Hi Kay: Is this what you are talking about concerning blocks? Blocks can be moved from one location to another within a document, copied repeatedly throughout a document, or transferred from one document to another. A block can be copied from one KeySoft task to another. A block can be any size from You define a block of text by marking one end and then moving the cursor to the other end of the block. If you want to keep the block marked for future reference you can insert markers at each end of the block. You can then move or copy the marked block in a threestep procedure: 1. Move or copy the block to the clipboard; 2. Move to where you want to insert the block; 3. Paste the clipboard to the required place in the text. The clipboard is simply a temporary storage place for the block of text. It is provided automatically when you use a command that requires the clipboard. The word "paste" comes from the old practice of cutting out a section of printed text from its page and pasting it back in a different place.
Block Commands Menu. This menu provides all the commands needed to mark a block and manipulate it. These Block Commands are accessed through the Block Commands Menu, which you can enter by pressing CONTROL with B. There are 13 items in the menu, in order as follows: Append block to clipboard; Copy block to clipboard; Delete block; Insert file; Move block to clipboard; Paste clipboard; Read block; Store block; Top marker insertion; Bottom marker insertion; Erase file and exit Keyword; Zap, erase the block markers; Grade. Correct Braille grade of block. Items on the menu can be selected in either of the usual ways. Marking a Block. Before performing any block operation, you must define the block. Marking the top and bottom of the text you wish to manipulate does this, or alternatively you can mark one end of the block of text and move the cursor to the other. Follow these steps to mark a block: 1. Move the cursor onto the first character you want included in the block. 2. Enter the Block Commands Menu by pressing CONTROL with B 3. Select the "Top marker insertion" option. You are returned to the document and a marker appears in the document to indicate the top of the block. 4. Now move the cursor just past the last character you want included in the block. You are now ready to enter the Block Commands Menu and move, copy, or delete the block of text. Alternatively, you can enter a bottom block marker, so that the chosen block remains defined. Another way of marking a block is with a Quick Mark command. These commands automatically mark a character, word, sentence, line, par! agraph o r section. Just position the cursor, select the Block Menu and use the following commands: Mark character under cursor, press READ with COMMA; Mark word under cursor, press READ with K; Mark sentence under cursor, press READ with I; Mark paragraph under cursor, press READ with 8. The selection of sentences and paragraphs can be changed to lines and sections by the Reading Mode, as described in 7.6 Cursor Movement Modes. Although it is called "Top of Block" it does not matter which way around you mark a block of text. Only one block can be marked within a document at a time. To move the block marker, just mark a different position. You can check the position of the block marker by reviewing the text with commands such as reading forward a word using READ with L. You can perform other editing functions without affecting the block marker. It is even saved with a document. Read Block. You can have KeySoft speak a block of text to check that you have marked it correctly. To read a block, press CONTROL with B, for the Block Menu, then R, for "Read. KeySoft says, "Block read, speaks the text in the block and returns you to the Block Menu. Like the other reading commands, you can press READ with SPACE at any time to stop the cursor at that point, or press ESCAPE to abandon the reading and move the cursor to its final position. Copy Block to Clipboard. This command allows you to copy a block of text to the clipboard. To do this, first mark the block of text you wish to copy. Then enter the Block Commands Menu, select the "Copy block to clipboard" option and the marked block of text is copied into the clipboard replacing any text already in there. The original text and the cursor position remain unchanged. Block commands can take a few seconds if a large block of text is involved. Append Block to Clipboard. This command is similar to "Copy Block to Clipboard. The difference is that the marked block of text is added to, or appended to, the current contents of the clipboard instead of replacing it. This allows you to build up a phrase or a list of items in the clipboard. To append a block to the clipboard, first mark a block of text. Then enter the Block Commands Menu, select "Append block to clipboard, and the marked block of text is copied into the clipboard and placed after any existing contents. The original text, including the block markers and the position of the cursor remains unchanged. Move Block to Clipboard. This command allows you to remove or cut a block of text from its place in the document, and put it into the clipboard. To do this, first mark the block you wish to move. Then, enter the Block Commands Menu, select "Move block to clipboard" and the marked block of text is removed from the document and placed in the clipboard replacing any text already there. Paste Clipboard. This command allows you to copy the contents of the clipboard into a document. Before using the "Paste" command, you should have copied or moved the required block of text into the clipboard. To paste the clipboard, position the cursor at the exact spot that the first character of the text in the clipboard should appear. This can be in the original document, or you can exit the original document and select another. Enter the Block Commands Menu, select "Paste block, and the text in the clipboard is inserted at the cursor position. The cursor is on the first character of the pasted block, and the word under the cursor is spoken. There is no block marker in the pasted text. The original text and the cursor position remain unchanged by the pasting operation. This allows you to paste the same block of text to various places without needing to copy or move the block to the clipboard again. The contents of the clipboard are preserved while you carry out a! ny other functions with the VoiceNote QT. For example, you can copy a passage to the clipboard, select the Planner, then return to the Word Processor and the clipboard contents are unchanged. If necessary, the contents of the clipboard are translated to suit the type of document it is being pasted into. This means that you can directly paste a section of a text document into a Braille document, for example, and the text is translated into Braille of the grade in use at the insertion point. Delete Block. This function completely removes a marked block from your document. It is useful for deleting large amounts of text. To delete a block, first mark the block of text you wish to delete. Then enter the Block Commands Menu and select "Delete block. KeySoft prompts: "Delete block. Sure? To confirm the deletion, press Y, or, if you decide not to delete the block, press N.
