Use a Metec braille display with Narrator

Narrator supports the following Metec braille displays on Windows.

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.

Supported Metec braille displays

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Metec BD I with 3 Keys model.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key
Secondary action	Select + Routing Key .4 Select + Up + Down
Pan braille right	Select Up + Down
Braille next	Down
Braille previous	Up
Braille first	Select + Up
Braille last	Select + Down
Select navigation mode	Select + Up + Down Select + Routing Key .3
Start text selection at specified character	Up + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Down + Routing Key
Toggle input learning	Select + Routing Key .2

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Metec BD I with 3 Keys and Status Cells model.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key
Secondary action	Select + Routing Key .4 Select + Up + Down
Show context menu	Select + Up + Down
Pan braille right	Select Up + Down Space Right Right Rocker Top + Right Rocker Bottom
Braille next	Down
Braille previous	Up
Braille first	Select + Up
Braille last	Select + Down
Select navigation mode	Select + Up + Down Select + Routing Key .3
Start text selection at specified character	Up + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Down + Routing Key
Toggle input learning	Select + Routing Key .2

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Metec BD I with 6 Keys model.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key
Secondary action	Left Select + Left Up + Left Down
Show context menu	Right Select + Right Up + Right Down
Pan braille right	Right Select
Pan braille left	Left Select
Braille next	Right Down
Braille previous	Right Up
Braille first	Left Up
Braille last	Left Down
Select navigation mode	Left Select + Left Up + Left Down
Start text selection at specified character	Left Up + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Right Up + Routing Key

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Metec BD I with 6 Keys and Status Cells model.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key
Secondary action	Left Select + Left Up + Left Down
Show context menu	Right Select + Right Up + Right Down
Pan braille right	Right Select
Pan braille left	Left Select
Braille next	Right Down
Braille previous	Right Up
Braille first	Left Up
Braille last	Left Down
Select navigation mode	Left Select + Left Up + Left Down
Start text selection at specified character	Left Up + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Right Up + Routing Key

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 Metec model.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key
Secondary action	Select + Routing Key .4 Select + Up + Down
Pan braille right	Select Up + Down
Braille next	Down
Braille previous	Up
Braille first	Select + Up
Braille last	Select + Down
Select navigation mode	Select + Routing Key .3
Start text selection at specified character	Up + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Down + Routing Key

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Metec BD I with 3 Keys and Status Cells model.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key
Secondary action	Select + Routing Key .4 Select + Up + Down
Show context menu	Select + Up + Down
Pan braille right	Space Right Right Rocker Top + Right Rocker Bottom
Braille next	Down
Braille previous	Up
Braille first	Select + Up
Braille last	Select + Down
Select navigation mode	Select + Routing Key .3
Start text selection at specified character	Up + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Down + Routing Key

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Metec BD I with 6 Keys model.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key
Secondary action	Left Select + Left Up + Left Down
Show context menu	Right Select + Right Up + Right Down
Pan braille right	Right Select
Pan braille left	Left Select
Braille next	Right Down
Braille previous	Right Up
Braille first	Left Up
Braille last	Left Down
Select navigation mode	Left Select + Left Up + Left Down
Start text selection at specified character	Left Up + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Right Up + Routing Key

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Metec BD I with 6 Keys and Status Cells model.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key
Secondary action	Left Select + Left Up + Left Down
Show context menu	Right Select + Right Up + Right Down
Pan braille right	Right Select
Pan braille left	Left Select
Braille next	Right Down
Braille previous	Right Up
Braille first	Left Up
Braille last	Left Down
Select navigation mode	Left Select + Left Up + Left Down
Start text selection at specified character	Left Up + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Right Up + Routing Key