# Key Table: NLS eReader Zoomax

- Help Screen Version

Contents

- Notes
- Default Bindings
  - Special Modes
  - Cursor Functions
  - Vertical Navigation
  - Horizontal Navigation
  - Clipboard Functions
  - Configuration Functions
  - Menu Operations
  - Speech Functions
  - Speech Navigation
  - Keyboard Input
  - Special Functions
- Menu Bindings
  - Special Modes
  - Horizontal Navigation
  - Menu Operations

## Notes

- An eight-dot standard braille keyboard is along the back edge of the top. From left to right, its keys are: Dot7, Dot3, Dot2, Dot1, Dot4, Dot5, Dot6, Dot8. The Space key is in between Dot1 and Dot4.
- The two round keys at each end of the front are system keys. From left to right: the two on the left are S1 and S2, and the two on the right are S3 and S4.
- The five navigation pad keys are named Left, Right, Up, Down, and Select.
- There's a rectangular key on either side of the navigation pad. The one to the left is named BL, and the one to the right is named BR.
- There are three display keys at each end of the braille cells. From top to bottom:
  - The three at the left are named Display1, Display2, and Display3.
  - The three at the right are named Display4, Display5, and Display6.
- RoutingKey refers to any of the keys immediately behind the braille cells.

## Default Bindings

### Special Modes

- enter/leave help display:
  - S1
  - Display1+Display2+Display5
  - Space+Dots125
- enter/leave command learn mode:
  - S4
  - Display1+Display4+Display5+Display6
  - Space+Dots123
- enter/leave preferences menu:
  - BL+Select
  - Display1+Display3+Display4
  - Dots456+Up
  - Space+Dots1234
- enter/leave status display:
  - S3
  - Display2+Display5
  - Space+Dots234
- set display mode attributes/text:
  - BL+S3
  - Display1+Display4+Display5
  - Dots45+Down
  - Space+Dots145
- set display mode attributes: Space+Dots1458
- set display mode text: Space+Dots1457
- set screen image frozen/unfrozen:
  - BL+S4
  - Display1+Display2+Display4
  - Dots45+Up
  - Space+Dots124
- set screen image frozen: Space+Dots1248
- set screen image unfrozen: Space+Dots1247
- describe character:
  - Display3+RoutingKey
  - RoutingKey+Select
- describe color of character: long RoutingKey
- show current date and time:
  - S2
  - Display1+Display5
  - Dots456+Down

### Cursor Functions

- go to screen cursor: Display2+Display4+Display6
- go back after cursor tracking: Display1+Display6
- go to screen cursor or go back after cursor tracking: Select
- bring screen cursor to character: RoutingKey
- bring screen cursor to current line:
  - S2+S3
  - Display1+Display3+Display4+Display6
  - Space+Dots1236
- bring screen cursor to speech cursor: BL+Space+Dot7

### Vertical Navigation

- go up one line:
  - Display4
  - Up
- go down one line:
  - Display6
  - Down
- go to top line:
  - Display1+Display4
  - Dot4+Up
  - Right+Up
- go to bottom line:
  - Display3+Display6
  - Dot4+Down
  - Right+Down
- go to beginning of top line:
  - Display2+Display4
  - Left+Up
- go to beginning of bottom line:
  - Display2+Display6
  - Left+Down
- go up to nearest line with different content:
  - Display5+Display4
  - S2+Up
  - Dot5+Up
- go down to nearest line with different content:
  - Display5+Display6
  - S2+Down
  - Dot5+Down
- go up to nearest line with different highlighting:
  - Display2+Display1
  - S1+Up
  - Dot6+Up
- go down to nearest line with different highlighting:
  - Display2+Display3
  - S1+Down
  - Dot6+Down
- go up to first line of paragraph:
  - S4+Up
  - Display2+Display5+Display4
  - Dots46+Up
- go down to first line of next paragraph:
  - S4+Down
  - Display2+Display5+Display6
  - Dots46+Down
- go up to previous command prompt:
  - S3+Up
  - Dots46+Left
  - Display2+Display5+Display1+Display4
- go down to next command prompt:
  - S3+Down
  - Dots46+Right
  - Display2+Display5+Display3+Display6
- go up to nearest line with less indent than character:
  - S3+RoutingKey
  - Display2+Display1+RoutingKey
- go down to nearest line with less indent than character:
  - S4+RoutingKey
  - Display2+Display3+RoutingKey
- go up to nearest line with different character:
  - S1+RoutingKey
  - Display5+Display4+RoutingKey
- go down to nearest line with different character:
  - S2+RoutingKey
  - Display5+Display6+RoutingKey

