NVDA 2023.1 Commands Quick Reference

NVDA 2023.1 Commands Quick Reference
Using NVDA
NVDA Touch Gestures
To toggle touch interaction support, press NVDA+control+alt+t.
Touch Modes
To toggle touch modes, perform a 3-finger tap.
Basic NVDA commands
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Touch
Description
Starts or restarts NVDA
Control+alt+n
Control+alt+n
none
Starts or restarts NVDA from the Desktop, if this Windows shortcut is enabled during NVDA’s installation process. This is a Windows specific shortcut and therefore it cannot be reassigned in the input gestures dialog.
Stop speech
Control
control
2-finger tap
Instantly stops speaking
Pause Speech
shift
shift
none
Instantly pauses speech. Pressing it again will continue speaking where it left off (if pausing is supported by the current synthesizer)
NVDA Menu
NVDA+n
NVDA+n
2-finger double-tap
Pops up the NVDA menu to allow you to access preferences, tools, help, etc.
Toggle Speech Mode
NVDA+s
NVDA+s
none
Toggles speech mode between speech, beeps and off.
Toggle Input Help Mode
NVDA+1
NVDA+1
none
Pressing any key in this mode will report the key, and the description of any NVDA command associated with it
Quit NVDA
NVDA+q
NVDA+q
none
Exits NVDA
Pass next key through
NVDA+f2
NVDA+f2
none
Tells NVDA to pass the next key press straight through to the active application – even if it is normally treated as an NVDA key command
Toggle application sleep mode on and off
NVDA+shift+s
NVDA+shift+z
none
sleep mode disables all NVDA commands and speech/braille output for the current application. This is most useful in applications that provide their own speech or screen reading features. Press this command again to disable sleep mode – note that NVDA will only retain the Sleep Mode setting until it is restarted.
Reporting System Information
Name
key
Description
Report date/time
NVDA+f12
Pressing once reports the current time, pressing twice reports the date
Report battery status
NVDA+shift+b
Reports the battery status i.e. whether AC power is in use or the current charge percentage.
Report clipboard text
NVDA+c
Reports the Text on the clipboard if there is any.
Navigating with NVDA
Navigating with the System Focus
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Description
Report current focus
NVDA+tab
NVDA+tab
announces the current object or control that has the System focus. Pressing twice will spell the information
Report title
NVDA+t
NVDA+t
Reports the title of the currently active window. Pressing twice will spell the information. Pressing three times will copy it to the clipboard
Read active window
NVDA+b
NVDA+b
reads all the controls in the currently active window (useful for dialogs)
Report Status Bar
NVDA+end
NVDA+shift+end
Reports the Status Bar if NVDA finds one. Pressing twice will spell the information. Pressing three times will copy it to the clipboard
Report Shortcut Key
shift+numpad2
NVDA+control+shift+.
Reports the shortcut (accelerator) key of the currently focused object
Navigating with the System Caret
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Description
Say all
NVDA+downArrow
NVDA+a
Starts reading from the current position of the system caret, moving it along as it goes
Read current line
NVDA+upArrow
NVDA+l
Reads the line where the system caret is currently situated. Pressing twice spells the line. Pressing three times spells the line using character descriptions.
Read current text selection
NVDA+Shift+upArrow
NVDA+shift+s
Reads any currently selected text
Report text formatting
NVDA+f
NVDA+f
Reports the formatting of the text where the caret is currently situated. Pressing twice shows the information in browse mode
Report caret location
NVDA+numpadDelete
NVDA+delete
Reports information about the location of the text or object at the position of system caret. For example, this might include the percentage through the document, the distance from the edge of the page or the exact screen position. Pressing twice may provide further detail.
Next sentence
alt+downArrow
alt+downArrow
Moves the caret to the next sentence and announces it. (only supported in Microsoft Word and Outlook)
Previous sentence
alt+upArrow
alt+upArrow
Moves the caret to the previous sentence and announces it. (only supported in Microsoft Word and Outlook)
When within a table, the following key commands are also available:
Name
Key
Description
Move to previous column
control+alt+leftArrow
Moves the system caret to the previous column (staying in the same row)
Move to next column
control+alt+rightArrow
Moves the system caret to the next column (staying in the same row)
Move to previous row
control+alt+upArrow
Moves the system caret to the previous row (staying in the same column)
Move to next row
control+alt+downArrow
Moves the system caret to the next row (staying in the same column)
Move to first column
control+alt+home
Moves the system caret to the first column (staying in the same row)
Move to last column
control+alt+end
Moves the system caret to the last column (staying in the same row)
Move to first row
control+alt+pageUp
Moves the system caret to the first row (staying in the same column)
Move to last row
control+alt+pageDown
Moves the system caret to the last row (staying in the same column)
Say all in column
NVDA+control+alt+downArrow
Reads the column vertically from the current cell downwards to the last cell in the column.
Say all in row
NVDA+control+alt+rightArrow
Reads the row horizontally from the current cell rightwards to the last cell in the row.
Read entire column
NVDA+control+alt+upArrow
Reads the current column vertically from top to bottom without moving the system caret.
Read entire row
NVDA+control+alt+leftArrow
Reads the current row horizontally from left to right without moving the system caret.
Object Navigation
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Touch
Description
Report current object
NVDA+numpad5
NVDA+shift+o
none
Reports the current navigator object. Pressing twice spells the information, and pressing 3 times copies this object’s name and value to the clipboard.
