User's Manual

BrailleNote Apex QT User Guide
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19.2.2 Entering a Command While Reading.
If you are part way through reading a response in a game, you do not have to move to the end in
order to start typing your response. All you need to do is start typing and press ENTER.
19.2.3 System Words.
There are numerous special words, called system words and these are used to perform actions
outside the game, but are very important. They include:
"Restart" - to restart a game.
"Restore" - to load a saved game.
"Save" - to save a game.
"Undo" - to undo the last move (not available in all games).
"Quit" - to leave a game.
19.2.4 Shorthand.
Many game commands have the option of entering shorthand. This is useful when you have
commands that you need to frequently type, often a long and tedious process. The important
examples of shorthand include:
"l" - for look.
"x" - for examine.
"n", "s", "e", "w" - for North, South, East and West.
"g" - for Again (to repeat the last move).
19.2.5 Grade 2 Braille Input.
If you are typing in Braille and using grade 2 as your preferred keyboard entry, then single character
commands will need to be preceded by a letter sign. This prevents KeySoft from treating these
single characters as a contraction and expanding them (something which can confuse the game).
Note: The game will attempt to default to grade 1, even if the default keyboard grade is set to grade
2. To avoid this situation, press FUNCTION with O and KeySoft will prompt: "Options menu".
Press G to select Grade of Braille for Keyboard Entry and select your preferred braille grade. This
selection is applied until you choose to change it by repeating this procedure.