How to use the Narrator screen reader in Windows 10 | Microsoft
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- Learn how to get started with Narrator, a screen reader app built into Windows 10. This video will walk through shortcuts to use Narrator and how to navigate through web sites and applications.
For more detail on using Narrator visit aka.ms/NarratorGuide
There are three ways to turn Narrator on or off:
1. In Windows 10, press Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter on your keyboard. In earlier versions of Windows, you may need to press Windows logo key + Enter.
2. On the sign-in screen, select the Ease of access button in the lower-right corner, and turn on the toggle under Narrator.
3. Go to Settings -- Ease of Access -- Narrator, and then turn on the toggle under Use Narrator.
To provide feedback on how to make Narrator better, visit aka.ms/AccessibilityFeedback.
Sean, why in the world didn't your team simply add a "Read Aloud" option in the right click drop down menu?
It isn't just blind people, fascinated by every useless bit of web page data, that want to use this function.
The simplest and most intuitive way, allowing users to highlight the text they want, right clicking and selecting read aloud would be such an easy and elegant approach.
The Windows experience is an antisocial experience and each year it gets worse.
Do this Microsoft then EVERYONE will use this and it would be easier for blind people to use it
Absolutely, this was horrid. I wanted to show this a senior relative. This is suppose to help visually impaired. It's a joke!
I desperately need this feature too
Very confusing...
While on the page it just seems to read techno garbage, not want I want I want it to read. Then it says "no item in view" even though what I want it to read, is right there. Your tutorial explains everything except how to make narrator read the page on the screen, and not send the message "no item in view".
Fantastic feature and a 1/10 performance. Always bugs in UI elements, sometimes it stops and needs arrow keys to be pressed while reading WTF??????????????
Only Microsoft could make something as simple as a text-to-speech program so unbearably complicated. Just use the Readme extension in Chrome instead. Then you can just select text, right click and have it read to you.
you realise this for blind people right?
Do you realise that Blind people are not the only disabled people that use these functions? Autistic, ADHD, ID, CP, Dyslexics, etc etc etc etc etc @@xavier9480
Thanks for this video, it is very useful. But yes, i agree with other people here, Voice over on macOS and iOS is sooo much easier to use and more intuitive. Narrator and other screen-readers for Win are very complicated and you have to spend too much just to get to know it 😞
Agreed. JAWS is far better on windows then they're native screen reader.. sucks.. macs are way to expensive...
Do you have a select speech option? Why do I need to hear every unnecessary Ward on the screen? As someone with dyslexia, It's interfering with work, and this Unstoppable talking makes you want to close the narrator for good.
I've tried over and over again and I cannot get narrator to read a web page. If there is a navigable item on the web page I can tab to it and read it but if there is more content on the page there doesn't seem to be a way to get it to obey 'start reading' or 'read window.'
I know, you would think that having it read the current webpage or read selected text would be the most obvious thing but I can't for the life of me get the narrator to do that simple task
It would be easier to build a nuclear reactor from scratch.
HAHAHAH
I’m pretty sure you have no idea who the heck I am but I’m just learning this program and it is very frustrating to me! You are a true godsend to me! Thank you from the depths of my heart for this video! I’m not even lying to you, I’ve been having so much trouble with this!
Where do I start on, I'm dyslexic and I just moved from the Mac to windows. Trying to get this to work has been mission impossible. This is a ridiculous as hell, I think need to go back to the Mac. This video makes it even worse to get this feature.
I had an Apple PC in the 1990s that could easily read my text documents for me. Why is this so hard to do with Narrator? I just want it to read my text, not have to jump around navigating paragraphs or reading every single item on the screen. I'm just repeating what several others have already said. Give us a simple guide, fellas.
How to have an iPad read the screen? 0) Enable Speak Selection one time - it's forever or until you disable it. 1) Highlight the text to read, 2) click 'Speak', 3) there is no 3 - it's just two steps, you don't have to re-enable it or start it each time because it's always ready to use. This is Apple vs Microsoft in a nutshell.
I love your voice! It’s so calming! I’m trying to learn how to use this program and it is so hard
What if you want to start reading in the middle of a long webpage? By your instructions, i have to arrow down through every paragraph, which takes forever on a long page.
Hi, Johny. Thank you for reaching out to us. You can try reading by page then. Check this link for more information on how to use Narrator's reading text function: msft.social/10oiNw.
