Use an Alva braille display with Narrator

Narrator supports the following Alva braille displays on Windows.

Windows 11 Windows 10

Supported Alva 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.

ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (large)

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (large) model.

Notes:

The two long keys are named Left and Right.
The small keys immediately to their left and right are named Up and Down.
The three small keys at the left are named Prog, Home, and Cursor.
The three small keys at the right are named Cursor 2, Home 2, and Prog 2.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key
Secondary action	Prog + Up
Show context menu	Prog + Home Prog + Home + Up
Pan braille right	Right
Pan braille left	Left
Braille home	Home + Left
Braille end	Home + Right
Braille next	Down
Braille previous	Up
Braille first	Home Home + Up
Braille last	Home + Down
Select navigation mode	Prog + Cursor Prog
Start text selection at specified character	Prog + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Prog + Home + Down

ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (small)

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (small) model.

Notes:

The two long keys are named Left and Right.
The small keys immediately to their left and right are named Up and Down.
The three small keys at the left are named Prog, Home, and Cursor.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key
Secondary action	Prog + Up
Show context menu	Prog + Home Prog + Home + Up
Pan braille right	Right
Pan braille left	Left
Braille home	Home + Left
Braille end	Home + Right
Braille next	Down
Braille previous	Up
Braille first	Home Home + Up
Braille last	Home + Down
Select navigation mode	Prog + Cursor Prog
Start text selection at specified character	Prog + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Prog + Home + Down

BC624

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva BC624 model.

Notes:

There are four ETouch keys, two at each end of the text cell area. Each is sub-named according to the side it's on (Left, Right), and according to its position on that side (Rear, Front). The two Rear keys are identified by two vertical bars. The two Front keys are identified by one horizontal bar.
There's a Smartpad in front of the text cell area. The outer key on the left, identified by three horizontal bars, is sub-named F1. The inner key on the left, identified by one horizontal bar, is sub-named F2. The inner key on the right, identified by one vertical bar, is sub-named F3. The outer key on the right, identified by three vertical bars, is sub-named F4. The keys in the middle form a five-way directional pad:
The round key in the middle is sub-named Enter.
The short, thin keys that form a square around it are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down.
The five Thumb keys on the front, from left to right, are sub-named Left, Up, Home, Down, Right. The Home key is identified by a vertical bar in the middle. The Left key is identified by a vertical bar near its left edge. The Right key is identified by a vertical bar near its right edge. The Up key is identified by a horizontal bar along its top edge. The Down key is identified by a horizontal bar along its bottom edge.

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

BC640

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva BC640 model.

Notes:

There are four ETouch keys, two at each end of the text cell area. Each is sub-named according to the side it's on (Left, Right), and according to its position on that side (Rear, Front). The two Rear keys are identified by two vertical bars. The two Front keys are identified by one horizontal bar.
There's a Smartpad in front of the text cell area. The outer key on the left, identified by three horizontal bars, is sub-named F1. The inner key on the left, identified by one horizontal bar, is sub-named F2. The inner key on the right, identified by one vertical bar, is sub-named F3. The outer key on the right, identified by three vertical bars, is sub-named F4. The keys in the middle form a five-way directional pad:
The round key in the middle is sub-named Enter.
The short, thin keys that form a square around it are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down.
The five Thumb keys on the front, from left to right, are sub-named Left, Up, Home, Down, Right. The Home key is identified by a vertical bar in the middle. The Left key is identified by a vertical bar near its left edge. The Right key is identified by a vertical bar near its right edge. The Up key is identified by a horizontal bar along its top edge. The Down key is identified by a horizontal bar along its bottom edge.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Thumb Left + Thumb Right
Secondary action	ETouch Left Front + ETouch Right Rear ETouch Left Rear + Thumb Down
Show context menu	ETouch Left Rear + ETouch Right Rear + ETouch Right Front ETouch Left Rear + Thumb Up
Pan braille right	Thumb Right
Pan braille left	Thumb Left
Braille home	ETouch Left Rear
Braille end	ETouch Right Rear
Braille next	Thumb Down
Braille previous	Thumb Up
Braille first	Thumb Left + Thumb Up
Braille last	Thumb Left + Thumb Down
Select navigation mode	ETouch Left Front + ETouch Right Front Thumb Home Smartpad F1
Toggle input learning	ETouch Left Rear + ETouch Right Front
Start text selection at specified character	ETouch Left Rear + Routing Key 1
End text selection and copy to clipboard	ETouch Right Rear + Routing Key 1
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Smartpad Enter ETouch Right Rear + ETouch Right Front Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6
Toggle braille keyboard	Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 8 Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 7

