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Typing Letters continued...
Now type the alphabet from
a
to
z
from the character map, following the arrows.
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Practice typing letters until you are comfortable with them.
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Do you understand how to slide the domes in the direction of the arrows?
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Note: be sure to slide the dome to the center of the letter groups, not to the
letter to be typed
Modes
As mentioned previously, there are four modes.
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The Shift Mode
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The Caps Lock Mode
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The Mouse Mode
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The Num Lock Mode
Shift Mode
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The Shift Mode is used to capitalize letters, and to type symbols
(e.g., punctuation marks).
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Shift Mode is used to print the Symbols and Numbers in the grey areas of the
character guides.
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Typing in Shift Mode
o
To enter Shift Mode, slide the left dome North twice.
o
The Cap light at the top of the orbiTouch is lit.
o
Type the character according to the color zones and the arrows.
o
The Shift Mode exits after the symbol is typed, and the Cap light
goes
out.
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Try to type the
<
and the
!
in WordPad using the Shift Mode and the symbol
and number shown above.
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Slide the left dome to green zone twice
Slide the left dome to green zone twice