If it's not what you're looking for, then we can always add this to our developer's bucket list. Kindly send a feedback through our Feedback Hub app: msft.social/F3G4e5. It will help them develop a more improved versions of every Windows 10 built-in apps and add more functions to it.
Hope this helps! Let us know how it goes.
@@MicrosoftCustomerSupport Neither of those links work. Reading selected text should be the absolute easiest thing to do with a text-to-speech program and yet you have found a way to make it so complicated it's almost impossible
I have pdf books, that i want it to read. wanting it to start at a certain point
use Speechify
Or copy it to microsoft word, use the word text to speech which is easier.
Terrible training vid. Define your tech terms first, then show the process. Have a new user train people...engineers assume too much
This is the way Microsoft has always been. Get used to it.
This tool is overcomplicated. I would just like to select a paragraph and listen to it, but it is reading everything else to begin with. What a shame.
I have aphasia and when previously using a Mac, the Accessibility function of Speech to Text was fantastic. It enabled me to highlight anything, press CMD > Esc and then have the Mac speak it back to me out loud to ensure I'd written it correctly. I'm struggling to find anything similar here on Windows as the Narrator does too much, I simply want it to read what I've highlighted. Any help would be much appreciated.
Hello Tom,
Your comment caught our attention, and we’d like to help.
The Narrator has the capability to read highlighted text by using keyboard shortcuts. In this case, you would use Narrator + Shift + Down Arrow to read selected text. The shortcuts are described here: msft.it/6057nBGjT
It will read the highlighted text whether it's in a browser or application when using that command.
If this option is not what you want, you can also send a feedback msft.it/6058nBGjp so that our team can look forward to your ideas and improve our services.
More information about Narrator: msft.it/6059nBGjV
If you have any questions, please let us know. We’ll be here for you. Kind regards.
@@MicrosoftCustomerSupport thank you. It does not seem to still be working. Any time I turn on Narrator, it reads the whole page which I do not want and when reading the Appendix B, neither does that. I simply want the computer to read what I've highlighted
@@MicrosoftCustomerSupport
are there any functions within Microsoft that let you check smaller sections rather than use Narrator to read everything? After just switching again from the Mac where I could simply press CMD + Tab and have the Accessibility function speak that section out to me to ensure what I'd written was correct. Anything I noticed that wasn't correct after hearing the Mac speak, I could change before sending it onto someone else. Is there something similar on the PC rather than using Narrator which works on everything? Otherwise, I always have to copy text out to somewhere like Grammarly or Google Translate etc before sending it on to where I'd like it to go.
@@MicrosoftCustomerSupport This shortcut minimizes my window, instead of reading the selected text. I, too, love the Mac speech to text feature as it helped tremendously in streamlining grading of papers. Any help greatly appreciated.
Is there an easy way to get some kind of select and speak? Im dyslexic and use screen reders all the time but wana start using the one built into windows.
None of this works. In Firefox there a one-click tab to have the screen read.
narrator read what you dont want AND dont read what you want !
Narrator's the exact fucking opposite of a Listereen bottle!
As for feedback, most visually imapired people I feel use a screen reader in conjunction with a magnifier. Can Narrator be coupled with the magnifier and in a certain mode, like ZoomText's AppReader mode, be used to start reading documents and emails?
Absolutely not. It chatters way too much!
Why it can't just like on phone where you click somewhere, it reads you out load what that is and double click would activate it. How it is now is totally difficult, like how the hell do you get away from title bar, how do you get to taskbar etc?!
? All I want is to be able to highlight an article and have the narrator read it.
I don't like it reading everything I click on. Now I know what a "landmark" is.
Also, my computer has this thing called a mouse, it makes navigation easier than using only the keyboard.
If I was blind I would have to be very skilled to learn and successfully click on the keys to activate all of the shortcuts mentioned.
I miss Windows 95
PLEASE HELP! All I want to do is highlight a paragraph at a time (offline, via docs) and have the narrator read it to me, but it is absolutely all over the place, reading TONS of info I simply don't care about, and despite the full paragraph highlight, it only reads the top line, how can I solve for this? And sometimes I will want to "select all" and usually use the hot key "ctrl+a", but it doesn't seem to work when the narrator is on?? ...I just want it to read whatever I highlight and that's it......HELP :(
Hi.
