Use a Hedo braille display with Narrator

Applies To

Windows 11 Windows 10

Narrator supports the following Hedo braille displays on Windows.

Supported Hedo 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.

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Hedo MobiLine model.

Note

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	B4 + K3
Secondary action	B5 + K3 B5 + B6
Show context menu	B2 + B3 K2
Pan braille right	K3
Pan braille left	K1
Braille home	B3 + K1
Braille end	B3 + K3
Braille next	B5
Braille previous	B2
Braille first	B3
Braille last	B6
Select navigation mode	K1 + K3
Toggle input learning	K2 + K3
Start text selection at specified character	B3 + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	B6 + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	B4 + K1

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Hedo ProfiLine model.

Note

The keys behind the text cells are named routing keys.
The rectangular navigation keys are named K1 through K3.
The square navigation keys are named B1 through B8.
From left to right, the navigation keys are: K1, B7, B3, B2, B1, K1, K2, K3, B4, B5, B6, B8, K3
Both K1 keys are hard-wired together.
Both K3 keys are hard-wired together.
The K2 and B1 keys are hard-wired together.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	B5 + K3
Secondary action	B6 + K3 B6 + B8
Show context menu	K2 B3 + B7
Pan braille right	K3
Pan braille left	K1
Braille home	B7 + K1
Braille end	B7 + K3
Braille next	B6
Braille previous	B3
Braille first	B7
Braille last	B8
Select navigation mode	K1 + K3
Toggle input learning	K2 + K3
Start text selection at specified character	B7 + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	B8 + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	B5 + K1

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.

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Hedo MobiLine model.

Note

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key B4 + K3
Secondary action	B5 + K3 B5 + B6
Show context menu	B3 + K2 B3 + K2 + K3 B3 + K2 + K1 B2 + B3 K2
Pan braille right	K3
Pan braille left	K1
Braille home	B3 + K1
Braille end	B3 + K3
Braille next	B5
Braille previous	B2
Braille first	B3
Braille last	B6
Select navigation mode	K1 + K3
Start text selection at specified character	B3 + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	B6 + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	B4 + K1

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Hedo ProfiLine model.

Note

The keys behind the text cells are named routing keys.
The rectangular navigation keys are named K1 through K3.
The square navigation keys are named B1 through B8.
From left to right, the navigation keys are: K1, B7, B3, B2, B1, K1, K2, K3, B4, B5, B6, B8, K3
Both K1 keys are hard-wired together.
Both K3 keys are hard-wired together.
The K2 and B1 keys are hard-wired together.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key B5 + K3
Secondary action	B6 + K3 B6 + B8
Show context menu	B7 + K2 B7 + K2 + K3 B7 + K2 + K1 B3 + B7 K2
Pan braille right	K3
Pan braille left	K1
Braille home	B7 + K1
Braille end	B7 + K3
Braille next	B6
Braille previous	B3
Select navigation mode	K1 + K3
Start text selection at specified character	B7 + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	B8 + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	B5 + K1