Supported HumanWare 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.
Brailliant BI (32, 40, 40X)
Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare Brailliant BI 32, Brailliant BI 40, and Brailliant BI 40X models.
Note
The Brailliant BI display has three display keys at each end of the braille cells. From top to bottom:
- The three at the left are Display 1, Display 2, and Display 3.
- The three at the right are Display 4, Display 5, and Display 6.
| Narrator action |
Display buttons |
| Pan braille right |
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| Pan braille left |
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| Braille first |
- Thumb Previous + Thumb Left
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| Braille last |
- Thumb Previous + Thumb Right
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| Braille next |
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| Braille previous |
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| Go to the top of a window |
- Thumb 1 + Thumb 2
- Display 2 + Display 4
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| Go to the bottom of a window |
- Thumb 1 + Thumb 3
- Display 2 + Display 6
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| Select navigation mode |
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| Show context menu |
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| Start text selection at character |
- Thumb 1 + Routing Key
- Display 1 + Routing Key
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| Select from Start character to specified character and copy to clipboard |
- Thumb 4 + Routing Key
- Display 4 + Routing Key
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| Paste from clipboard |
- Thumb 1 + Thumb 4
- Display 1 + Display 2 + Display 3 + Display 4
- Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6
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| Choose whether braille keyboard input is used for text entry or a command |
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Brailliant B 80
Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare Braillant B 80 display.
Note
The Brailliant B display has three display keys at each end of the braille cells. From top to bottom:
- The three at the left are Display 1, Display 2, and Display 3.
- The three at the right are Display 4, Display 5, and Display 6.
| Narrator action |
Display buttons |
| Pan braille right |
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| Pan braille left |
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| Braille first |
- Thumb Previous + Thumb Left
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| Braille last |
- Thumb Previous + Thumb Right
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| Braille next |
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| Braille previous |
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| Go to the top of a window |
- Thumb 1 + Thumb 2
- Display 2 + Display 4
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| Go to the bottom of a window |
- Thumb 1 + Thumb 3
- Display 2 + Display 6
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| Select navigation mode |
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| Show context menu |
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| Start text selection at character |
- Thumb 1 + Routing Key
- Display 1 + Routing Key
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| Select from Start character to specified character and copy to clipboard |
- Thumb 4 + Routing Key
- Display 4 + Routing Key
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| Paste from clipboard |
- Thumb 1 + Thumb 4
- Display 1 + Display 2 + Display 3 + Display 4
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Brailliant BI 14
Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare Braillant BI 14 display.
| Narrator action |
Display buttons |
| Secondary action |
- Dot 1 + Action
- Dot 4 + Down
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| Pan braille right |
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| Pan braille left |
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| Braille first |
- Thumb Previous + Thumb Left
- Dot 1 +Up
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| Braille last |
- Thumb Previous + Thumb Right
- Dot 1 + Down
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| Braille home |
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| Braille end |
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| Braille next |
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| Braille previous |
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| Select navigation mode |
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| Show context menu |
- Thumb Left + Thumb Right
- Dot 4 +Up
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Brailliant BI 20X, APH Chameleon 20, NLS eReader, BrailleOne, BrailleNote Touch
Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare Brailliant BI 20X, APH Chameleon 20, NLS eReader, BrailleOne, and BrailleNote Touch models.
Note
The BrailleNote Touch has four thumb keys on the front: Previous, Back, Advance, and Next. The BrailleNote Touch has an eight-key braille keyboard near the back of the top with keys, left to right, that include: Dot 7, Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1, Space, Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6, and Dot 8.
| Narrator action |
Display buttons |
| Pan braille right |
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| Pan braille left |
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| Braille first |
- Thumb Previous + Thumb Left
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| Braille last |
- Thumb Previous + Thumb Right
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| Braille next |
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| Braille previous |
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| Select navigation mode |
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| Show context menu |
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| Toggle braille keyboard (on displays with a braille keyboard) |
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APH Mantis Q40
| Narrator action |
Display buttons |
| Pan braille right |
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| Pan braille left |
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| Braille first |
- Thumb Previous + Thumb Left
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| Braille last |
- Thumb Previous + Thumb Right
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| Braille next |
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| Braille previous |
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| Select navigation mode |
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| Show context menu |
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Supported HumanWare 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.