We apologize for delayed response. We see that you need assistance regarding with Microsoft Word read to speech feature.
If you wanted to listen into your document, you can use the "Read Aloud" feature of Microsoft Word. Please refer to this article: msft.it/6058w23ys to know more on how to listen into your document.
Keep safe. Cheers.
Good day! How are you? Just a quick follow-up.
You’ve contacted us previously for assistance with your documents where you wanted to read whatever you highlight on it. In our last response, we have provided this article: msft.it/6050w2QDk, where it gives you some features that could help your concern. From there, we haven’t heard back from you. We would like to know if everything is taken care of.
Our goal is to have your issue resolved, and this message is to check if you still need any other help. Please don't hesitate to contact us again if you do. Take care! -Gen
We'd love to hear from you! Please share your experience with the Social Media Team by clicking here:
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Thank you!
i just want to point my cuirsor and have the text read ..im not blind ..i just dont want to read ..how is this not an option?
Microsoft never gave you that choice.
Your purchase price of Windows includes even all of the inconvenient secrets Redmund DoesNotWantAnyoneKnowing!
Funny how Narrator is worse than the fucking text to speech app we had in windows XP
OK, you see that, constant video descriptors, screen fades to black, fades back in, there is an apple on the right, a mosquito on the apple and dirt all around the screen, screen pans to left to reveal person with siut and tie standing about 6'10 as your main presenter..... see, all this extra information, it's not needed for most of the visually impaired community. If there could be an option to turn that on and off that'd be awesome. I saw Perkins school for the blind do this, and I thought. WOW. they don't get blindness very well do they.
MicroHard never really has cared about accessibility at all for a disabled person, even in Windows 95?
Why the Windows narrator cannot read the text boxes in Powerpoint while the immersive reader can?
Hello there! From what we can see, your Windows narrator isn’t reading your PowerPoint text box presentation. Allow us to assist you.
As we would like to find the best resolution for you, it would be helpful if you could provide the following:
1. What is the build and version of Windows you’re currently using? To check, press Windows key + R > type winver > click OK.
2. Were there any changes made to your device before the issue started?
3. Is the issue specific to reading text boxes in PowerPoint? How about when reading text in other Office apps?
4. Do you experience the same behavior with all your PowerPoint presentations?
5. To avoid repetition of suggestions, what troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
We’re looking forward to your response.
Hello, Miss J.! We hope you are doing well today. It is our goal to help you resolve your concern, so we'd like to check how things are going on your end.
In our previous message, we asked for additional information to provide an accurate recommendation regarding your issue with Windows Narrator. However, we have not heard from you. Let us know if you still need assistance, and we'll gladly help. Stay safe and have a good one!
@@MicrosoftCustomerSupport Thank you. It is more a general question and suggestions for next versions. Also note that the narrator is a real pain for people who use more than one language (for me, MS-Office and Windows in French for a Powerpoint presentation in English).
Narrator is useless, particularly on a tablet, for vision impaired. Constantly stops working on my brand new Surface tablet. Wont work at all with many common apps such as Spotify. If you need a tablet with a working screen reader then go for an ipad with built in Voice Over.
In jaws control plus home karsar go to bottom in naretar what is shortcut key for that
Please make highlight mode...
The one thing I wanted is help reading long lessons....
why do you guys make this so complicated?
A simple program would be to highlight the text, right click on your mouse, then click read text
I don't need it to read everything I click on
Hi James,
I am reading your message and I would like to know how can I help you. Do you want to give me more info?
I am waiting for you,
Elisabetta
Good day, James!
How are you? We're making a quick follow-up to know if you still need our support. If you do, please provide more details about the assistance you need so that we can provide proper support or guidance.
We hope for the best. Stay safe!
Was this video recorded at Edge Hill University?
I've problem in narrator , when I write on word app, it reads letters but doesnot read words . Haw can i solve the problem? Thank you
Might be interesting if yiou had not added background noise and had it talking too fast to understand.
