What Does the Victor Reader Do?

The Victor Reader is a multi-purpose electronic device designed for blind or low vision users. The device can play DAISY Books, read text documents, and record, playback, and organize audio notes.

Unpacking the Victor Reader

You’ll find the following hardware in your Victor Reader Stream box:

The Victor Reader Stream Device

Silicone Case

Power Adapter

Long USB Cable for connecting to computer or power adapter

Short USB Cable for connecting to USB flashdrive

Earphones

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Device Layout

The Victor Reader Stream is a rectangular device about the size of a mobile phone. The device has no screen and features 23 different buttons. It resembles a television remote control.
Front Side	The front side has a total of 19 different button on it, organized into three columns.
Back Side	There are no buttons on the back side of the device. However, users will find a latch that will dislodge the battery.
Top Edge	The top edge has no buttons. There is a headphone jack on the right side and the center of this edge is where users will find the slot for the SD card.
Bottom Edge	The bottom edge has no bottons. In the center of this edge, users will find the Mini USB port for the long and short USB cables.
Left Edge	There are three buttons on the left edge: power, increase volume, and decrease volume.
Right Edge	There is one button on the right edge – the record button. Users will also find an input jack to plug in a microphone on this side.

Button Descriptions

Front-side Buttons

It is easier to think of the front side having three separate groupings of buttons: upper, middle, and lower.
Upper Front Buttons	The first row of buttons are all different shapes – square, circular, and diamond. From left to right they are “Go To”, “Online Features”, and “Bookmark”.
Middle Front Buttons	The middle buttons are organized into three columns of four buttons each. All of these buttons are the same shape and size. These 12 buttons make up a keypad in the same layout as typically found on a telephone. Here are the rows from left to right: row 1 – 1, 2, 3; row 2 – 4, 5, 6; row 3 – 7, 8, 9; and row 4 – *, 0, #
Lower Front Buttons	The four lower buttons are organized into 2 rows with a single button in the center of the upper row and three buttons in the lower row. The button in upper row button is circular and is the sleep button. In the lower row, you’ll find a square button between two triangular buttons. These buttons from left to right are: “Rewind”, “Play/ Stop”, and “Fast-forward”.

Left Edge Buttons

Power Button	The power button is the topmost button on the left edge. It is a circular button.
Volume Buttons	The two lower buttons on the left edge are both triangular. The lower button is “Volume Down” and the upper button is “Volume Up”

Right Edge Buttons

Record Button

The right edge only has one button. The square button on the right edge is the “Record” button.

Starting the Victor Reader

Power Button	Holding the Victor Reader upright in your right hand with the buttons facing you, you’ll find the on and off button on the left edge of the device. It is the topmost button of the three buttons on the left edge and is circular.
Turn on Victor Reader	Press and hold power button. You’ll hear a beep and a welcome message.
Turn off Victor Reader	Press and hold the power button. You’ll hear two beeps.
Turn on/ off Key Describer	Press and hold the 0 key
1	Bookshelf
2	Scroll up
3	Delete note
4	Move back
5	Where am I?
6	Move forward
7	Menu
8	Scroll down
9	Playback mode
*	Cancel
0	Info
#	Confirm
Starting/stopping the built-in Victor Reader User Guide	Press and hold the 1 key. Move through the parts of the user guide by using the 4 and 6 keys. Play and pause audio using the play and pause button.

Navigation

Below you’ll find some helpful keystrokes for navigating a large Microsoft Word document.
Move to the top of document	Ctrl + Home
Move to the bottom of document	Ctrl + End
Go to a specific page of the document	F5
Expand/ Collapse Ribbon	Ctrl + F1

Combining Documents

There are two methods for combining documents in Microsoft Word. You can simply use the cut, copy, and paste commands to paste text from one document into another.You can also use insert text from one document to another using the Text from File function on the Insert tab.

