Applies ToWindows 11 Windows 10

Narrator supports the following Freedom Scientific braille displays on Windows.

Supported Freedom Scientific 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.

Focus 1

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Freedom Scientific Focus 1 model.

Notes: 

  • There are two Nav controls—one at each side of the top. Each has three actions: Up, Down, and Press. On some models, a Nav control is a wheel which can be both rolled and pressed. On others, it's an up/down rocker along with a separate pressable button.

  • The Selector keys are at either end of the front edge. On older models, they're known as GDF (General Display Function) keys.

  • The Advance keys are just inside the rockers and outside the shift keys.

Narrator action

Display buttons

Primary action

  • Pan Left + Pan Right

Secondary action

  • Pan Left + Left Nav Down

Show context menu

  • Pan Left + Left Nav Up

Pan braille right

  • Pan Right

  • Right Nav Down

Pan braille left

  • Pan Left

  • Right Nav Up

Braille home

  • Left Nav Press

Braille end

  • Right Nav Press

Braille next

  • Left Nav Down

Braille previous

  • Left Nav Up

Braille first

  • Right Selector + Pan Left

  • Left Selector + Pan Left

Braille last

  • Right Selector + Pan Right

  • Left Selector + Pan Right

Select navigation mode

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

Start text selection at specified character

  • Left Advance + Routing Key

End text selection and copy to clipboard

  • Right Selector + Routing Key

Paste from clipboard at cursor point

  • Left Selector + Right Selector

  • 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

Focus 14

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Freedom Scientific Focus 14 model.

Notes: 

  • There are two Nav controls—one at each side of the top. Each has three actions: Up, Down, and Press. On some models, a Nav control is a wheel which can be both rolled and pressed. On others, it's an up/down rocker along with a separate pressable button.

  • The Selector keys are at either end of the front edge. On older models, they're known as GDF (General Display Function) keys.

  • The Advance keys are just inside the rockers and outside the shift keys.

Narrator action

Display buttons

Primary action

  • Pan Left + Pan Right

Secondary action

  • Pan Left + Left Nav Down

  • Left Rocker Up + Right Rocker Up

Show context menu

  • Pan Left + Left Nav Up

Pan braille right

  • Pan Right

  • Right Nav Down

Pan braille left

  • Pan Left

  • Right Nav Up

Braille home

  • Left Nav Press

  • Right Rocker Up + Pan Left

Braille end

  • Right Nav Press

  • Right Rocker Down + Pan Left

Braille next

  • Left Nav Down

  • Right Rocker Down

Braille previous

  • Left Nav Up

  • Right Rocker Up

Braille first

  • Left Selector + Pan Left

  • Right Selector + Pan Left

Braille last

  • Left Selector + Pan Right

  • Right Selector + Pan Right

Select navigation mode

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

Start text selection at specified character

  • Left Advance + Routing Key

End text selection and copy to clipboard

  • Right Selector + Routing Key

Paste from clipboard at cursor point

  • Left Selector + Right Selector

  • 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

Focus 40

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Freedom Scientific Focus 40 model.

Notes: 

  • There are two Nav controls—one at each side of the top. Each has three actions: Up, Down, and Press. On some models, a Nav control is a wheel which can be both rolled and pressed. On others, it's an up/down rocker along with a separate pressable button.

  • The Selector keys are at either end of the front edge. On older models, they're known as GDF (General Display Function) keys.

  • The Advance keys are just inside the rockers and outside the shift keys.

Narrator action

Display buttons

Primary action

  • Pan Left + Pan Right

Secondary action

  • Pan Left + Left Nav Down

  • Left Rocker Up + Right Rocker Up

Show context menu

  • Pan Left + Left Nav Up

Pan braille right

  • Pan Right

  • Right Nav Down

Pan braille left

  • Pan Left

  • Right Nav Up

Braille home

  • Left Nav Press

  • Right Rocker Up + Pan Left

Braille end

  • Right Nav Press

  • Right Rocker Down + Pan Left

Braille next

  • Left Nav Down

  • Right Rocker Down

Braille previous

  • Left Nav Up

  • Right Rocker Up

Braille first

  • Left Selector + Pan Left

  • Right Selector + Pan Left

Braille last

  • Left Selector + Pan Right

  • Right Selector + Pan Right

Start text selection at specified character

  • Left Advance + Routing Key

End text selection and copy to clipboard

  • Right Selector + Routing Key

Paste from clipboard at cursor point

  • Left Selector + Right Selector

  • 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

Focus 80 

 Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Freedom Scientific Focus 80 model.

Notes: 

  • There are two Nav controls—one at each side of the top. Each has three actions: Up, Down, and Press. On some models, a Nav control is a wheel which can be both rolled and pressed. On others, it's an up/down rocker along with a separate pressable button.

  • The Selector keys are at either end of the front edge. On older models, they're known as GDF (General Display Function) keys.

  • The Advance keys are just inside the rockers and outside the shift keys.

Narrator action

Display buttons

Primary action

  • Pan Left + Pan Right

Secondary action

  • Pan Left + Left Nav Down

  • Left Rocker Up + Right Rocker Up

  • Left Bumper Down + Right Selector

Show context menu

  • Pan Left + Left Nav Up

  • Left Bumper Up + Right Selector

Pan braille right

  • Pan Right

  • Right Nav Down

  • Left Bumper Down

  • Right Bumper Down

Pan braille left

  • Pan Left

  • Right Nav Up

  • Left Bumper Up

  • Right Bumper Up

Braille home

  • Left Nav Press

  • Right Rocker Up + Pan Left

Braille end

  • Right Nav Press

  • Right Rocker Down + Pan Left

Braille next

  • Left Nav Down

  • Right Rocker Down

Braille previous

  • Left Nav Up

  • Right Rocker Up

Braille first

  • Left Selector + Pan Left

  • Right Selector + Pan Left

Braille last

  • Left Selector + Pan Right

  • Right Selector + Pan Right

Select navigation mode

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

Start text selection at specified character

  • Left Advance + Routing Key

End text selection and copy to clipboard

  • Right Selector + Routing Key

Paste from clipboard at cursor point

  • Left Selector + Right Selector

  • 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

PAC Mate

Use the following commands with Narrator when using your Freedom Scientific PAC Mate model.

Notes: 

  • The rear row of cursor routing keys is actually a set of navigation keys.

  • The 10 middle keys (5 on each side of the center) are special.

  • The two outer ones are named Left Selector and Right Selector.

  • The eight inner ones are named Hot 1 through Hot 8.

  • The Left Advance key is any key to the left of the special keys.

  • The Right Advance key is any key to the right of the special keys.

Narrator action

Display buttons

Primary action

  • Pan Left + Pan Right

  • Right Selector + Hot 8

Secondary action

  • Hot 8

  • Pan Left + Left Nav Down

Show context menu

  • Hot 2

  • Pan Left + Left Nav Up

Pan braille right

  • Pan Right

  • Right Nav Down

Pan braille left

  • Pan Left

  • Right Nav Up

Braille home

  • Left Nav Press

Braille end

  • Right Nav Press

Braille next

  • Left Nav Down

Braille previous

  • Left Nav Up

Braille first

  • Left Selector + Pan Left

  • Right Selector + Pan Left

Braille last

  • Left Selector + Pan Right

  • Right Selector + Pan Right

Select navigation mode

  • Hot 7

Toggle input learning

  • Hot 6

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