BC680

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva BC680 model.

Notes:

There are four ETouch keys, two at each end of the text cell area. Each is sub-named according to the side it's on (Left, Right), and according to its position on that side (Rear, Front). The two Rear keys are identified by two vertical bars. The two Front keys are identified by one horizontal bar.
There are two Smartpads in front of the text cell area. The outer key on the left, identified by three horizontal bars, is sub-named F1. The inner key on the left, identified by one horizontal bar, is sub-named F2. The inner key on the right, identified by one vertical bar, is sub-named F3. The outer key on the right, identified by three vertical bars, is sub-named F4. The keys in the middle form a five-way directional pad:
- The round key in the middle is sub-named Enter.
- The short, thin keys that form a square around it are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down.
There's a group of five Thumb keys at each end of the front. The outer key of each group is sub-named Home. The four inner keys of each group, from left to right, are sub-named Left, Up, Down, Right. The Home key is identified by a vertical bar in the middle. The Left key is identified by a vertical bar near its left edge. The Right key is identified by a vertical bar near its right edge. The Up key is identified by a horizontal bar along its top edge. The Down key is identified by a horizontal bar along its bottom edge.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Thumb Left + Thumb Right
Secondary action	ETouch Left Front + ETouch Right Rear ETouch Left Rear + Thumb Down
Show context menu	ETouch Left Rear + ETouch Right Rear + ETouch Right Front ETouch Left Rear + Thumb Up
Pan braille right	Thumb Right
Pan braille left	Thumb Left
Braille home	ETouch Left Rear
Braille end	ETouch Right Rear
Braille next	Thumb Down
Braille previous	Thumb Up
Braille first	Thumb Left + Thumb Up
Braille last	Thumb Left + Thumb Down
Select navigation mode	ETouch Left Front + ETouch Right Front Thumb Home Smartpad F1
Toggle input learning	ETouch Left Rear + ETouch Right Front
Start text selection at specified character	ETouch Left Rear + Routing Key 1
End text selection and copy to clipboard	ETouch Right Rear + Routing Key 1
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Smartpad Enter ETouch Right Rear + ETouch Right Front Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6
Toggle braille keyboard	Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 8 Space + Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 7

Optelec Easylink 12 Touch

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Optelec Easylink 12 Touch model.

Notes:

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	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
Toggle input learning	Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + 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

Satellite [5nn] (large)

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Satellite [5nn] (large) model.

Notes:

The keypads at either side of the top are named Left Pad and Right Pad. The four inner keys of each are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down. The two outer keys of each are sub-named F1 and F2.
The two long, flat keys are named Up and Down.
The two long, bent keys are named Left and Right.
The two round keys are named Home and Cursor.
The two three-position, sliding keys are named Left Tumbler and Right Tumbler.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Right Pad F2 + Right Pad Right
Secondary action	Right Pad Right Right Pad Down Home
Show context menu	Status 2B Right Pad Up Cursor
Pan braille right	Right
Pan braille left	Left
Braille home	Home + Left Right Tumbler Left
Braille end	Home + Right Right Tumbler Right
Braille next	Down
Braille previous	Up
Braille first	Home + Up Cursor + Up
Braille last	Home + Down Cursor + Down
Select navigation mode	Right Pad Left Home + Cursor
Toggle input learning	Right Pad F2
Start text selection at specified character	Right Pad F1 + Routing Key 1
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Right Pad F2 + Routing Key 2
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Right Pad F2 + Right Pad Left

Satellite [5nn] (small)

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Satellite [5nn] (small) model.

