This tutorial shows you how to add attachments to emails with GuideConnect. Follow the steps below.

Note: If you are using a Dolphin remote to control GuideConnect, replace all instances of F2 key with Actions Button, all instances of Enter Key with Ok Button and all instances of Escape Key with Back Button.

Step 1: Create the email you wish to send exactly as you normally would. Then, whilst you are in the body of the email message, press the F2 key to open the actions menu.

Step 2: Use the down arrow key to find the, Add Attachments option, then press the Enter key on it. A new screen will be displayed that says, “no attachments, use the actions menu to add attachments to this email”.

Step 3: Press the F2 key to open the actions menu. Only one option will be displayed to you. This is, Add Attachment. Press the Enter key on this option and your file explorer will be opened so that you can find the file you wish to attach to the email.

Step 4: The file explorer shows you all of the folders and files on your computer and allows you to navigate around your computer to find files. Simply navigate through your folders to locate the file you wish to add to the email. When you have found the file you wish to add, press the Enter key on it. Once you have done this, you are shown a list of the attachments you have added to the email so far and GuideConnect says, “use the actions menu to add attachments to this email”.

To add another attachment, repeat steps 3 and 4.

Step 5: Once you have added all of the attachments you wish to, press the Escape key and you will be returned to the body of your email. You can now send the email by pressing the F2 key to open the actions menu and selecting the, Send option.

This document was written by James Goldsworthy of Alternate Visions Coaching. James is an accredited Dolphin GuideConnect trainer and Certified Software Specialist. He lost his sight in 2005 and has worked with the visually impaired since 2006. He started his training and coaching business Alternate Visions Coaching in January 2014.

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This tutorial shows you how to open attachments that have been sent to you on emails as well as how to save them to your computer for later reference.

To open an attachment, do the following.

Step 1: Open the email which contains the attachment.

Step 2: Press the F2 key to open the actions menu, then use the down arrow key to find the, View Attachments option and press Enter on it.

Step 3: A list of the attachments that are on the email will be displayed. You can move up and down the list by using the up and down arrow keys and press Enter on an attachment you wish to open. When you do so, if the attachment is a document, GuideConnect will announce that it is recognising text and will load the document onto the screen. You can then read the document by using your down arrow key to move at your own speed. Alternatively, you can press the F5 key for GuideConnect to read it automatically from start to finish.

If the attachment is a picture or photo, GuideConnect will load it onto the screen and you can use the F11 and F12 keys to decrease or increase magnification. You can also press F2 to open the actions menu for options to rotate, change colour etc.

If the attachment is an mp3 file, GuideConnect will open the MP3 player. Simply press Enter to play and pause. Press the left and right arrow keys to skip backwards and forwards respectively.

Step 4: If you wish to save an attachment of any type, press the F2 key to open the actions menu and press Enter on the, Save option. GuideConnect will ask you if you want to change the file name. If you do, simply type the new file name you wish to use and press Enter. If you want to keep the original file name, simply press Enter. GuideConnect then saves the attachment in the, Saved Attachments folder in the Emails menu.

This document was written by James Goldsworthy of Alternate Visions Coaching. James is an accredited Dolphin GuideConnect trainer and Certified Software Specialist. He lost his sight in 2005 and has worked with the visually impaired since 2006. He started his training and coaching business Alternate Visions Coaching in January 2014.

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This tutorial shows you how to send emails to multiple recipients with GuideConnect using either a keyboard or a Dolphin Remote.

Method 1, using a keyboard.

Step 1: Go to the Address Book and Calendar option on the GuideConnect main menu and press Enter to open it. Then press Enter on the Address Book option to open your Address Book.

Step 2: Use the up and down arrow keys to find the first person you wish to send the email to and press the Space Bar on it. This will select the person. Then, use the up and down arrow keys to find the next person you wish to send the email to and press the Space Bar. Repeat these steps until you have selected all of the people you wish to send the email to.

HOT TIP: If you wish to unselect a person you have selected, simply press the space bar again and GuideConnect will announce that the person has been unselected.

Step 3: Press the F2 key to open the actions menu. Then use the down arrow key to find the, Send Email option and press Enter on it. GuideConnect will then take you through the usual steps to create the email.

Step 4: Once you are at the body of the email you can, if you wish, add additional CC and/or BCC recipients. You can do this before or after you have actually typed the email message, the choice is yours. To do so, press the F2 key to open the actions menu and use the down arrow key to find the, View Recipients option and press enter on it. You will be given three options, these are.

– To (standard recipient, such as when sending an email to a group of friends).

– CC (carbon copy. Most commonly used when copying someone into an email such as a colleague, professional or organisation).

– BCC (blind carbon copy. Used when you do not want the recipients of the email to see each other’s email addresses).

When you have selected the option you want, you will be presented with options to type in the recipient’s email address or select the recipient from your address book. Once you have chosen the recipient you are adding, you will be returned to the list of recipients you have selected to send the email to. GuideConnect will display which type of recipient they are. IE, To, CC or BCC.

