Orbit Reader 20
– User guide
Version 2.10
Orbit Research
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While in the Editor, press Select to open the Context menu. There are two ways
to make a selection from the Context menu after it is open.
1. If you do not know the braille shortcut, press the Up or Down Arrow key to
scroll to your selection and press Select or Dot 8.
2. If you know the braille shortcut for the command (the braille letter
associated with the function), press that letter.
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E Exit
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M Mark
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C Copy
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V Paste
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X Cut
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F Find
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S Save
You can also press Select twice to quickly exit the Editor. The first press opens
the Context menu; the second press selects the first option in the menu, which is
Exit.
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Remote Mode
In addition to using Orbit Reader 20 as a portable reading tool and editor, it
connects with host devices (i.e., computers, phones, tablets, and "Orion TI-84
Talking Graphing Calculator:
http://tech.aph.org/gc_info.htm
) to provide braille
input/output to that device. The host device must be running software that
supports braille.
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Windows PCs - JAWS®, NVDA, Windows Narrator, System Access,
Window-Eyes,
Dolphin ScreenReader™,
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Mac® computers and iOS® devices - VoiceOver
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Android devices - BrailleBack, Braille TTY, Amazon VoiceView
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Chromebook - ChromeVox
When you use Orbit Reader 20 as a display for other hosts, the screen reader on
that host device provides the translation and other braille settings. Consult the
documentation for your screen reader.
The only hotkeys used with Remote mode that are not sent to the remote device
are:
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Pressing Up Arrow opens the Orbit Reader 20 Menus.
