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      ,9TRODUC;N TO ,COMPUT] ,BRL
  ,9 ? SES.N WE'LL LOOK AT :5 Y MI<T
5C.T] COMPUT] BRL1 :AT X IS & A LL
HI/ORY1 H[ X "WS & ! SETT+S 9 "S POPUL>
SCRE5 R1D]S4
  ,Y DON'T H TO 2 A COMPUT] PROGRAMM]1 Y
MAY WELL 5C.T] COMPUT] BRL 9 A NUMB] (
SITUA;NS TD4 ,Y MAY NE$ TO USE COMPUT]
BRL3
  _4 ON "S MOD]N BRL NOTE TAK]S :5 5T]+
FILE"NS1 PASS^WS1 EMAIL OR WEB
ADDRESSES2
  _4 ON S"EAL BRL 4PLAYS = _! SY/EM
MESSAGES2
  _4 ON S"EAL SCRE5 R1D]S IF Y H !
CURSOR ^W N 3TRACT$2
  _4 IF DIRECTLY R1D+ OR WRIT+ A ,,BRF
FILE4
  ,COMPUT] BRL DATES F ! "DS :5 COMPUT]S
_H LIMIT$ MEMORY1 SCRE5S %[$ GRIDS (
FIX$ WID? "*S & BRL 4PLAYS 7 M US$ BY
COMPUT] PROGRAMM]S4 ,COMPUT] BRL
UNIQUELY %[$ ANY "* T APPE>$ ON !
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  ,COMPUT] BRL USES EXACTLY "O BRL "* =
        9TRODUC;N TO COMPUT] BRL      #B
E PR9T "*4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 LIT]>Y BRL1 !
DIGIT #A NORMALLY TAKES TWO BRL CELLS &
! LRS ER TAKE J "O4 ,9 COMPUT] BRL1
DIGIT #A TAKES EXACTLY "O CELL & LRS ER
ALW TAKE TWO4
  ,? SIMPLE SY/EM 0 EASY TO PROGRAM1 B
"! IS A PROBLEM3 "! >E #FD BRL SIGNS
AVAILABLE ) SIX DOTS1 B "! 7 #BEF
POSSIBLE COMPUT] "*S4
  ,! SOLU;N IS TO USE EI<T DOT BRL4 ,S
TYPICALLY1 COMPUT] BRL USES EI<T DOTS4
,? IS "O ( ! R1SONS :Y MO/ BRL 4PLAYS H
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#H US$ TO %[ A CURSOR1 HI<LI<T+ & S ON1
! EXTRA DOTS 7 NE$$ = CAPITALS & UNUSUAL
"*S4
  ,ANO!R R1SON = COMPUT] BRL 0 T
COMPUT]S US$ SYMBOLS T SIMPLY W]5'T
AVAILABLE 9 ! ORD9>Y LIT]>Y BRL CODES4
,= EXAMPLE1 BACK 9 ! "D1 "! W]5'T BRL
SIGNS = COMM]CIAL AT1 V]TICAL B> OR
BACKSLA%2 2LIEVE X OR N1 "S =M] LIT]>Y
BRL CODES DIDN'T EV5 H SIGNS = PLUS OR
EQUALS ,- Y _H TO WRITE \ ! ^WS 9/1D1 OR
SWIT* TO A DI6]5T BRL CODE4
  ,) ! ADV5T ( ,,UEB1 ! NE$ = COMPUT]
           =MS ( COMPUT] BRL          #C
BRL IS 3SID]ABLY R$UC$1 B Y MAY WELL /
COME ACR X4 ,,UEB 3TA9S BRL SYMBOLS =
ALL ! COMMON COMPUT] SIGNS ON A /&>D
,,QW]TY KEYBO>D & "! IS NO NE$ TO SWIT*
TO ANY O!R BRL CODE = EMAIL OR WEB
ADDRESSES 9 ,,UEB4 ,H["E1 N ALL SCRE5
R1D]S "K ?4
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          ,=MS ( ,COMPUT] ,BRL
  ,! MO/ COMMON =M ( COMPUT] BRL N[A"DS
9 ! ,5GLI%-SP1K+ _W IS ! ,,USA COMPUT]
CODE1 AL "KN Z ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ,BRL
,COMPUT] ,CODE OR ,GRADE #J4 ,O!R
C.TRIES1 9CLUD+ ! ,,UK1 _H _! [N V].NS3
TYPICALLY ! LRS 7 ! SAME B DIGITS &
PUNCTUA;N "*S 7 DI6]5T4 ,X DOES M1N T IF
Y GET1 SAY1 A ,,BRF FILE F A ,FR5* OR
,G]MAN WEBSITE1 X W 2 5COD$ DI6]5TLY TO
A ,,BRF FILE F ! ,,UK1 ,,USA OR
,AU/RALIA4 ,TO R1D S* A FILE1 Y'D EI NE$
TO RE-5CODE X1 OR *ANGE ! SETT+S ON YR
SCRE5 R1D] OR BRL 4PLAY4
  ,"! >E AL V>IANTS ( COMPUT] BRL : J
USE SIX DOTS1 S Y CD USE COMPUT] BRL ON
PAP]4 ,^! >E N /RICTLY "O-=-"O TABLES3
TO OV]COME ! LIMIT ( #FD "*S1 SPECIAL
              BASIC SIGNS             #D
PREFIXES 7 US$ TO %[ ALT]NATIVE "*S4 ,"!
