Technologies Humanware Inc. APBT320 Manuel D’Utilisation

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When you start to compose a document, KeyWord assumes that you want to do it in text, so the 
layout and format are for a print page, suitable for printing directly. This doesn't mean that you are 
committed to a text document, however. You can send it to an embosser and KeySoft automatically 
translates it into a suitable format. 

Alternatively, you have the option of creating a Braille document directly, with a layout and format 
for a Braille page. A Braille document requires the use of the F-D-S and J-K-L keys to input the 
Braille characters, which is discussed in 7.16.1 Creating a Braille Document. A Braille document 
may be embossed directly or printed using automatic Braille-to-Text translation. 

You can also create an image of your printing document in a JPEG format. These files can then be 
emailed or transferred to a pc and printed from there. This is similar to the Print-to-PDF 
functionality widely available on desktop computers. The JPEG files are stored in the flash disk of 
your device. Once the files are printed, these can then be transferred to a PC or emailed to the 
recipient for further attention. 

Unlike some other word processors, KeyWord allows you to work with the layout of a document as 
it will be printed or embossed. This means that you are working with the actual layout while you are 
editing, and you do not have to make allowances for any effects of formatting commands. 

KeyWord allows you to format a document for printing and independently format the same 
document for embossing. The two sets of formatting controls are independent. Consequently the 
layout of a document, either text or Braille, can be precisely controlled without making changes 
between printing and embossing. The document remains unchanged when you send it to a printer or 
embosser. 

 

 

To select the word processing functions, start from the Main Menu and press SPACE repeatedly 
until 

"Word processor" is displayed, and then press ENTER. Alternatively, just press W. If you 

have the Braille display on, you can also use the ADVANCE thumb key to step through the menu 
and the NEXT thumb key to select an item. KeySoft displays: 

"KeyWord Menu." 

Press SPACE to display the first item in the KeyWord Menu, which is: 

"Create a document." 

As the prompt suggests, you use this option when you want to create a new document. Press 
SPACE again, and KeySoft displays the second item, which is: 

"Open a document." 

You use the 

"Open" option to read an existing document, or to make changes to one.