If you wish to remove a recipient from the list, use the up and down arrow keys to find the recipient you wish to remove, then press the F2 key to open the Actions menu. Select the, Remove Recipient option by pressing Enter on it. GuideConnect will then ask you if you are sure you wish to remove the recipient. Select the, Yes option by pressing Enter on it. GuideConnect will then tell you that the recipient was removed successfully. Press Enter to confirm. You are then returned to the newly reduced recipients list. When you have finished adding or removing CC and/or BCC recipients, press the Escape key to be returned to the body of your email.

Step 5: You can now send your email by pressing the F2 key to open the Actions menu and pressing Enter on the, Send option.

Method 2, using a Dolphin Remote.

Step 1: Create the email you wish to send exactly as you normally would. Then, whilst you are in the body of the email message, press the A button to open the actions menu.

Step 2: Use the down arrow key to find the, View Recipients option, then press the Ok button on it. A new screen will be displayed that shows a list of people you have already selected to send the email to.

Step 3: To add another recipient, press the A button to open the Actions menu. There will be two options, Remove Recipient and Add Recipient. Select the, Add Recipient option by pressing the Ok button on it. When you do this, a list of recipient types will be displayed. These are;

– To (standard recipient, such as when sending an email to a group of friends).

– CC (carbon copy. Most commonly used when copying someone into an email such as a colleague, professional or organisation).

– BCC (blind carbon copy. Used when you do not want the recipients of the email to see each other’s email addresses).

When you have selected one of these options, you will be presented with options to type in the recipient’s email address or select the recipient from your address book. Once you have chosen the recipient you are adding, you will be returned to the list of recipients you have selected to send the email to. GuideConnect will display which type of recipient they are. IE, To, CC or BCC.

If you wish to remove a recipient from the list, use the up and down arrow keys to find the recipient you wish to remove, then press the A button to open the Actions menu. Select the, Remove Recipient option by pressing the Ok button on it. GuideConnect will then ask you if you are sure you wish to remove the recipient. Select the, Yes option by pressing the Ok button on it. GuideConnect will then tell you that the recipient was removed successfully. Press the Ok button to confirm. You are then returned to the newly reduced recipients list.

Step 4: When you have finished adding or removing recipients, press the Back button to be returned to the body of your email. You can now send your email by pressing the A button to open the Actions menu and pressing the Ok button on the, Send option.

This document was written by James Goldsworthy of Alternate Visions Coaching. James is an accredited Dolphin GuideConnect trainer and Certified Software Specialist. He lost his sight in 2005 and has worked with the visually impaired since 2006. He started his training and coaching business Alternate Visions Coaching in January 2014.

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This tutorial gives you a list of useful key commands to use with Dolphin GuideConnect. The relevant key command is given first and is followed by a brief description of what it does.

Speech and Magnification.

Control key: Pauses GuideConnect speech.

Control key and main keyboard zero key: Toggles GuideConnect’s voice on and off.

Control key and F11 key: switches to next preferred voice.

F9 key: Decreases the speed of GuideConnect’s voice by 1 level.

F10 key: Increases the speed of GuideConnect’s voice by 1 level.

F11 key: Decreases magnification by 1 level.

F12 key: Increases magnification by 1 level.

Note that, the magnification level of each screen can be adjusted separately using the F11 and F12 keys.

Other Function Keys.

F1 key: Opens the help page for the area of GuideConnect that you are using.

F2 key: Opens the actions menu for the area of GuideConnect that you are using.

F3 key: Opens the Help and Information menu. In this menu you can find the time and date along with a calendar preview of the current day, battery percentage (if you are using a laptop or tablet), internet connection, notification centre and the ability to switch between your preferred voices.

F4 key: Repeats the speech of the item that GuideConnect is focused on.

F5 key: Starts GuideConnect reading from the current position when in letters, documents, emails and on web pages.

Control and F5 key: Starts GuideConnect reading from the current position in proof read mode when in letters and documents. Reading in proof read mode will announce punctuation.

F6 key: Starts voice dictation. Note that, if you are using a desktop computer or tv pod, you will need an external microphone or microphone headset to be able to use voice dictation with this shortcut key.

F7 key: Decreases the computer volume by 10 percent.

F8 key: Increases the computer volume by 10 percent.

General key commands.

Control key, Shift key and letter C key: Turns on GuideConnect from the Windows desktop. This is particularly useful if you have turned off GuideConnect to allow a sighted family member or friend to use your computer and you need to turn GuideConnect back on without restarting the computer.

Enter key: Activates/opens an item. For example, if you’re on a link in an email and you press the Enter key, the link will be opened or if you’re on the GuideConnect main menu and are on a menu option, the menu option will be opened.

Up and Down arrow keys: Move you up and down the menu options, files, emails etc. They also move you up or down one line when in emails, documents, letters and on web pages.

