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Narrator supports the following HumanWare braille displays on Windows.

Windows 11Windows 10

Supported HumanWare 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.

Brailliant BI (32, 40, 40X)

Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare Brailliant BI 32, Brailliant BI 40, and Brailliant BI 40X models.

Notes: The Brailliant BI display has three display keys at each end of the braille cells. From top to bottom:

  • The three at the left are Display 1, Display 2, and Display 3.

  • The three at the right are Display 4, Display 5, and Display 6.

Narrator action

Display buttons

Pan braille right

  • Thumb Right

Pan braille left

  • Thumb Left

Braille first

  • Thumb Previous + Thumb Left

Braille last

  • Thumb Previous + Thumb Right

Braille next

  • Thumb Next

Braille previous

  • Thumb Previous

Go to the top of a window

  • Thumb 1 + Thumb 2

  • Display 2 + Display 4

Go to the bottom of a window

  • Thumb 1 + Thumb 3

  • Display 2 + Display 6

Select navigation mode

  • Thumb Left + Thumb Right

Show context menu

  • Thumb Left + Thumb Right

Start text selection at character

  • Thumb 1 + Routing Key

  • Display 1 + Routing Key

Select from Start character to specified character and copy to clipboard

  • Thumb 4 + Routing Key

  • Display 4 + Routing Key

Paste from clipboard

  • Thumb 1 + Thumb 4

  • Display 1 + Display 2 + Display 3 + Display 4

  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6

Choose whether braille keyboard input is used for text entry or a command

  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3

Brailliant B 80

Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare Braillant B 80 display.

Notes: The Brailliant B display has three display keys at each end of the braille cells. From top to bottom:

  • The three at the left are Display 1, Display 2, and Display 3.

  • The three at the right are Display 4, Display 5, and Display 6.

Narrator action

Display buttons

Pan braille right

  • Thumb Right

Pan braille left

  • Thumb Left

Braille first

  • Thumb Previous + Thumb Left

Braille last

  • Thumb Previous + Thumb Right

Braille next

  • Thumb Next

Braille previous

  • Thumb Previous

Go to the top of a window

  • Thumb 1 + Thumb 2

  • Display 2 + Display 4

Go to the bottom of a window

  • Thumb 1 + Thumb 3

  • Display 2 + Display 6

Select navigation mode

  • Thumb Left + Thumb Right

Show context menu

  • Thumb Left + Thumb Right

Start text selection at character

  • Thumb 1 + Routing Key

  • Display 1 + Routing Key

Select from Start character to specified character and copy to clipboard

  • Thumb 4 + Routing Key

  • Display 4 + Routing Key

Paste from clipboard

  • Thumb 1 + Thumb 4

  • Display 1 + Display 2 + Display 3 + Display 4

Brailliant BI 14 

Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare Braillant BI 14 display.

Narrator action

Display buttons

Secondary action

  • Dot 1 + Action

  • Dot 4 + Down

Pan braille right

  • Thumb Right

  • Right

Pan braille left

  • Thumb Left

  • Left

Braille first

  • Thumb Previous + Thumb Left

  • Dot 1 +Up

Braille last

  • Thumb Previous + Thumb Right

  • Dot 1 + Down

Braille home

  • Dot 1 + Left

Braille end

  • Dot 1 + Right

Braille next

  • Thumb Next

  • Down

Braille previous

  • Thumb Previous

  • Up

Select navigation mode

  • Thumb Left + Thumb Right

Show context menu

  • Thumb Left + Thumb Right

  • Dot 4 +Up

Brailliant BI 20X, APH Chameleon 20, NLS eReader, BrailleOne, BrailleNote Touch

Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare Brailliant BI 20X, APH Chameleon 20, NLS eReader, BrailleOne, and BrailleNote Touch models.

Note: The BrailleNote Touch has four thumb keys on the front: Previous, Back, Advance, and Next. The BrailleNote Touch has an eight-key braille keyboard near the back of the top with keys, left to right, that include: Dot 7, Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1, Space, Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6, and Dot 8.

