Appendix A: Supported languages and voices

Add a TTS voice to your PC

To use one of these voices, add it to your PC:

1. Open Narrator settings by pressing the Windows logo key  + Ctrl + N.

2. Under Narrator’s voice, select Add legacy voices. This will take you to the Speech settings page.

3. Under Manage voices, select Add voices.

4. Select the language you would like to install voices for and select Add. The new voices will download and be ready for use in a few minutes, depending on your internet download speed.

5. Once the voices for the new languages are downloaded, go to Narrator settings, and select your preferred voice from the dropdown menu in Narrator’s voice > Choose a voice.

Natural voices

Narrator now supports male and female natural voices for few commonly spoken languages and accents. The following table lists the available languages/accents along with the names of male and female TTS voices.

Install Natural Voices

Narrator will announce that more natural voices are available when you open Narrator. To add the new voice:

1. Select Install now on the announcement window to go to Narrator Settings. 

   Note: If you have dismissed the dialog, use the hotkey CTRL + Windows + N to access the Narrator settings. Next, you should proceed to the Choose a Voice combo box and then click the button that says "Show All Settings" just below the combo box. The Add button, which is displayed after the speed, pitch, and volume options for the presently selected voice, can be activated from here. If you have started the installation from the Narrator starting window, this button will be highlighted.

2. Select the Add button under the Add natural voices section.

3. Select the voice you want to install. All voices can be installed, but they must each be installed independently. You will automatically see the voices for your current display language.

4. Select the Choose a language link and click it if you want to discover what other languages are supported. At this point, you can choose whatever language you like from a selection that is displayed on the screen. After choosing a language, click the Next button to view the voices that are compatible with that language.

5. The preview will play automatically once you navigate through the list.

   Note: The previews for natural voices of 10 new locales can be previewed.

6. Select Install to begin downloading the chosen voice. Depending on your internet connection speed, the new voice will be downloaded and be available for use in a few minutes.

7. After downloading the new voice, navigate to Narrator settings and select your preferred voice from the drop-down menu in Narrator’s voice > Choose a voice.

   Note: If you encounter into any issues during the Narrator Natural Voices setup process, see Appendix G: Troubleshooting Narrator Natural Voices setup issues.

Next: Appendix B: Narrator keyboard commands and touch gestures

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