Notes:

The keypads at either side of the top are named Left Pad and Right Pad. The four inner keys of each are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down. The two outer keys of each are sub-named F1 and F2.
The two long, flat keys are named Up and Down.
The two long, bent keys are named Left and Right.
The two round keys are named Home and Cursor.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Right Pad F2 + Right Pad Right
Secondary action	Right Pad Right Right Pad Down Home
Show context menu	Status 2B Right Pad Up Cursor
Pan braille right	Right
Pan braille left	Left
Braille home	Home + Left
Braille end	Home + Right
Braille next	Down
Braille previous	Up
Braille first	Home + Up Cursor + Up
Braille last	Home + Down Cursor + Down
Select navigation mode	Right Pad Left Home + Cursor
Toggle input learning	Right Pad F2
Start text selection at specified character	Right Pad F1 + Routing Key 1
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Right Pad F2 + Routing Key 2
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Right Pad F2 + Right Pad Left

Voyager Protocol Converter

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Voyager Protocol Converter model.

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

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Supported Alva 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.

ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (large)

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (large) model.

Notes:

The two long keys are named Left and Right.
The small keys immediately to their left and right are named Up and Down.
The three small keys at the left are named Prog, Home, and Cursor.
The three small keys at the right are named Cursor 2, Home 2, and Prog 2.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key
Secondary action	Prog + Up Cursor
Show context menu	Prog + Home Prog + Home + Up Cursor
Pan braille right	Right
Pan braille left	Left
Braille home	Home + Left
Braille end	Home + Right
Braille next	Down
Braille previous	Up
Braille first	Home Home + Up
Braille last	Home + Down
Select navigation mode	Prog + Cursor
Start text selection at specified character	Prog + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Prog + Home + Down

ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (small)

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (small) model.

Notes:

The two long keys are named Left and Right.
The small keys immediately to their left and right are named Up and Down.
The three small keys at the left are named Prog, Home, and Cursor.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key
Secondary action	Prog + Up Cursor
Show context menu	Prog + Home Prog + Home + Up Cursor
Pan braille right	Right
Pan braille left	Left
Braille home	Home + Left
Braille end	Home + Right
Braille next	Down
Braille previous	Up
Braille first	Home Home + Up
Braille last	Home + Down
Select navigation mode	Prog + Cursor
Start text selection at specified character	Prog + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Prog + Home + Down

BC640, BC624

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva BC640, BC624 model.

Notes:

There are four ETouch keys, two at each end of the text cell area. Each is sub-named according to the side it's on (Left, Right), and according to its position on that side (Rear, Front). The two Rear keys are identified by two vertical bars. The two Front keys are identified by one horizontal bar.
There's a Smartpad in front of the text cell area. The outer key on the left, identified by three horizontal bars, is sub-named F1. The inner key on the left, identified by one horizontal bar, is sub-named F2. The inner key on the right, identified by one vertical bar, is sub-named F3. The outer key on the right, identified by three vertical bars, is sub-named F4. The keys in the middle form a five-way directional pad:
The round key in the middle is sub-named Enter.
The short, thin keys that form a square around it are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down.
The five Thumb keys on the front, from left to right, are sub-named Left, Up, Home, Down, Right. The Home key is identified by a vertical bar in the middle. The Left key is identified by a vertical bar near its left edge. The Right key is identified by a vertical bar near its right edge. The Up key is identified by a horizontal bar along its top edge. The Down key is identified by a horizontal bar along its bottom edge.

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

BC680

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva BC680 model.

