I can't seem to find a way to do this. I don't want Narrator to read everything on my screen like dialog boxes! I just want it to read my
texts in Notepad, Word, web browsers' web pages, etc. I can do this
easily in macOS and iOS.
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
I can't seem to find a way to do this. I don't want Narrator to read everything on my screen like dialog boxes! I just want it to read my
texts in Notepad, Word, web browsers' web pages, etc. I can do this
easily in macOS and iOS.
Can you select the text in Notepad that you want Narrator to verbalize? However, my assumption is you use Narrator because you're blind, so
selecting text would be a chore or impossible. But then maybe you want
to listen to Narrator while watching muted TV.
https://www.boia.org/blog/why-do-screen-reader-users-avoid-microsoft-narrator
Some Narrator basics mentioned at: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/complete-guide-to-narrator-e4397a0d-ef4f-b386-d8ae-c172f109bdb1
Pretty much the non-OS extras that Microsoft gives you for free (well, included with their OS) have much better alternatives, like editors and
word processors that far exceed what Notepad or Wordpad can do, or photo editors that far exceed what MS-Paint can do. Likewise, Nuance's Dragon Naturally Speaking might do what you want, and a lot more.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_NaturallySpeaking
There's a feature comparison matrix at:
https://www.nuance.com/content/dam/nuance/en_us/collateral/dragon/feature-matrix/fm-dragon-naturally-speaking-en-us.pdf
I don't think it's free, and as payware it isn't cheap, like $200 for
their Home edition. Alas, looks like they discontinued their Home
edition, so now you have to pay $700 for their Pro edition.
https://www.nuance.com/dragon/dragon-for-pc/home-edition.html
"Dragon Home has been discontinued."
There is, I believe, a 30-day money-back guarantee, but it could you
that long, or longer, to figure out how to install and test if it meets
your criteria.
If Narrator is too limp for your needs, and Dragon is too expensive, you could hunt on alterative screen readers.
https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+narrator+alternatives
VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
I can't seem to find a way to do this. I don't want Narrator to read
everything on my screen like dialog boxes! I just want it to read
my texts in Notepad, Word, web browsers' web pages, etc. I can do
this easily in macOS and iOS.
Can you select the text in Notepad that you want Narrator to
verbalize? However, my assumption is you use Narrator because you're
blind, so selecting text would be a chore or impossible. But then
maybe you want to listen to Narrator while watching muted TV.
https://www.boia.org/blog/why-do-screen-reader-users-avoid-microsoft-narrator
I can see why it sucks. :(
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
I can't seem to find a way to do this. I don't want Narrator to read
everything on my screen like dialog boxes! I just want it to read
my texts in Notepad, Word, web browsers' web pages, etc. I can do
this easily in macOS and iOS.
Can you select the text in Notepad that you want Narrator to
verbalize? However, my assumption is you use Narrator because you're
blind, so selecting text would be a chore or impossible. But then
maybe you want to listen to Narrator while watching muted TV.
https://www.boia.org/blog/why-do-screen-reader-users-avoid-microsoft-narrator
I can see why it sucks. :(
I've never used Narrator. Have you looked in its settings? I just
looked in its settings to see:
Narrator
Change what you hear when reading and interacting
Default = 3 - All controls
Have you tried changing to "1 - Text only"?
VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
I can't seem to find a way to do this. I don't want Narrator to read >>>>> everything on my screen like dialog boxes! I just want it to read
my texts in Notepad, Word, web browsers' web pages, etc. I can do
this easily in macOS and iOS.
Can you select the text in Notepad that you want Narrator to
verbalize? However, my assumption is you use Narrator because you're
blind, so selecting text would be a chore or impossible. But then
maybe you want to listen to Narrator while watching muted TV.
https://www.boia.org/blog/why-do-screen-reader-users-avoid-microsoft-narrator
I can see why it sucks. :(
I've never used Narrator. Have you looked in its settings? I just
looked in its settings to see:
Narrator
Change what you hear when reading and interacting
Default = 3 - All controls
Have you tried changing to "1 - Text only"?
Yes. I only want Narrator to read my highlighted texts only like in
Notepad.
That's all. macOS and iOS does this easily. :(
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