User's Manual

BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide
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1.16 The KeySoft Menus.
1.16.1 Structure.
The entry point to KeySoft is the Main Menu, which contains 17 items. You can display each of
these items in turn, and select one.
When you have done this, you are generally presented with another menu. The system may extend
to 3 or 4 levels of sub-menu. This structure is an important aspect of KeySoft. Items are grouped
together for easy location, so a huge range of functions can be found from one starting point, the
Main Menu.
For example, if you start at the Main Menu and choose the Word processor option, you are
presented with the KeyWord menu. This contains the following items: Create a document, Open a
document, Emboss a document, Print a document, and Setup options. These all relate to
word-processing.
If you choose to Emboss a document, you are presented with a further choice of Embossing, or
Setting up the embosser, and so on.
1.16.2 Reading a Menu using the Thumb Keys.
You can read through any menu using only the thumb keys and Braille display. Consequently, you
can keep your hands on the Braille display avoiding the need to go back and forwards between the
Braille display and keyboard.
The thumb keys perform the following functions:
To step forwards through a menu - press the ADVANCE thumb key. Menu items are displayed one
at a time.
To step back through a menu - press the BACK thumb key. Menu items are displayed one at a time
in reverse order.
To select a menu item - press the NEXT thumb key.
To exit a menu - press the PREVIOUS thumb key.