I am a college student with learning challenges for the most part I use an Apple because certain options were not available in Windows 10 , I am typing this using voice recognition in Windows 10 amazing works really well, however text reader is not as easy or maybe I haven't learned yet. What I'm used to is highlighting piece of text and then hitting hot keys do you have it read it back to me that way I can pick what I want read it's not complicated , unsure how to do this in Windows 10 but honestly that would be great if I could do that , hopefully my feedback is helpful I use voice recognition and text readers in my daily life . To be able to use them in both Microsoft and Apple would be amazing ;) but it has to be fairly easy I like setting my own hotkeys because then I can use the same hotkeys on both machines thanks
We're committed to providing a seamless process when it comes to supporting our valued customers like you. Your comment with having an option to highlight a piece of text and assign a hotkey to press to have it read back is taken as feedback. We want your suggestion to get heard by our developers. You can go ahead and sent it directly to the Feedback hub. The Feedback Hub app lets you tell Microsoft about any problems you run into while using Windows 10. You can also send suggestions to help us improve your Windows experience. Here's the support article on how to send feedback to Microsoft using the Feedback Hub app: msft.it/6053VIxkP.
Whenever you have Microsoft-related concerns in the future, please don't hesitate to contact us again if you still need our help. We, from the Social Media Support team, are always here to help. Take care!
@@MicrosoftCustomerSupport You still have not fixed it. What is needed is a simple feature that allows you to highlight text. You shouldn't need hundreds of directions to read simple text from a website or online book.
10000000 option for a classic human?
it's too complicated
i need only read screen how can i use?
Really thanks so much very helpful ✨
Sean why won’t narrator turn on? I pressed the right keybinds cntrl win and enter its not turning on why wont it turn on i cant use my computer if narrator won’t turn on WHY WONT NARRATOR TURN ON
how do I use narrator to read my class online only? I do not want to read everything in my computer. please help me
I need help 😫 I want it to only read what I high light how do I do that??
you can't. It's annoying af
I WISH I COULD TRADE UP TO A MAC BECAUSE WINDOWS DOES ACCESSABILITY POORLY. I USE MY I PHONE MORE THAN MY PC BECAUSE IOS DOES A MUCH BETTER JOB THAN WINDOWS. I AM NEARLY BLIND AND NARRATOR MAKES ME WANT TO SCREEM.
My cat stepped on the keyboard and turned on narrator, it seems to be mocking me as I search for information on how to turn it off. windows control enter did not work. i do not understand all the information in this video but I will watch again to see if I can figure it out.
Can you create your own keyboard shortcut for an app in narrator or wait to launch an app? Space space wait for example Microsoft browser edge? Space space how do you do that? Space space and is there a nail bar item in narrator? Space space Robbie
Hi Robert. Thank you for reaching out to us. We understand that you wanted a feature request keyboard shortcut for an app in the narrator.
We encourage you to submit this concern using the Feedback Hub: msft.it/6056ZRaqY
When you submit feedback, we gather additional details and information about your issue that will help determine what's causing it and address it. Feedback items regularly receive Microsoft responses on the submissions in the Feedback app so you can see what we are doing about your feedback.
All the best! -Ken
More confused than when I started.
i use both narrator and NVDA.
Can I use the Snap screen and have it read a book on one side while I input data in Quickbooks on the left? Having a hard time finding this answer. Thanks.
Hi there! Thank you for reaching out to us. We understand that you wanted to know if you could read a book using the Narrator on one side and input data on the other. Currently, the Narrator only works on one active Window at a time. We suggest that you provide a feature request by submitting a feedback through our Feedback Hub to let our engineers and developers aware about your concern. Hopefully this feature will be available in the future updates. On how to send one, please refer to this page: msft.it/6057TjEfU.
Please let us know if you have other concerns. Thank you for contacting Microsoft Support!
No you can not. Just as NVDA and Jaws will only track focus on one (1) window at a time in the immediate foreground (with no windows covering it up!)
I have composed an e-mail, how do I get Narrator to read it to me?
That's all I want to know.
How to go in first line
narrator the most useless, annoying pc app ever!!
I came here to find out how to shut this thing down!!! for good!
I can't get it to read paragraphs
Fast question, When trying this function, ie, "To read from where your cursor is, press Narrator + R." where is that "Narrator" button on the keyboard to press? Do I have to assign a button to be the Narrator button?
Hi there! Thanks for reaching out to us. Please check this support article as a guide on the Narrator feature of Windows: msft.social/ubBUTQ. Regarding your query on the Narrator key, please check the “Narrator key” section also found on that support article. We hope this answers your query. If not, you can get back to us, we’ll gladly assist. Cheers! :)
Just checking back with you. How's it going? Was the link helpful? Please let us know if you still need our assistance.
