Reading Options. Keyboard Options. To set Narrator Voice Options. To Start Narrator Minimized. Troubleshooting Text-to-Speech. Possible Text-to-Speech Problems. Text-to-Speech TTS capabilities for a computer refers to the ability to play back text in a spoken voice. TTS is the ability of the operating system to play back printed text as spoken words.
An internal driver, called a TTS engine, recognizes the text and using a synthesized voice chosen from several pre-generated voices, speaks the written text. A TTS engine is installed with the operating system. Additional engines are also available through third-party manufacturers. These engines often use a certain jargon or vocabulary; for example, a vocabulary specializing in medical or legal terminology. They can also use different voices allowing for regional accents such as British English, or speak a different language altogether such as German, French, or Russian.
See the individual Help topics for specific help. In addition to the general options, each engine can have a different set of specific features. For that reason, not all the resulting dialog boxes will look the same.
It is possible that no special features have been included and some of the properties buttons will not have an associated dialog box. To change views, follow these steps:. Speakers vary greatly in design and purpose. Consult the speaker manual for hardware and software specifics.
However, most models can be installed in a similar fashion. To set up speakers, follow these steps:. Locate the sound connections and connect the speaker jack to the computer. Most computers use an internal sound card and often the connections are in the back of the computer.
These are a series of connections the same size and diameter as the speaker jack. In many cases there are two sound out connections:. One will be labeled as a line-out connection. Most speakers that require a separate power supply such as an electrical AC adapter or batteries should use this connection. It is also used to export amplified sound to recording devices including recordable CDs and tape cassette systems. The other connection is for the non-powered speakers. Because the signal is boosted by the computer, powered speakers may be damaged if connected.
On the Text-to-Speech tab, click Preview Voice to hear the currently selected voice. The text is spoken and the words are highlighted as they are spoken. If the speakers are working properly, you will hear the spoken words. If you do not hear sound after you connect the speakers, see the "Possible Text-to-Speech Problems" section of this article for troubleshooting procedures. Figure The Narrator uses speech to read the captions of various screen elements over your speakers.
In addition to these functions, the following keyboard shortcuts can be used to read additional items:. To read the caption of the control with the focus, or to read the contents of a text field, press Ctrl-Shift-Enter. Read by sentence Narrator can now read next, current, and previous sentences.
New verbosity levels Narrator provides five verbosity levels that impact the amount of information you hear when Narrator reads text, such as web sites, and when you interact with controls. Use scan mode in your favorite browser Scan mode turns on automatically in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.
Open Narrator settings Narrator key You can now choose what modifier key you want to use in Narrator commands.
What's new Version released in This release is all about helping you get things done faster. Read with Magnifier Magnifier, the screen-magnifying feature that comes with Windows 10, will now read text aloud. Give feedback Your feedback helps make Narrator better. Need more help? Join the discussion. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow.
No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Not enough information. Not enough pictures. Any additional feedback? Submit feedback. Thank you for your feedback! An overview of Narrator including how to start and stop it. Archive Contact Sign in Subscribe. Narrator has several options that allow you to customize the way screen elements are read. You can have new windows, menus, or shortcut menus read aloud when they are displayed.
You can have typed characters read aloud. You can have the mouse pointer follow the active item on the screen. You can adjust the speed, volume, or pitch of the voice. Narrator is not available for all languages and is only supported on the English version of Windows XP. Narrator is set to start by default when Utility Manager starts. However, Narrator may not start if your computer does not have text-to-speech program capability.
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