Using OMNI 1000 with Shortcut Keys

Using the keyboard to read and to move around in a document

One step to start or stop reading

To move around in a document using the keyboard

Three steps to move to a specific page

One step to start or stop reading:

1. Press F5 to start or stop reading.

To move around in a document using the keyboard:

You can move around in a document by using your choice of any one of
several units. These units are: a character, a word, a line, a paragraph, or a page.

To move by character:

1. Press the Left Arrow to move to the previous character.
2. Press the Right Arrow to move to the next character.

NOTE: If Omni 1000 is reading when you press an arrow key, it will stop reading. Press F5 to resume reading.

To read by word:

1. Press Ctrl+Left Arrow to read the previous word.
2. Press Ctrl+Right Arrow to read the next word.

NOTE: If the cursor is in the middle of the word when you press those keys, it will move to the beginning or end of that word.

To read by line:

1. Press the Up Arrow key to read the previous line.
2. Press the Down Arrow key to read the next line. Omni 1000 automatically begins to read the new line.

To read the beginning or the end of the current line:

1. Press Home to read the beginning of the current line.
2. Press End to read the end of the current line.

To read by paragraph:

1. Press Ctrl+Up Arrow to read the beginning of the previous paragraph.
2. Press Ctrl+Down Arrow to read the beginning of the next paragraph.

To read by page:

1. Press Page Up to read the previous page.
2. Press Page Down to read the next page.
3. Press Ctrl+Home to read the top of the current page.
4. Press Ctrl+End to read the bottom of the current page.

Three steps to move to a specific page:

1. Press Alt+R, then press G.
2. Type the number of the page you wish to go to.
3. Press Enter. Omni 1000 will move to the page number that you requested.

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