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- For this to work, you must be running Microsoft Word 365/2016 build 14326 or later.
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- MathType equations must also be manually converted to Office Math by selecting each and choosing Equation options -> Convert to Office Math in the context menu.
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- Added commands for toggling multiple modifiers simultaneously with a Braille display (#13152)
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== Changes ==
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- Updated Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) to 40.0. (#12999)
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- ``NVDA+Numpad Delete`` reports the location of the caret or focused object by default. (#13060)
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- ``NVDA+Shift+Numpad Delete`` reports the location of the review cursor. (#13060)
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- Added default bindings for toggling modifier keys to Freedom Scientific displays (#13152)
NVDA supports inputting keyboard shortcuts and emulating keypresses using the braille display.
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This emulation comes in two forms: assigning a Braille input directly to some key press and using the virtual modifier keys.
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Commonly-used keys, such as the arrow keys or pressing Alt to reach menus, can be mapped directly to Braille inputs.
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The driver for each Braille display comes pre-equipped with some of these assignments.
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You can change these assignments or add new emulated keys from the [Input Gestures dialog #InputGestures].
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While this approach is useful for commonly-pressed or unique keys (such as Tab), you may not want to assign a unique set of keys to each keyboard shortcut.
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To allow emulating keypresses where modifier keys are held down, NVDA provides commands to toggle the control, alt, shift, windows, and NVDA keys, along with commands for some combinations of those keys.
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To use these toggles, first press the command (or sequence of commands) for the modifier keys you want pressed, than input the character that's part of the keyboard shortcut you want to input.
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For example, to produce control+f, use the "Toggle control key" command and then type an f,
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and to input control+alt+t, use either the "Toggle control key" and "Toggle alt key" commands, in either order, or the "Toggle control and alt keys" command, followed by typing a t.
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If you accidentally toggle modifier keys, running the toggle command again will remove the modifier.
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When typing in contracted Braille, using the modifier toggle keys will cause your input to be translated just as if you had pressed dots 7+8.
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In addition, the emulated keypress cannot reflect Braille typed before the modifier key was pressed.
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This means that, to type alt+2 with a Braille code that uses a number sign, you must first toggle Alt and then type a number sign.
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+ Vision +[Vision]
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While NVDA is primarily aimed at blind or vision impaired people who primarily use speech and/or braille to operate a computer, it also provides built-in facilities to change the contents of the screen.
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Within NVDA, such a visual aid is called a vision enhancement provider.
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Select any languages desired and use the "add" button to add them.
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Once added, restart NVDA.
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Please see this Microsoft article for a list of available voices: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/appendix-a-supported-languages-and-voices-4486e345-7730-53da-fcfe-55cc64300f01
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