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BrailleNote Apex QT User Guide
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3.12.1 Common Indicators.
Format indicators are groups of symbols that always start with a computer Braille dollar sign, $. In
US computer Braille this is dots 1-2-4-6 which is the same as the grade 2 "ed" contraction. In UK
computer Braille it is dots 4-5-6. There is always a space before the $ and another space after the
group of symbols. The symbol or symbols following the $ determine what the format indicator is
showing.
For example, the new line indicator, which usually indicates the end of a paragraph, is a space
followed by the dollar sign, followed by the letter p, and terminated by a space.
Common format indicators are:
LINE BREAK: KeySoft automatically started a new line because there wasn't any more room on
the current line. A line break indicator is shown as the dollar sign followed by the letter l,
$l. KeySoft automatically word wraps meaning that it starts a new line if it runs out of room on the
current line. A line break indicator is inserted into the text showing you where a new line is started.
The line break indicator is announced as "line break".
NEW LINE: A new line was started by pressing ENTER. A new line is shown as the dollar sign
followed by the letter p, $p. Often a new line indicator marks the beginning of a new paragraph.
The new line indicator is announced as "new line".
PAGE BREAK: KeySoft started a new page because the previous page was full in much the same
way that word wrap starts a new line when the previous line is full. The page break indicator always
appears in conjunction with a line break or new line indicator in a document and is indicated by the
addition of an f for new form after the $l or $p indicators. For example, $lf or $pf. The page
break indicator is announced as "page break." The position of a page break varies as you add or
delete lines of text.
NEW PAGE: The start of a new page is forced by pressing CONTROL with N. The new page
indicator is shown in Braille as the dollar sign followed by the letter f for form, $f. The new page
indicator is announced as "new page."
Don't forget that all of the indicators have a space before them and after them.
The positions of block markers, place markers and a range of other formatting markers described in
this chapter and in Chapter 7, are also indicated in a document. The full set of format indicators
used by KeyWord is below. If you don't recognize all of them or what they do, don't worry as they
are all mentioned in context elsewhere in the user guide.