15 tips for getting the most out of your Monarch: batch one (more tocome).

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This episode provides the first batch of 15 tips for maximizing the use of the Monarch device from a blind person's perspective.

This is the first post of many many smile tips on getting the most out of your/my Monarch. This is the first batch with 15 tips. When you are reading through a document with the PageUp or Page Down keys, note that you are only moving the Braille cursor, not the system cursor. If you were to press the DPad navigation cross for Left, Right, Up or Down, focus would jump back to the system cursor and move it in the direction you chose. No where near the Braille cursor. You need to route the system cursor to the Braille cursor. Press the Action button between key 1 and 4) once (this turns on touch/pointer mode denoted by one vibration). Find where you would like to put the system cursor (where you are viewing in Braille on the current display), i.e. put your finger on the spot, then 1 finger double tap on the display. This will move your system cursor to the area where you have been reading with the Braille cursor. Cursor pointer is dots 78 underneath a current character for example. Of course, if you were just navigating/reading with the DPad, you are already moving the system cursor. This tip comes in handy when you are reading a document, and you may need to make changes ETC. If…

People in this episode

Host: David Woodbridge

Topics covered

• Braille technology
• Monarch tips
• accessibility
• document navigation
• assistive technology

Keywords

• Braille cursor
• system cursor
• touch mode
• document reading
• navigation tips

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Monarch

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