Cutting and Pasting Between Two Documents

Step 3 – Use the Copy or Cut commands to add your text selection to the clipboardStep 4 – Switch to document A and move the text cursor (insertion point) to where you’d like the text selection from document B to be addedStep 5 – Paste text from clipboard

Lets say we have two documents: document A and document B. We’d like to copy the text out of B and paste it into A.
Step 1 – Open both documents
Step 2 – Select the text from document B that you’d like to add to document A
Select by character	Shift + Left or Right Arrow
Select by word	Shift + Insert + Left or Right Arrow (using JAWS or MAGic)
Select by line	Shift + Up or Down Arrow
Select all	Ctrl + A
Copy – adds the selected text to clipboard	Ctrl + C
Cut – adds the selected text to clipboard and deletes selection	Ctrl + X
Switch between open applications	Alt + Tab
Paste	Ctrl + V
Undo	Ctrl + Z

Using the Insert Tab

Lets again say we have two documents: document A and document B. We’d like to insert document B at the end of document A.

Step 1 – Open document A
Step 2 – Move the text cursor (insertion point) to where you’d like the text selection from document B to be added
Step 3 – Switch to the Insert tab
Move focus to the Insert Tab	Alt, then N
Step 4 – Open the Objects dropdown menu and select Text from file…
Open Text from file	Alt, then N, then J, then F
Step 5 – Using the Windows File Explorer Dialog, select document B
Note that you can choose to add multiple documents at once using this method. Simple use shift to select multiple documents in the Windows File Explorer Dialog.

Pages to Numbers

We learned a range of functions in Pages prior to this lesson. During this session, we’ll start learning about using VoiceOver in Numbers. We’re going to see that the majority of the hotkeys we learned last time for Pages also work in Numbers.

Numbers

Numbers is a spreadsheet application that can used for making tables and graphs, running calculations and transforming data, and organizing information.

Numbers is organized by columns (vertical) and rows (columns). Rows are numbered, starting with 1 and continuing to infinity. Columns are are numbered alphabetically, starting with A and continuing to Z. After Z, you’ll find column AA, AB, AC, and so on until AZ. This continues until all two letter alphabetical pairs are used (until ZZ) and then Numbers used three letter series to mark columns.

The unit where a column and row meet is called a cell. Cells are where the data (numbers, text, etc.) of the spreadsheet resides. A cell will be titled by the combination of its column and row numeration. For example, the cell in the first row and first column is titled “A1”. Further, the cell in the 4th column and 18th row would be titled “D18”.

We can move from cell to cell using the arrow keys. Each arrow key will move you on cell in whatever direction you’ve selected. If your focused on cell B2, pressing up will bring you to B1, pressing down will bring you to B3, pressing left will bring you to A2, and pressing right will bring you to C2. As we move into new cells, VoiceOver will announce the contents and location of the cell.

In-session Exercise 1: Explore a Spreadsheet

Open the example spreadsheet below. Use the arrow keys to read each populated cell.

example spreadsheet 1

What’s the difference between the contents of row 1 and the rest of the cells?

Where is the data in this spreadsheet? In what row do you stop finding data? What column?

Navigation

To navigate through the Numbers interface, users can use the interaction system (VO + Shift + Down Arrow to start interacting and VO + Shift Up Arrow to stop interacting), as well as using Tab and VO + J.
Read the Title Bar of the Active Program	VO + F2
Read the Item Currently in Focus	VO + F3

Opening, Saving, and Printing

Open the File Tab to Save, Open, Print, and More	VO + M, then F
Create a New Empty Document	Command + N
Open a Saved Document	Command + O
Print	Command + P

In-session Exercise 2: Explore Another Spreadsheet

Open the example spreadsheet below. Use the arrow keys to read each populated cell.

example spreadsheet 2

Where is the data in this spreadsheet? In what row do you stop finding data? What column?