@@MicrosoftCustomerSupport Sorry for not getting back with you. Yes it was helpful. Give me a little time to review it and try things out. Looks like it will answer most of my questions. Will get back with you. Thanks for you fast response.
@@MicrosoftCustomerSupport I just reviewed what you sent me. I still don't know, as I explained in my original post, what key to press for the "Narrator Key". I guess "I'm not seeing the forest for the trees." I don't know how else to explain my problem.
Got it. Both the Caps Lock and Insert keys serve as your Narrator key by default. You can use either of these keys in any command that uses the Narrator key. If you wish to change your Narrator key, you can do so by going in Narrator settings. Let us know if you have any other concerns.
How to opperate ms excel with narrator screen reader?
Hi there. Thanks for commenting. We are here to help with your question on how to use MS Excel Narrator Screen Reader.
Narrator is a screen reader and text-to-speak tool that allows you to hear text and screen elements read aloud. To enable this feature in Windows 10, go to Settings > Ease of Access > Narrator to view the Narrator pane. Turn on the Narrator button.
Here is more info on this feature msft.it/60599Uixh
Hope that helps.
During operating MS excel with narrator, narrator does not announce cell name like a1 b1 c1 etc in worksheet. Please guide me
Thank you for your response. Have you got the chance to check the link we sent above? If not, can you confirm what device are you using, so we can further assist in checking the steps you need?
By the way, is this the only item that Narrator does not announce? What about the others?
Keep us in the loop.
I have gone through the given link but I did not find anything what I want. I am using desktop and laptop computer of Acer company with Windows 10 and MS office 2016. Narrator does not announce cell number during nevigation between cells inside excel worksheet. Narrator can not provide any help in making powerpoint presentation. Microsoft must resolve all accessibility related chalenges because Microsoft has done exelent job.
Sorry for our delayed response. We appreciate you getting back to us and the opportunity to continue assisting you with this matter. We are saddened, as it appears the results of the said feature are not what you're looking for, and we are certain that this is not the experience we want you to have. In this case, your feedback will undoubtedly assist our developer in improving the said feature in a future update.
As a result, we recommend submitting this concern via our Feedback Hub to notify our developers, who will review your submission and might consider changes to the said feature in a future update.
Here's how to utilize the Feedback Hub to notify our developers: msft.it/60559qorf.
We are constantly improving our Microsoft products and services, and your feedback makes a difference.
Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated. Should you have any other Microsoft-related concerns, please don't hesitate to let us know. Thank you, and keep yourself safe!
I cant click on links with enter, how do i do that then?
Narrator is totally crazy, like someone that can't shut up.
Isn't there a simple way to make it shut up the talking all the time and just do a simple task like READ the selected text?
It reads 300 characters and stops. How weird.
Why not enable it to shut up, let you select the text you want narrated, right click for a dropdown menu so you can select narrate selected text?
That wouold be too easy, right? Instead, they want us to learn 1000 key combinations to go up down left right start stop. Just combine the whole mess into a couple of things like select and right click, then select from dropdown. Never thought of that?
why can't you just highlight words and right click "speech" or something simple
Hello there. Our apologies for the late message. We truly appreciate your feedback with regard to the Narrator screen reader in Windows 10.
This is something that our Developers and Engineers can take a look at and work with. We strongly suggest submitting your feedback through our Feedback Hub app by following the steps in this link: msft.it/6054kdBfq.
This tool is a universal app included with Windows 10. Mostly this app is used to provide feedback, Feature suggestions, and bug reports about the windows feature update and builds. It is not only a feedback Hub, but you can also report a problem about the current build.
Once they receive your entry, they'll review and discuss the information, and make the necessary action to rectify the issue in the next update to be rolled out.
All the best and stay safe with your family.
I can't even begin to tell you how insanely awful this tutorial is. Being dyslexic I believed this Narrator program would be helpful but, all it does is make the whole process confusing and overwhelming.
How do I stop it from reading landmarks, auto-reading tabs, auto-reading what application I'm in? I do not need all of this. I like the screen reading but I am not blind...yet.
Hi! Thank you for reaching out. We understand that you wish to stop the Narrator screen reader in your device, and we’re here to help.
To stop the Narrator screen reader in Windows so it doesn’t read landmarks, tabs, or applications, simply press and hold the Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter on your keyboard. This same key combination is also used to start Narrator.
