How to Change Braille Display Input and Output Types in Windows 11
What is Narrator?
Narrator is a free app built into Windows 11. It reads text on your screen out loud. This helps people who have trouble seeing or are blind. Narrator also works with braille displays.
Why Change Input and Output Table Types?
Changing your braille display settings helps you in several ways:
- Make braille easier to read and understand.
- Choose how special symbols and letters appear in braille.
- Use different languages or technical braille formats.
How to Change Braille Input and Output Table Types in 🪟 Windows 11
Changing your braille input and output table types in Windows 11 lets you pick how your braille display works with different languages and symbols.
- Open Windows Settings. Click the Start menu and select Settings. Or press the Windows key + I on your keyboard.
- Go to Accessibility. In the Settings window, click Accessibility on the left side.
- Open Narrator settings. Scroll down and click Narrator to expand its options.
- Find Braille settings. Under “Braille,” click on Use a braille display with Narrator to open braille options.
Narrator settings in Windows 11 - Install braille support (if needed). Click Download and install braille if you haven’t set it up yet. Learn more about setting up a braille display
- Add your braille display. Under Braille displays and drivers, click Add a braille display. Choose your device’s manufacturer and connection type.
- Change input and output table types. In the Braille display input and output section, pick the table type you want from these options:
- Computer braille: Shows braille using computer standards.
- Uncontracted braille: Shows every braille character fully with no shortcuts.
- Contracted braille: Uses braille contractions for faster reading.
Braille display input table types options
That’s it! Your braille display will now use the input and output types you selected.
Summary
Changing your braille input and output types in Windows 11 helps you read and move around your computer more easily by letting you choose how braille characters are shown.
If you want to learn more about Narrator or braille displays, check out the full guide here.
What is a braille display on a computer?
A computer Braille display operates by raising and lowering different combinations of pins electronically to produce in Braille what appears on your computer screen. The display is refreshable meaning that the configuration of Braille changes continuously as the user moves around on the screen.
Are there braille screens?
There are a variety of different braille displays on the market. Some current choices include: Focus 40 Blue 5th Gen by Freedom Scientific. Brailliant BI 40 by Humanware.
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