Navigating the Workbook

Navigating the Numbers spreadsheet requires a whole series of hotkeys on its own. Spreadsheets can be large and complex, and it is easy for people to get lost. We already learned we can navigate the spreadsheet by using the arrow keys, but this will be too slow in some cases. We can name rows and columns by simply inputting that text in row 1 and/or column A.
Read the active cell’s coordinates	VO + Shift + T
Read the Header title	VO + C
Read the column title	VO + C (twice)
Read the row title	VO + R
Read table dimensions	VO + Shift + T (twice)
Move to the last populated cell in any direction	Command + Arrow Keys

Selecting Data

Selecting data is an important skill in Numbers. You’ll find yourself needing to quickly delete, move, or format entire columns, rows, or sections of a spreadsheet.
Select all	Command + A

Formatting Text

Bold Selected Text	Command + B
Italicize Selected Text	Command + I
Underline Selected Text	Command + U
Read Formatting Attributes of Selected Text	VO + T

Data

Numbers can do much more than simply hold date in columns and rows. It can be used to do a range of computations. If you start a cell entry with the equals sign, that will make that cell a formula. Try this out! Enter the following text into a cell in Numbers: =1+1. What does VoiceOver say when you read the contents of this cell now?
Edit a cell	Option + Return

Using the Reader Functionality in MAGic

While MAGic is primarily a magnification program, it does include some screen reader functionality. Screen readers are software applications that will attempt to identify, interpret, and read the information being presented on the computer’s screen. You might have heard of screen reading programs such as JAWS, NVDA, Window-Eyes, and Dolphin.

Using the reading functionality in MAGic, you can have the text on the screen read to you by a synthesized voice. Some examples of synthesized voices you might be familiar with include Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, Amazon’s Alexa, or possible good ol’ Microsoft Sam (the default text-to-speech voice from Windows 2000 and XP).

The MAGic Speech Tab

The MAGic Speech Tab can be found between the Visual and Tools tabs on the MAGic User Interface

The Speech tab has three sections: Level, Speaker, and Echo.

Level

The Level section includes only the Speech Split Button. With the top half of this split button, users can toggle between Full Speech and Speech on Demand.
Full Speech	Speech is on all the time
Speech on Demand	Limited speech mode where MAGic will only speak from designated unit commands (reading commands via the keyboard), typing echo, and mouse echo.
Keyboard shortcut to toggle between Full Speech and Speech on Demand	MAGic Key + F3
Clicking the bottom half of the Speech Split Button will open the Speech dropdown menu. With this menu, users can open the Speech on Demand Settings menu.
Here you can enable or disable what will be read using Speech on Demand mode. “Designated reading commands are commands that you might press when you want to hear more information. For example, say word, say line, next word, prior word, spell word, and so on. Most of the time you won’t hear or need to hear this sort of thing, but when you need to, simply press the appropriate keystroke to get more information”1. Mouse echo will speak the parts of the screen below the mouse pointer. Typing echo will speak characters and words typed on the keyboard.

Speaker

The Speaker section includes the Speech Rate Slider and the Voice Profiles Button.
An important part of working with a screen reader is setting the speech rate. In some instances, you’ll need the speaker to slow down. In other instances, you’ll want to speed up. This is especially important work working in a document as you will alter the speech rate depending on what you’re doing. For example, you might want the speaker to speed up when you’re having it read back a section you just finished writing.
Users can adjust the Speech Rate Slider to permanently increase or decrease the speaking rate of the speaker.
MAGic gives users two ways to change the speech rate: temporarily or permanently. Temporary changes are great for the purpose of editing, reviewing, or skim reading. Temporary changes are only retained while the program where the change took place remains active. In other words, if you do a temporary change in Microsoft Word and then switch to Internet Explorer and back, you’ll find your speech rate has been reset to your permanent setting.
Keyboard shortcut to temporarily increase speech rate	Alt + Ctrl + Page Up
Keyboard shortcut to temporarily decrease speech rate	Alt + Ctrl + Page Down
Keyboard shortcut to permanently increase speech rate	Windows + Alt + Ctrl + Page Up
Keyboard shortcut to permanently decrease speech rate	Windows + Alt + Ctrl + Page Down
The Voice Profiles Button opens the Voice Profiles Dropdown Menu. In this menu, users can change their default synthesizer voice or open the Voice Adjustment Menu.
In the Voice Adjustment Menu users can choose their speech profile, synthesizer, and synthesizer language. Further, users can also use this menu to create custom voices for different contexts; adjust the pitch, rate, and volume; and choose what level of punctuation should be spoken.

