Windows 10: Change Narrator Verbosity Level about Text and Controls in Windows 10

How to: Change Narrator Verbosity Level about Text and Controls in Windows 10

How to Change Narrator Verbosity Level about Text and Controls in Windows 10


Narrator is a screen-reading app built into Windows 10.

Narrator lets you use your PC without a display or mouse to complete common tasks if youre blind or have low vision. It reads and interacts with things on the screen, like text and buttons. Use Narrator to read and write email, browse the internet, and work with documents.

Specific commands let you navigate Windows, the web, and apps, as well as get info about the area of the PC you're in. Navigation is available using headings, links, landmarks, and more. You can read text (including punctuation) by page, paragraph, line, word, and character as well as determine characteristics like font and text color. Efficiently review tables with row and column navigation.

Narrator provides five verbosity levels that impact the amount of information you hear when Narrator reads text, such as web sites, and when you interact with controls.

• Verbosity level 1: Text only - This level lets you read quickly without hearing details about text that you don’t need to know. For example, Narrator doesn’t announce links, doesn’t describe text formatting, and lets you work very quickly with an application that you know well. This level provides an ideal experience as you read text-heavy articles, books, and web sites.
• Verbosity level 2: Some control details - This level provides more information than level 1 does as you interact with an application. It’s best if you’re familiar with an application and only need guidance with some controls.
• Verbosity level 3: All control details - This is the default level for Narrator. It provides a full reading experience along with all details about an application’s controls as you interact with them.
• Verbosity level 4: Some text details - This level provides most attributes and information about text. It’s best in situations when you’re writing text, such as when you create a document.
• Verbosity level 5: All text details - This level gives you complete details about text, such as heading level, font type, size, formatting, bullet shape, list type, and more. It’s especially useful when you proofread or edit a document.

See also:

• Complete guide to Narrator | Windows Support
• Chapter 4: Reading text | Windows Support

This tutorial will show you how to change the Narrator verbosity level of detail you hear about controls and characteristics of text for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Change Narrator Verbosity Level using Keyboard Shortcut
• Option Two: Change Narrator Verbosity Level in Settings
• Option Three: Change Narrator Verbosity Level using a REG file

OPTION ONE [/i] Change Narrator Verbosity Level using Keyboard Shortcut
1. While Narrator + V[/b] (increase) or Narrator + Shift + V (decrease) keys until you hear the verbosity level you want.





OPTION TWO [/i] Change Narrator Verbosity Level in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Ease of Access icon.

*note You can also press the Win+Ctrl+N keys to directly open Narrator settings.

2. Click/tap on Narrator on the left side, and select the verbosity level you want in the Change the level of detail Narrator provides about text and controls drop menu on the right side under the Change what you hear when reading and interacting section. (see screenshot below)

3. You can now close Settings if you like.









OPTION THREE [/i] Change Narrator Verbosity Level using a REG file
*note The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Narrator\NoRoam

UserVerbosityLevel DWORD

1 = Text only
2 = Some control details
3 = All control details
4 = Some text details
5 = All text details


1. Do step 2 (Text only), step 3 (Some control details), step 4 (All control details), step 5 (Some text details), or step 6 (All text details) below for what you would like to do.


2. Use Narrator Verbosity Level 1 - Text only
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.

Use_Narrator_verbosity_level_1_Text_only.reg

Download

3. Use Narrator Verbosity Level 2 - Some control details
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.

Use_Narrator_verbosity_level_2_Some_control_details.reg

Download

4. Use Narrator Verbosity Level 3 - All control details
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.

Use_default_Narrator_verbosity_level_3_All_control_details.reg

Download

5. Use Narrator Verbosity Level 4 - Some text details
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.

Use_Narrator_verbosity_level_4_Some_text_details.reg

Download

6. Use Narrator Verbosity Level 5 - All text details
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 7 below.

Use_Narrator_verbosity_level_5_All_text_details.reg

Download
7. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

8. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

9. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

10. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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How to disable narrator in Windows 10.

This is the easiest way and you do not need to modify the registry:

It is done in 4 steps:

• Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type Narrator settings and select the top most search result.
• Slide the Start Narrator Automatically option bar to Off status under Hear text and controls on the screen.
• On the same screen slide the Narrator option bar to Off status
• Close the window and check if the changes are effective.

 

Are there any other voices for Narrator in the Ease of Access in Windows 10?

Hello Brenda,

I would suggest you to refer to the below steps to turn off narrator.

• 
  Type ease of access in the search bar and press enter
  
• 
  Click on Narrator and turn off
  

Reference:

Hear text read aloud with Narrator

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-hear-text-read-aloud

Hope this information is helpful. Please write back to us if you need any further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.

 

How to disable narrator in Windows 10.

This is the easiest way and you do not need to modify the registry:

It is done in 4 steps:

• Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type Narrator settings and select the top most search result.
• Slide the Start Narrator Automatically option bar to Off status under Hear text and controls on the screen.
• On the same screen slide the Narrator option bar to Off status
• Close the window and check if the changes are effective.

 

How to turn off the narrator on Windows 10?

Hello Lee,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We will assist you in resolving the issue.



Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

• When you say “Navigater”, are you referring to narrator?
• Did you try to turn the “Navigater” off from the settings page?

If you are referring to the narrator settings, I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type Narrator settings and select the top most search result.
• Slide the Narrator option bar to Off status under
  Hear text and controls on the screen.
• Close the window and check if the changes are effective.

Write to us with the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance on the query. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

How to delete Narrator Settings?

Hello Cheryl,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

We understand that you would like to turn the Narrator off. We will be glad to assist you for the issue.

Follow the steps below and check if the issue is resolved your issue:

• In the search bar, type Narrator settings and select the top most search result.
• Slide the Narrator option bar to Off status under
  Hear text and controls on the screen.
• Close the window and check if the changes are effective.

Let us know the status of the issue. We will be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.