Use a Canute braille display with Narrator

Applies To
Windows 11

Narrator supports the following Canute braille displays on Windows.

Supported Canute 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.

All models

Use the following commands with Narrator when using all Canute models.

Narrator action Display buttons
Primary action
  • Menu
Braille previous
  • Menu + Back
Braille next
  • Menu + Forward
Braille first
  • Refresh + Menu
Braille last
  • Refresh + Forward
Braille home
  • Refresh + Back
Braille end
  • Refresh + Forward
Go up several lines
  • Back
Go down several lines
  • Forward
Refresh braille display
  • Refresh + Help
Select navigation mode
  • Help + Menu
Bring screen cursor to line number 1
  • Line 1
Bring screen cursor to line number 2
  • Line 2
Bring screen cursor to line number 3
  • Line 3
Bring screen cursor to line number 4
  • Line 4
Bring screen cursor to line number 5
  • Line 5
Bring screen cursor to line number 6
  • Line 6
Bring screen cursor to line number 7
  • Line 7
Bring screen cursor to line number 8
  • Line 8
Bring screen cursor to line number 9
  • Line 9

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