Move to containing object
NVDA+numpad8
NVDA+shift+upArrow
flick up (object mode)
Moves to the object containing the current navigator object
Move to previous object
NVDA+numpad4
NVDA+shift+leftArrow
flick left (object mode)
Moves to the object before the current navigator object
Move to next object
NVDA+numpad6
NVDA+shift+rightArrow
flick right (object mode)
Moves to the object after the current navigator object
Move to first contained object
NVDA+numpad2
NVDA+shift+downArrow
flick down (object mode)
Moves to the first object contained by the current navigator object
Move to focus object
NVDA+numpadMinus
NVDA+backspace
none
Moves to the object that currently has the system focus, and also places the review cursor at the position of the System caret, if it is showing
Activate current navigator object
NVDA+numpadEnter
NVDA+enter
double-tap
Activates the current navigator object (similar to clicking with the mouse or pressing space when it has the system focus)
Move System focus or caret to current review position
NVDA+shift+numpadMinus
NVDA+shift+backspace
none
pressed once Moves the System focus to the current navigator object, pressed twice moves the system caret to the position of the review cursor
Report review cursor location
NVDA+shift+numpadDelete
NVDA+shift+delete
none
Reports information about the location of the text or object at the review cursor. For example, this might include the percentage through the document, the distance from the edge of the page or the exact screen position. Pressing twice may provide further detail.
Move review cursor to status bar
none
none
none
Reports the Status Bar if NVDA finds one. It also moves the navigator object to this location.
Reviewing Text
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Touch
Description
Move to top line in review
shift+numpad7
NVDA+control+home
none
Moves the review cursor to the top line of the text
Move to previous line in review
numpad7
NVDA+upArrow
flick up (text mode)
Moves the review cursor to the previous line of text
Report current line in review
numpad8
NVDA+shift+.
none
Announces the current line of text where the review cursor is positioned. Pressing twice spells the line. Pressing three times spells the line using character descriptions.
Move to next line in review
numpad9
NVDA+downArrow
flick down (text mode)
Move the review cursor to the next line of text
Move to bottom line in review
shift+numpad9
NVDA+control+end
none
Moves the review cursor to the bottom line of text
Move to previous word in review
numpad4
NVDA+control+leftArrow
2-finger flick left (text mode)
Moves the review cursor to the previous word in the text
Report current word in review
numpad5
NVDA+control+.
none
Announces the current word in the text where the review cursor is positioned. Pressing twice spells the word. Pressing three times spells the word using character descriptions.
Move to next word in review
numpad6
NVDA+control+rightArrow
2-finger flick right (text mode)
Move the review cursor to the next word in the text
Move to start of line in review
shift+numpad1
NVDA+home
none
Moves the review cursor to the start of the current line in the text
Move to previous character in review
numpad1
NVDA+leftArrow
flick left (text mode)
Moves the review cursor to the previous character on the current line in the text
Report current character in review
numpad2
NVDA+.
none
Announces the current character on the line of text where the review cursor is positioned. Pressing twice reports a description or example of that character. Pressing three times reports the numeric value of the character in decimal and hexadecimal.
Move to next character in review
numpad3
NVDA+rightArrow
flick right (text mode)
Move the review cursor to the next character on the current line of text
Move to end of line in review
shift+numpad3
NVDA+end
none
Moves the review cursor to the end of the current line of text
Move to previous page in review
NVDA+pageUp
NVDA+shift+pageUp
none
Moves the review cursor to the previous page of text if supported by the application
Move to next page in review
NVDA+pageDown
NVDA+shift+pageDown
none
Moves the review cursor to the next page of text if supported by the application
Say all with review
numpadPlus
NVDA+shift+a
3-finger flick down (text mode)
Reads from the current position of the review cursor, moving it as it goes
Select then Copy from review cursor
NVDA+f9
NVDA+f9
none
Starts the select then copy process from the current position of the review cursor. The actual action is not performed until you tell NVDA where the end of the text range is
Select then Copy to review cursor
NVDA+f10
NVDA+f10
none
On the first press, text is selected from the position previously set as start marker up to and including the review cursor’s current position. If the system caret can reach the text, it will be moved to the selected text. After pressing this key stroke a second time, the text will be copied to the Windows clipboard
Move to marked start for copy in review
NVDA+shift+f9
NVDA+shift+f9
none
Moves the review cursor to the position previously set start marker for copy
Report text formatting
NVDA+shift+f
NVDA+shift+f
none
Reports the formatting of the text where the review cursor is currently situated. Pressing twice shows the information in browse mode
Report current symbol replacement
None
None
none
Speaks the symbol where the review cursor is positioned. Pressed twice, shows the symbol and the text used to speak it in browse mode.
Review Modes
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Touch
Description
Switch to next review mode
NVDA+numpad7
NVDA+pageUp
2-finger flick up
switches to the next available review mode
Switch to previous review mode
NVDA+numpad1
NVDA+pageDown
2-finger flick down
switches to the previous available review mode
Navigating with the Mouse
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Touch
Description
Left mouse button click
numpadDivide
NVDA+[
none
Clicks the left mouse button once. The common double click can be performed by pressing this key twice in quick succession
Left mouse button lock
shift+numpadDivide
NVDA+control+[
none
Locks the left mouse button down. Press again to release it. To drag the mouse, press this key to lock the left button down and then move the mouse either physically or use one of the other mouse routing commands
Right mouse click
numpadMultiply
NVDA+]
tap and hold
Clicks the right mouse button once, mostly used to open context menu at the location of the mouse.
Right mouse button lock
shift+numpadMultiply
NVDA+control+]
none
Locks the right mouse button down. Press again to release it. To drag the mouse, press this key to lock the right button down and then move the mouse either physically or use one of the other mouse routing commands
Move mouse to current navigator object
NVDA+numpadDivide
NVDA+shift+m
none
Moves the mouse to the location of the current navigator object and review cursor
Navigate to the object under the mouse
NVDA+numpadMultiply
NVDA+shift+n
none
Set the navigator object to the object located at the position of the mouse
Browse Mode
Name
Key
Description
Toggle browse/focus modes
NVDA+space
Toggles between focus mode and browse mode
Exit focus mode
escape
Switches back to browse mode if focus mode was previously switched to automatically
Refresh browse mode document
NVDA+f5
Reloads the current document content (useful if certain content seems to be missing from the document. Not available in Microsoft Word and Outlook.)
