Use a HIMS braille display with Narrator

Narrator supports the following HIMS braille displays on Windows.

Supported HIMS braille displays

To learn more about braille in Narrator, see Chapter 8: Using Narrator with braille.

For a list of all supported braille displays, see Appendix C: Supported braille displays.

Smart Beetle

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your HIMS Smart Beetle model.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • F2 + F3
Secondary action
  • F1 + Forward
Show context menu
  • F1 + Backward
Braille previous
  • F2
Braille next
  • F3
Pan Braille left
  • Backward
Pan Braille right
  • Forward
Braille home
  • Backward + Forward
Braille first
  • F1 + F2 + Backward
Braille last
  • F1 + F2 + Forward

Braille Edge

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your HIMS Braille Edge model.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • Left Pad Left + Left Pad Right
Secondary action
  • F2
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Up
Show context menu
  • F1
  • Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille right
  • Right Scroll Down
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille left
  • Right Scroll Up
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille home
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille next
  • Left Scroll Down
Braille previous
  • Left Scroll Up
Braille first
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Up
Braille last
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Select navigation mode
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Down
Toggle input learning
  • F5
Toggle braille keyboard
  • Space + F1

Braille Sense with Two Scroll Keys

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your HIMS Braille Sense with Two Scroll Keys model.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • F2 + F3
Secondary action
  • F1 + Forward
Show context menu
  • F1 + Backward
Braille previous
  • F2
Braille next
  • F3
Pan Braille left
  • Backward
Pan Braille right
  • Forward
Braille home
  • Backward + Forward
Braille first
  • F1 + F2 + Backward
Braille last
  • F1 + F2 + Forward

Braille Sense with QWERTY keyboard

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your HIMS Braille Sense with QWERTY keyboard model.

Note

Function Key Bindings:

  • Function-b: skip blank windows on/off
  • Function-c: cursor show/hide
  • Function-d: display mode attributes/text
  • Function-f: screen image frozen/unfrozen
  • Function-h: help screen enter/leave
  • Function-i: skip identical lines on/off
  • Function-l: learn mode enter/leave
  • Function-p: preferences menu enter/leave
  • Function-s: status line enter/leave
  • Function-t: cursor tracking on/off
  • Function-u: highlight underline on/off
  • Function-v: bring cursor to current line
  • Function-w: sliding window on/off
Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • Function + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 6
Secondary action
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Up
  • Function + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4
Show context menu
  • Left Scroll Down+ Right Scroll Down
  • Function + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5
Pan braille right
  • Right Scroll Down
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille left
  • Right Scroll Up
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille next
  • Left Scroll Down
Braille previous
  • Left Scroll Up
Braille first
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Up
Braille last
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Braille home
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Toggle input learning
  • F5
Select navigation mode
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Down
  • Function + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4

Braille Sense with Four Scroll Keys

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your HIMS Braille Sense with Four Scroll Keys model.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • F2 + F3
Secondary action
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Up
Show context menu
  • Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille right
  • Right Scroll Down
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille left
  • Right Scroll Up
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille home
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille next
  • Left Scroll Down
  • F3
Braille previous
  • Left Scroll Up
  • F2
Braille first
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Up
Braille last
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Select navigation mode
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Down

SyncBraille

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your HIMS SyncBraille model.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • Routing Key
Secondary action
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Up
Show context menu
  • Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille right
  • Right Scroll Down
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille left
  • Right Scroll Up
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille home
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille next
  • Left Scroll Down
Braille previous
  • Left Scroll Up
Braille first
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Up
Braille last
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Select navigation mode
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Down

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