[BlindTlk] Focus Blue 40 Instruction...

[Jen]

Hi James,

First, a hearty congrats on your first braille display! I promise it's gonna
be amazing once you get the hang of it.

I've never used a Focus, but I used a BrailleNote and the Alva braille
display with my very first computer. There are buttons you press that move
the braille display one display width at a time. For example, if your
braille display has forty cells, the "advance" button moves the braille
display down so you can read forty more cells of information.

Please e-mail me off-list at

spiderweb1 at sbcglobal.net

and I'll e-mail you the instruction manual for the Focus. What model do you
have? There's the Classic, 40, 80, and Fifth Generation.

Jen

spiderweb1 at sbcglobal.net

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Subject: [BlindTlk] Focus Blue 40 Instruction...

Dear friends,

    I just purchased a Focus Blue 40 refreshable Braille display, and I'm
hoping that you can help me with learning it!  This is the first refreshable
Braille display that I have ever used, so it is a brand new experience for
me.  I am good with computers in general, but not with the Focus Blue!

    A number of years ago I recall different companies that sold cassettes,
although now I would guess that it would be on CD's, that would provide
instruction on different aspects of software for the blind.  They had
instruction on things like Microsoft Word, Excel, Windows, etc.  Does anyone
know of something like this for a Focus Blue?  I have the instruction manual
that came with the unit, but it is not very detailed, and seems to be
tailored for someone who is already familiar with refreshable Braille units
in general, and the Focus Blue in particular.  I hope to use my unit at
work, but it would be so much easier if I could actually learn it, rather
than just stumbling around on it.  I called the manufacturer, but they said
that they don't have anything other than the manual that came with my unit.

    Any help would sure be appreciated!  I'm guessing that there isn't a
whole lot that I have to learn in order to affectively use this, but so far
I just seem to be frustrated!

Thanks...
James



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