Notes:

There are four ETouch keys, two at each end of the text cell area. Each is sub-named according to the side it's on (Left, Right), and according to its position on that side (Rear, Front). The two Rear keys are identified by two vertical bars. The two Front keys are identified by one horizontal bar.
There are two Smartpads in front of the text cell area. The outer key on the left, identified by three horizontal bars, is sub-named F1. The inner key on the left, identified by one horizontal bar, is sub-named F2. The inner key on the right, identified by one vertical bar, is sub-named F3. The outer key on the right, identified by three vertical bars, is sub-named F4. The keys in the middle form a five-way directional pad:
- The round key in the middle is sub-named Enter.
- The short, thin keys that form a square around it are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down.
There's a group of five Thumb keys at each end of the front. The outer key of each group is sub-named Home. The four inner keys of each group, from left to right, are sub-named Left, Up, Down, Right. The Home key is identified by a vertical bar in the middle. The Left key is identified by a vertical bar near its left edge. The Right key is identified by a vertical bar near its right edge. The Up key is identified by a horizontal bar along its top edge. The Down key is identified by a horizontal bar along its bottom edge.

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

Optelec Easylink 12 Touch

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Optelec Easylink 12 Touch model.

Notes:

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 Dot 1 + Joystick Right Dot 1 + Joystick Left 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

Satellite [5nn] (large)

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Satellite [5nn] (large) model.

Notes:

The keypads at either side of the top are named Left Pad and Right Pad. The four inner keys of each are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down. The two outer keys of each are sub-named F1 and F2.
The two long, flat keys are named Up and Down.
The two long, bent keys are named Left and Right.
The two round keys are named Home and Cursor.
The two three-position, sliding keys are named Left Tumbler and Right Tumbler.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key Right Pad F2 + Right Pad Right
Secondary action	Right Pad Right Right Pad Down Home
Show context menu	Status 2B Right Pad Up Cursor
Pan braille right	Right
Pan braille left	Left
Braille home	Home + Left Right Tumbler Left
Braille end	Home + Right Right Tumbler Right
Braille next	Down
Braille previous	Up
Braille first	Home + Up Cursor + Down
Braille last	Home + Down Cursor + Down
Select navigation mode	Right Pad Left
Start text selection at specified character	Right Pad F1 + Routing Key 1
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Right Pad F2 + Routing Key 2
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Right Pad F2 + Right Pad Left

Satellite [5nn] (small)

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Satellite [5nn] (small) model.

Notes:

The keypads at either side of the top are named Left Pad and Right Pad. The four inner keys of each are sub-named Left, Right, Up, and Down. The two outer keys of each are sub-named F1 and F2.
The two long, flat keys are named Up and Down.
The two long, bent keys are named Left and Right.
The two round keys are named Home and Cursor.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key Right Pad F2 + Right Pad Right
Secondary action	Right Pad Right Right Pad Down Home
Show context menu	Status 2B Right Pad Up Cursor
Pan braille right	Right
Pan braille left	Left
Braille home	Home + Left
Braille end	Home + Right
Braille next	Down
Braille previous	Up
Braille first	Home + Up Cursor + Down
Braille last	Home + Down Cursor + Down
Select navigation mode	Right Pad Left
Start text selection at specified character	Right Pad F1 + Routing Key 1
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Right Pad F2 + Routing Key 2
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	Right Pad F2 + Right Pad Left

Voyager Protocol Converter

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Alva Voyager Protocol Converter model.

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 adjacent routing keys Left + Up Thumb 2 + Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 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

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Use an Alva braille display with Narrator

Supported Alva braille displays

ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (large)

ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (small)

BC624

BC640

BC680

Optelec Easylink 12 Touch

Satellite [5nn] (large)

Satellite [5nn] (small)

Voyager Protocol Converter

Supported Alva braille displays

ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (large)

ABT [3nn] and Delphi [4nn] (small)

BC640, BC624

BC680

Optelec Easylink 12 Touch

Satellite [5nn] (large)

Satellite [5nn] (small)

Voyager Protocol Converter

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