• Start or Turn on Narrator

• Start or Turn on Narrator

In Microsoft Narrator, select:

• Preferences.
• Voice Settings.

In Microsoft Narrator, select:

• Preferences by pressing ALT+P.
• Voice Settings by pressing V.

In Voice Settings - Narrator:

• Select Voice (either the pre-installed "Microsoft Anna" or another voice you have installed) from the drop-down list.
• Set Speed between 1 (for slow) and 9 (for fast) from the drop-down list.
• Set Volume between 1 (for low) and 9 (for loud)from the drop-down list.
• Set Pitch between 1 (for low) and 9 (for high)from the drop-down list.

Save your settings:

• Select OK.

In Voice Settings - Narrator:

Select Voice (either the pre-installed "Microsoft Anna" or another voice you have installed from the drop-down list), by pressing:

• ALT+V and the arrow keys.

Set Speed between 1 (for slow) and 9 (for fast), by pressing:

• ALT+S and the arrow keys.

Set Volume between 1 (for low) and 9 (for loud), by pressing:

• ALT+O and the arrow keys.

Set Pitch between 1 (for low) and 9 (for high) by pressing:

• ALT+P and the arrow keys.

Save your settings:

• Select OK by pressing TAB, then ENTER.

• 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.