Find
NVDA+control+f
Pops up a dialog in which you can type some text to find in the current document. See searching for text for more information.
Find next
NVDA+f3
Finds the next occurrence of the text in the document that you previously searched for
Find previous
NVDA+shift+f3
Finds the previous occurrence of the text in the document you previously searched for
Single Letter Navigation
The following keys by themselves jump to the next available element, while adding the shift key causes them to jump to the previous element:
• h: heading
• l: list
• i: list item
• t: table
• k: link
• n: nonLinked text
• f: form field
• u: unvisited link
• v: visited link
• e: edit field
• b: button
• x: checkbox
• c: combo box
• r: radio button
• q: block quote
• s: separator
• m: frame
• g: graphic
• d: landmark
• o: embedded object (audio and video player, application, dialog, etc.)
• 1 to 6: headings at levels 1 to 6 respectively
• a: annotation (comment, editor revision, etc.)
• w: spelling error
To move to the beginning or end of containing elements such as lists and tables:
Name
Key
Description
Move to start of container
shift+comma
Moves to the start of the container (list, table, etc.) where the caret is positioned
Move past end of container
comma
Moves past the end of the container (list, table, etc.) where the caret is positioned
To toggle single letter navigation on and off for the current document, press NVDA+shift+space.
The Elements List
Name
Key
Description
Browse mode elements list
NVDA+f7
Lists various types of elements in the current document
Searching for text
Name
Key
Description
Find text
NVDA+control+f
Opens the search dialog
Find next
NVDA+f3
searches the next occurrence of the current search term
Find previous
NVDA+shift+f3
searches the previous occurrence of the current search term
Embedded Objects
Name
Key
Description
Move to containing browse mode document
NVDA+control+space
Moves the focus out of the current embedded object and into the document that contains it
Reading Mathematical Content
Interactive Navigation
Name
Key
Description
Interact with math content
NVDA+alt+m
Begins interaction with math content.
Braille
Braille Input
Pressing dot 7 erases the last entered braille cell or character. Dot 8 translates any braille input and presses the enter key. Pressing dot 7 + dot 8 translates any braille input, but without adding a space or pressing enter.
Content Recognition
Windows OCR
To recognize the text in the current navigator object using Windows OCR, press NVDA+r.
Application Specific Features
Microsoft Word
Automatic Column and Row Header Reading
Name
Key
Description
Set column headers
NVDA+shift+c
Pressing this once tells NVDA this is the first header cell in the row that contains column headers, which should be automatically announced when moving between columns below this row. Pressing twice will clear the setting.
Set row headers
NVDA+shift+r
Pressing this once tells NVDA this is the first header cell in the column that contains row headers, which should be automatically announced when moving between rows after this column. Pressing twice will clear the setting.
Browse Mode in Microsoft Word
To toggle Browse mode on and off in Microsoft Word, press NVDA+space.
The Elements List
While in Browse mode in Microsoft Word, you can access the Elements List by pressing NVDA+f7.
Reporting Comments
To report any comments at the current caret position, press NVDA+alt+c.
Microsoft Excel
Automatic Column and Row Header Reading
Name
Key
Description
Set column headers
NVDA+shift+c
Pressing this once tells NVDA this is the first header cell in the row that contains column headers, which should be automatically announced when moving between columns below this row. Pressing twice will clear the setting.
Set row headers
NVDA+shift+r
Pressing this once tells NVDA this is the first header cell in the column that contains row headers, which should be automatically announced when moving between rows after this column. Pressing twice will clear the setting.
The Elements List
To access the Elements List in Excel, press NVDA+f7.
Reporting Notes
To report any notes for the currently focused cell, press NVDA+alt+c. In Microsoft 2016, 365 and newer, the classic comments in Microsoft Excel have been renamed to “notes”.
To add or edit a certain note, in a focused cell, press shift+f2.
Reading Protected Cells
To allow moving to locked cells, switch to Browse Mode by pressing NVDA+space, and then use standard Excel movement commands such as the arrow keys to move around all cells on the current worksheet.
Microsoft PowerPoint
Name
Key
Description
Toggle speaker notes reading
control+shift+s
When in a running slide show, this command will toggle between the speaker notes for the slide and the content for the slide. This only affects what NVDA reads, not what is displayed on screen.
foobar2000
Name
Key
Description
Report remaining time
control+shift+r
Reports the remaining time of the currently playing track, if any.
Report elapsed time
control+shift+e
Reports the elapsed time of the currently playing track, if any.
Report track length
control+shift+t
Reports the length of the currently playing track, if any.
Miranda IM
Name
Key
Description
Report recent message
NVDA+control+1-4
Reports one of the recent messages, depending on the number pressed; e.g. NVDA+control+2 reads the second most recent message.
Poedit
Name
Key
Description
Report Comments Window
control+shift+c
Reports any comments in the comments window.
Report notes for translators
control+shift+a
Reports any notes for translators.
Kindle for PC
You can manually turn to the next page with the pageDown key and turn to the previous page with the pageUp key.
Text Selection
Once you have selected text, press the applications key or shift+f10 to show the available options for working with the selection.
Azardi
When in the table view of added books:
Name
Key
Description
Enter
enter
Opens the selected book.
Context menu
applications
Opens the context menu for the selected book.
Windows Console
The following built-in Windows Console keyboard shortcuts may be useful when reviewing text with NVDA in older versions of Windows Console:
Name
Key
Description
Scroll up
control+upArrow
Scrolls the console window up, so earlier text can be read.
Scroll down
control+downArrow
Scrolls the console window down, so later text can be read.
Scroll to start
control+home
Scrolls the console window to the beginning of the buffer.
Scroll to end
control+end
Scrolls the console window to the end of the buffer.
Configuring NVDA
NVDA Settings
Speech Settings (NVDA+control+v)
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Description
Punctuation/Symbol Level
NVDA+p
NVDA+p
This allows you to choose the amount of punctuation and other symbols that should be spoken as words.
