ViewPlus IVEO Creator 1.0 Manual

New (Ctrl+N): Opens a new file.

Open (Ctrl+O): Opens up a dialog box allowing the user to choose what SVG file to open.

Reload (Ctrl+L): Reopens the current file.

Open from barcode (Ctrl+B): Allows the user to open a file by placing a page embossed from IVEO Creator or Viewer onto the Touchpad and pressing the three points along the top edge of the page when directed.  Bar code and index callback works on files printed on that same computer.  If the files and the bar code library file in which the printout parameters are recorded are all copied to another computer, call back will work on the second computer also.

Open from index (Ctrl+I): Allows a user to open a file by typing in the index number embossed in Braille on a page by a ViewPlus embosser.

Import (no hot key): Allows the user to import bit-map files into IVEO Creator and run them through the optical character recognition engine in one step.

Scan (no hot key): Allows the user to scan images directly into IVEO using any scanner installed on the user's system.  Text OCR is done automatically.

Save (Ctrl+S): Saves a file under the same name and file type it currently has.

Save As (Ctrl+A): Saves a file.  A new name and/or file type can be chosen using this command.

Page Setup (no hot key): Allows the user to select printing options, including the page width and height, portrait or landscape print mode, vertical and horizontal margins.  The Print Frame option permits fiducial frame corners as well as tactile bar code and index information to be added by ViewPlus embossers.

Print (Ctrl+P): Prints or embosses the current file.

Recent (no hot key): Opens a drop down menu listing recent files in chronological order.   One may be opened by clicking it.

Preferences (no hot key): Allows the user to change pointer size, toggle the print text as pattern option on and off, and change zoom and pan command step sizes.  Users can choose different menu and screen views.  The Windows file dialogue option, fixed screen mode and the 'Accessibility View' is recommended for people with severe print disabilities. The font parameters for the status bar may be changed, and people using self-voicing can choose not to self-voice the print dialog - which is automatically spoken by screen readers.

Exit (Alt+F4): Closes the Creator.

Delete Object (Ctrl+Shift+Delete): Deletes the selected object.  NOTE: There is no undo button.  Please be sure you have selected the correct object before deleting. If you accidentally delete an object, do not save the file. Reload it. It should reload the file you were working on in the state it was in when last saved.

Convert to Overlay (Ctrl+Shift+O): Converts the selected object to an overlay object so that objects behind it may be seen through it.

Say Selection (Ctrl+D): Causes the IVEO application to read the title and description fields of the currently-selected object. When text is selected, this command causes the entire text object to be read.  Typically, text objects in graphics are a single word or group of words forming a label.  The object could be a line or even a full paragraph for standard text, so CTRL-b typically reads more than just the text that is selected.

Select Elements (Ctrl+E): Allows the user to select multiple elements at once.

Pickup Shape Style (no hot key): Imports the fill and line properties of the next object selected.

Find Element (F3): Assists the user in locating an element tactually.  A dialog box opens in which the user can select the element he or she wishes to find.  The user then presses anywhere on the Touchpad and the IVEO program directs the user which way to move his or her finger to reach the element.  When the user has touched the element, the IVEO program states that the element has been found.

Text (Ctrl+Shift+T): Switches to add text mode. Adds text objects one at a time until the space bar is pressed.

Rectangle (Ctrl+Shift+R): Switches to rectangle mode. Allows the user to add any number of rectangles as separate objects. The rectangles are outlines only.  Rectangle mode continues until the space bar is pressed.

Oval (Ctrl+Shift+C): Switches to oval mode. Adds ovals, one at a time, which become separate objects. The ovals are outlines only; pressing inside an oval will not make the program speak. Oval mode can be ended by pressing space.

Polyline (Ctrl+Shift+P): Switches to polyline mode. Allows the user to draw freeform lines which then become separate objects. Polyline mode continues until the space bar is pressed. Among other uses, the polyline option may be used for adding signatures to documents to be printed.

