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File Menu |
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Open (Ctrl+O): Opens up a dialog box
allowing the user to choose what SVG file to open.
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Reload (Ctrl+L): Reopens the current
file.
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Open from barcode
(Ctrl+B):
Allows the user to open a file by placing a page embossed from IVEO Creator or
Viewer onto the Touchpad and pressing the three points along the top edge of
the page when directed. Bar code and
index callback works on files printed on that same computer. If the files and the bar code library file in
which the printout parameters are recorded are all copied to another computer,
call back will work on the second computer also.
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Open from index (Ctrl+I): Allows a user to open a
file by typing in the index number embossed in Braille on a page by a ViewPlus
embosser.
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Page Setup (no hot key): Allows the user to
select printing options, including the page width and height, portrait or
landscape print mode, vertical and horizontal margins.
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Print (Ctrl+P): Prints or embosses the
current file.
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Recent (no hot key): Opens a drop down menu listing recent files
in chronological order. One may be
opened by clicking it.
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Preferences (no hot
key): Allows the user to change user interface language, units of measurement, Braille font
used for embossing page labels, pointer size, toggle the print text as
pattern option on and off, and change zoom and pan command step sizes. Users can choose different menu and screen
views. The Windows file dialogue
option, fixed screen mode and the 'Accessibility View' is
recommended for people with severe print disabilities. The font parameters for the status bar may be changed, and
people using self-voicing can choose not to self-voice the print dialog -
which is automatically spoken by screen readers. The Emboss Frame option permits fiducial frame
corners as well as tactile bar code and index information to be added
by ViewPlus
embossers. The Emboss Text as Pattern option will permit a hooked line
to be embossed in place of graphical text. The Emboss Standard Text
option allows the user to turn standard text embossing off completely.
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Exit (Alt+F4): Closes the Viewer. |
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Edit Menu |
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- Select Text (Ctrl+T): Allows the user to more
easily locate text by increasing the pointer size to search for text only.
After choosing this option, the user should touch near where the text is
believed to be and continue touching until the program reads the text. The text
is now selected.
- Select Elements
(Ctrl+E):
Allows the user to select multiple elements at once.
- Find Element (F3): Assists the user in
locating an element tactually. A dialog
box opens in which the user can select the element he or she wishes to
find. The user then presses anywhere on
the Touchpad and the IVEO program directs the user which way to move his or
her finger to reach the element. When
the user has touched the element, the IVEO program states that the element has
been found.
- Selection Mode (Space): Brings the user out of
Add Menu modes and allows the user to once again select elements to hear them read.
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View Menu |
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Fit to Window (Ctrl+Page
Up):
Places the full figure in its original size along the left edge of the window.
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Fit Selection to Window
(Ctrl+Shift+Page Up): Fits the outer dimensions of the selected element to the outer
dimensions of the screen so that either the length or width of the selected element matches the corresponding dimension of the window.
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Zoom Rectangle (Shift+Page
Up):
Allows the user to select two points diagonal from each other, defining a
rectangle. The rectangle will then behave as an element selected for the 'Fit
Selection to Window' command. When
accessibility mode is used, users are asked to confirm points with the space bar.
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Zoom In (Page Up): Increases the size of
the image so that more detail can be viewed.
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Zoom Out (Page Down): Decreases the size of
the image.
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Pan Left (Crtl+Left
arrow):
Moves the entire image farther to the left of the screen.
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Pan Right (Ctrl+Right
arrow):
Moves the entire image farther to the right of the screen.
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Pan Up (Ctrl+Up arrow): Moves the entire image
farther up on the screen.
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Pan Down (Ctrl+Down
arrow):
Moves the entire image farther down on the screen.
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Next Page: Moves to the next page in a multiple page document.
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Previous Page: Moves to the previous page in a multiple page document.
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Go To Page: Moves to selected page.
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Barcodes Menu |
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Open Barcode Library (no
hot key):
Opens a bar code library, making it the currently active library for recalling
images from bar code or index.
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Save Barcode Library As (no hot key): Saves
currently active bar code library with a different name and/or in a different
location. Library is updated to reflect
any change in location.
