Use a B2G braille display with Narrator

Narrator supports the following B2G braille displays on Windows.

Supported B2G 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.

Use the following commands with Narrator when using all B2G models.

The eight, rectangular, concave keys (in two groups of four) near the back are a braille keyboard. The four on the left, from left to right, are Dot 7, Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1. The four on the right, from left to right, are Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6, Dot 8.
The square pad with a small, round button in the middle, in between Dot 1 and Dot 4, is the D-Pad (directional pad). Its four edges are the Up, Down, Left, and Right keys. The button in the middle is the Center key.
The long, rectangular key in front of Dot 1, the D-Pad, and Dot 4 is the Space bar.
The small, round buttons just behind each cell are the routing keys.
The convex, square button to the left of the routing keys is the Backward key.
The convex, square button to the right of the routing keys is the Forward key.
The two small, round buttons on the right side near the front are the volume keys. From front to back, they are: Softer, Louder.

Narrator action	Display buttons
Primary action	Routing Key Space + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 6
Secondary action	Forward + Down Space + Center
Show context menu	Forward + Up Center
Pan braille right	Forward
Pan braille left	Backward
Braille home	Left
Braille end	Right
Braille next	Down
Braille previous	Up
Braille first	Space + Up
Braille last	Space + Down
Select navigation mode	Space + Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4
Start text selection at specified character	Dot 7 + Routing Key
End text selection and copy to clipboard	Dot 6 + Routing Key
Paste from clipboard at cursor point	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

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 all B2G models.

The eight, rectangular, concave keys (in two groups of four) near the back are a braille keyboard. The four on the left, from left to right, are Dot 7, Dot 3, Dot 2, Dot 1. The four on the right, from left to right, are Dot 4, Dot 5, Dot 6, Dot 8.
The square pad with a small, round button in the middle, in between Dot 1 and Dot 4, is the D-Pad (directional pad). Its four edges are the Up, Down, Left, and Right keys. The button in the middle is the Center key.
The long, rectangular key in front of Dot 1, the D-Pad, and Dot 4 is the Space bar.
The small, round buttons just behind each cell are the routing keys.
The convex, square button to the left of the routing keys is the Backward key.
The convex, square button to the right of the routing keys is the Forward key.
The two small, round buttons on the right side near the front are the volume keys. From front to back, they are: Softer, Louder.

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