Use a Voyager braille display with Narrator

Applies To

Windows 11 Windows 10

Narrator supports the following Voyager braille displays on Windows.

Supported Voyager 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 all Voyager models.

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

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Voyager Braille Pen 2 model.

Note

The six round keys near the back are a braille keyboard.
From left to right, they're named Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1, Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6.
From left to right, the three long function keys are named Shift, Space, Control.
This table maps Shift to Dot 7, and Control to Dot 8.
The joystick between the dot and function keys has five positions named Up, Down, Left, Right, Enter.
The round scroll keys at either end of the braille display are named Left, Right.

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

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 all Voyager models.

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

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Voyager Braille Pen 2 model.

Note

The six round keys near the back are a braille keyboard.
From left to right, they're named Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1, Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6.
From left to right, the three long function keys are named Shift, Space, Control.
This table maps Shift to Dot 7, and Control to Dot 8.
The joystick between the dot and function keys has five positions named Up, Down, Left, Right, Enter.
The round scroll keys at either end of the braille display are named Left, Right.

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