Use a HIMS braille display with Narrator

Applies To
Windows 11 Windows 10

Narrator supports the following HIMS braille displays on Windows.

Supported HIMS 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.

Smart Beetle

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

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • F2 + F3
Secondary action
  • F1 + Forward
Show context menu
  • F1 + Backward
Braille previous
  • F2
Braille next
  • F3
Pan Braille left
  • Backward
Pan Braille right
  • Forward
Braille home
  • Backward + Forward
Braille first
  • F1 + F2 + Backward
Braille last
  • F1 + F2 + Forward

Braille Edge

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your HIMS Braille Edge model.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • Left Pad Left + Left Pad Right
Secondary action
  • F2
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Up
Show context menu
  • F1
  • Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille right
  • Right Scroll Down
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille left
  • Right Scroll Up
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille home
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille next
  • Left Scroll Down
Braille previous
  • Left Scroll Up
Braille first
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Up
Braille last
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Select navigation mode
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Down
Toggle input learning
  • F5
Toggle braille keyboard
  • Space + F1

Braille Sense with Two Scroll Keys

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your HIMS Braille Sense with Two Scroll Keys model.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • F2 + F3
Secondary action
  • F1 + Forward
Show context menu
  • F1 + Backward
Braille previous
  • F2
Braille next
  • F3
Pan Braille left
  • Backward
Pan Braille right
  • Forward
Braille home
  • Backward + Forward
Braille first
  • F1 + F2 + Backward
Braille last
  • F1 + F2 + Forward

Braille Sense with QWERTY keyboard

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your HIMS Braille Sense with QWERTY keyboard model.

Note

Function Key Bindings:

  • Function-b: skip blank windows on/off
  • Function-c: cursor show/hide
  • Function-d: display mode attributes/text
  • Function-f: screen image frozen/unfrozen
  • Function-h: help screen enter/leave
  • Function-i: skip identical lines on/off
  • Function-l: learn mode enter/leave
  • Function-p: preferences menu enter/leave
  • Function-s: status line enter/leave
  • Function-t: cursor tracking on/off
  • Function-u: highlight underline on/off
  • Function-v: bring cursor to current line
  • Function-w: sliding window on/off
Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • Function + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 6
Secondary action
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Up
  • Function + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4
Show context menu
  • Left Scroll Down+ Right Scroll Down
  • Function + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5
Pan braille right
  • Right Scroll Down
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille left
  • Right Scroll Up
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille next
  • Left Scroll Down
Braille previous
  • Left Scroll Up
Braille first
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Up
Braille last
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Braille home
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Toggle input learning
  • F5
Select navigation mode
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Down
  • Function + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4

Braille Sense with Four Scroll Keys

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your HIMS Braille Sense with Four Scroll Keys model.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • F2 + F3
Secondary action
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Up
Show context menu
  • Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille right
  • Right Scroll Down
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille left
  • Right Scroll Up
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille home
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille next
  • Left Scroll Down
  • F3
Braille previous
  • Left Scroll Up
  • F2
Braille first
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Up
Braille last
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Select navigation mode
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Down

SyncBraille

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your HIMS SyncBraille model.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • Routing Key
Secondary action
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Up
Show context menu
  • Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille right
  • Right Scroll Down
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down
Pan braille left
  • Right Scroll Up
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille home
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down
Braille next
  • Left Scroll Down
Braille previous
  • Left Scroll Up
Braille first
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Up
Braille last
  • Left Scroll Up + Left Scroll Down + Right Scroll Down
Select navigation mode
  • Right Scroll Up + Right Scroll Down + Left Scroll Down

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