Echo

The Echo Mouse Split Button and the Typing Split Button. This section of the interface allows user to change echo settings. “Echo” refers to the reader speaking the input the program is receiving from the user via the keyboard (typing characters and words) and the mouse (what is clicked on or hovered over).
Users can click the top half of the Mouse Split Button to enable or disable the mouse echo.
The keyboard shortcut to toggle between mouse echo word, mouse echo line, and mouse echo off	MAGic Key + M
Users can click the bottom half of the split button to open the Mouse Dropdown Menu. Here users can turn on echo words or echo lines. Also in this menu is the option for Mouse Stops Speech. When enabled, this will silence the current speech when the mouse pointer is moved. Lastly, you can use this dropdown to open the Mouse Echo Menu.
The Mouse Echo Menu can be used to enable or disable mouse echo. As well, users can choose the speech delay for mouse echo. This is the amount of time need users will need to hover over an item before MAGic will speak it. Users can also choose to echo words or lines in this menu. Finally, this menu includes settings to enable or disable Mouse Movement Stops Speech.
Users can click the top half of the Typing Split Button to enable or disable typing echo.
Keyboard shortcut to toggle through typing echo options – characters, words, both characters and words, and none.	Insert + 2
Users can click the bottom half of the split button to open the Typing Dropdown Menu. Here users can choose to enable Character echo, Word echo, or Character and Word echo. You can also open the Typing Echo Menu.
With this menu, users can enable or disable typing echo and choose their echo mode: Characters, Words, Both Characters and Words, and None. Further, users can choose how MAGic indicates capitalization: No Indication, Pitch Increment, or Say “Cap”. If the Pitch Increment is selected, users can customize when MAGic indicates capitalization: Say Character and Spelling, Say Word, Character and Spelling, or Say Line, Character and Spelling

Reading

Read Characters
Read Previous Character	Numpad 4 (left arrow)
Read Current Character	Numpad 5
Read Next Character	Numpad 6 (right arrow)
Read Words
Read Previous Word	Insert + Numpad 4 (left arrow)
Read Current Word	Insert + Numpad 5
Read Next Word	Insert + Numpad 6 (right arrow)
Read Lines
Read Previous Line	Numpad 8 (up arrow)
Read Current Line	Insert + Numpad 8
Read Next Line	Numpad 2 (down arrow)
Read Sentences
Read Previous Sentence	Alt + Numpad 8 (up arrow)
Read Current Sentence	Alt + Numpad 5
Read Next Sentence	Alt + Numpad 2 (down arrow)
Read Paragraphs
Read Previous Paragraph	Ctrl + Numpad 8 (up arrow)
Read Current Paragraph	Ctrl + Numpad 5
Read Next Paragraph	Ctrl + Numpad 2 (down arrow)
Read To End
Read from cursor to end of document	Insert + Numpad 2 (down arrow)

OS X Commands for Mail

Navigate the interaction and/ or by using Tab. The program consists of major sections including Toolbar, Favorites Tab, Mailboxes, Messages, and Message Content.
Jump between sections of the interface	VO + J
Go to Favorites Menu	Control + 1, 2, 3, etc.
Get new mail	Shift + Command + N
Open mail	Command + O
Reply	Command + R
Reply all	Shift + Command + R
Forward	Shift + Command + F
Redirect – creates a new message with a blank “To:” field with the sender in the “Reply To:” field	Shift + Command + E
Add sender to address book	Shift + Command + Y
Save email as…	Shift + Command + S
Print email	Command + P
Mark as read/ unread	Command + Shift + U
Flag a message	Command + Shift + L
Search	Command + Option + F
Show or hide deleted messages	Command + L
Send mail	Command + Shift + D

How to Zoom

Navigate to the Zoom settings (this path may vary depending on your version of OS X)	Apple Menu > System Preferences > Accessibility > Zoom
Turn Zoom on/ off	Command + Option + 8
Zoom in	Command + Option + Plus
Zoom out	Command + Option + Minus
Display Settings	You can enable black on white, white on black, or grayscale. You can also enhance the contrast.

