Focus - Braille shortcuts for NVDA

Focus - Braille shortcuts for NVDA

Problem

You wish to know the Focus Brailld shortcuts supported by NVDA screen reader.

Applies to

  1. Focus and NVDA

Resolution

Please find below trhe Focus Braille shortcuts for NVDA screen reader below.  For further information on using NVDA please refer to the Online NVDA user guide.

NameKey
Scroll braille display backtopRouting1 (first cell on display)
Scroll braille display forwardtopRouting20/40/80 (last cell on display)
Scroll braille display backleftAdvanceBar
Scroll braille display forwardrightAdvanceBar
Toggle braille tethered toleftGDFButton+rightGDFButton
Toggle left wiz wheel actionleftWizWheelPress
Move back using left wiz wheel actionleftWizWheelUp
Move forward using left wiz wheel actionleftWizWheelDown
Toggle right wiz wheel actionrightWizWheelPress
Move back using right wiz wheel actionrightWizWheelUp
Move forward using right wiz wheel actionrightWizWheelDown
Route to braille cellrouting
shift+tab keybrailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot2
tab keybrailleSpaceBar+dot4+dot5
upArrow keybrailleSpaceBar+dot1
downArrow keybrailleSpaceBar+dot4
control+leftArrow keybrailleSpaceBar+dot2
control+rightArrow keybrailleSpaceBar+dot5
leftArrowbrailleSpaceBar+dot3
rightArrow keybrailleSpaceBar+dot6
home keybrailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot3
end keybrailleSpaceBar+dot4+dot6
control+home keybrailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot2+dot3
control+end keybrailleSpaceBar+dot4+dot5+dot6
alt keybrailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot3+dot4
alt+tab keybrailleSpaceBar+dot2+dot3+dot4+dot5
alt+shift+tab keybrailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot2+dot5+dot6
windows+tab keybrailleSpaceBar+dot2+dot3+dot4
escape keybrailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot5
windows keybrailleSpaceBar+dot2+dot4+dot5+dot6
space keybrailleSpaceBar
Toggle control keybrailleSpaceBar+dot3+dot8
Toggle alt keybrailleSpaceBar+dot6+dot8
Toggle windows keybrailleSpaceBar+dot4+dot8
Toggle NVDA keybrailleSpaceBar+dot5+dot8
Toggle shift keybrailleSpaceBar+dot7+dot8
Toggle control and shift keysbrailleSpaceBar+dot3+dot7+dot8
Toggle alt and shift keysbrailleSpaceBar+dot6+dot7+dot8
Toggle windows and shift keysbrailleSpaceBar+dot4+dot7+dot8
Toggle NVDA and shift keysbrailleSpaceBar+dot5+dot7+dot8
Toggle control and alt keysbrailleSpaceBar+dot3+dot6+dot8
Toggle control, alt, and shift keysbrailleSpaceBar+dot3+dot6+dot7+dot8
windows+d key (minimize all applications)brailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot2+dot3+dot4+dot5+dot6
Report Current LinebrailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot4
NVDA menubrailleSpaceBar+dot1+dot3+dot4+dot5

For newer Focus models that contain rocker bar keys (focus 40, focus 80 and focus blue):

NameKey
Move braille display to previous lineleftRockerBarUp, rightRockerBarUp
Move braille display to next lineleftRockerBarDown, rightRockerBarDown

For Focus 80 only:

NameKey
Scroll braille display backleftBumperBarUp, rightBumperBarUp
Scroll braille display forwardleftBumperBarDown, rightBumperBarDown

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