NVDA 2018.1
NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2018.1 of NVDA, the free
screen reader for Microsoft Windows, has now been released.
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2018.1

Highlights of this release include support for charts in Microsoft word and PowerPoint, support for new braille displays including Eurobraille and the Optelec protocol converter, improved support for Hims and Optelec braille displays, performance improvements for Mozilla Firefox 58 and higher, and much more.

New Features

• It is now possible to interact with charts in Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint, similar to the existing support for charts in Microsoft Excel. (#7046)
  • In Microsoft Word: When in browse mode, cursor to an embedded chart and press enter to interact with it.
  • In Microsoft PowerPoint when editing a slide: tab to a chart object, and press enter or space to interact with the chart.
  • To stop interacting with a chart, press escape.
• New language: Kyrgyz.
• Added support for VitalSource Bookshelf. (#7155)
• Added support for the Optelec protocol converter, a device that allows one to use Braille Voyager and Satellite displays using the ALVA BC6 communication protocol. (#6731)
• It is now possible to use braille input with an ALVA 640 Comfort braille display. (#7733)
  • NVDA's braille input functionality can be used with these as well as other BC6 displays with firmware 3.0.0 and above.
• Early support for Google Sheets with Braille mode enabled. (#7935)
• Support for Eurobraille Esys, Esytime and Iris braille displays. (#7488)

Changes

• The HIMS Braille Sense/Braille EDGE/Smart Beetle and Hims Sync Braille display drivers have been replaced by one driver. The new driver will automatically be activated for former syncBraille driver users. (#7459)
  • Some keys , notably scroll keys, have been reassigned to follow the conventions used by Hims products. Consult the user guide for more details.
• When typing with the on-screen keyboard via touch interaction, by default you now need to double tap each key the same way you would activate any other control. (#7309)
  • To use the existing "touch typing" mode where simply lifting your finger off the key is enough to activate it, Enable this option in the new Touch Interaction settings dialog found in the Preferences menu.
• It is no longer necessary to explicitly tether braille to focus or review, as this will happen automatically by default. (#2385)
  • Note that automatic tethering to review will only occur when using a review cursor or object navigation command. Scrolling will not activate this new behavior.