1. Who here is a VoiceOver user? What other AT do you all use? What do you like about VoiceOver? What do you dislike?

2. iOS VoiceOver Gestures

3. VoiceOver Trivia

4. VoiceOver with the Apple Wireless Keyboard

5. Siri and Dictation Trivia

6. iOS Apps

• Adaptive Apps for iOS
• Quick Record – Easy, accessible voice recorder
• Capti Narrator – Turns text into audiobooks
• VisionAssist – Magnifier App

7. Questions?

8. Want to learn more about VoiceOver?

• Talk to your DBVI counselor about setting up a session with me (Jimmy Allen, AT Trainer)
• Check out the Hadley School for the Blind’s iFocus Series
• Go to AppleVis – A community powered site on vision accessibility for Apple products

Trivia Questions

1	Using dictation, how can you move down to the next line? This would be the equivalent of hitting enter with the keyboard.
2	What does Siri do if you ask her to “Take a Selfie?”
3	Which of the followings things can Siri NOT do? a. Increase brightness b. Invert colors c. Turn on Zoom d. Turn on VoiceOver e. Turn off VoiceOver
4	What symbol on a QWERTY cannot be printed using dictation?
5	You can ask Siri to remind you of something at a certain time, but can you have Siri remind you or something at a certain place?
6	Can you have Siri check your Facebook updates?
7	Can you have Siri write tweets for you?
8	Which of the following relationships can you not add to contacts with Siri? a. Sister b. Wife c. Husband d. Aunt e. Sister-in-law f. Cousin
9	Which of the following apps can you not use Siri with? a. FaceTime b. Notes c. Podcasts d. Stocks e. iTunes Store f. Photos g. Find Friends h. You can use Siri with all the apps above
10	Which of the following Siri commands will not work as intended? a. “Search Facebook for Jimmy Allen” b. “Lookup my videos taken from New York City” c. “Download Tumblr” d. “Search Twitter for Jimmy Allen” e. “Play trailer for Warcraft” f. “Lookup my videos taken from New York City”

Answer Key

1	Say “new line”
2	Opens the camera app but the camera is not automatically set to front facing.
3	c – Turn on Zoom
4	Trick question! Dictation can create any symbol on a QUERTY keyboard – typically by adding the word “symbol”.
5	Yes
6	No
7	Yes
8	e – Sister-in-law
9	h – You can use Siri with all the apps above
10	a – “Search Facebook for Jimmy Allen”

Trivia Questions

1	Name the gesture that will read all the information from the top of the screen to the bottom
2	Name the gesture that will read all the information on the screen from the point of focus to the bottom
3	This gesture can be used to start and end phone calls as well as start and stop the stopwatch
4	This gesture will give you more information about whatever item has focus
5	This gesture will turn off speech
6	This gesture will silence VoiceOver until it receives further input
7	The easiest way to turn VoiceOver on and off is
8	This gesture moves your focus to the last item on the screen
9	This gesture opens the item chooser
10	This gesture turns on the screen curtain

Answer Key

1	Two finger swipe up
2	Two finger swipe down
3	Two finger double tap
4	Three finger single tap
5	Three finger double tap
6	Two finger single tap
7	Triple click the home button
8	Four finger single tap on the bottom half of the screen
9	Two finger triple tap
10	Three finger triple tap

