HOW BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CAN USE WINDOWS NARRATOR

How can you use Narrator if you're blind?
Guide for people who are blind or low vision

This guide describes the most popular accessibility features of Windows and Microsoft Office. It also covers assistive technology products for Windows and Microsoft Office that are designed for people who are blind or low vision. 

Video Tutorial for using Windows Narrator

  

              

Narrator reads aloud the text on your PC screen. It also describes events such as notifications

and calendar appointments, which lets you use your PC without a display.

To start or stop Narrator, press Windows logo key  + Ctrl + Enter. To see all Narrator commands, press Caps Lock + F1 after you open Narrator. If your device has a touchscreen, tap it three times with four fingers.

Shortcut Keys For Using Narrator

Keyboard shortcut	To do this
Winkey +Enter	Start or exit Narrator
Caps Lock+ESC	Exit Narrator
Caps Lock+M	Start reading
Ctrl	Stop reading
Caps Lock+Spacebar	Do default action
Caps Lock+Right arrow	Move to next item
Caps Lock+Left arrow	Move to previous item
Caps Lock+Up or Down arrow	Change view
Caps Lock+F2	Show commands for current item
Caps Lock+Enter	Change search mode
Caps Lock+A	Change verbosity mode
Caps Lock+Z	Lock Narrator key (Caps Lock) so you don’t have to press it for every keyboard shortcut
Caps Lock+X	Have Narrator ignore the next keyboard shortcut you use
Caps Lock+F12	Turn keystroke reading off or on
Caps Lock+V	Repeat phrase
Caps Lock+Page Up or Page Down	Increase or decrease voice volume
Caps Lock+plus (+) or minus (-)	Increase or decrease voice speed
Caps Lock+D	Read item
Caps Lock+F	Read advanced info about item
Caps Lock+S	Read item spelled out
Caps Lock+W	Read window
Caps Lock+R	Read all items in the containing area
Caps Lock+Num Lock	Turn mouse mode on or off
Caps Lock+Q	Move to last item in the containing area
Caps Lock+G	Move Narrator cursor to system cursor
Caps Lock+T	Move Narrator cursor to pointer
Caps Lock+tilde (~)	Set focus to item
Caps Lock+Backspace	Go back one item
Caps Lock+Insert	Jump to linked item
Caps Lock+F10	Read current row header
Caps Lock+F9	Read current column header
Caps Lock+F8	Read current row
Caps Lock+F7	Read current column
Caps Lock+F5	Read current row and column location
Caps Lock+F6	Jump to table cell
Shift+Caps Lock+F6	Jump to cell contents
Caps Lock+F3	Jump to next cell in current row
Shift+Caps Lock+F3	Jump to previous cell in current row
Caps Lock+F4	Jump to next cell in current column
Shift+Caps Lock+F4	Jump to previous cell in current column
Caps Lock+Close square bracket (])	Read text from start to cursor
Caps Lock+zero (0)	Read text attributes
Caps Lock+H	Read document
Ctrl+Caps Lock+U	Read current page

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