Select Synthesizer (NVDA+control+s)
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Description
Audio Ducking Mode
NVDA+shift+d
NVDA+shift+d
On Windows 8 and above, this option allows you to choose if NVDA should lower the volume of other applications while NVDA is speaking, or all the time while NVDA is running.
Synth settings ring
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Description
Move to next synth setting
NVDA+control+rightArrow
NVDA+shift+control+rightArrow
Moves to the next available speech setting after the current, wrapping around to the first setting again after the last
Move to previous synth setting
NVDA+control+leftArrow
NVDA+shift+control+leftArrow
Moves to the next available speech setting before the current, wrapping around to the last setting after the first
Increment current synth setting
NVDA+control+upArrow
NVDA+shift+control+upArrow
increases the current speech setting you are on. E.g. increases the rate, chooses the next voice, increases the volume
Decrement current synth setting
NVDA+control+downArrow
NVDA+shift+control+downArrow
decreases the current speech setting you are on. E.g. decreases the rate, chooses the previous voice, decreases the volume
Braille
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Description
Tether Braille
NVDA+control+t
NVDA+control+t
This option allows you to choose whether the braille display will follow the system focus / caret, the navigator object / review cursor, or both.
Keyboard (NVDA+control+k)
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Description
Speak Typed Characters
NVDA+2
NVDA+2
When enabled, NVDA will announce all characters you type on the keyboard.
Speak Typed Words
NVDA+3
NVDA+3
When enabled, NVDA will announce all words you type on the keyboard.
Speak Command Keys
NVDA+4
NVDA+4
When enabled, NVDA will announce all non-character keys you type on the keyboard. This includes key combinations such as control plus another letter.
Mouse (NVDA+control+m)
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Description
Enable mouse tracking
NVDA+m
NVDA+m
When enabled, NVDA will announce the text currently under the mouse pointer, as you move it around the screen. This allows you to find things on the screen, by physically moving the mouse, rather than trying to find them through object navigation.
Review Cursor
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Description
Follow System Focus
NVDA+7
NVDA+7
When enabled, The review cursor will always be placed in the same object as the current system focus whenever the focus changes.
Follow System Caret
NVDA+6
NVDA+6
When enabled, the review cursor will automatically be moved to the position of the System caret each time it moves.
Object Presentation (NVDA+control+o)
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Description
Progress bar output
NVDA+u
NVDA+u
This option controls how NVDA reports progress bar updates to you.
Report dynamic content changes
NVDA+5
NVDA+5
Toggles the announcement of new content in particular objects such as terminals and the history control in chat programs.
Browse Mode (NVDA+control+b)
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Description
Use screen layout
NVDA+v
NVDA+v
This option allows you to specify whether browse mode should place clickable content (links, buttons and fields) on its own line, or if it should keep it in the flow of text as it is visually shown.
Automatically set system focus to focusable elements
NVDA+8
NVDA+8
Disabled by default, this option allows you to choose if the system focus should automatically be set to elements that can take the system focus (links, form fields, etc.) when navigating content with the browse mode caret.
Advanced Settings
To “Report summary of any annotation details at the system caret”, press NVDA+d.
Saving and Reloading the configuration
Name
Desktop key
Laptop key
Description
Save configuration
NVDA+control+c
NVDA+control+c
Saves your current configuration so that it is not lost when you exit NVDA
Revert configuration
NVDA+control+r
NVDA+control+r
Pressing once resets your configuration to when you last saved it. Pressing three times will reset it back to factory defaults.
Configuration Profiles
Basic Management
• NVDA+control+p: Show the Configuration Profiles dialog.
Supported Braille Displays
Freedom Scientific Focus/PAC Mate Series
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
topRouting1 (first cell on display)
Scroll braille display forward
topRouting20/40/80 (last cell on display)
Scroll braille display back
leftAdvanceBar
Scroll braille display forward
rightAdvanceBar
Toggle braille tethered to
leftGDFButton+rightGDFButton
Toggle left wiz wheel action
leftWizWheelPress
Move back using left wiz wheel action
leftWizWheelUp
Move forward using left wiz wheel action
leftWizWheelDown
Toggle right wiz wheel action
rightWizWheelPress
Move back using right wiz wheel action
rightWizWheelUp
Move forward using right wiz wheel action
rightWizWheelDown
Route to braille cell
routing
shift+tab key
brailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot2
tab key
brailleSpaceBar+dot4+dot5
upArrow key
brailleSpaceBar+dot1
downArrow key
brailleSpaceBar+dot4
control+leftArrow key
brailleSpaceBar+dot2
control+rightArrow key
brailleSpaceBar+dot5
leftArrow
brailleSpaceBar+dot3
rightArrow key
brailleSpaceBar+dot6
home key
brailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot3
end key
brailleSpaceBar+dot4+dot6
control+home key
brailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot2+dot3
