focus controls, you can perform all Windows and JAWS
commands that you can do from a regular QWERTY keyboard. In addition,
you can also enter text using contracted or uncontracted braille. For more
information about BrailleIn, refer to the BrailleIn topic in the JAWS Help
under the JAWS and Refreshable Braille book. Additionally, go to
https://support.freedomscientific.com/Services/TrainingAndCertification/We
binarDetail/F0109 to access a free webinar demonstrating how to use the
BrailleIn feature.
