Introduction
We all love checking the time constantly, especially when we are in class! At least, to be honest, that is what the author of this article did when he was a kid. The only downside was, he had a talking watch, which definitely made noise. Thank goodness for technology now! However, you won’t get any good info unless the date and time is set correctly, so let’s do this!
The App
The smart display comes with a date and time app, accessible from the main menu. In this app, you will start off with the time, and if you navigate using the methods described in the first installment, you will find the date. You can also access these two things from ANYWHERE on your smart display by pressing “Enter+T (Alt+Control+T) for time and “Enter+D” (Alt+Control+D” for date.
Changing the date and time.
Now, let’s take a look at how to change each of these options. To find the menu to be able to change all these settings, press a “M Chord” (Control+m) to open the context menu. From here, you can navigate using the standard navigation methods to start changing each setting, which we will describe in detail.
Change Time
When pressing “Enter” on this option, you will be presented with edit fields for hour, minute, and if it is morning or evening. Enter the hour on the first field, and press “Enter” to move to the next one. Repeat the same thing for minutes, and press “Enter” again to move to “AM/PM.” This is a toggle, so when you press “Enter” when focused on this prompt, it will toggle between AM or PM. when you are happy with your option, press the “next” thumb key to move to “OK.” Otherwise, you can do another “Right” press to go to “Cancel.” Press Enter on “Okay” to save your options. You can also press the “Right” thumb key to navigate between the other fields, however, keep in mind you must press the cursor routing key above the cell inside the box indicator to move to the field. Otherwise, you will just hear beeps when typing. That’s why we recommend pressing “Enter” after you input text into the time. If you are using a braille keyboard model, computer braille is required for the text to appear properly. So essentially, drop the dot down one for the numbers when you type.
Change Date
The same navigation applies when you are in this menu option. Press “Enter” to move through the fields after you type. The order is year, month, then day. After you press enter when done typing the day, you will be brought back out to the date and time main app.
Daylight Saving Time
Unfortunately, some places still think farmers need lighting at very early hours of the morning to work, but that is a whole different rant for another day. Use the “Enter” key to toggle this on or off, depending if the hour changes. These displays do NOT know when this begins or ends, so it is up to you to do this manually.
Time Format
This is self explanatory. Use “Enter” to toggle between 12 or 24 hour format. The default value is 12, so if you want to be fancy and tell people you will meet them at 1800, switch to 24 hour time.
Date Format
This one is trickier. There are different ways people say the date, mostly in different countries. For instance, in the US, we can say January 1, 2023. In the United Kingdom, you will hear “first of January 2023.” So, when you are navigating this submenu, keep track of how the format is displayed. It will use “Mm, DD, YYYY.” We recommend you select “Use Language Default” so you won’t be too confused on which one to select. Plus, the voice in the braille keyboard models tries to make a word out of it, which is a problem.
Conclusion
Now that you have all your date and time settings set, you can now check your time discretely in the classroom! It is important to set these options if you intend to create files in the editors and also connect to online services. Otherwise, there will be a problem synchronizing things. Unfortunately, there is no way to set the time automatically like most computers can, so this must be done when you first receive your devices. We hope this segment of Brailliance was helpful to you! Stay Brailliant!