Narrator is a screen reader that reads the elements on your screen aloud. To start Narrator, on Start , swipe over to the All apps list, then select Settings > Ease of Access > Narrator , and then use the toggle to turn on Narrator.
To stop Narrator, swipe left or right until you select the Start button. Then, press and hold the Volume Up button and double-tap anywhere on the screen. If Narrator quick launch is turned on, this action can also turn Narrator on again.
To use Narrator quick launch, on Start , swipe over to the All apps list, then select Settings > Ease of Access > Narrator , and then use the toggle to turn on Narrator quick launch.
Narrator gestures
Once Narrator is turned on, use these Narrator-specific gestures with your device.
|
Gesture |
What the gesture does |
|---|---|
|
Swipe up or down with one finger |
Change navigation mode |
|
Swipe left or right with one finger |
Move to the next or previous item |
|
Tap or drag a single finger |
Read what's under your finger |
|
Double-tap with one finger or hold with one finger and tap with a second |
Activate primary action |
|
Triple-tap with one finger or hold with one finger and double-tap with a second |
Activate secondary action |
|
Swipe left, right, up, or down with two fingers |
Scroll |
|
Tap with two fingers |
Stop Narrator from reading |
|
Tap with three fingers |
Change verbosity mode |
|
Double-tap with two fingers |
Show context menu |
|
Swipe up with three fingers |
Read from top |
|
Swipe down with three fingers |
Start reading explorable text |
Note: Narrator is available in Arabic (Egypt, Saudi Arabia), Catalan (Spain), Cantonese (Chinese Traditional), Czech, Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands, Belgium), English (United States, United Kingdom, India, Ireland), Finnish (Finland), French (France, Canada, Switzerland), German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Chinese Simplified and Chinese Traditional), Norwegian (Norway), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish (Spain and Mexico), Swedish (Sweden), Thai, Turkish (Turkey).