control+end key
brailleSpaceBar+dot4+dot5+dot6
alt key
brailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot3+dot4
alt+tab key
brailleSpaceBar+dot2+dot3+dot4+dot5
alt+shift+tab key
brailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot2+dot5+dot6
windows+tab key
brailleSpaceBar+dot2+dot3+dot4
escape key
brailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot5
windows key
brailleSpaceBar+dot2+dot4+dot5+dot6
space key
brailleSpaceBar
Toggle control key
brailleSpaceBar+dot3+dot8
Toggle alt key
brailleSpaceBar+dot6+dot8
Toggle windows key
brailleSpaceBar+dot4+dot8
Toggle NVDA key
brailleSpaceBar+dot5+dot8
Toggle shift key
brailleSpaceBar+dot7+dot8
Toggle control and shift keys
brailleSpaceBar+dot3+dot7+dot8
Toggle alt and shift keys
brailleSpaceBar+dot6+dot7+dot8
Toggle windows and shift keys
brailleSpaceBar+dot4+dot7+dot8
Toggle NVDA and shift keys
brailleSpaceBar+dot5+dot7+dot8
Toggle control and alt keys
brailleSpaceBar+dot3+dot6+dot8
Toggle control, alt, and shift keys
brailleSpaceBar+dot3+dot6+dot7+dot8
windows+d key (minimize all applications)
brailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot2+dot3+dot4+dot5+dot6
Report Current Line
brailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot4
NVDA menu
brailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot3+dot4+dot5
For newer Focus models that contain rocker bar keys (focus 40, focus 80 and focus blue):
Name
Key
Move braille display to previous line
leftRockerBarUp, rightRockerBarUp
Move braille display to next line
leftRockerBarDown, rightRockerBarDown
For Focus 80 only:
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
leftBumperBarUp, rightBumperBarUp
Scroll braille display forward
leftBumperBarDown, rightBumperBarDown
Optelec ALVA 6 series/protocol converter
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
t1, etouch1
Move braille display to previous line
t2
Move to current focus
t3
Move braille display to next line
t4
Scroll braille display forward
t5, etouch3
Route to braille cell
routing
Report text formatting under braille cell
secondary routing
Toggle HID keyboard simulation
t1+spEnter
Move to top line in review
t1+t2
Move to bottom line in review
t4+t5
Toggle braille tethered to
t1+t3
Report title
etouch2
Report status bar
etouch4
shift+tab key
sp1
alt key
sp2, alt
escape key
sp3
tab key
sp4
upArrow key
spUp
downArrow key
spDown
leftArrow key
spLeft
rightArrow key
spRight
enter key
spEnter, enter
Report date/time
sp2+sp3
NVDA Menu
sp1+sp3
windows+d key (minimize all applications)
sp1+sp4
windows+b key (focus system tray)
sp3+sp4
windows key
sp1+sp2, windows
alt+tab key
sp2+sp4
control+home key
t3+spUp
control+end key
t3+spDown
home key
t3+spLeft
end key
t3+spRight
control key
control
Handy Tech Displays
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
left, up, b3
Scroll braille display forward
right, down, b6
Move braille display to previous line
b4
Move braille display to next line
b5
Route to braille cell
routing
shift+tab key
esc, left triple action key up+down
alt key
b2+b4+b5
escape key
b4+b6
tab key
enter, right triple action key up+down
enter key
esc+enter, left+right triple action key up+down, joystickAction
upArrow key
joystickUp
downArrow key
joystickDown
leftArrow key
joystickLeft
rightArrow key
joystickRight
NVDA Menu
b2+b4+b5+b6
Toggle braille tethered to
b2
Toggle the braille cursor
b1
Toggle focus context presentation
b7
Toggle braille input
space+b1+b3+b4 (space+capital B)
MDV Lilli
Name
Key
Scroll braille display backward
LF
Scroll braille display forward
RG
Move braille display to previous line
UP
Move braille display to next line
DN
Route to braille cell
route
shift+tab key
SLF
tab key
SRG
alt+tab key
SDN
alt+shift+tab key
SUP
Baum/Humanware/APH/Orbit Braille Displays
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
d2
Scroll braille display forward
d5
Move braille display to previous line
d1
Move braille display to next line
d3
Route to braille cell
routing
For displays which have a joystick:
Name
Key
upArrow key
up
downArrow key
down
leftArrow key
left
rightArrow key
right
enter key
select
hedo ProfiLine USB
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
K1
Scroll braille display forward
K3
Move braille display to previous line
B2
Move braille display to next line
B5
Route to braille cell
routing
Toggle braille tethered to
K2
Say all
B6
hedo MobilLine USB
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
K1
Scroll braille display forward
K3
Move braille display to previous line
B2
Move braille display to next line
B5
Route to braille cell
routing
Toggle braille tethered to
K2
Say all
B6
HumanWare Brailliant BI/B Series / BrailleNote Touch
Key assignments for All models
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
left
Scroll braille display forward
right
Move braille display to previous line
up
Move braille display to next line
down
Route to braille cell
routing
Toggle braille tethered to
up+down
upArrow key
space+dot1
downArrow key
space+dot4
leftArrow key
space+dot3
rightArrow key
space+dot6
shift+tab key
space+dot1+dot3
tab key
space+dot4+dot6
alt key
space+dot1+dot3+dot4 (space+m)
escape key
space+dot1+dot5 (space+e)
enter key
dot8
windows key
space+dot3+dot4
alt+tab key
space+dot2+dot3+dot4+dot5 (space+t)
NVDA Menu
space+dot1+dot3+dot4+dot5 (space+n)
windows+d key (minimize all applications)
space+dot1+dot4+dot5 (space+d)
Say all
space+dot1+dot2+dot3+dot4+dot5+dot6
Key assignments for Brailliant BI 32, BI 40 and B 80