### Horizontal Navigation

- go backward one braille window:
  - Display2
  - Left
- go forward one braille window:
  - Display5
  - Right
- go backward skipping blank braille windows:
  - Dot5+Left
  - Select+Left
- go forward skipping blank braille windows:
  - Dot5+Right
  - Select+Right
- go backward to nearest non-blank braille window: BL+Left
- go forward to nearest non-blank braille window: BL+Right
- go to beginning of line:
  - S1+Left
  - Dot4+Left
  - Display1+Display2+Display3
- go to end of line:
  - S1+Right
  - Dot4+Right
  - Display4+Display5+Display6
- go left one character:
  - Display1+Display3
  - S2+Left
  - Dot6+Left
- go right one character:
  - Display4+Display6
  - S2+Right
  - Dot6+Right
- go left half a braille window: S3+Left
- go right half a braille window: S3+Right
- place left end of braille window at character:
  - Display6+RoutingKey
  - BL+RoutingKey

### Clipboard Functions

- start new clipboard at character:
  - Display1+RoutingKey
  - RoutingKey+Left
- append to clipboard from character:
  - Display2+RoutingKey
  - RoutingKey+Up
- linear copy to character:
  - Display4+RoutingKey
  - RoutingKey+Right
- rectangular copy to character:
  - Display5+RoutingKey
  - RoutingKey+Down
- copy characters to clipboard: RoutingKey+RoutingKey
- append characters to clipboard:
  - Display2+RoutingKey+RoutingKey
  - Space+RoutingKey+RoutingKey
- insert the clipboard content before the screen cursor:
  - Left+Right
  - Display1+Display2+Display3+Display4
  - Space+Dots1346
- insert the clipboard content before the screen cursor using the alternate paste mode:
  - long Left+Right
  - long Display1+Display2+Display3+Display4
  - long Space+Dots1346
- search backward for clipboard text:
  - S4+Left
  - Dots56+Up
  - Display2+Display4+Display6+Display1
- search forward for clipboard text:
  - S4+Right
  - Dots56+Down
  - Display2+Display4+Display6+Display3
- save clipboard to disk: Space+Dots13468
- restore clipboard from disk: Space+Dots13467

### Configuration Functions

- set autorepeat on/off: Space+Dots1235
- set autorepeat on: Space+Dots12358
- set autorepeat off: Space+Dots12357
- set text style 6-dot/8-dot: Select+S4
- set text style 6-dot: Display2+Display3+Display5
- set text style 8-dot: Display2+Display3+Display6
- set contracted/computer braille:
  - Dots45+Right
  - Space+Dots1245
- set contracted braille: Space+Dots12458
- set computer braille: Space+Dots12457
- set six/eight dot computer braille: Dots45+Left
- set six dot computer braille: Space+Dots235
- set eight dot computer braille: Space+Dots236
- set skipping of lines with identical content on/off: Space+Dots24
- set skipping of lines with identical content on: Space+Dots248
- set skipping of lines with identical content off: Space+Dots247
- set skipping of blank braille windows on/off: Space+Dots12
- set skipping of blank braille windows on: Space+Dots128
- set skipping of blank braille windows off: Space+Dots127
- set sliding braille window on/off: Space+Dots2456
- set sliding braille window on: Space+Dots24568
- set sliding braille window off: Space+Dots24567
- set track screen cursor on/off:
  - Select+S3
  - Space+Dots2345
- set track screen cursor on:
  - Display1
  - Space+Dots23458
- set track screen cursor off:
  - Display3
  - Space+Dots23457
- set screen cursor visibility on/off:
  - Select+S2
  - Space+Dots14
- set screen cursor visibility on: Space+Dots148
- set screen cursor visibility off: Space+Dots147
- set attribute underlining on/off:
  - Select+S1
  - Display2+Display3+Display4+Display5
  - Space+Dots136
- set attribute underlining on: Space+Dots1368
- set attribute underlining off: Space+Dots1367

### Menu Operations

- save preferences to disk:
  - BL+Down
  - Display2+Display4+Display5+Display6
  - Dots456+Right
  - Space+Dots12348
- restore preferences from disk:
  - BL+Up
  - Display1+Display2+Display3+Display5
  - Dots456+Left
  - Space+Dots12347
- reset preferences to defaults: Space+Dots123478

### Speech Functions

- stop speaking:
  - Display3+Display4
  - BL+Dot2
  - Dots12+Left
- speak current line:
  - Display3+Display5
  - BL+Dot5
  - Dots12+Right
- speak from top of screen through bottom of screen:
  - BL+Dot8
  - Dots13+Right
- speak from top of screen through current line:
  - BL+Dot4
  - Display3+Display5+Display4
  - Dots12+Up
- speak from current line through bottom of screen:
  - BL+Dot6
  - Display3+Display5+Display6
  - Dots12+Down
- go to current speaking position:
  - Display1+Display3+Display5
  - Dots13+Down
- decrease speaking volume:
  - BL+Space+Dot1
  - Dots23+Down
- increase speaking volume:
  - BL+Space+Dot4
  - Dots23+Up
- decrease speaking rate:
  - BL+Space+Dot2
  - Dots23+Left
- increase speaking rate:
  - BL+Space+Dot5
  - Dots23+Right
- decrease speaking pitch: BL+Space+Dot3
- increase speaking pitch: BL+Space+Dot6
- cycle speech punctuation level: BL+Space+Dot8
- set autospeak on/off:
  - BL+Dot1
  - Display3+Display4+Display6
  - Dots13+Up

