User's Manual

BrailleNote Apex QT User Guide
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5.5.3 Punctuation level.
To select a different level, press a number between 1 and 5. The Factory setting is 2. To leave this
option unchanged, just press ENTER.
The way the 5 levels treat punctuation and format indicators is described below.
1. All punctuation is ignored except for '\'.
2. This is the factory setting. The following punctuation is pronounced: & / > < * + ^ [ ] | \ = % $ #
3. All punctuation is pronounced except for: , . ? ! ; : space, and single quotes within words.
4. All punctuation is pronounced except for single spaces between words and single quotes within
words. All special indicators are announced. Spaces nested between the end of a word and a
period, comma, semicolon or colon are also announced. Capital letters are indicated by raising
the pitch. If the first letter of a word, or all of the word is in capitals, the pitch is raised for the
whole word. If a word contains an unusual mixture of capital and non-capital letters, then the
pitch is raised even higher as an alert.
5. All text is spelled. This level is not recommended for reviewing text, but it can be of use for
other applications. When computer Braille or text is being read, capital letters are spoken by
announcing "CAP" before the letter. If the whole word is in capital letters, the spelling of the
word is prefixed with the announcement "CAP ALL".
5.5.4 Number format.
For digits, press D. For words, press W. To leave this option unchanged, just press ENTER.
The Factory setting is words. For word format, the number 2010 is spoken as “twenty ten,” since it
is assumed to be a date. The sequence $20.15 is spoken as "twenty dollars and 15 cents.”
If you select the digits option, the number 2010 is spoken digit by digit. The choice is a matter of
personal preference and may depend upon the document with which you are working.