here is a cheat sheet for computer braille.
Appendix D Computer Braille Reference List.
The BrailleNote BT supports USA and UK Computer Braille in both 6 dot and 8
dot forms.
This Appendix contains 6 tables which give you the dot combination used for
each ASCII character available in each of the supported configurations. The
6 tables are listed in the following order:
United States 6 dot Computer Braille - Lower Case
United States 6 dot Computer Braille - Upper Case
United States 8 dot Computer Braille
United Kingdom 6 dot Computer Braille - Lower Case
United Kingdom 6 dot Computer Braille - Upper Case
United Kingdom 8 dot Computer Braille
Each table has two columns. The first column contains the actual ASCII
character enclosed in single quote marks so that it is read at all
punctuation levels. The second column lists the dots required to obtain this
character. Each table is divided into sections according to the type of
character. For example, the lower case letters are in one section, the
digits are in another, and so on. The sections are divided by a blank line.
Reading of this Appendix may be best accomplished by using KeyWord to select
Appendix D from the Manual folder on the "KeySoft System Disk"
To find a particular character, first find the start of the relevant table.
Next set your Reading Mode to the "Line Reading" option, by pressing SPACE
with M as many times as necessary. Now, using the "Read next line" command,
which is SPACE with dot 4, start reading the first line of the table. As
soon as you have heard the character name, if it is not the character you
are looking for, press DOWN ARROW again to cut off the speech and instantly
start reading the next line. If you determine that the character you are
looking for is in another section, press SPACE with dots 5-6 to start
reading the next section. Continue skimming through by line or section until
you find the character you are looking for. Now let KeySoft read the whole
line, and you will hear the dot combination for this character.
D.1 United States Computer Braille
D.1.1 United States 6 dot Computer Braille - Lower Case
exclamation mark '!' 2,3,4,6
quotation mark '"' 5
hash sign '#' 3,4,5,6
dollar sign '$' 1,2,4,6
percent '%' 1,4,6
ampersand '&' 1,2,3,4,6
apostrophe ''' 3
left bracket '(' 1,2,3,5,6
right bracket ')' 2,3,4,5,6
asterisk '*' 1,6
plus sign '+' 3,4,6
comma ',' 6
hyphen '-' 3,6
period '.' 4,6
forward slash '/' 3,4
colon ':' 1,5,6
semi colon ';' 5,6
less than '<' 1,2,6
equals '=' 1,2,3,4,5,6
greater than '>' 3,4,5
question mark '?' 1,4,5,6
underscore '_' 4,5,6
grave accent '`' 4
left curly brace '{' 2,4,6
right curly brace '}' 1,2,4,5,6
upright slash '|' 1,2,5,6
tilde '~' 4,5
zero '0' 3,5,6
one '1' 2
two '2' 2,3
three '3' 2,5
four '4' 2,5,6
five '5' 2,6
six '6' 2,3,5
seven '7' 2,3,5,6
eight '8' 2,3,6
nine '9' 3,5
'a' 1
'b' 1,2
'c' 1,4
'd' 1,4,5
'e' 1,5
'f' 1,2,4
'g' 1,2,4,5
'h' 1,2,5
'i' 2,4
'j' 2,4,5
'k' 1,3
'l' 1,2,3
'm' 1,3,4
'n' 1,3,4,5
'o' 1,3,5
'p' 1,2,3,4
'q' 1,2,3,4,5
'r' 1,2,3,5
's' 2,3,4
't' 2,3,4,5
'u' 1,3,6
'v' 1,2,3,6
'w' 2,4,5,6
'x' 1,3,4,6
'y' 1,3,4,5,6
'z' 1,3,5,6
D.1.2 United States 6 dot Computer Braille Upper Case
The following table shows the combinations which change when a keystroke is
immediately preceded by SPACE with U or when Caps Lock has been turned on by
pressing SPACE with U twice in succession.
'A' 1
'B' 1,2
'C' 1,4
'D' 1,4,5
'E' 1,5
'F' 1,2,4
'G' 1,2,4,5
'H' 1,2,5
'I' 2,4
'J' 2,4,5
'K' 1,3
'L' 1,2,3
'M' 1,3,4
'N' 1,3,4,5
'O' 1,3,5
'P' 1,2,3,4
'Q' 1,2,3,4,5
'R' 1,2,3,5
'S' 2,3,4
'T' 2,3,4,5
'U' 1,3,6
'V' 1,2,3,6
'W' 2,4,5,6
'X' 1,3,4,6
'Y' 1,3,4,5,6
'Z' 1,3,5,6
at symbol '@' 4
left square bracket '[' 2,4,6
right square bracket ']' 1,2,4,5,6
back slash '\' 1,2,5,6
carat symbol '^' 4,5
underscore '_' 4,5,6
Hope this helps you
Kevin
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From: "Sarah Cranston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <braillenote@list.humanware.com>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 7:25 AM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Computer Braille Cheat Sheet
Hi Raymond,
I dont' have a cheat sheet handy, but here are a few signs to, as it were,
tide you over until one of us finds such a cheat sheet:
comma: dot 6
at sign: space with u, then dot 4
period: dots 4-6
quotation mark: dot 5
question mark: dots 1-4-5-6
star or asterisk: dots 1-6
slash: dots 3-4
backslash: dots 1-2-5-6
exclamation mark: dots 2-3-4-6
left bracket: dots 2-4-6
right bracket: dots 1-2-4-5-6
I'm sure you already knew some of these, but it should be enough to get you
started. Feel free to write me if you need anymore. I've got the whole
table in my head, wish I could print it from there. <Grin>
Sarah
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bishop
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 9:13 AM
To: braillenote@list.humanware.com
Subject: [Braillenote] Computer Braille Cheat Sheet
Dear List,
Help! I am used to using a QT keyboard and while my machine is in
getting updated via transplant to an MPower, I am using a loaner
machine which is a BT keyboard. Does anyone have or know where I can
get a cheat sheet of computer braille? I know some but not all of
the computer braille symbols. I can't remember the comma sign and
when entering email addresses in the address book it gets very upset
with me and states I didn't put an "at" sign when I thought I had. Thanks!
Raymond Bishop
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