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ElBraille Main Menu
The ElBraille main menu turns your device into a convenient notetaker.
From this menu, you can quickly accomplish many useful daily tasks, such
as writing notes or using the calculator.
To open the ElBraille main menu, press
E1
. This menu contains a number
of items including:
•
My Files
— opens Windows Explorer.
•
Text Editor
— opens Windows Notepad.
•
Office Apps submenu
— if you have purchased and installed
Microsoft Office, opens a submenu listing the installed Microsoft
Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
•
Calculator
— opens Windows Calculator.
•
Keyboard Editor
— located in the ElBraille Utilities submenu, the
ElBraille Keyboard editor is a specially designed application for
adding, modifying, and deleting ElBraille keystroke assignments.
Use the
Rocker
bars to navigate through the menu and press
DOT 8
to
activate an item. Each menu item also offers a corresponding access key
you can press to quickly select it. These access keys are announced by
JAWS as you navigate.
For example, you can use this menu to create a text file by doing the
following:
1. Press
E1
, and then press
E
(
DOTS 1-5
). The text editor opens.
2. Type in your text.
3. To save the file, press
CTRL+S
(
DOTS 3-8 CHORD
, followed by
DOTS 2-3-4
). The Save File dialog box opens.
4. Type in the file name and navigate to the Save button by using
DOTS 4-5 CHORD
, and then press
DOT 8
.
5. To close the text editor, press
ALT+F4
(
DOTS 1-6-8
CHORD
,
followed by
DOTS 1-4-5
).
For more information on working in an application, refer to the help for the
specific application.
