U2 - Use six key Braille style entry on a QWERTY notetaker

U2 - Use six key Braille style entry on a QWERTY notetaker

Problem

A BrailleSense U2 QWERTY user wishes to use six key Braille entry on their notetaker.


Applies to

  1. U2 QWERTY

Resolution

There are two ways of accomplishing this.


  1. Just select “Braille document” when creating a new Word processor document.
  2. Set the default document type in global options.

Method 1 - Creating a new document as “Braille document”

Create a new document in word processor by pressing CONTROL+N.
Then select “Braille document” as your document type.  The keyboard will then be available for six key Braille entry.

FDS = dots 1, 2, 3
JKL =  dots 4, 5, 6

Method 2 - Setting “Braille document” as default type

  1. Press F10 to go into Global options
  2. Then shortcut letter Q for “Default document type”.


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