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When the item selected is an edit box, activating it will enter Edit mode and temporarily activate the
TouchBraille keyboard until the edit box is unselected. You will then be using explore by touch again.
3.4 Edit Mode
If you want to type information into an edit box or form, you will first need to activate edit mode.
Similar to Forms mode used by many screen readers, simply press ENTER or double tap on an edit box.
You will hear a rising tone to signify that edit mode is active, you will also see the Braille cursor appear
between the edit box brackets on your Braille display. Note that if you are exploring the screen and
double tap on an edit box, TouchBraille will automatically be activated and you can immediately begin
typing. Type your information into the edit box and, when finished, you can easily leave edit mode by
pressing the exit command or button (SPACE with E, or the Back button). Even easier, you can simply
navigate to the next or previous item using your Next or Previous thumb keys. Edit mode will be
disabled automatically and you can use first letter navigation again.
Note that if you had previously been using explore mode to double tap on an edit box, Touch Braille will
be deactivated when you leave edit mode so you can continue exploring the screen with your finger.
If you have multiple edit boxes to fill, often time’s apps will allow you to press enter to jump directly to
the next edit box in the form, keeping you efficiently editing. You can quickly check what the enter key
will do in an edit box by using your contextual help command.
3.5 Visual display
Your BrailleNote Touch features a screen that displays everything you are doing on your Touch. This
screen is particularly useful for sighted teachers or colleagues.
For privacy reasons however, you may wish to turn off the visual display to keep your tablet away from
prying eyes. The visual display is also what uses most of the battery resources, so it can be a good idea
to keep it off if no sighted person will be using your BrailleNote Touch.
To turn off the visual display, hold down the Next thumb key and press SPACE. You should receive audio
confirmation that the visual display is now off. Your Touch will function normally, but nothing will be
displayed.
To turn the visual display back on, hold down once again the Next thumb key and press SPACE.
3.6 Text-to-speech
As you learn to use your BrailleNote Touch, you will notice that most of what you do is followed with the
audio feedback of a Text-to-Speech engine (TTS) called BrailleNote Touch Acapela.
It will also inform you whenever a prompt appears on your Touch.
As you get used to using your Touch, you may want to stop the TTS while it is speaking. To do so, simply
press the ENTER and BACKSPACE keys simultaneously when the TTS is speaking. Note that this is
temporary and only applies to a single occurrence of speech.