Windows 11 Windows 10 Narrator is a screen-reading application that's built into Windows 11, so there's nothing you need to download or install. This guide describes how to use the Narrator with Windows so that you can start using apps, browsing the web, and more. Below the table of contents, there's a section about what's new in Narrator.

Learn about Narrator, a screen reading app in Windows, including how to start and stop Narrator before and after you sign in to your PC.

Windows 11 Windows 10 This chapter explains a few ways you can start reading text with Narrator. You can also get details on the formatting of the text you're reading. The first and simplest way to read with Narrator is to use the arrow keys to navigate text if you're interacting with a document in a word processor, such as Microsoft Word. You can also use scan mode to read text. To turn on ...

Learn the basics of Microsoft Narrator, including navigation, reading text, and using keyboard shortcuts to get started with the Windows screen reader.

Keyboard shortcut for Narrator: Turn this On to start and stop Narrator using the Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter on a keyboard, or the Windows button + Volume up button on a touch device.

Windows 11 Windows 10 This appendix lists the keyboard commands and touch gestures available in the latest version of Windows. To view a list of all other keyboard shortcuts in Windows, see Keyboard shortcuts in Windows. Narrator key You can choose what modifier key you want to use in Narrator commands. Both the Caps lock and Insert keys serve as your Narrator key by default. You can use ...

For the latest version of Windows 10, press Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter. For some earlier versions of Windows, you may need to press Windows logo key + Enter. Get started with Narrator

Windows 11 Windows 10 This chapter provides details about how to use Narrator with touch on supported desktop Windows PCs, and describes some basic Windows touch gestures. Touch gestures You can use gestures to interact with Narrator and your device. To explore and hear items on a screen, drag one finger around the screen. When you hear an item that you want to use, double-tap the screen with ...

Learn about Narrator basics in Windows, including basic keyboard navigation and how to get around the screen.

This article is for people who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Windows tools or features and Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Accessibility help & learningcontent set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.