21
3.3.2 Navigating through a list of items
To use explore by touch, simply touch anywhere on the screen with one finger. Doing so will select the
item located underneath it. This item will be read out loud by your BrailleNote Touch and written on the
Braille display. Slide your finger on the screen to go from one item to another until you have selected
the item you are looking for. Alternatively you can swipe your finger quickly right or left to jump to the
next or previous item.
In certain cases, when there are too many items to fit on the screen, you may need to scroll the item list
up and down. To do so, simply swipe two fingers upwards or downwards on your screen.
3.3.3 Activating a selected item
To activate a selected item, simply double tap on your screen.
Alternatively, you can press on any of the cursor routing buttons.
When the item selected is an edit box, activating it will enter Edit mode and temporarily activate the
TouchBraille keyboard until the edit box is unselected. You will then be using explore by touch again.
3.4
Edit Mode
If you want to type information into an edit box or form, you will first need to activate edit mode.
Similar to Forms mode used by many screen readers, simply press ENTER or double tap on an edit box.
You will hear a rising tone to signify that edit mode is active, you will also see the Braille cursor appear
between the edit box brackets on your Braille display. Note that if you are exploring the screen and
double tap on an edit box, TouchBraille will automatically be activated and you can immediately begin
typing. Type your information into the edit box and, when finished, you can easily leave edit mode by
pressing the exit command or button (SPACE with E, or the Back button). Even easier, you can simply
navigate to the next or previous item using your Next or Previous thumb keys. Edit mode will be
disabled automatically and you can use first letter navigation again.
Note that if you had previously been using explore mode to double tap on an edit box, Touch Braille will
be deactivated when you leave edit mode so you can continue exploring the screen with your finger.
If you have multiple edit boxes to fill, often time’s apps will allow you to press enter to jump directly to
the next edit box in the form, keeping you efficiently editing. You can quickly check what the enter key
will do in an edit box by using your contextual help command.
3.5
One-Handed Mode
BrailleNote Touch features a one-handed mode for Braille input, useful for users restricted to the use of
single hand. One-handed mode will only work with the HumanWare braille keyboard; the default two-
handed mode will be active when using TouchBraille or a standard keyboard.
To turn on one-handed mode, hold down ENTER, followed by the Action button (the button next to the
microphone jack on the right edge of your device). Keep holding down ENTER and the Action button for
5 seconds until you hear "One-handed mode activated". Note that you MUST hold down ENTER before
