Learn how to use Narrator, a screen-reading app built into Windows, with this complete guide and how-to articles.

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

Narrator lets you use your PC without a mouse to complete common tasks if you're blind or have low vision. It reads and interacts with things on the screen, like text and buttons.

Learn about how to read text using Narrator in Windows, including how to get info about text, such as font text color, and punctuation.

This chapter outlines how to customize Narrator so it works best for you, including changing how Narrator starts, how much feedback you hear when typing, whether the audio from other apps is decreased when Narrator is running, and changing Narrator commands to keyboard shortcuts of your choice.

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. The Narrator key is referred to as simply "Narrator" in commands. You can change your Narrator key in Narrator settings.

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 & learning content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps.

Learn about how to use the Movies & TV app with Narrator, a built in screen reader that reads text on your screen aloud and describes events.

For Narrator, the built-in Windows screen reader, there are a number of tips and tricks that you might find handy when you're using the Microsoft 365 for the web apps. To learn how to get started with Narrator, go to Complete guide to Narrator.

Narrator’s page, paragraph, line, word, and character commands have been changed in our new Standard keyboard layout. In addition, many of Narrator’s commands have been changed to be more mnemonic. Some have also been changed to align to keystrokes that are more familiar to screen reader users.