Name
Key
NVDA Menu
c1+c3+c4+c5 (command n)
windows+d key (minimize all applications)
c1+c4+c5 (command d)
Say all
c1+c2+c3+c4+c5+c6
Key assignments for Brailliant BI 14
Name
Key
up arrow key
joystick up
down arrow key
joystick down
left arrow key
joystick left
right arrow key
joystick right
enter key
joystick action
HIMS Braille Sense/Braille EDGE/Smart Beetle/Sync Braille Series
Name
Key
Route to braille cell
routing
Scroll braille display back
leftSideScrollUp, rightSideScrollUp, leftSideScroll
Scroll braille display forward
leftSideScrollDown, rightSideScrollDown, rightSideScroll
Move braille display to previous line
leftSideScrollUp+rightSideScrollUp
Move braille display to next line
leftSideScrollDown+rightSideScrollDown
Move to previous line in review
rightSideUpArrow
Move to next line in review
rightSideDownArrow
Move to previous character in review
rightSideLeftArrow
Move to next character in review
rightSideRightArrow
Move to current focus
leftSideScrollUp+leftSideScrollDown, rightSideScrollUp+rightSideScrollDown, leftSideScroll+rightSideScroll
control key
smartbeetle:f1, brailleedge:f3
windows key
f7, smartbeetle:f2
alt key
dot1+dot3+dot4+space, f2, smartbeetle:f3, brailleedge:f4
shift key
f5
insert key
dot2+dot4+space, f6
applications key
dot1+dot2+dot3+dot4+space, f8
Caps Lock key
dot1+dot3+dot6+space
tab key
dot4+dot5+space, f3, brailleedge:f2
shift+alt+tab key
f2+f3+f1
alt+tab key
f2+f3
shift+tab key
dot1+dot2+space
end key
dot4+dot6+space
control+end key
dot4+dot5+dot6+space
home key
dot1+dot3+space, smartbeetle:f4
control+home key
dot1+dot2+dot3+space
alt+f4 key
dot1+dot3+dot5+dot6+space
leftArrow key
dot3+space, leftSideLeftArrow
control+shift+leftArrow key
dot2+dot8+space+f1
control+leftArrow key
dot2+space
shift+alt+leftArrow key
dot2+dot7+f1
alt+leftArrow key
dot2+dot7
rightArrow key
dot6+space, leftSideRightArrow
control+shift+rightArrow key
dot5+dot8+space+f1
control+rightArrow key
dot5+space
shift+alt+rightArrow key
dot5+dot7+f1
alt+rightArrow key
dot5+dot7
pageUp key
dot1+dot2+dot6+space
control+pageUp key
dot1+dot2+dot6+dot8+space
upArrow key
dot1+space, leftSideUpArrow
control+shift+upArrow key
dot2+dot3+dot8+space+f1
control+upArrow key
dot2+dot3+space
shift+alt+upArrow key
dot2+dot3+dot7+f1
alt+upArrow key
dot2+dot3+dot7
shift+upArrow key
leftSideScrollDown+space
pageDown key
dot3+dot4+dot5+space
control+pageDown key
dot3+dot4+dot5+dot8+space
downArrow key
dot4+space, leftSideDownArrow
control+shift+downArrow key
dot5+dot6+dot8+space+f1
control+downArrow key
dot5+dot6+space
shift+alt+downArrow key
dot5+dot6+dot7+f1
alt+downArrow key
dot5+dot6+dot7
shift+downArrow key
space+rightSideScrollDown
escape key
dot1+dot5+space, f4, brailleedge:f1
delete key
dot1+dot3+dot5+space, dot1+dot4+dot5+space
f1 key
dot1+dot2+dot5+space
f3 key
dot1+dot4+dot8+space
f4 key
dot7+f3
windows+b key
dot1+dot2+f1
windows+d key
dot1+dot4+dot5+f1
control+insert key
smartbeetle:f1+rightSideScroll
alt+insert key
smartbeetle:f3+rightSideScroll
Seika Braille Displays
Seika Version 3, 4, and 5 (40 cells), Seika80 (80 cells)
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
left
Scroll braille display forward
right
Move braille display to previous line
b3
Move braille display to next line
b4
Toggle braille tethered to
b5
Say all
b6
tab
b1
shift+tab
b2
alt+tab
b1+b2
NVDA Menu
left+right
Route to braille cell
routing
MiniSeika (16, 24 cells), V6, and V6Pro (40 cells)
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
left
Scroll braille display forward
right
Say all
space+Backspace
NVDA Menu
Left+Right
Move braille display to previous line
LJ up
Move braille display to next line
LJ down
Toggle braille tethered to
LJ center
tab
LJ right
shift+tab
LJ left
upArrow key
RJ up
downArrow key
RJ down
leftArrow key
RJ left
rightArrow key
RJ right
Route to braille cell
routing
shift+upArrow key
Space+RJ up, Backspace+RJ up
shift+downArrow key
Space+RJ down, Backspace+RJ down
shift+leftArrow key
Space+RJ left, Backspace+RJ left
shift+rightArrow key
Space+RJ right, Backspace+RJ right
enter key
RJ center, dot8
escape key
Space+RJ center
windows key
Backspace+RJ center
space key
Space, Backspace
backspace key
dot7
pageup key
space+LJ right
pagedown key
space+LJ left
home key
space+LJ up
end key
space+LJ down
control+home key
backspace+LJ up
control+end key
backspace+LJ down
The following Braille displays are supported:
• BRAILLEX EL 40c, EL 80c, EL 20c, EL 60c (USB)
• BRAILLEX EL 40s, EL 80s, EL 2d80s, EL 70s, EL 66s (USB)
• BRAILLEX Trio (USB and bluetooth)
• BRAILLEX Live 20, BRAILLEX Live and BRAILLEX Live Plus (USB and bluetooth)
These displays do not support NVDA’s automatic background braille display detection functionality.
Most devices have an Easy Access Bar (EAB) that allows intuitive and fast operation. The EAB can be moved in four directions where generally each direction has two switches. The C and Live series are the only exceptions to this rule.
The c-series and some other displays have two routing rows whereby the upper row is used to report formatting information. Holding one of the upper routing keys and pressing the EAB on c-series devices emulates the second switch state. The live series displays have one routing row only and the EAB has one step per direction. The second step may be emulated by pressing one of the routing keys and pressing the EAB in the corresponding direction. Pressing and holding the up, down, right and left keys (or EAB) causes the corresponding action to be repeated.
