Set Narrator Voice Options

Narrator is a text–to–speech utility for people who are blind or have low vision. Narrator reads what is displayed on the screen—the contents of the active window, menu options, or text that has been typed. You can select from a number of Narrator options. This procedure shows you how to set Narrator voice options to make the Narrator voice easier to hear and understand.

Note: Narrator is designed to work with Notepad, WordPad, Control Panel programs, Internet Explorer, the Windows desktop, and some parts of Windows Setup. Narrator may not read words aloud correctly in other programs. Narrator has a number of options that allow you to customize the way screen elements are read.

	Mouse actions	Keyboard actions
1	On the Start menu: Point to All Programs. Point to Accessories. Point to Accessibility. Select Narrator. Note: A message box with a link to more information about Narrator may appear. To close the box, select OK.	Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ). Press R. Type narrator. Press ENTER. Note: A message box with a link to more information about Narrator may appear. To close the box, press ENTER.
2	In the Narrator window: Select the Voice button.	In the Narrator window: Select the Voice button by pressing V.
3	In the Voice Settings dialog box: Select the Speed you want by using the arrow buttons. Select the Volume you want by using the arrow buttons. Select the Pitch you want by using the arrow buttons. Select OK. Notes: To use Narrator but hide the Narrator dialog box, select the Minimize button. To turn off Narrator, in the Narrator dialog box, select the Exit button.	In the Voice Settings dialog box: Select the Speed you want by pressing ALT+S, and then using the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to adjust the setting Select the Volume you want by pressing ALT+O, and then using the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to adjust the setting. Select the Pitch you want by pressing ALT+P, and then using the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to adjust the setting. Press ENTER. Notes: To use Narrator but hide the Narrator dialog box, select Minimize by pressing ALT+SPACEBAR, N. To turn off Narrator, in the Narrator dialog box, press ALT+X, Y.

Narrator: Voice button