
If you like, you can activate a keyboard shortcut to activate Narrator via the keyboard. You can also navigate the same path with the mouse.Īctivate the switch to enable Windows Narrator. This opens the settings app directly in Settings, Ease of Access, Narrator. The fastest way to get to the Narrator settings is to press the Windows, Ctrl and N keys.

Microsoft recommends that people with visual impairments use a full-function screen reader for general computer use. Narrator is a lightweight screen reader that reads dialogue boxes and window controls in a number of the more basic applications for Windows.

The Microsoft Windows built-in screen reader is called Narrator.

Please note that Microsoft updates and changes its operating system from time to time, so your screen or set of functionalities might look slightly different to the ones described in this course. In this chapter we will discuss screen readers using the Microsoft Windows operating system version 10.
