Press the Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter together to start Narrator. You can also control whether Narrator Home opens when Narrator starts in Narrator settings or by using the checkbox on Narrator home. The links at Narrator Home include QuickStart, Narrator guide (which takes you to this online user guide), What’s New, Settings, and Feedback. Narrator HomeĮvery time you turn on Narrator you’ll go to Narrator Home, which gives you one place where you can open everything you need, whether you want to change your Narrator settings or learn basics with QuickStart. You can also customize the speaking rate, pitch, and volume of the voice that Narrator uses, and install other text-to-speech voices. You can also use a braille display to navigate your PC and read text, which you’ll learn more about in Chapter 8: Using Narrator with braille.

Use it to get around Windows 11 using just the up and down arrows on your keyboard.

Narrator also has a navigation and reading mode, which you’ll learn more about in Chapter 3: Using scan mode. Efficiently review tables with row and column navigation. You can read text (including punctuation) by page, paragraph, line, sentence, word, and character, as well as determine characteristics like font and text color. Navigation is available using headings, links, landmarks, and more. Specific commands let you navigate Windows, the web, and apps. Use Narrator to read and write email, browse the internet, and work with documents. It reads and interacts with things on the screen, like text and buttons. Narrator lets you use your PC without a mouse to complete common tasks if you’re blind or have low vision.

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