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Edge - Read Aloud 

Desktop

Steps to activate "Read aloud":

  • With your mouse, double left click on any word, then right click on it.

  • From the pop-up menu that will appear, click "More tools."

  • Finally, click "Read aloud from here."

Read aloud for PDFs and Website

After clicking "Read aloud from here," reading tools will appear centered atop of your screen

with Voice options to their right.

Chrome - Reading Mode

Desktop

Steps to open in Reading Mode:

Step One - With your mouse, double left click on the word where you want the narration to begin, then right click on it.

Step Two - From the pop-up menu that appears, click "Open in reading mode."

Step Three - Click "Read aloud from here."

Open in reading mode - chrome

Step Four - After you click reading mode, your screen will look approximately as it does in the ​image below. Then click on the blue "To," where we want the narration to begin in this example.

Step Five: Finally, click the caret on the toolbar on the top left below "Reading Mode." After which the narration will begin.

Note: On the actually platform the circle

To access read aloud on  Chrome
Circling a word to begin narration on Chrome

Note:

  • The toolbar shares the same features of the Immersive Reader native to Microsoft.

  • This feature is only on Chrome.

  • It is ideal for beginning readers and other learners such as those who may require bigger text or wider spacing between words or letters.

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