Hi Carol,
You won't have as much accessibility with a Fire tablet and either a USB
keyboard or Bluetooth keyboard as you would with Windows, an iDevice, or an
android phone or tablet with Talkback. When I use a bluetooth keyboard with my
Fire tablet it is to type in a search term or something longer like a URL.
Otherwise, I just use my fingers to move through the different parts of the
tablet.
Oh, there are a few keyboard commands to move around and select items, but just
a few. And I have typed notes or email messages, but editing them is a
headache compared with using the other devices mentioned above. I have
considered trying to install Talkback on my Fire tablet to see if that makes
much of a difference, but haven't yet gotten around to that.
What I will say about a Fire tablet and an external keyboard is that, when you
need to type something long, the external keyboard beats the on-screen keyboard
every time... at least for me. (Smile)
David Justice :)
On Nov 20, 2017, at 12:00 PM, "Carol Smith" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
(Redacted sender "carollablady" for DMARC) wrote:
Hi,
I have now paired the BT keyboard and successfully connected the USB
keyboard. Both of them will do some things, but neither of them are complete
enough yet for me to use one. I can type characters and move from one item
to another with the tab key. That is about all. Much practice will be
needed. I do not know most of the BT keys.
Thanks for the help.
Carol
On 11/20/2017 10:55 AM, William Brandes wrote:
Welcome PJ! As for the keyboard, I think you're correct. There might
even be a pair code to key in as well. If not, that would be a bonus!
Stay well ... William
On 11/20/17, Peejay <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello,
I'm a total newbie to the Fire Tablet, having just acquired one a few days
ago.
I'm hoping to get some in-depth instruction on its use, from the people on
this list.
In the meantime, I think I can help with that keyboard that Carol is
struggling with.
First off, the slide switchis probably not for charging, that's most likely
the on/off button.
The press button is what you would use to pair it with your device.
Try charging it for a few hours, then slide the switch one way and see if
holding in the press button will pare the keyboard.
If not then slide the switch the other way and try it again.
If there is a battery low light it will most likely bbe along the top edge
of the front of the keyboard, opposite the buttons on the back. It may
blink when the power is low.
it will probably not show at all when the battery is full because the low
indicator light is designed to draw the attention of a sighted user.
Along the lines of,
"No news is good news." so no light means things are good to go. GRIN:
But trying a light probe on the back and the front for that matter isn't a
bad idea. One never knows what there is to find out from one tiny light.
HTH,
PJ.