Filled Polyline (Ctrl+Shift+L): Switches to filled polyline (or filled freeform shape) mode. Filled polyline mode can be ended by pressing the space bar.

Image (Ctrl+Shift+I): Allows the user to add an image to a file. 

Selection Mode (Space): Brings the user out of Add Menu modes and allows the user to once again select objects to hear them read.

Fit to Window (Ctrl+Page Up): Places the full figure in its original size along the left edge of the window.

Fit Selection to Window (Ctrl+Shift+Page Up): Fits the outer dimensions of the selected object to the outer dimensions of the screen so that either the length or width of the selected object matches the corresponding dimension of the window.

Zoom Rectangle (Shift+Page Up): Allows the user to select two points diagonal from each other, defining a rectangle. The rectangle will then behave as an object selected for the 'Fit Selection to Window' command.  When accessibility mode is used, users are asked to confirm points with the spacebar.

Zoom In (Page Up): Increases the size of the image so that more detail can be viewed.

Zoom Out (Page Down): Decreases the size of the image.

Pan Left (Crtl+Left arrow): Moves the entire image farther to the left of the screen.

Pan Right (Ctrl+Right arrow): Moves the entire image farther to the right of the screen.

Pan Up (Ctrl+Up arrow): Moves the entire image farther up on the screen.

Pan Down (Ctrl+Down arrow): Moves the entire image farther down on the screen.

Open Barcode Library (no hot key): Opens a bar code library, making it the currently active library for recalling images from bar code or index.

Save Barcode Library As (no hot key): Saves currently active bar code library with a different name and/or in a different location.  Library is updated to reflect any change in location.

Recent Barcode Library (no hot key): Shows list of recent bar code libraries, permitting one in the list to be selected to change currently active library.

Edit Barcode Library (Ctrl+Shift+B): Permits bar code library to be edited.  A table shows the index number, the file name, and an optional title and description for each entry. 

Toggle Speech (Ctrl+Alt+S): Turns speech off if it is currently on or on if it is currently off.

Speech Settings (Ctrl+Shift+S): Opens a dialog box which allows the user to change the Creator's voice to any voice installed on the user's system. Users can also use the speech settings function to change the speed or pitch of the speech. A test button is available on the dialog box so that users may hear the speech produced by their choice of settings before applying it.

Elements List (Shift+E): Displays the graphics element tree of the current file.  Elements can be selected and edited using this command.

Shape Style Chooser (Shift+C): Allows the user to change fill and line properties of existing objects or to set the properties desired for objects he/she plans to draw.  Alterable properties include fill or line presence, color and opacity, and line width.

Speech Overview (F2): Opens a dialog box that displays the last 25 spoken items.  Useful for reviewing long descriptions and checking spelling of words.

Debug Output (no hot key): Displays the debug output in a separate window.  Usually used for troubleshooting.

Toolbar (no hot key): Shows or hides the Creator toolbar.  Hiding prevents accidental activation by blind users.

Calibrate from Current Image (Ctrl+U): Allows the user to calibrate the screen display to the Touchpad by touching the top left and lower right frame corners of the current image on the IVEO Touchpad.

Print Calibration Pattern (no hot key): Print calibration pattern for calibrating screen display to IVEO Touchpad - alternative to calibrating with an image made from some file.

Calibrate Touchpad (no hot key): Calibrates screen display from calibration image on IVEO Touchpad.

Print Touchpad Setup Pattern (no hot key): Prints pattern for initial setup of IVEO Touchpad. See Touchpad setup instructions.

Print Initial IVEO Touchpad Setup Pattern (no hot key): Prints pattern for initial setup of IVEO Touchpad. See Touchpad setup instructions.

About (no hot key): Displays the opening splash screen, which gives software information including the version number and user license number.

Help (F1): Brings up this manual.

Online Help (Ctrl+F1): Brings up the ViewPlus support page from which one can obtain online tutorials and other support for IVEO Creator and Viewer.