Universal Design SymbolUsing OMNI 1000 with Shortcut Keys

Summary of Omni 1000 Shortcut Keys

Starting Omni 1000

Opening a document to read

Changing the Reading or System Voice

Changing the screen colors

Starting or stopping reading

Increasing or decreasing reading speed

Moving to different parts of a document

Working with documents

Other tasks

Starting Omni 1000:

To start Omni 1000 Press Ctrl+Alt+1

Opening a document to read:

To open the desired folder Press Alt+L, then C
To open the desired document for reading Press Alt+F, then O, OR press Ctrl+O

Changing the Reading or System Voice:

To change the Reading Voice Press Alt+T, then R
To change the System Voice Press Alt+T, then S

Changing the screen colors:

To change the color of the text Press Alt+T, then D, then T
To change the color of the window background Press Alt+T, then D, then B
To change the color of the highlight used to select text Press Alt+T, then D, then H

Starting or stopping reading:

To start reading Press Alt+R, then S, OR press F5
To stop reading Press Alt+R, then S, OR press F5

Increasing or decreasing reading speed:

To increase reading speed Press Alt+R, then N, OR press F11
To decrease reading speed Press Alt+R, then E, OR press F12

Moving to different parts of a document:

To move forward by the current unit Press Alt+R, then F, OR press F8
To move backward by the current unit Press Alt+R, then R, OR press F6
To read the current unit Press Alt+R, then C, OR press F7
To jump to a specific page Press Alt+R, then G
To move to the word before the cursor Press Ctrl+Left Arrow
To move to the word after the cursor Press Ctrl+Right Arrow
To move to the beginning of the current line Press Home
To move to the end of the current line Press End
To move to the line before the cursor Press the Up Arrow key
To move to the line after the cursor Press the Down Arrow key
To move to the beginning of the previous paragraph Press Ctrl+Up Arrow
To move to the beginning of the next paragraph Press Ctrl+Down Arrow
To move to the previous page Press Page Up
To move to the next page Press Page Down
To move to the top of the current page Press Ctrl+Home
To move to the bottom of the current page Press Ctrl+End
To hear the first sentence of each paragraph ("browsing") Press Alt+R, then W, OR press Shift+F5

Working with documents:

To open a document Press Alt+F, then O, OR press Ctrl+O
To access your Favorites Files list Press Alt+F, then F
To type your own document Press Alt+F, then N
To save a document Press Alt+F, then S, OR press Ctrl+S
To close the current document Press Alt+F, then C, OR press F4

Other tasks:

To hear the definition of a selected word Press Alt+R, then D, OR press Ctrl+D
To hear the spelling of a selected word Press Alt+R, then L, OR press Ctrl+L
To hear selected text read Press Alt+R, then Y, OR press Ctrl+Y
To switch between reading units Press Alt+R, then U
Then, press L to select line, OR press S to select sentence, or press P to select paragraph
To hear the Reading Status Press Alt+H, then R
To start scanning a socument Press Alt+S, OR press F9
To cancel a scan in progress Press Alt+S, then S, OR press F9

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