Use a BrailleMemo braille display with Narrator

Narrator supports the following BrailleMemo braille displays on Windows.

Windows 11 Windows 10

Supported BrailleMemo 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.

BrailleMemo Pocket

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your BrailleMemo Pocket model.

Notes:

The six round keys along the top are a braille keyboard. From left to right, their names are Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1, Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6.
The two keys to the left of Dot 3, from top to bottom, are named Control, Alt.
The two keys to the right of Dot 6, from top to bottom, are named Select, Read.
The three keys below Dot 1 and Dot 4, from left to right, are named Dot 7, Extension, Dot 8.
At the bottom left is a group of four keys arranged in a cross. Starting with the leftmost key and moving clockwise, their names are Arrow Left, Arrow Up, Arrow Right, Arrow Down.
A driver implementation constraint requires that some of the bindings refer to the Arrow Left and Arrow Right keys as Pan Left and Pan Right.
Some keys are entered by pressing a set of keys simultaneously:
- Return: Dot 7
- Space: Dot 8
- Arrow Up: Extension + Dot 1
- Arrow Down: Extension + Dot 4
- Arrow Left: Extension + Dot 2
- Arrow Right: Extension + Dot 5
- Insert: Extension + Dot 3
- Change: Extension + Dot 6
- Backspace: Extension + Dot 7
- Delete: Extension + Dot 8
- Escape: Extension + Arrow Up
- Info: Extension + Arrow Down
- Backward: Extension + Arrow Right + Dot 1
- Forward: Extension + Arrow Right + Dot 4
- Scroll Left: Extension + Arrow Right + Dot 2
- Scroll Right: Extension + Arrow Right + Dot 5
- OK: Extension + Arrow Right + Dot 7
- Set: Extension + Arrow Right + Dot 8

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key Arrow Up + Arrow Down Read + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 6
Secondary action	Alt Read + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 Select + Read + Arrow Down Pan Left + Pan Right
Show context menu	Read + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 8 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 7 Select + Read + Arrow Up Pan Left + Pan Right
Pan braille right	Pan Right
Pan braille left	Pan Left
Braille home	Select + Pan Left
Braille end	Select + Pan Right
Braille next	Arrow Down
Braille previous	Arrow Up
Braille first	Control + Arrow Up Select + Arrow Up
Braille last	Control + Arrow Down Select + Arrow Down
Select navigation mode	Read + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4
Start text selection at specified character	Control + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Select + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Control + Alt Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6
Toggle braille keyboard	Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 8 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 7

BrailleMemo Smart

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

Notes:

The six slightly angled keys along the top are a braille keyboard. From left to right, their names are Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1, Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6.
The two keys to the left of Dot 3, from top to bottom, are named Control, Alt.
The two keys to the right of Dot 6, from top to bottom, are named Select, Read.
The key immediately below Dot 2 is named Backspace.
The key immediately below Dot 5 is named Delete.
The three keys below Dot 1 and Dot 4, from left to right, are named Dot 7, Extension, Dot 8.
The keys to the left and right of the braille cells are named Pan Left, Pan Right.
The two keys on the front at the left are named Arrow Up, Arrow Down.
The two keys on the front at the right are named Arrow Left, Arrow Right.
Some keys are entered by pressing a set of keys simultaneously:
- Return: Dot 7
- Space: Dot 8
- Arrow Up: Extension + Dot 1
- Arrow Down: Extension + Dot 4
- Control + Arrow Left: Extension + Dot 2
- Control + Arrow Right: Extension + Dot 5
- Arrow Left: Extension + Dot 3
- Arrow Right: Extension + Dot 6
- OK: Extension + Dot 7
- Set: Extension + Dot 8
- Info (Tab): Extension + Dot 4 + Dot 5
- Select + Info (Shift + Tab): Extension + Dot 1 + Dot 2
- Escape: Extension + Dot 1 + Dot 5
- Insert: Extension + Dot 2 + Dot 4
- Backward: Extension + Arrow Up
- Forward: Extension + Arrow Down
- Scroll Left: Extension + Arrow Left
- Scroll Right: Extension + Arrow Right

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key Select + Read Read + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 6
Secondary action	Alt Read + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 Select + Read + Arrow Down Select
Show context menu	Read + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 8 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 7 Read Select + Read + Arrow Up
Pan braille right	Pan Right
Pan braille left	Pan Left
Braille home	Select + Pan Left
Braille end	Select + Pan Right
Braille next	Arrow Down
Braille previous	Arrow Up
Braille first	Control + Arrow Up Select + Arrow Up
Braille last	Control + Arrow Down Select + Arrow Down
Select navigation mode	Read + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4
Start text selection at specified character	Control + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Select + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Control + Alt Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6
Toggle braille keyboard	Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 8 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 7

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Supported BrailleMemo 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.

