Technologies Humanware Inc. APBT320 Manuale Utente

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1.15.2 

Reading a Menu using the Thumb Keys. 

You can read through any menu using only the thumb keys and Braille display. Consequently, you 
can keep your hands on the Braille display avoiding the need to go back and forwards between the 
Braille display and keyboard. 

The thumb keys perform the following functions: 

To step forwards through a menu - press the ADVANCE thumb key. Menu items are displayed one 
at a time. 

To step back through a menu - press the BACK thumb key. Menu items are displayed one at a time 
in reverse order. 

To select a menu item - press the NEXT thumb key. 

To exit a menu - press the PREVIOUS thumb key. 

 

 

1.15.3 

Selecting from the Main Menu. 

When KeySoft displays the option you want, press the ENTER key. Don't worry about getting in 
over your head, because you can always back out of a selection by pressing ESCAPE for exit on the 
keyboard. 

When you have selected an item from the Main Menu, you are generally presented with another 
menu, from which you can again select an item. To display a Help message describing your options 
at any point, press HELP. To return to the previous menu, press ESCAPE. To go directly to the 
Main Menu, press MENU. 

 

 

1.15.4 

Keyboard shortcuts. 

As well as moving through the menus an item at a time as described in the previous section, you can 
take a keyboard shortcut directly to a menu item by typing its first letter. This automatically selects 
the item that starts with that letter. KeySoft takes you straight to the action selected. 

For example, if you are at the Main Menu and you want to go to the Word processor, you can press 

W. KeySoft goes straight to 

"KeyWord Menu". Press O and the "Open a Document" option is 

selected and KeySoft goes straight to the 

"Folder Name" prompt. This is a real time saver.