7 AL SPECIAL SIGNS TO %[ GO+ 9TO & \ (
COMPUT] BRL4 ,9 ! ,,UK1 Y MAY REMEMB] !
DOT #F FOLL[$ BY DOTS #C-#D-#F4 ,9 !
,,USA1 ! SIGN TO 5T] COMPUT] BRL 0 DOTS
#D-#E-#F1 #C-#D-#F1 & ! 5D+ 9DICATOR 0
DOTS#D-#E-#F1 #A-#E-#F4
  ,9 ? SES.N1 WE'LL 3C5TRATE ONLY ON !
SIGNS 9 ,,USA COMPUT] CODE Z US$ ON BRL
4PLAYS4
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             ,BASIC ,SIGNS
  ,"H IS A SUMM>Y ( ! MO/ COMMON SIGNS Y
>E LIKELY TO MEET 9 ,,USA COMPUT] BRL4
  ,REMEMB] X IS AN EI<T DOT BRL CODE &
NO BRL 3TRAC;NS >E US$ = GR\PS ( LRS4
  ,! ORD9>Y L[]CASE LRS >E Z Y WD
EXPECT4
  ,CAPITAL LRS ADD DOT #G1 2L DOT #C1 TO
! L[]CASE LRS4 ,S1 A CAPITAL ;,C IS DOTS
#A1 #D & #G4 ,IF Y'RE N US$ TO R1D+
EI<T-DOT BRL1 X MAY 2 WOR?:ILE PRACTIS+1
S Y DON'T MI/AKE1 = EXAMPLE DOTS #A1 #D1
#G "<CAPITAL ;,C"> ) DOTS #A1 #D1 #C
"<L[]CASE ;M">4 ,"! IS NO CAPITAL
PREFIX4
              BASIC SIGNS             #E
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#C1 #E & #F & NO NUMB] PREFIX4 ,S NUMB]
#E WD 2 DOTS #B-#F4
  ,! O!R PUNCTUA;N SIGNS & SYMBOLS USE !
REMA9+ BRL DOT PATT]NS4 ,"H >E "S M
COMMON "OS3
  _4 ,FULL /OP "<P]IOD">3 DOTS #D-#F
  _4 ,COMMA3 DOT #F
  _4 ,"Q M>K3 DOTS #A-#D-#E-#F
  _4 ,EXCLAMA;N3 DOTS #B-#C-#D-#F
  _4 ,COLON3 DOTS #A-#E-#F
  _4 ,APO/ROPHE3 DOT #C
  _4 ,HYPH53 DOTS #C-#F
  _4 ,OP5 R.D BRACKET3 DOTS #A-#B-#C-#E-
#F
  _4 ,CLOSE R.D BRACKET3 DOTS #B-#C-#D-
#E-#F
  _4 ,P]C5T3 DOTS #A-#D-#F
  _4 ,AMP]S&3 DOTS #A-#B-#C-#D-#F
  _4 ,AT SIGN3 DOTS #D-#G
  _4 ,=W>D SLA%3 DOTS #C-#D
  _4 ,BACKSLA%3 DOTS #A-#B-#E-#F-#G
  _4 ,PLUS3 DOTS #C-#D-#F
  _4 ,EQUALS3 DOTS #A-#B-#C-#D-#E-#F
  ,"! >E S"EAL M4
  ,9CID5TALLY1 ^! SIGNS "<IGNOR+ DOTS #G
               BRL SETT+S             #F
OR #H"> >E TYPICALLY US$ 9 BRL FONTS Z
WELL Z ,,BRF FILES4
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#G >E NE$$ = ! MA9 "*S2 DOT #H IS US$ =
:AT US$ TO 2 CALL 8EXT5D$ "*S01 :
9CLUDES A35T$ LRS & O!R SYMBOLS N R1DILY
F.D ON ! /&>D ,,QW]TY KEYBO>D4 ,^!
S-CALL$ EXT5D$ "*S 7 P]H LESS WELL-DEF9$
?AN ! /&>D ,,ASCII "*S1 & WE WON'T G 9TO
DETAIL4
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              ,BRL ,SETT+S
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3TROL4 ,S 2L >E EXAMPLES ": TO F9D !