Escape key pressed quickly: Takes you back one step.

Escape key held down: Returns you directly to the GuideConnect main menu. Note that, if you are listening to a radio station, podcast or audiobook, you will need to stop it and press Escape once to close the play screen before this shortcut will work.

This document was written by James Goldsworthy of Alternate Visions Coaching. James is an accredited Dolphin GuideConnect trainer and Certified Software Specialist. He lost his sight in 2005 and has worked with the visually impaired since 2006. He started his training and coaching business Alternate Visions Coaching in January 2014.

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This tutorial shows you how to create folders in file explorer with GuideConnect. Note that creating folders for emails is a different process and is covered in the tutorial titled How to create email folders with GuideConnect. To create folders in file explorer, follow the steps below.

Important note: If you are using a Dolphin remote to control GuideConnect, replace any instances of F2 key with Actions Button, any instances of Enter Key with Ok Button, any instances of Escape Key with Back Button and any instances of F6 key with Voice Dictation button.

Step 1: Go to the, Tools option on the GuideConnect main menu and press Enter to open it.

Step 2: Use the down arrow key to find the, File Explorer option and press Enter on it. A list of your folders will be displayed to you.

HOT TIP 1: When you create a new letter or document on GuideConnect and save it, the file is automatically saved as a Rich Text Format (RTF) file into the Documents folder. It is not possible to select an alternative destination folder for the saved file. Instead, the File Explorer function of GuideConnect enables you to comprehensively manage the files and folders on your computer, including creating as many folders as you like and moving files into and out of those folders as you see fit.

HOT TIP 2: When you first go into File Explorer, you can view files and folders that are on external devices connected to your computer and therefore create folders on those devices by pressing the F2 key and selecting the, Go To My Devices option. A list of drives such as memory sticks, external hard drives, mp3 players that you have connected to your computer will be displayed. You can press Enter on a device to see the files and folders within it. You can then follow the steps bellow to create folders on that device.

Step 3: Navigate through your folders to find the one in which you wish to create another folder, then press the Enter key to open it. A list of the files and folders within it will be displayed. If the folder is empty, nothing will be displayed.

Step 4: Press the F2 key to open the actions menu. A list of actions will be displayed to you which will include, New Folder. Press Enter on this option if you wish to create a new folder.

Step 5: An empty text box will be displayed on the screen and GuideConnect will ask you to give the folder a name. Simply type or dictate the name that you wish to give the new folder and then press Enter. Your new folder is now created and you can use the up and down arrows to find it.

Step 6: Repeat steps 1 to 5 to create other new folders elsewhere on your computer.

Step 7: When you have finished creating new folders, simply use the Escape key to get back to the GuideConnect main menu.

This document was written by James Goldsworthy of Alternate Visions Coaching. James is an accredited Dolphin GuideConnect trainer and Certified Software Specialist. He lost his sight in 2005 and has worked with the visually impaired since 2006. He started his training and coaching business Alternate Visions Coaching in January 2014.

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This short tutorial gives you a list of the function keys followed by a description of the actions they perform on GuideConnect.

Note: If you are using a laptop, you may find that you need to hold down the Fn key in conjunction with pressing keys listed below. Whether you need to do so depends on the model of your laptop.

F1: Opens the help page for the area of GuideConnect you are using.

F2: Opens the actions menu for the area of GuideConnect you are using.

F3: Opens the help & information menu. In this area you can access help pages, access GuideConnect tutorial videos, get the time and date, preview the days calendar events, view your internet connection, view the battery percentage of your device (if you are using a laptop or tablet), view notifications and switch between your preferred voices .

F4: Repeats the speech of the item that GuideConnect is focused on.

F5: Starts GuideConnect’s “Read from here” function.

F6: Activates the microphone for voice dictation. Note that if you wish to use the voice dictation function on a desktop computer, you will need to connect an external microphone.

F7: Reduces system volume by 10%.

F8: Increases system volume by 10%.

F9: Decreases speech rate by one level.

F10: Increases speech rate by one level.

F11: Decreases magnification by one level.

F12: Increases magnification by one level.

HOT TIP: It is possible to set the magnification level for each screen separately with GuideConnect. For example, you could have your Calendar screen set to magnification level 3, your email screen set to magnification level 5 and your address book screen set to magnification level 2. You can use these function keys to adjust those magnification levels accordingly. In addition, if you set the magnification level whilst you are on the main menu, it will be applied to all screens throughout GuideConnect. The only exception to this is websites. Websites vary hugely, so GuideConnect will always reset to its default Magnification size when you exit a web page. You can of course use these function key shortcuts to adjust magnification when you open a new web page.

This document was written by James Goldsworthy of Alternate Visions Coaching. James is an accredited Dolphin GuideConnect trainer and Certified Software Specialist. He lost his sight in 2005 and has worked with the visually impaired since 2006. He started his training and coaching business Alternate Visions Coaching in January 2014.

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