Use a MiniBraille braille display with Narrator

Narrator supports the following MiniBraille displays on Windows.

Supported MiniBraille 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.

All Models

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your MiniBraille model.

Note

  • Keys (from left to right): F1, F2, Left, Up, Center, Down, Right
Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • Center
  • F1 + Up
Secondary action
  • F1 + Down, F2
  • Center
Show context menu
  • F1 + Down, F1
  • Center
Start text selection at the specified character
  • Up
Describe the selected character
  • F1
Route cursor to selected character
  • Center
Rectangular cut to the selected character
  • Down
End text selection and copy to clipboard
  • Right
Paste from clipboard at cursor point
  • Left
  • F1 + Down, Center
Toggle cursor tracking
  • Center
Help screen
  • F1
Learn mode
  • F2
Select navigation mode
  • Down
Show date and time
  • Right
Braille first
  • Up
  • F1
Braille last
  • Down
  • F2
Braille previous
  • Up
Braille next
  • Down
Braille home
  • F2
  • Left
Braille end
  • F2
  • Right
Braille right
  • F1 + Down
  • Right
Braille left
  • F1 + Down
  • Left
Speak current line
  • F1 + Right
  • Down
Stop speaking
  • F1 + Right
  • Up

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