Narrator action

Display buttons

Pan braille right

  • Thumb Right

Pan braille left

  • Thumb Left

Braille first

  • Thumb Previous + Thumb Left

Braille last

  • Thumb Previous + Thumb Right

Braille next

  • Thumb Next

Braille previous

  • Thumb Previous

Select navigation mode

  • Thumb Left + Thumb Right

Show context menu

  • Thumb Left + Thumb Right

Toggle braille keyboard (on displays with a braille keyboard)

  • Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3

 APH Mantis Q40

Narrator action

Display buttons

Pan braille right

  • Thumb Right

Pan braille left

  • Thumb Left

Braille first

  • Thumb Previous + Thumb Left

Braille last

  • Thumb Previous + Thumb Right

Braille next

  • Thumb Next

Braille previous

  • Thumb Previous

Select navigation mode

  • Thumb Left + Thumb Right

Show context menu

  • Thumb Left + Thumb Right

Go back to the Table of contents

Supported HumanWare 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.

Brailliant BI (32, 40)

Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare Brailliant BI 32 and Brailliant BI 40 models.

Notes: The Brailliant BI display has three display keys at each end of the braille cells. From top to bottom:

  • The three at the left are Display 1, Display 2, and Display 3.

  • The three at the right are Display 4, Display 5, and Display 6.

Narrator action

Display buttons

Go to the next braille window

Thumb 4 or Display 5

Go to the previous braille window

Thumb 1 or Display 2

Go to the first braille window of current item

Display 1 + Display 2 + Display 3

Go to the last braille window of current item

Display 4 + Display 5 + Display 6

Go to the next item

Thumb 3 or Display 6

Go to previous item

Thumb 2 or Display 4

Go to the top of a window

Thumb 1 + Thumb 2 or Display 2 + Display 4

Go to the bottom of a window

Thumb 1 + Thumb 3 or Display 2 + Display 6

Select navigation mode

Display 1 + Display 3 + Display 4 or Space + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4

Start text selection at character

Thumb 1 + Routing Key or Display 1 + Routing Key

Select from Start character to specified character and copy to clipboard

Thumb 4 + Routing Key or Display 4 + Routing Key

Paste from clipboard

Thumb 1 + Thumb 4 or Display 1 + Display 2 + Display 3 + Display 4 or Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6

Choose whether braille keyboard input is used for text entry or a command

Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3

Brailliant B 80

Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare Braillant B 80 display.

Notes: The Brailliant B display has three display keys at each end of the braille cells. From top to bottom:

  • The three at the left are Display 1, Display 2, and Display 3.

  • The three at the right are Display 4, Display 5, and Display 6.

Narrator action

Display buttons

Go to the next braille window

Thumb 4 or Display 5

Go to the previous braille window

Thumb 1 or Display 2

Go to the first braille window of current item

Display 1 + Display 2 + Display 3

Go to the last braille window of current item

Display 4 + Display 5 + Display 6

Go to the next item

Thumb 3 or Display 6

Go to previous item

Thumb 2 or Display 4

Go to the top of a window

Thumb 1 + Thumb 2 or Display 2 + Display 4

Go to the bottom of a window

Thumb 1 + Thumb 3 or Display 2 + Display 6

Select navigation mode

Thumb 2 + Thumb 3

Start text selection at character

Thumb 1 + Routing Key or Display 1 + Routing Key

Select from Start character to specified character and copy to clipboard

Thumb 4 + Routing Key or Display 4 + Routing Key

Paste from clipboard

Thumb 1 + Thumb 4 or Display 1 + Display 2 + Display 3 + Display 4

BrailleNote Touch

Use the following commands with Narrator when you use your HumanWare BrailliantNote Touch model.

Note: The BrailleNote Touch has four thumb keys on the front: Previous, Back, Advance, and Next. The BrailleNote Touch has an eight-key braille keyboard near the back of the top with keys, left to right, that include: Dot 7, Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1, Space, Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6, and Dot 8.

Narrator action

Display buttons

Primary action

Routing Key or Space + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 6

Secondary action

Space + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4

Show context menu

Space + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 or Back + Advance

Go to next braille window

Next

Go to previous braille window

Previous

Go to next item

Advance

Go to previous item

Back

Go to top of window

Previous + Back

Go to bottom of window

Previous + Advance

Select navigation mode

Space + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4

Toggle braille keyboard (on displays with a braille keyboard)

Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3

Go back to the Table of contents

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