Function	Equivalent VoiceOver Gesture	Hotkey Command	Section	Mode
Press the home button	Single press of the home button	VO + H	Home Button
Open App Switcher	Double press of the home button	VO + H (twice)	Home Button
Turn VoiceOver off	Triple press of the home button	VO + H (three times)	Home Button
Select the previous/ next item	Single finger flick to the left and right	VO +Left Arrow/ Right Arrow	Single Finger Gesture
Select the previous/ next item	Single finger flick to the left and right	Left Arrow/ Right Arrow	Single Finger Gesture	Quick Nav
Activate an item	Single finger double-tap	VO + Space	Single Finger Gesture
Activate an item	Single finger double-tap	Up Arrow + Down Arrow	Single Finger Gesture	Quick Nav
Read from the current position	Two finger swipe down	VO + A	Two Finger Gesture
Read from the top of the page	Two finger swipe up	VO + B	Two Finger Gesture
Pause reading	Two finger single tap	Control	Two Finger Gesture
Open the Item Chooser	Two finger triple-tap	VO + I	Two Finger Gesture
Play/ pause media	Two finger double-tap	VO + –	Two Finger Gesture
Dismiss an alert or go back to the previous screen	Two Finger Scrub	Escape	Two Finger Gesture
Mute or unmute VoiceOver	Three finger double-tap	VO + S	Three Finger Gesture
Toggle the screen curtain on and off	Three finger triple-tap	VO + Shift + S	Three Finger Gesture
Scroll up	Three finger swipe up	Option + Up Arrow	Three Finger Gesture	Quick Nav
Scroll down	Three finger swipe down	Option + Down Arrow	Three Finger Gesture	Quick Nav
Scroll left	Three finger swipe left	Option + Left Arrow	Three Finger Gesture	Quick Nav
Scroll right	Three finger swipe right	Option + Right Arrow	Three Finger Gesture	Quick Nav
Move to the first item	Four finger single-tap on the top half of the screen	Control + Up Arrow	Four Finger Gesture	Quick Nav
Move to the last item	Four finger single-tap on the bottom half of the screen	Control + Down Arrow	Four Finger Gesture	Quick Nav
Turn on VoiceOver Help	Four finger double tap	VO + K	Four Finger Gesture
Turn off VoiceOver Help	Four finger double tap OR two finger scrub	Escape	Four Finger Gesture
Select the previous/ next Rotor item	Single finger flick up and down	VO + Up Arrow / Down Arrow	Rotor
Select the previous/ next Rotor item	Single finger flick up and down	Up Arrow / Down Arrow	Rotor	Quick Nav
Select the previous/ next Rotor item	Single finger flick up and down	VO + Command + Left Arrow/ Down Arrow	Rotor
Adjust the rotor	The rotor gesture	Left Arrow + Up Arrow / Up Arrow + Right Arrow	Rotor	Quick Nav
Switch between open apps		Command + Tab	Keyboard Only
Move to status bar		VO + M	Keyboard Only
Copy the last spoken text to the clipboard		VO + Shift + C	Keyboard Only
Search for text		VO + F	Keyboard Only
Open Notification Center		fn + VO + Up Arrow	Keyboard Only
Open Control Center		fn + VO + Down Arrow	Keyboard Only
Turn Quick Navigation on		Left Arrow + Right Arrow	Keyboard Only
Turn Single Letter Quick Navigation on		VO + Q	Keyboard Only
Navigate through headings		H	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through links		L	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through text fields		R	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through buttons		B	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through form controls		C	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through images		I	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through tables		T	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through static text		S	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through ARIA landmarks		W	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through lists		X	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through items of the same type		M	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through level 1 headings		1	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through level 2 headings		2	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through level 3 headings		3	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through level 4 headings		4	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through level 5 headings		5	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Navigate through level 6 headings		6	Keyboard Only	Single Letter Quick Nav
Move by character		Left Arrow / Right Arrow	Keyboard Only	Text Edit
Move by line		Up Arrow / Down Arrow	Keyboard Only	Text Edit
Go to the beginning/ end of line		Command + Left Arrow/ Right Arrow	Keyboard Only	Text Edit
Go to the beginning/ end of paragraph		Option + Left Arrow/ Right Arrow	Keyboard Only	Text Edit
Go to the previous/ next paragraph		Option + Up Arrow/ Down Arrow	Keyboard Only	Text Edit
Go to the top or bottom of the text field		Command + Up Arrow/ Down Arrow	Keyboard Only	Text Edit
Select all text		Command + A	Keyboard Only	Text Edit
Copy		Command + C	Keyboard Only	Text Edit
Cut		Command + X	Keyboard Only	Text Edit
Paste		Command + V	Keyboard Only	Text Edit
Undo		Command + Z	Keyboard Only	Text Edit
Open keyboard hints		Command	Keyboard Only