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R1D]S4

,,JAWS
  ,9 ! ,,JAWS W9D[1 F ! M5U SELECT
,UTILITIES !N ,SETT+S ,C5TRE4 ,!N PRESS
,TAB1 & EI >R[ ,D[N TO1 OR PRESS ;,B =
,BRL4 ,>R[ ,"R TO OP5 ! ,BRL SETT+S & !N
>R[ ,D[N TO 8,G5]AL04
  ,N[ PRESS ,F#F TO G TO ! SETT+S PANE4
,! F/ OP;N IS ! BRL LANGUAGE1 = EXAMPLE
               BRL SETT+S             #G
,5GLI% ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,TAB AG & Y H !
OP;NS = US+ COMPUT] BRL1 ,,USA OR
,UNIFI$ LIT]>Y BRL4 ,TAB AG & Y C SELECT
:E!R TO USE COMPUT] OR LIT]>Y BRL = BRL
9PUT4 ,"O M ,TAB & Y'LL F9D ! *ECKBOX =
:E!R TO %[ ! ^W AT ! CURSOR "<! CURR5T
^W"> 9 COMPUT] BRL4
  ,TO QKLY TO7LE 2T COMPUT] & LIT]>Y
BRL1 ON MO/ BRL 4PLAYS Y C PRESS ,SPACE
"6 DOTS #A-#B-#D-#E4 ,S Y C J TURN BRL
TRANSLA;N (F :5 Y WANT TO R1D A ,,BRF
FILE & !N TURN X BACK ON = ORD9>Y
DOCU;TS4
  ,NOTE T1 EV5 IF Y *OOSE ,,UEB1 : HAS
ALL ! SIGNS Y NE$1 ,,JAWS W ON O3A.N ASK
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ADDRESSES 9 C]TA9 PLACES4 ,/RICTLY ? IS
N NEC4

,,NVDA
  ,F ! ,,NVDA M5U1 SELECT ,PREF];ES !N
,SETT+S4 ,TAB UNTIL Y HE> ! OP;NS =
,\TPUT ,TABLE & ,9PUT ,TABLE & SELECT !
"OS Y WANT4
  ,IF Y 3T9UE TA2+1 "! IS AN OP;N :E!R
TO 3TRACT ! ^W AT ! CURSOR4 ,IF ? IS N
               BRL SETT+S             #H
*ECK$1 ! ^W ! CURSOR IS ON W 2 %[N 9
COMPUT] BRL4

,SUP],NOVA
  ,9 ! ,SUP],NOVA ,3TROL ,PANEL1 SELECT
,G5]AL ,PREF];ES 9 ! ,BRL M5U4 ,"! >E
OP;NS = :AT TABLE TO USE = ! COMPUT] BRL
TABLE1 LIT]>Y BRL \TPUT TABLE & = LIT]>Y
BRL 9PUT4
  ,! OP;NS = :E!R TO %[ COMPUT] OR
LIT]>Y BRL >E "U ,"*S1 9 ! ,BRL M5U2 &
:E!R TO 9PUT LIT]>Y OR COMPUT] BRL >E "U
,9PUT 9 ! ,BRL M5U4
  ,! KEYS TO PRESS TO QKLY SWIT* 2T
COMPUT] & LIT]>Y BRL IS TYPICALLY ,SPACE
"6 DOTS #A-#B-#D-#E1 B MAY V>Y AC TO BRL
4PLAY4

,VOICE,OV]
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SELECT ,SETT+S1 !N ,A3ESSIBIL;Y1
,VOICE,OV] !N ,BRL4 ,"! >E !N OP;NS =
\TPUT 2+ EI<T- OR SIX-DOT1 SIMIL>LY =
9PUT & = BRL SCRE5 9PUT1 & !N A BUTTON =
BRL TABLES4
  ,IF ,VOICE,OV] SAYS Y H SELECT$ SIX-
                M 9=MA;N              #I
DOT1 !N X'S A LIT]>Y CODE1 S* Z 3TRACT$
"<GRADE #B"> ,UNIFI$ ,5GLI% ,BRL4 ,IF
,VOICE,OV] SAYS EI<T-DOT1 X M1NS COMPUT]
BRL4
  ,TO QKLY SWIT* BRL \TPUT 2T 3TRACT$ &
COMPUT] BRL1 ON MO/ BRL 4PLAYS PRESS
,SPACE "6 DOTS #A-#B-#D-#E4
  ,TO QKLY SWIT* BRL 9PUT 2T 3TRACT$ &
COMPUT] BRL1 PRESS ,SPACE "6 DOTS #B-#C-
#F4
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               ,M ,9=MA;N
  ,Y C F9D \ M 9=MA;N AB ! ,,USA COMPUT]
BRL ON ! ,,BANA WEBSITE3
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  ,"! >E AL PAGES ON ,WIKIP$IA & S"EAL
O!R POPUL> WEBSITES4
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9 YR SCRE5 R1D] & TRY \ V>I\S "*S TO SEE
:AT !Y >E4
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