Use an MDV braille display with Narrator

Narrator supports the following MDV braille displays on Windows.

Supported MDV 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.

Unrecognized Model (all keys defined)

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your MDV unrecognized (all keys defined) model.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • Routing Key
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 6
Secondary action
  • Shift + Long + Down
  • Shift + F2
Show context menu
  • Shift + Long + Up
  • Shift + F6
  • F4
Pan braille right
  • Right
Pan braille left
  • Left
Braille next
  • Down
Braille previous
  • Up
Braille home
  • Long + Left
Braille end
  • Long + Right
Braille first
  • F1
  • Long + Up
Braille last
  • F2
  • Long + Down
Select navigation mode
  • F10
Toggle input learning
  • Shift+F9
Start text selection at specified character
  • Routing Key + Left
End text selection and copy to clipboard
  • Routing Key + Right
Paste from clipboard at cursor point
  • Routing Key .2 + Routing Key .3
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6
  • Shift + F10
Toggle braille keyboard
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 8
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 7

Models with Function Keys

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your MDV model with function keys.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • Routing Key
Secondary action
  • Shift + Long + Down
  • Shift + F2
Show context menu
  • Shift + Long + Up
  • Shift + F6
  • F4
Pan braille right
  • Right
Pan braille left
  • Left
Braille next
  • Down
Braille previous
  • Up
Braille home
  • Long + Left
Braille end
  • Long + Right
Braille first
  • F1
  • Long + Up
Braille last
  • F2
  • Long + Down
Select navigation mode
  • F10
Toggle input learning
  • Shift+F9
Start text selection at specified character
  • Routing Key + Left
End text selection and copy to clipboard
  • Routing Key + Right
Paste from clipboard at cursor point
  • Routing Key .2 + Routing Key .3
  • Shift + F10

Models with Function Keys and Status Cells

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your MDV model with function keys and status cells.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • Routing Key
Secondary action
  • Shift + Long + Down
  • Shift + F2
Show context menu
  • Shift + Long + Up
  • Shift + F6
  • F4
Pan braille right
  • Right
Pan braille left
  • Left
Braille next
  • Down
Braille previous
  • Up
Braille home
  • Long + Left
Braille end
  • Long + Right
Braille first
  • F1
  • Long + Up
Braille last
  • F2
  • Long + Down
Select navigation mode
  • F10
Toggle input learning
  • Shift+F9
Start text selection at specified character
  • Routing Key + Left
End text selection and copy to clipboard
  • Routing Key + Right
Paste from clipboard at cursor point
  • Routing Key .2 + Routing Key .3
  • Shift + F10

Models with a Keyboard

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your MDV model with a keyboard.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • Routing Key
Secondary action
  • Shift + Long + Down
Show context menu
  • Shift + Long + Up
Pan braille right
  • Right
Pan braille left
  • Left
Braille next
  • Down
Braille previous
  • Up
Braille home
  • Long + Left
Braille end
  • Long + Right
Braille first
  • Long + Up
Braille last
  • Long + Down
Select navigation mode
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4
Start text selection at specified character
  • Routing Key + Left
End text selection and copy to clipboard
  • Routing Key + Right
Paste from clipboard at cursor point
  • Routing Key .2 + Routing Key .3
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6
Toggle braille keyboard
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 8
  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 7

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