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Status Cells
Touch Cursors Above Status Cells
Front Panel Navigational Thumb Keys
Thumb Key Combinations
Perkins-Style Braille Keys
| DOTS | CELL | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| Top Six | 1, 2, 3 | Cursor Pixel Location |
| Top Six | 4 | PC Cursor (P) JAWS Cursor (J) Invisible Cursor (I) |
| Top Six | 5 | Structured Mode (S) Line Mode (L) Speech Box Mode (X) |
| Dots 7 & 8 | Cells 1 through 4 | More Text Indicator to Left or Right |
| ROUTING KEY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Above cell 1 | Route JAWS to PC Cursor |
| Above cell 2 | Route PC to JAWS Cursor |
| Above cell 3 | Activate Menu Bar (ALT key) |
| Above cell 4 | Start Menu (Windows key) |
| Above cell 5 | Minimize All Applications (Insert+F6) |
| Above cell 6 | Right Mouse Button |
| KEY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Outer Left (F1) | 40 or 80 Characters Back |
| Inner Left (F2) | Moves Display Up One Line |
| Middle (F3) | Routes Braille Cursor to Active Cursor |
| Inner Right (F4) | Moves Display Down One Line |
| Outter Right (F5) | 40 or 80 Characters Forward |
| KEY COMBINATION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Outer Left + Inner Left | Top of Window |
| Outer Right + Inner Right | Bottom of Window |
| Middle + Any Direction Key | Moves 5 Pixels In Any Selected Direction |
| KEYSTROKE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Dot 1 | Cycles Mode: Speech Box, Line Mode, Structured Mode |
| Dot 2 | Cycles Marking: Bold, Underline, Italic, Strikeout, All, Off, Highlight |
| Dot 3 | Toggles Cursor: PC Cursor, Jaws Cursor |
| Dot 4 | Toggles Whether Active Cursor Follows Braille Cursor |
| Dot 6 | Toggles 6 or 8 Dot Braille |
| Dot 5 | TAB |
| Dots 4 5 | Shift TAB |
| Dots 5 6 | Next Document Window |
| Dots 4 5 6 | Previous Document Window |
| Dots 2 3 4 5 (Braille T) | Top of Window |
| Dots 1 2 (Braille B) | Bottom of Window |
| Dots 1 2 5 (Braille H) | Top of File |
| Dots 1 5 (Braille E) | Bottom of File |
| Dots 3 6 | Toggle Active Cursor Moves to Braille Cursor |
| Dots 1 4 5 (Braille D) | Minimize All Applications |
| Dots 1 3 4 6 (Braille X) | Cut Selected Text to Clipboard |
| Dots 1 4 (Braille C) | Copy Selected Text to Clipboard |
| Dots 1 2 3 4 (Braille P) | Paste Clipboard Contents |
| Dots 1 3 4 (Braille M) | Menu Bar |
| Dots 1 2 3 5 (Braille R) | Read Entire Document |
| Dots 2 3 4 (Braille S) | Start Menu |
| Dots 1 2 3 6 (Braille V) | Braille Verbosity |
| Dots 1 3 5 6 (Braille Z) | ESCAPE |
| Dots 2 3 5 (Braille ?) | Screen Sensitive Help (from Speech Box Mode) |