Generally, the following keys are available on these braille displays:
Name
Key
l1
Left front key
l2
Left rear key
r1
Right front key
r2
Right rear key
up
1 Step up
up2
2 Steps up
left
1 Step left
left2
2 Steps left
right
1 Step right
right2
2 Steps right
dn
1 Step down
dn2
2 Steps down
Following are the Papenmeier command assignments for NVDA:
Papenmeier BRAILLEX Newer Models
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
left
Scroll braille display forward
right
Move braille display to previous line
up
Move braille display to next line
dn
Route to braille cell
routing
Report current character in review
l1
Activate current navigator object
l2
Toggle braille tethered to
r2
Report title
l1+up
Report Status Bar
l2+down
Move to containing object
up2
Move to first contained object
dn2
Move to previous object
left2
Move to next object
right2
Report text formatting under braille cell
upper routing row
escape key
space with dot 7
upArrow key
space with dot 2
leftArrow key
space with dot 1
rightArrow key
space with dot 4
downArrow
space with dot 5
control key
lt+dot2
alt key
lt+dot3
control+escape key
space with dot 1 2 3 4 5 6
tab key
space with dot 3 7
Papenmeier Braille BRAILLEX Older Models
Devices with EAB:
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
left
Scroll braille display forward
right
Move braille display to previous line
up
Move braille display to next line
dn
Route to braille cell
routing
Report current character in review
l1
Activate current navigator object
l2
Report title
l1up
Report Status Bar
l2down
Move to containing object
up2
Move to first contained object
dn2
Move to next object
right2
Move to previous object
left2
Report text formatting under braille cell
upper routing strip
BRAILLEX Tiny:
Name
Key
Report current character in review
l1
Activate current navigator object
l2
Scroll braille display back
left
Scroll braille display forward
right
Move braille display to previous line
up
Move braille display to next line
dn
Toggle braille tethered to
r2
Move to containing object
r1+up
Move to first contained object
r1+dn
Move to previous object
r1+left
Move to next object
r1+right
Report text formatting under braille cell
upper routing strip
Report title
l1+up
Report status bar
l2+down
BRAILLEX 2D Screen:
Name
Key
Report current character in review
l1
Activate current navigator object
l2
Toggle braille tethered to
r2
Report text formatting under braille cell
upper routing strip
Move braille display to previous line
up
Scroll braille display back
left
Scroll braille display forward
right
Move braille display to next line
dn
Move to next object
left2
Move to containing object
up2
Move to first contained object
dn2
Move to previous object
right2
HumanWare BrailleNote
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
back
Scroll braille display forward
advance
Move braille display to previous line
previous
Move braille display to next line
next
Route to braille cell
routing
NVDA menu
space+dot1+dot3+dot4+dot5 (space+n)
Toggle braille tethered to
previous+next
Up arrow key
space+dot1
Down arrow key
space+dot4
Left Arrow key
space+dot3
Right arrow key
space+dot6
Page up key
space+dot1+dot3
Page down key
space+dot4+dot6
Home key
space+dot1+dot2
End key
space+dot4+dot5
Control+home keys
space+dot1+dot2+dot3
Control+end keys
space+dot4+dot5+dot6
Space key
space
Enter
space+dot8
Backspace
space+dot7
Tab key
space+dot2+dot3+dot4+dot5 (space+t)
Shift+tab keys
space+dot1+dot2+dot5+dot6
Windows key
space+dot2+dot4+dot5+dot6 (space+w)
Alt key
space+dot1+dot3+dot4 (space+m)
Toggle input help
space+dot2+dot3+dot6 (space+lower h)
Following are commands assigned to BrailleNote QT when it is not in braille input mode.
Name
Key
NVDA menu
read+n
Up arrow key
upArrow
Down arrow key
downArrow
Left Arrow key
leftArrow|
Right arrow key
rightArrow
Page up key
function+upArrow
Page down key
function+downArrow
Home key
function+leftArrow
End key
function+rightArrow
Control+home keys
read+t
Control+end keys
read+b
Enter key
enter
Backspace key
backspace
Tab key
tab
Shift+tab keys
shift+tab
Windows key
read+w
Alt key
read+m
Toggle input help
read+1
Following are commands assigned to the scroll wheel:
Name
Key
Up arrow key
upArrow
Down arrow key
downArrow
Left Arrow key
leftArrow
Right arrow key
rightArrow
Enter key
centre button
Tab key
scroll wheel clockwise
Shift+tab keys
scroll wheel counterclockwise
EcoBraille
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
T2
Scroll braille display forward
T4
Move braille display to previous line
T1
Move braille display to next line
T5
Route to braille cell
Routing
Activate current navigator object
T3
Switch to next review mode
F1
Move to containing object
F2
Switch to previous review mode
F3
Move to previous object
F4
Report current object
F5
Move to next object
F6
Move to focus object
F7
Move to first contained object
F8
Move System focus or caret to current review position
F9
Report review cursor location
F0
Toggle braille tethered to
A
SuperBraille
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
numpadMinus
Scroll braille display forward
numpadPlus
Eurobraille Esys/Esytime/Iris displays
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
switch1-6left, l1
Scroll braille display forward
switch1-6Right, l8
Move to current focus
switch1-6Left+switch1-6Right, l1+l8
Route to braille cell
routing
Report text formatting under braille cell
doubleRouting
Move to previous line in review
joystick1Up
Move to next line in review
joystick1Down
Move to previous character in review
joystick1Left
Move to next character in review
joystick1Right
Switch to previous review mode
joystick1Left+joystick1Up
Switch to next review mode
joystick1Right+joystick1Down
Erase the last entered braille cell or character
backSpace
Translate any braille input and press the enter key
backSpace+space
insert key
dot3+dot5+space, l7
