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If you have multiple edit boxes to fill, often time 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.
One-Handed Mode
BrailleNote Touch features a one-handed mode for Braille input, useful for users restricted to the use of
single hand. One-handed mode will only work with the HumanWare braille keyboard; the default two-
handed mode will be active when using TouchBraille or a standard keyboard.
To turn on one-handed mode, hold down ENTER, followed by the Action button (the button next to the
microphone jack on the right edge of your device). Keep holding down ENTER and the Action button for
5 seconds until you hear "One-handed mode activated". Note that you MUST hold down ENTER before
the Action button to activate one-handed mode. This mode stays in effect until it is deliberately turned
off.
If one-handed mode is activated, BrailleNote Touch will notify you each time it is powered on or
unlocked and explain how to return to the standard two-handed mode.
To type a character in one-handed mode, you can press the dots at any time and in any order. When you
have pressed all the required dots, press SPACE to enter the character. To write the letter J, for example,
you might press dot 2 first, and then dots 4 and 5 separately or together. After releasing the keys, press
SPACE to enter the letter J. To speed the input, the concluding SPACE can be performed together with
the remaining dots. For example, to enter the letter J, you could press dot 2 first, and then dots 4-5 and
SPACE together.
A command that includes SPACE can be obtained by pressing SPACE both before and after the other
keys. For example, to return to the Main Menu, press and release SPACE, then press and release dots 1
to 6 in any combination or order, then press and release SPACE again.
To make a space between words, press SPACE twice after pressing the SPACE that was used to enter the
last character typed.
The operation of the thumb keys remains the same as in two-handed mode.
To return to two-handed mode, hold down the ENTER key followed by the Action Button until KeySoft
announces “One-handed mode deactivated”.
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.
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