Accessing web pages

The PhoneAnything Voice Portal provides voice access to a selection of the best websites currently available on the internet. Sites are grouped into specific section areas that can be accessed directly from the PhoneAnything Voice Portal home page using your voice or telephone keypad:

After a specific section area has been selected, a range of web sites, WAP sites or internet radio stations is presented to the user. Selecting the appropriate link then opens the corresponding web site, WAP site or internet radio station.

To enter the internet address of a particular website, go to the PhoneAnything home page and say "website" or press "50". Enter the internet address one character at a time using the buttons on your telephone keypad - see the "Entering text" link below for more information about entering text using the telephone keypad.

Once a web page has loaded, the number of links on the page is read out to the user. The system then attempts to find the main text area within the web page and read this out. If no main text area can be found, the system reads out the web page from the beginning. The system continues reading the text items on the page until the end of the page is reached or the user presses a key on their keypad.

Navigating web pages

The following keys perform specific functions when navigating web pages:

Key		Function
0		Access a menu of commands and help
1		Navigate back through items of text
2		Pause or continue playback of text
3		Navigate forward through items of text
4		Navigate to previous link
5		Select a link or modify a form item
6		Navigate to next link
7		Navigate to beginning of page
8		Navigate to main text item on page
9		Navigate to end of page
* (star)		Go to previous page
# (hash)		Go to PhoneAnything home page

Particular keys perform additional functions when pressed twice in quick succession:

Key		Function
1		Rewind through the page
3		Fast-forward through the page
7		Navigate to main set of links on page
8		Navigate to largest text item on page

When a user rewinds or fast-forwards through a page, the system will move through the page automatically, informing the user of its position within the page as it does so. To stop rewind or fast-forward, press any key from "1" to "9" on the keypad.

Completing forms

The PhoneAnything system allows web page forms to be completed and submitted using the telephone keypad. To select a form item or click on a form button, press the "5" key on the keypad after the form item has been read out (see "Navigating web pages" above).

Text fields can be edited using the keypad - select the "Entering text" link below for more information about entering text using the telephone keypad. Radio buttons and checkboxes can be toggled on or off by pressing the "5" key.

Popup fields and multiple selection boxes are navigated in a similar way to web pages. When a popup or multiple selection box is selected, the system enters "Popup selection mode" or "Multiple selection box mode". The items in the popup or selection box are then navigated using the "1" and "3" keys. Select one or more items by pressing "5" and then press "#" (hash) to leave the popup or multiple selection box.

Menu commands

The main options menu can be reached by pressing "0" while navigating web pages. The following options are available from the main menu:

Key		Function
0		Listen to general instructions
1		Increase speed of system voice
2		Decrease speed of system voice
3		Bookmark current page
4		Switch automatic navigation on or off
5		Go to a specific link
6		Add or remove the pause between links

By pressing "1" or "2" from the main menu you can change the speed of the voice used to read out text. By pressing "3" you can bookmark pages for access at a later date. Saved bookmarks can be accessed by going to the PhoneAnything home page (press hash) and pressing "11" for the "Bookmarks" area.

Pressing "4" from the main menu will toggle automatic navigation on or off - the system automatically navigates to the next item of text by default once it has finished reading the previous item of text.

Pressing "5" will allow a specific link number to be entered. The system will then navigate to the appropriate link directly, missing out all intervening links. To determine the number of a particular link, navigate to the link using the "4" and "6" keys. The number of the link will be read out after the text of the link has been spoken.

Pressing "6" from the main menu will add or remove the pause between links as they are read out. By default the system pauses between links to give the user time to select specific links using the "5" key.

Entering text using the keypad

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