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Recent Barcode Library (no hot key): Shows
list of recent bar code libraries, permitting one in the list to be selected to
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Speech Menu |
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Toggle Speech (Ctrl+Alt+S): Turns speech off if it
is currently on or on if it is currently off.
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Speech Settings
(Ctrl+Shift+S): Opens a dialog box which allows the user to change the Creator's
voice to any voice installed on the user's system. Users can also use the
speech settings function to change the speed or pitch of the speech. A test
button is available on the dialog box so that users may hear the speech
produced by their choice of settings before applying it.
- Say Selection (Ctrl+D):
Causes the IVEO application to read the title and description fields of the
currently selected element. When text is
selected, this command causes the entire text element
to be read. Typically, text elements in
graphics are a single word or group of words forming a label. The element could be a line or even a full paragraph for
standard text, so Ctrl+B typically reads more
than just the text that is selected.
- Say
Document Description (D):
Causes the IVEO application to read the description field of the document.
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F. |
Show Menu |
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- Accessible
User Interface (Shift+A): Toggles user into Accessible User Interface when in
Standard Interface and vice versa. Accessible User Interface turns on space bar
confirmation when entering points while performing certain operations such as opening from a barcode,
calibration and zoom rectangle commands, as well as adjusting other options for
better accessibility.
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Elements List (Shift+E): Displays the graphics
element tree of the current file.
- Document
Viewer (Shift+V):
Displays the element tree of the current file and allows users to group,
ungroup and edit elements in a standard file tree view.
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Speech Overview (F2): Opens a dialog box that
displays the last 25 spoken items. Useful for reviewing long descriptions and checking spelling of words.
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Toolbar (no hot key): Shows or hides the
Creator toolbar. Hiding prevents accidental activation by blind
users.
- Links
(F9): Shows or hides pink boxes
around elements which have links.
- Navigate
Links (Ctrl+F9):
Toggles link navigation. When active, links are activated when a user clicks on
an element. When not active, Creator voices the element title when an element
is clicked.
- Overlays
(F8): Shows or hides overlay
elements. When active, overlays are displayed as light blue elements. When not
active, overlays are not displayed.
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Window Menu |
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- Restore: Returns the window to its original size from its
maximized size.
- Minimize: Minimizes the Creator window so that it only appears
as an icon in the Windows task bar.
- Maximize: Maximizes the Creator window so that it fills the
whole screen.
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Touchpad Menu |
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- Touchpad
Settings (no hot key): Allows the user to select the type of touchpad in use and set parameters for touchpad. The user may specify maximum and setup paper sizes and settings for the selected touchpad. The user may also review the list of supported paper sizes for the active touchpad, add new paper sizes or edit the stored properties of current paper sizes, including the name, height and width of the paper, page orientation and margin settings.
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Calibrate from Current
Image (Ctrl+U): Allows the user to calibrate the screen display to the Touchpad
by touching the top left and lower right frame corners of the current image on the
IVEO Touchpad.
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Print Calibration Pattern
(no hot key): Print calibration pattern for calibrating screen display to IVEO Touchpad - alternative to calibrating with an image made
from some file.
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Calibrate from Calibration Pattern (no hot
key): Calibrates screen display from calibration image on IVEO Touchpad.
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Print Touchpad Setup
Pattern (no hot key): Prints pattern for initial setup of IVEO Touchpad. See Touchpad setup instructions.
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Print Initial IVEO
Touchpad Setup Pattern (no hot key): Prints pattern for initial
setup of IVEO Touchpad. See Touchpad setup instructions.
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Perform Initial Setup of IVEO Touchpad (no hot key): Opens screen for user to
perform initial setup of IVEO Touchpad. See Touchpad setup
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Help Menu |
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About (no hot key): Displays the opening splash screen,
which gives software information including the version number and user license
number.
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Help (F1): Brings up this
manual.
- Touchpad
Help (no hot key): Brings up the Touchpad manual.
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Online Help (Ctrl+F1):
Brings up a link to the ViewPlus support page from which one can obtain online tutorials
and other support for IVEO Creator and Viewer.
- Check
for Updates (no hot key): Checks for IVEO software updates. If an update is
available, the user is notified and is given the choice of whether to install
the update.
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