BrailleMemo Pocket

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your BrailleMemo Pocket model.

Notes:

The six round keys along the top are a braille keyboard. From left to right, their names are Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1, Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6.
The two keys to the left of Dot 3, from top to bottom, are named Control, Alt.
The two keys to the right of Dot 6, from top to bottom, are named Select, Read.
The three keys below Dot 1 and Dot 4, from left to right, are named Dot 7, Extension, Dot 8.
At the bottom left is a group of four keys arranged in a cross. Starting with the leftmost key and moving clockwise, their names are Arrow Left, Arrow Up, Arrow Right, Arrow Down.
A driver implementation constraint requires that some of the bindings refer to the Arrow Left and Arrow Right keys as Pan Left and Pan Right.
Some keys are entered by pressing a set of keys simultaneously:
- Return: Dot 7
- Space: Dot 8
- Arrow Up: Extension + Dot 1
- Arrow Down: Extension + Dot 4
- Arrow Left: Extension + Dot 2
- Arrow Right: Extension + Dot 5
- Insert: Extension + Dot 3
- Change: Extension + Dot 6
- Backspace: Extension + Dot 7
- Delete: Extension + Dot 8
- Escape: Extension + Arrow Up
- Info: Extension + Arrow Down
- Backward: Extension + Arrow Right + Dot 1
- Forward: Extension + Arrow Right + Dot 4
- Scroll Left: Extension + Arrow Right + Dot 2
- Scroll Right: Extension + Arrow Right + Dot 5
- OK: Extension + Arrow Right + Dot 7
- Set: Extension + Arrow Right + Dot 8

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key Arrow Up + Arrow Down Read + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 6
Secondary action	Alt Read + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 Select + Read + Arrow Down Pan Left + Pan Right
Show context menu	Read + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 8 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 7 Select + Read + Arrow Up Pan Left + Pan Right
Pan braille right	Pan Right
Pan braille left	Pan Left
Braille home	Select + Pan Left
Braille end	Select + Pan Right
Braille next	Arrow Down
Braille previous	Arrow Up
Braille first	Control + Arrow Up Select + Arrow Up
Braille last	Control + Arrow Down Select + Arrow Down
Select navigation mode	Read + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4
Start text selection at specified character	Control + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Select + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Control + Alt Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6
Toggle braille keyboard	Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 8 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 7

BrailleMemo Smart

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

Notes:

The six slightly angled keys along the top are a braille keyboard. From left to right, their names are Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1, Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6.
The two keys to the left of Dot 3, from top to bottom, are named Control, Alt.
The two keys to the right of Dot 6, from top to bottom, are named Select, Read.
The key immediately below Dot 2 is named Backspace.
The key immediately below Dot 5 is named Delete.
The three keys below Dot 1 and Dot 4, from left to right, are named Dot 7, Extension, Dot 8.
The keys to the left and right of the braille cells are named Pan Left, Pan Right.
The two keys on the front at the left are named Arrow Up, Arrow Down.
The two keys on the front at the right are named Arrow Left, Arrow Right.
Some keys are entered by pressing a set of keys simultaneously:
- Return: Dot 7
- Space: Dot 8
- Arrow Up: Extension + Dot 1
- Arrow Down: Extension + Dot 4
- Control + Arrow Left: Extension + Dot 2
- Control + Arrow Right: Extension + Dot 5
- Arrow Left: Extension + Dot 3
- Arrow Right: Extension + Dot 6
- OK: Extension + Dot 7
- Set: Extension + Dot 8
- Info (Tab): Extension + Dot 4 + Dot 5
- Select + Info (Shift + Tab): Extension + Dot 1 + Dot 2
- Escape: Extension + Dot 1 + Dot 5
- Insert: Extension + Dot 2 + Dot 4
- Backward: Extension + Arrow Up
- Forward: Extension + Arrow Down
- Scroll Left: Extension + Arrow Left
- Scroll Right: Extension + Arrow Right

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key Select + Read Read + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 6
Secondary action	Alt Read + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 Select + Read + Arrow Down Select
Show context menu	Read + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 8 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 7 Read
Pan braille right	Pan Right
Pan braille left	Pan Left
Braille home	Select + Pan Left
Braille end	Select + Pan Right
Braille next	Arrow Down
Braille previous	Arrow Up
Braille first	Control + Arrow Up Select + Arrow Up
Braille last	Control + Arrow Down Select + Arrow Down
Select navigation mode	Read + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4
Start text selection at specified character	Control + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Select + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Control + Alt Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6
Toggle braille keyboard	Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 8 Read + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 7

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Use a BrailleMemo braille display with Narrator

Supported BrailleMemo braille displays

BrailleMemo Pocket

BrailleMemo Smart

Supported BrailleMemo braille displays

BrailleMemo Pocket

BrailleMemo Smart

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