### Speech Navigation

- speak current character: BL+Dots35
- describe current character: BL+Dots38
- go to and speak previous character: BL+Dots34
- go to and speak next character: BL+Dots36
- go to and speak first non-blank character on line: BL+Dots75
- go to and speak last non-blank character on line: BL+Dots76
- speak current partial (identifier or symbols) word: BL+Dots25
- spell current partial (identifier or symbols) word: BL+Dots28
- go to and speak previous partial (identifier or symbols) word: BL+Dots24
- go to and speak next partial (identifier or symbols) word: BL+Dots26
- speak current whitespace-delimited word: BL+Space+Dots25
- spell current whitespace-delimited word: BL+Space+Dots28
- go to and speak previous whitespace-delimited word: BL+Space+Dots24
- go to and speak next whitespace-delimited word: BL+Space+Dots26
- speak current line: BL+Dots15
- spell current line: BL+Dots18
- go to and speak previous line: BL+Dots14
- go to and speak next line: BL+Dots16
- go to and speak first non-blank line on screen: BL+Dots74
- go to and speak last non-blank line on screen: BL+Dots78
- speak indent of current line:
  - BL+Dot3
  - Dots13+Left
- speak speech cursor location: BL+Dot7

### Keyboard Input

- braille keyboard space: Space
- braille keyboard gui: S1
- braille keyboard control: S2
- braille keyboard meta: S3
- braille keyboard altgr: S4
- braille keyboard dot1: Dot1
- braille keyboard dot2: Dot2
- braille keyboard dot3: Dot3
- braille keyboard dot4: Dot4
- braille keyboard dot5: Dot5
- braille keyboard dot6: Dot6
- braille keyboard dot7: Dot7
- braille keyboard dot8: Dot8
- type braille dots [7]: Space+Dot7
- type braille dots [8]: Space+Dot8
- backspace key:
  - BL
  - Dot7
- escape key:
  - Dot3+Up
  - Space+Dots26
- cursor-left key:
  - Space+Dot3
  - Dot1+Left
- cursor-right key:
  - Space+Dot6
  - Dot1+Right
- cursor-up key:
  - Space+Dot1
  - Dot1+Up
- cursor-down key:
  - Space+Dot4
  - Dot1+Down
- page-up key:
  - Dot2+Up
  - Space+Dots23
- page-down key:
  - Dot2+Down
  - Space+Dots56
- home key:
  - Space+Dot2
  - Dot2+Left
- end key:
  - Space+Dot5
  - Dot2+Right
- insert key:
  - Dot3+Right
  - Space+Dots35
- delete key:
  - Dot3+Left
  - Space+Dots256
- function key: Space+RoutingKey
- enter key: Dot8
- tab key:
  - Dot3+Down
  - Space+Dots45
- clear all sticky input modifiers: Space+Dots78
- cycle the Upper sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dots68
- cycle the Shift sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dots48
- cycle the Control sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dots38
- cycle the Meta (Left Alt) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dots28
- cycle the AltGr (Right Alt) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dots58
- cycle the GUI (Windows) sticky input modifier (next, on, off): Space+Dots18
- switch to specific virtual terminal: Display4+Display5+Display6+RoutingKey
- switch to the previous virtual terminal:
  - Dots56+Left
  - Display3+Display4+Display5+Display6
  - Space+Dots12367
- switch to the next virtual terminal:
  - Dots56+Right
  - Display1+Display2+Display3+Display6
  - Space+Dots12368
- set braille keyboard enabled: Space+Dots138
- set braille keyboard disabled: Space+Dots137
- set braille typing mode dots: Space+Dots468
- set braille typing mode text: Space+Dots467

### Special Functions

- remember current braille window position: Display1+Display3+RoutingKey
- go to remembered braille window position: Display4+Display6+RoutingKey
- restart speech driver: Display2+Display3+Display4

## Menu Bindings

### Special Modes

- enter/leave preferences menu:
  - Dot8
  - Select

### Horizontal Navigation

- go backward one braille window: Space+Left
- go forward one braille window: Space+Right

### Menu Operations

- go up to previous item:
  - Dot1
  - Up
- go down to next item:
  - Dot4
  - Down
- go up to first item:
  - Dot2
  - Space+Up
- go down to last item:
  - Dot5
  - Space+Down
- select previous choice:
  - Dot3
  - Left
- select next choice:
  - Dot6
  - Right
- go to previous menu level:
  - Space
  - Dot7
- save preferences to disk: Space+Select