Hope this helps. Please let us know if there’s anything else we can assist you.
@@MicrosoftCustomerSupport That turns off all of narrator though. I just want to filter those things out of what it automatically reads.
Got it! We understand you specifically want to stop Narrator for reading landmarks, tabs, and applications. Below are the steps you can follow to adjust the settings:
1. Press Windows key + I to open the Settings app.
2. In the left-hand menu, select Narrator.
3. Under the Change what you hear when reading and interacting section, you can turn off options like:
• Hear advanced details, like help text, on buttons and other controls.
• Hear hints on how to interact with buttons and other controls.
• Hear audio cues when you perform actions.
4. To stop it from reading landmarks, auto-reading tabs, and applications, look for settings related to Verbosity and Navigation. You can reduce the verbosity level to hear less detailed information.
For reference about customizing the screen reader to your preferences, you may visit this link: msft.it/6055m6BoN.
We’ll wait for your update.
@@MicrosoftCustomerSupport I have already been through these settings. None of them have what I am asking for. Please take my feedback so it can be added one day
Filtering the things out of what the narrator automatically reads will be a great addition to its feature. We recommend sending your feedback directly to our developers using any Windows device through the Feedback Hub app: msft.it/6058m6nqC. All suggestions are being reviewed, and yours might be added on our future updates.
Thanks for understanding, and stay safe!
Microsoft Narrator şu an için Jaws ve NVDA ekran okuma programından geride ama daha iyisini Microsoft ekibinin yapabileceğini, Narrator programını geliştirebileceğini düşünüyorum. Türkiye'den Microsoft Narrator ekran okuma programını geliştirenlere selam olsun. :)
It doesnt read my google doc. Any help?
SO COMPLICATED
my narrator is not speaking at all.. i dont have problems with my audio except for this
Where can I go to rate this app? So I can give it the lowest possible rating.
Doesn’t work! It just keeps saying page 1, page 2, page 3, etc. over and over again.
Hello. We understand that you wanted to use the Narrator feature, and you're getting an issue. We'd like to know more on this, so we can provide relevant troubleshooting. Can you provide a clip of what's happening on your end?
Hi! We're just wondering how things are. Our last message ended in asking for more details regarding your concern. We hope everything is fine. We'll keep an eye out in case we can be of any assistance. All the best.
Trick is on us, they video is actually using Narrator.
I just want it to read selected text aloud. Why is this app so annoying?
Hi there. We noticed your comment regarding on the Narrator screen reader in Windows 10. Allow us to assist you with this.
Kindly tell us more information regarding on your concern, for us to assist you better and able to provide a suitable solution.
Keep us posted, we'll wait for your reply.
We hope you're doing well. You last mentioned you were having trouble with the Narrator app on Windows 10. We previously asked for more information so that we could provide the proper resolution, but we haven't heard back from you yet.
As always, we're just a message away. Stay safe!
I just wanted to know how I can have narrator read an email. I still don't know how.
Hi, there! Your comment caught our attention. We can see that you need assistance regarding the narrator feature to read an email. Since you have us here, we'll do our best to assist you.
For us to further assist you with your question and provide you a better recommendation, can you please tell us what Windows version and OS build are currently running on your device? To check, press the Windows key + R, type winver, and click OK. To check, press Windows key + R, type winver, and click OK.
We'll wait for your reply.
Hi, there! How are you doing? Just a quick follow-up, do you still need further assistance with the narrator feature? We'll always be here if you still need help.
Hello again!
We recently talked about your case here on social media, and we would like to know what you think of this experience with us. We would like to request a moment of your time to complete a questionnaire, where you can tell us what we've done well and what we can further improve on. If you have time, please fill it out.
If you need any further help, feel free to write again.
msft.it/60079aKmh
Thank you for your time, and we hope that you have a great day!
Jesus Christ just let me right click after highlighting a paragraph on chrome or microsoft word and simply just hit "Read aloud". You guys make this so damn complicated and annoying.
my god what a functional mind fuck of clicks and key remembering ....I've got some serious pain points with the convoluted narrator design...its like UNCLEAN CODE....its MESSY,
can someone please REFACTOR the design of narrator. Surely the resources of the "big boys" could write some software that makes 2 steps for reading highlighted text on a web page??
