Narrator and visual notifications
How to Access Narrator: click on the first image to open a photo gallery of screenshots
Hear text read aloud with Narrator
Windows comes with a basic screen reader called Narrator, which reads text on the screen aloud and describes some events (such as an error message appearing) that happen while you're using the computer.
1. To open Narrator click Start / All Programs / Accessories / Ease of Access / Narrator.
2. Use the keyboard shortcuts in the following table to specify which text you want Narrator to read:
1. To open Narrator click Start / All Programs / Accessories / Ease of Access / Narrator.
2. Use the keyboard shortcuts in the following table to specify which text you want Narrator to read:
Use the following keyboard shortcuts to:
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar Insert+Ctrl+G Ctrl INSERT+F3 INSERT+F4 INSERT+F5 INSERT+F6 INSERT+F7 INSERT+F8 |
Get information about the current item
Read the entire selected window Read the items that are selected in the current window Read a description of the items that appear next to the currently selected element Stop Narrator from reading text Read the current character Read the current word Read the current line Read the current paragraph Read the current page Read the current document |