delete key
dot3+dot6+space
home key
dot1+dot2+dot3+space, joystick2Left+joystick2Up
end key
dot4+dot5+dot6+space, joystick2Right+joystick2Down
leftArrow key
dot2+space, joystick2Left, leftArrow
rightArrow key
dot5+space, joystick2Right, rightArrow
upArrow key
dot1+space, joystick2Up, upArrow
downArrow key
dot6+space, joystick2Down, downArrow
enter key
joystick2centre
pageUp key
dot1+dot3+space
pageDown key
dot4+dot6+space
numpad1 key
dot1+dot6+backspace
numpad2 key
dot1+dot2+dot6+backspace
numpad3 key
dot1+dot4+dot6+backspace
numpad4 key
dot1+dot4+dot5+dot6+backspace
numpad5 key
dot1+dot5+dot6+backspace
numpad6 key
dot1+dot2+dot4+dot6+backspace
numpad7 key
dot1+dot2+dot4+dot5+dot6+backspace
numpad8 key
dot1+dot2+dot5+dot6+backspace
numpad9 key
dot2+dot4+dot6+backspace
numpadInsert key
dot3+dot4+dot5+dot6+backspace
numpadDecimal key
dot2+backspace
numpadDivide key
dot3+dot4+backspace
numpadMultiply key
dot3+dot5+backspace
numpadMinus key
dot3+dot6+backspace
numpadPlus key
dot2+dot3+dot5+backspace
numpadEnter key
dot3+dot4+dot5+backspace
escape key
dot1+dot2+dot4+dot5+space, l2
tab key
dot2+dot5+dot6+space, l3
shift+tab key
dot2+dot3+dot5+space
printScreen key
dot1+dot3+dot4+dot6+space
pause key
dot1+dot4+space
applications key
dot5+dot6+backspace
f1 key
dot1+backspace
f2 key
dot1+dot2+backspace
f3 key
dot1+dot4+backspace
f4 key
dot1+dot4+dot5+backspace
f5 key
dot1+dot5+backspace
f6 key
dot1+dot2+dot4+backspace
f7 key
dot1+dot2+dot4+dot5+backspace
f8 key
dot1+dot2+dot5+backspace
f9 key
dot2+dot4+backspace
f10 key
dot2+dot4+dot5+backspace
f11 key
dot1+dot3+backspace
f12 key
dot1+dot2+dot3+backspace
windows key
dot1+dot2+dot3+dot4+backspace
Caps Lock key
dot7+backspace, dot8+backspace
num lock key
dot3+backspace, dot6+backspace
shift key
dot7+space, l4
Toggle shift key
dot1+dot7+space, dot4+dot7+space
control key
dot7+dot8+space, l5
Toggle control key
dot1+dot7+dot8+space, dot4+dot7+dot8+space
alt key
dot8+space, l6
Toggle alt key
dot1+dot8+space, dot4+dot8+space
ToggleHID keyboard input simulation
esytime):l1+joystick1Down, esytime):l8+joystick1Down
Nattiq nBraille Displays
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
up
Scroll braille display forward
down
Move braille display to previous line
left
Move braille display to next line
right
Route to braille cell
routing
BRLTTY
Name
BRLTTY command
Scroll braille display back
fwinlt (go left one window)
Scroll braille display forward
fwinrt (go right one window)
Move braille display to previous line
lnup (go up one line)
Move braille display to next line
lndn (go down one line)
Route to braille cell
route (bring cursor to character)
Tivomatic Caiku Albatross 46/80
Name
Key
Move to top line in review
home1, home2
Move to bottom line in review
end1, end2
Sets the navigator object to the current focus
eCursor1, eCursor2
Move to current focus
cursor1, cursor2
Moves the mouse pointer to the current navigator object
home1+home2
Sets the navigator object to the current object under the mouse pointer and speaks it
end1+end2
Moves focus to current navigator object
eCursor1+eCursor2
Toggle braille tethered to
cursor1+cursor2
Move braille display to previous line
up1, up2, up3
Move braille display to next line
down1, down2, down3
Scroll braille display back
left, lWheelLeft, rWheelLeft
Scroll braille display forward
right, lWheelRight, rWheelRight
Route to braille cell
routing
Report text formatting under braille cell
secondary routing
Toggle the way context information is presented in braille
attribute1+attribute3
Toggles between the speech modes of off, beep and talk
attribute2+attribute4
Switches to the previous review mode (e.g. object, document or screen)
f1
Switches to the next review mode (e.g. object, document or screen)
f2
Moves the navigator object to the object containing it
f3
Moves the navigator object to the first object inside it
f4
Moves the navigator object to the previous object
f5
Moves the navigator object to the next object
f6
Reports the current navigator object
f7
Reports information about the location of the text or object at the review cursor
f8
Performs the default action on the current navigator object
f7+f8
Reports date/time
f9
Reports battery status and time remaining if AC is not plugged in
f10
Reports title
f11
Reports status bar
f12
Reports the current line under the application cursor
f13
Say all
f14
Reports current character under review cursor
f15
Reports the line of the current navigator object where the review cursor is situated
f16
Speaks the word of the current navigator object where the review cursor is situated
f15+f16
Moves the review cursor to the previous line of the current navigator object and speaks it
lWheelUp, rWheelUp
Moves the review cursor to the next line of the current navigator object and speaks it
lWheelDown, rWheelDown
Windows+d key (minimize all applications)
attribute1
Windows+e key (this computer)
attribute2
Windows+b key (focus system tray)
attribute3
Windows+i key (Windows settings)
attribute4
Standard HID Braille displays
Name
Key
Scroll braille display back
pan left or rocker up
Scroll braille display forward
pan right or rocker down
Move braille display to previous line
space + dot1
Move braille display to next line
space + dot4
Route to braille cell
routing set 1|
Toggle braille tethered to
up+down
upArrow key
joystick up
downArrow key
joystick down
leftArrow key
space+dot3 or joystick left
rightArrow key
space+dot6 or joystick right
shift+tab key
space+dot1+dot3
tab key
space+dot4+dot6
alt key
space+dot1+dot3+dot4 (space+m)
escape key
space+dot1+dot5 (space+e)
enter key
dot8 or joystick center
windows key
space+dot3+dot4
alt+tab key
space+dot2+dot3+dot4+dot5 (space+t)
NVDA Menu
space+dot1+dot3+dot4+dot5 (space+n)
windows+d key (minimize all applications)
space+dot1+dot4+dot5 (space+d)
Say all
space+dot1+dot2+dot3+dot4+dot5+dot6