• Start or Turn on Narrator

• Start or Turn on Narrator

In Microsoft Narrator, under Main Narrator Settings, select what you want Narrator to read aloud:

• Echo User's Keystrokes if you want Narrator to read aloud what you type.
• Announce System Messages if you want Narrator to read system messages aloud.
• Announce Scroll Notifications if you want Narrator to announce when the screen scrolls.

In Microsoft Narrator, under Main Narrator Settings, select what you want Narrator to read aloud:

• Echo User's Keystrokes if you want Narrator to read aloud what you type, by pressing ALT+K.
• Announce System Messages if you want Narrator to read system messages aloud, by pressing ALT+M.
• Announce Scroll Notifications if you want Narrator to announce when the screen scrolls, by pressing ALT+N.

• Hear text read aloud with Narrator
• Choose which text Narrator reads aloud
• Change the Narrator voice settings
• Start Narrator minimized
• Troubleshoot Narrator problems

When the Narrator settings window is minimized to the taskbar, you can restore it by pressing ALT+TAB until Microsoft Narrator is selected, then release the keys.

See this list of Narrator keyboard shortcuts.