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your BrailleSense dealer.
13. Utilities
The "Utilities" menu provides several special functions and settings for the
BrailleSense. Move among the items in the "Utilities" menu using "Space-1" and
"Space-4" and press "Enter" to open an item.
You can access functions for each program using hot keys, or via that program's
menus or dialogs. If a program has menus, press "Space-M" or "F2" to open the
menu. Select a menu item using "Space-1" or "Space-4", and press "Enter". Or,
you can press "Space-M or "F2" followed by the shortcut for the corresponding
menu item.
In dialogs, use "Space-4-5" and "Space-1-2" or "F3" and "Space-F3" to tab and
shift-tab among controls. For the purposes of these instructions, we will
generally refer to this as "Tabbing".
Use "Space-1" and "Space-4" or the Up and Down scroll keys to navigate
menus, settings or file lists. Press "Enter" to execute an item.
13.1 Calculator
Using the calculator on the BrailleSense, you can do simple math equations as
well as complex scientific calculations. The results and expressions are
displayed in Braille, and spoken by the BrailleSense.
To use the calculator, press C from within the "Utilities" menu. You can launch
the "Calculator" from anywhere on the unit by pressing "F3-C". When the
calculator is opened, 0 is displayed in computer Braille.