Narrator

Narrator is a text-to-speech application that allows certain elements in Windows to be read out.

Windows 7 and Vista

1. Hold down the ‘Windows’ key and press the letter ‘U’.
2. Select the ‘Start Narrator’ option. This can be done by either directly selecting the words ‘Start Narrator’ or by using the ‘Tab’ key to have the menu options read out, and pressing the ‘Enter’ key once the words ‘Start Narrator’ are heard.
3. Narrator will start reading information to you about the Windows environment.  To have Narrator read out any window again, hold down the ‘CTRL’ key and the ‘SHIFT’ key, then press the space bar.

Windows XP

1. Hold down the ‘Windows’ key and press the letter ‘R’.  This will display the ‘Run’ command line.
2. Type in the word ‘narrator’ and press the ‘Enter’ key. Alternatively Narrator can also be opened by selecting the ‘All Programs’ section, followed by the ‘Accessories’ section, followed by the ‘Accessibility’ section and selecting ‘Narrator’.
3. A message will appear the first time Narrator is used. Select the ‘OK’ button.
4. Narrator will start reading information to you about the Windows environment.  To have Narrator read out any window again, hold down the ‘CTRL’ key and the ‘SHIFT’ key followed by pressing the space bar.