1/ highlight text
2/ a slide-button emerges from the screen with a "read" option :-)
THIS IS INSANELY COMPLICATEDCOMPARED TO BEING JUST ABLE TO RIGHT CLICK AND READ THE SELECTED TEXT...
Hmm.. Can this read a book to you? Not like text tho like a screenshot of a page of a book to you? if it can it be great for me to use if it able to do so. As I have a book that I need to study but it doesnt come as a Ebook or anything like that. Only as screenshot of each page. I hope anyone can help if they know if maybe another program can do it for me. And if it can great I can study it while I am at home 24/7 without wondering if i will ever be able to get done with the first page lol
This app is so stupid. Why does it keep says 405 level 1 .
i need a way to read only text that i select. this shit didnt teach me anything.
oh my god the insane amount of keys and multiple keys at once you need to push just to begin to think about using narrator is laughable and infuriating
yes but since your recent update narrator freezes up the computer every time hahaha I am trying to find a video on how to fix it since you can't do your job
Add Hindi in Gujarati language in narrator
Hi, Suresh. Thanks for commenting on our post, and our apologies for the late response. We see that you want us to add Hindi in Gujarati language in narrator and we appreciate your suggestion. This is taken as feedback, and rest assured that we will forward this to the right department to improve our services.
We also suggest that you send your feedback directly to our feedback hub: msft.it/6059e8mQz as this will let you tell Microsoft about any problems you run into, and you can also send suggestions to help us improve your Windows experience.
Once submitted, rest assured that our engineers and developers will take a look at your feedback/suggestions. Have a great day!
how can i navigate to say a hidden input field that is only used for people on screen reader, but is otherwise not visible? I have the markup but finding it hard to tab or navigate to
Hello. Andrew! We'd be happy to help! Can you tell us more of your concern? Which device are you using? What application are you using? Which Windows version are you using? We look forward to your response.
I am on a HP EliteDesk Desktop machine using Windows 10, on Chrome. I am now able to navigate appropriately to the input fields, however the screen reader is not announcing them as I tab to them. Even though I have included labels for the inputs, and title/name attributes.
Hi there, Andrew. Thanks for the reply, we'd like to clarify, are you making changes on browser Chrome? If possible, please send us a screenshot. Looking forward to your reply.
Hello, Andrew. How did things go? Feel free to reach out if you need further assistance.
Hi ended up using a different screen reader *shrug*
Wow. Clear as M-U-D. That's caps-lock-shift-windows-MUD. Glad I can still see, cuz if I had to actually use this, I'd probably jump off a bridge. So...we expect better? We put a man on the moon in the 1960s... We decoded the human genome this year. But we still use a screen reader straight out of 1988?
Massivy over complicated, and after going through all this I still cant get it to read to me. Durr
Hi there, Barry.
Let's get this sorted and we appreciate your effort for trying the troubleshooting steps. We see that you have a concern with Windows built-in Narrator app the doesn't work. To isolate the issue, please provide the following information:
* Are you getting an error when you open the app?
* We'd like to confirm that you can open the Narrator app, but it didn't do anything?
* Can you send us a screenshot for a short video clip of what is happening in your end?
We'll wait for your response.
Good day,
How are you? Let us know if you still need further assistance.
Have a great day! _Rj
Screw this and give me read aloud for everything!
Mac Narrator is incredibly handy and easy to use. Windows Narrator is worthless and annoying. Just need it to read the text I select, not tell me the number of characters that are selected. Who cares about the number of characters?
Why can't narrator just read selected text? There is nothing more annoying then listening to it read everything on the screen. F'ing Garbage. Mac can do it, iPhone and iPad can do it. but not windows. WTF ? Change it now. It's 2022! I had to download a program called "Natural Reader" also garbage but a bit better, to get something that would only read selected text. Not good. Wake up Windows.
WHY DOES MICROSOFT MAKE SO MANY THINGS UNUSEABLE? MY GOD ITS ANNOYING. I, LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, TRIED THE NARRATOR AND ALL IT DOES IS NARRATE WHAT YOU DONT WANT NARRATED AND IF WONT FRICKING NARRATE WHAT YOU WANT NARRATED. ITS INFURIATING. MICROSCOFT EDGE IS INFURIATING. PLUS MORE BUT IM NOT INTO BEING INFURIATED. bye
One of the worst things about being blind is that you have to deal with piece of shit software.
