User's Manual

BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide
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There are several other important commands for moving around the text. There is an important
convention here:
To move back and read something, use the left-hand keys;
To move forward and read something, use the right-hand keys;
To read something without moving, use both left and right-hand keys.
For example, try the commands for reading characters:
To move back a character and read it, press SPACE with dot 3;
To read the current character, press SPACE with dots 3-6;
To move forward a character and read it, press SPACE with dot 6.
This convention also applies to reading whole words, as follows:
To move back a word and read it, press SPACE with dot 2;
To read the current word, press SPACE with dots 2-5;
To move forward a word and read it, press SPACE with dot 5.
You may be able to guess the next triplet of commands:
To move back a sentence and read it, press SPACE with dot 1;
To read the current sentence, press SPACE with dots 1-4;
To move forward a sentence and read it, press SPACE with dot 4.
You may have noticed another scheme in use. The outer fingers, on dots 3 and 6, are used to read
small elements, or characters. The inner fingers, on dots 1 and 4, are used for larger elements like
sentences. A similar convention applies for previous, current, and next paragraphs:
To move back a paragraph and read it, press SPACE with dots 2-3;
To read the current paragraph, press SPACE with dots 2-3-5-6;
To move forward a paragraph and read it, press SPACE with dots 5-6.
You can follow a sentence or paragraph read command with another sentence or paragraph read
command to immediately change the prose being read.
Try reading your "Sample" document or the "Demonstration Document" with these commands. You
can refresh your memory by pressing SPACE with H, for Help, and opening the "Review
Commands" list. Alternatively you can enter the Announce Key mode by pressing SPACE with W
and practice the review keystrokes.