Along with mentioning the KeySoft Options menu, KeySoft Control Centre, and the NvDA categories screen (also accessed via the Options menu), before getting on to the handy keyboard commands, I give you a quick run through of the Quick Settings screen.

 

handy keyboard commands

Stop speech BackSpace Enter great if modifier keys disabled or Control.

If in computer Braille: add space to commands.

Backspace: Backspace (key 7. Enter: Enter (key 8). Escape: Escape key. Delete: delete key. Move cursor to item on Braille display: auto cursor buttons. Arrow keys: Left, Right, Up, and Down. Thumb keys (left to right: Previous, Pan previous, Home, Pan next, Next.

Keyboard help: BackSpace+Space+K.

Numbers: FN+computer braille numbers 1 to 0. Function keys: FN+letters a  to l.

Time: NVDA+FN+l or Enteer+t. Date: NVDA+FN+l  (twice). Power: Enter+p.

Window title: NVDA+t. Read all controls in window: NVDA+b. Read continuously: NVDA+a. Toggle Braille: BackSpace+Space+g. Toggle speech: NVDA+s.

Braille keyboard input navigation

Previous/next character: Space+3-6. Previous/next word; Space+2-5. Previous line: Space+1-4.

Quit app: Alt+F4: Space-E or FN+Alt+d. Context menu: Space+M or FN+Shift+j. Previous/Next tab:  Space+12-45. Home/End: Enter+13-46. Top/bottom: 123-456.

Keyboard input

Previous/next character: Left-Right arrow. Previous/next word: Control+Left-Right arrow. Previous/next line: UpDdown arrow.

NVDA

NVDA: NVDA+n. Quit NVDA: NVDA+q. FN+t: Standard/Perkins keyboard toggle.

Windows Keys:

Desktop: Win+d. Minimise to desktop: Win+m. Task bar: Win+t. System tray: Win+b. Settings: Win+i. Run: Win+r. Explorer: Win+e. Narrator: Control+Win+Enter.

FN+t: toggle between standard and Perkins keyboard.

 

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