Brailliant BI (32, 40)
Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare Brailliant BI 32 and Brailliant BI 40 models.
Note
The Brailliant BI display has three display keys at each end of the braille cells. From top to bottom:
- The three at the left are Display 1, Display 2, and Display 3.
- The three at the right are Display 4, Display 5, and Display 6.
| Narrator action |
Display buttons |
| Go to the next braille window |
Thumb 4 or Display 5 |
| Go to the previous braille window |
Thumb 1 or Display 2 |
| Go to the first braille window of current item |
Display 1 + Display 2 + Display 3 |
| Go to the last braille window of current item |
Display 4 + Display 5 + Display 6 |
| Go to the next item |
Thumb 3 or Display 6 |
| Go to previous item |
Thumb 2 or Display 4 |
| Go to the top of a window |
Thumb 1 + Thumb 2 or Display 2 + Display 4 |
| Go to the bottom of a window |
Thumb 1 + Thumb 3 or Display 2 + Display 6 |
| Select navigation mode |
Display 1 + Display 3 + Display 4 or Space + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 |
| Start text selection at character |
Thumb 1 + Routing Key or Display 1 + Routing Key |
| Select from Start character to specified character and copy to clipboard |
Thumb 4 + Routing Key or Display 4 + Routing Key |
| Paste from clipboard |
Thumb 1 + Thumb 4 or Display 1 + Display 2 + Display 3 + Display 4 or Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6 |
| Choose whether braille keyboard input is used for text entry or a command |
Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 |
Brailliant B 80
Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare Braillant B 80 display.
Note
The Brailliant B display has three display keys at each end of the braille cells. From top to bottom:
- The three at the left are Display 1, Display 2, and Display 3.
- The three at the right are Display 4, Display 5, and Display 6.
| Narrator action |
Display buttons |
| Go to the next braille window |
Thumb 4 or Display 5 |
| Go to the previous braille window |
Thumb 1 or Display 2 |
| Go to the first braille window of current item |
Display 1 + Display 2 + Display 3 |
| Go to the last braille window of current item |
Display 4 + Display 5 + Display 6 |
| Go to the next item |
Thumb 3 or Display 6 |
| Go to previous item |
Thumb 2 or Display 4 |
| Go to the top of a window |
Thumb 1 + Thumb 2 or Display 2 + Display 4 |
| Go to the bottom of a window |
Thumb 1 + Thumb 3 or Display 2 + Display 6 |
| Select navigation mode |
Thumb 2 + Thumb 3 |
| Start text selection at character |
Thumb 1 + Routing Key or Display 1 + Routing Key |
| Select from Start character to specified character and copy to clipboard |
Thumb 4 + Routing Key or Display 4 + Routing Key |
| Paste from clipboard |
Thumb 1 + Thumb 4 or Display 1 + Display 2 + Display 3 + Display 4 |
BrailleNote Touch
Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare BrailliantNote Touch model.
Note
The BrailleNote Touch has four thumb keys on the front: Previous, Back, Advance, and Next. The BrailleNote Touch has an eight-key braille keyboard near the back of the top with keys, left to right, that include: Dot 7, Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1, Space, Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6, and Dot 8.
| Narrator action |
Display buttons |
| Primary action |
Routing Key or Space + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 6 |
| Secondary action |
Space + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 |
| Show context menu |
Space + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 or Back + Advance |
| Go to next braille window |
Next |
| Go to previous braille window |
Previous |
| Go to next item |
Advance |
| Go to previous item |
Back |
| Go to top of window |
Previous + Back |
| Go to bottom of window |
Previous + Advance |
| Select navigation mode |
Space + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 |
| Toggle braille keyboard (on displays with a braille keyboard) |
Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 |
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