Introduction
Available on the Braille +
from the American Printing House For the Blind
the Braille keyboard allows users to enter grade 2 or computer Braille on the device. You can easily change temperarily between modes by pressing CTRL+L or permenently changing by going in to the settings menu. When holding the device horizontally the 6 dots on the top represent the 6 braille dots and the 3 keys on the bottom are shift, space and control moving from left to right.
Chords
|
Braille Dots |
Function |
|
1 |
Up Arrow |
|
4 |
Down Arrow |
|
2 |
Ctrl + Left Arrow |
|
5 |
Ctrl + Right Arrow |
|
3 |
Left Arrow |
|
6 |
Right Arrow |
|
2-3 |
Ctrl + Up Arrow |
|
5-6 |
Ctrl + Down Arrow |
|
1-2-3-4 |
Home |
|
1-4-5-6 |
End |
|
1-2-3-4-5 |
Page Up |
|
1-2-4-5-6 |
Page Down |
|
1-2-3 |
Ctrl + Home |
|
4-5-6 |
Ctrl + End |
|
1-3 |
Ctrl + Keypad 8 |
|
2-5 |
Ctrl + Keypad 5 |
|
3-6 |
Ctrl + Keypad 2 |
|
1-3-5-6 (z) |
Cancel |
|
4-6 |
Enter (okay) |
|
1-5 (e) |
Select |
|
1-2 (b) |
Backspace |
|
1-4-5 (d) |
Delete |
|
1-3-5 (o) |
Options Menu |
|
1-3-4 (m) |
Applications Menu |
|
2-4 (i) |
Info |
|
1-2-5 (h) |
Help |
|
2-3-4-5 (t) |
Next Key is Alt |
|
1-3-6 (u) |
ALT Next Key is a function Key |
What is a chord?
A chord is a concept first used on the Braille 'n Speak from Blazie Engeneering in the 1980s. It involves pressing and holding the spacebar and then typing a letter, and then letting go of all keys. to perform certain actions. On your Braille Plus, you can do everything through the telephone keypad, or you can use chords. For all of the chords, see the table above, or see the
Type Text section of the Icon and Braille Plus manual.
what is computer braille?
Computer Braille is not grade one, it is Ascii Braille (American Standard Code for Information Interchange braille). In computer braille, you can not type contracted braille. The symbols are what are contractions in grade two.
Example:
TH-chord in grade two is the question mark (?) in computer braille. For the list of Computer Braille symbols, see:
the type text section of the Icon and Braille Plus user's guide.