Well that just wasted half my study time trying to get Windows Narrator to read the text on screen for me and not the formatting and buttons descriptions. Not sure who this is for if it doesn't read the text as well, even visually impaired people will surely want to know what the page says, not just how it is formatted. Clearly not driven by user needs or simplicity. This needs rethinking Microsoft. If someone has found a way to get Narrator to just read the text on the screen can you share?
Hello, Jo! Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
The main use of the Narrator is to read aloud the content of the paragraph, such as font, text color, and punctuation. We want to ensure that you’ll be able to experience this feature in Windows 10.
To start hearing the text read aloud, please see this link: msft.it/6054TljyA.
Here’s a complete guide on how you can use and utilize the Narrator as well on your Windows device: msft.it/6055Tljy7.
If you’re having issues with the app, we recommend running the Windows app troubleshooter. To do this, open Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot, and then from the list select Windows Store apps > Run the troubleshooter.
Please do not hesitate to get back to us if you still require assistance.
Hi, again Jo! This is a quick follow-up message to check on how things are.
You recently contacted us concerning your issue with Narrator. We have explained the use of Narrator and provided you the steps to run the Windows app troubleshooter in resolving the issue.
It's been a while since we have heard from you and we hope that things are sorted now.
We want to make sure that the issue is resolve. Please let us know if you still need assistance or if you have any additional questions. We're here for you.
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None of this works in Windows 11
Hi! It appears that you're having issues using the Narrator feature in Windows 11, and we're here to help.
We'd like to ask the following questions for us to properly isolate this issue:
1. What is the current Windows 11 version installed on your device? Type winver on the search box and hit Enter to view it.
2. Did you encounter any error message prior to this issue?
3. What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far to fix the issue?
We're looking forward to your reply.
Hello again. How's it going? We haven't heard back from you. We hope you're doing well today. 🙂
We want to check back with you as we'd like to make sure that you get the assistance you need. We have recently asked you some questions that will help us to properly isolate your issue. Do you still require our assistance?
Please don't hesitate to contact us back at your most convenient time. Stay safe and healthy. Have a great day!
I agree with other posts, absolutely ridiculous controls and terrible design. As opposed to Mac where you highlight text, right click and select speak. It's like I have to go through training, and even this training is still difficult to figure out and I am a software developer.
And all truth all I heard was blah blah blah blah why can you not offered the old version?? When I could just use my mouse to tap on what I need help with weather then it going off and space reading all kinds of garbage that I don't want and all kinds of settings that I can't remember if I had memory like that I wouldn't be needing the narrator to begin with... y'all have pretty much made this useless to the handicapped. Why is it that you think you can put all handicapped in one little box it applies to everyone.. Flippin discrimination!!!
I can't understand the mans dreadfully slurred English, is there an explanation with a clearer speaker?
Hi there, John. We appreciate your feedback on this content. As of the moment, this the current available video clip tutorial we had explaining the tips and tricks for using Narrator on Windows 10.
In the meantime, here's a video that may find your interest discussing Microsoft Narrator - At a glance: msft.it/6059VnGN1.
Furthermore, we'll forward your suggestion to the appropriate department. All the best and always stay safe - M.Q.
Aint no way people actually need this smh
Try to read a web page with no luck. Bad reported. Should better shop shining you self
Yeah, I'm seeing that the dislikes are warranted. But Narrator is awful in itself. I've spent considerable time trying to get it to read my document (as I don't have Word with Read Aloud), but it won't. It reads everything BUT the document text! I can't believe that something that's supposed to help people is made as complicated and useless as possible. I've been able to fix my own computer in whatever is thrown at it for over a decade, do upgrades, etc., but this is frustrating.
These are soooo bad. Mac figured this out.
Got it! I've got other blind friends that would gladly use a Mac to tear Windows apart even when God first created the universe! MicroHard never knew what they were doing!
This video is confusing haha :O
Hi there, Rafal! What seems to be confusing to you? We'd love to help. 😊 -Ian
Just making sure that everything is good on your end, Rafal. We're just a message away in case you need some other assistance with the issues you're encountering. -Ian
wow that is ridiculous and overly complicated
Horrible. This should be easy or why bother? Can't believe this is what Microsoft wants me to teach my mother.
Windows Narrator is a joke. How long has this been in production 30 years? Good lord. Windows doesn't care about accessibility.