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Narrator will turn off once you sign in or exit the screen. Selecting the ease of access icon opens a menu with a toggle switch that you can use to turn Narrator on or off. Note: When you’re signing in or accessing some menus, the ease of access icon will appear in the bottom right corner of the screen. Press the Windows logo key + Ctrl + N to open Narrator settings, and then turn on the toggle under Use Narrator.) On many keyboards, the Windows logo key is located on the bottom row of keys, to the left or right of the Alt key.

(On older versions of Windows, the command was the Windows logo key + Enter.

Press the Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter together to start Narrator.

Mac refers to either option as VO when giving instructions. Voiceover uses either the caps lock key by itself or by pressing the control and option keys simultaneously. They refer to the key as Narrator when giving instructions. Narrator uses the caps lock or insert keys as the modifier key. It is the key used in combination with other keys to operate commands within the screen reader. Modifier keysĮach screen reader on a desktop or laptop computer has its own modifier key. There are links in each accordion to get more information on using a screen reader. We are only providing instructions for the reading functions with the screen readers, but they provide many more commands to assist users in navigating their devices. If you do not need instructions, please continue to the screen reader activity. We have included instructions for starting each program, along with basic reading commands for each one.

If you do not own a screen reader, your device should have one built-in. Screen readers are software programs that allow blind or visually impaired users to read the text that is displayed on the computer screen with a speech synthesizer or braille display.