讲述(Narrator)人程序是几个“轻松访问”(Ease of Access)工具之一，可用于朗读屏幕上显示的文本。这对于有视力或语言问题(vision or language issues)并且喜欢听而不是阅读的人很有用。在本文中，我们将介绍如何访问讲述(Narrator)人，它有哪些可用选项，以及一些使其更易于使用的基本快捷方式。
访问讲述人
打开讲述(Narrator)人的最快方法是打开“开始”菜单(Start Menu)，然后在底部的搜索字段(search field)中输入“讲述人” 。("narrator")
或者，如果您更喜欢老式的方式，请打开“开始”菜单(Start Menu)，然后转到“All Programs > Accessories > Ease of Access > Narrator。
任何一种方法都会调出“讲述(Narrator)人”面板，如果您的声音打开，您可能会立即开始听到它与您交谈。
选项和设置
在我们了解如何使用此功能之前，让我们确保它在您想要的时间准确地以您可以听到的音量说话。
当您打开讲述(Narrator)人时，其面板应如下所示。您可以通过选中它们的框来打开和关闭四个选项。“回显用户的击键”("Echo User's Keystrokes")框将使讲述(Narrator)人大声说出您键入的每个键，“宣布系统消息”("Announce System Messages")将大声读出弹出的任何警报，“宣布滚动通知”("Announce Scroll Notifications")将在屏幕滚动时告诉您，以及“启动讲述人最小化”("Start Narrator Minimized")将使它在您将来最初打开讲述人时在您的任务栏上最小化。(Narrator)
顺便说一句，如果您想大声朗读教程，请单击此处的“快速帮助” ， ("Quick Help")Windows将为您完成此操作。
在复选框项目下方，您将看到“控制在我登录时是否启动讲述人”选项。("Control whether Narrator starts when I log on.")如果您希望讲述(Narrator)人在您开始使用计算机时自动打开，请单击(computer click)此选项，下面的面板(panel below)将打开。顶部的复选框显示“打开讲述人”。("Turn on Narrator.")
选中此项并单击OK。现在，每当您启动计算机时，“讲述(Narrator)人”都会自动打开。
在初始讲述(Narrator)人窗口的下方，靠近底部和中间，您将看到“语音设置”(Voice Settings)选项。在这里，如果您有多种声音可供选择，您可以选择不同的声音。如您所见，我个人目前仍坚持使用Anna 女士的(Ms. Anna)英文版(English version)，这很适合我。在此之下，您还可以控制Anna说话的速度、说话的音量以及她的声音的高低。这些中的每一个都在 1 到 9 的范围内，您需要对它们进行修改以获得最舒适的体验。完成理想设置后，不要忘记单击“确定”。(OK)
使用讲述人
到目前为止，您可能已经认识到，当您从一个窗口转到另一个窗口时，讲述人会喋喋不休。(Narrator)无论您的键盘专注于什么，它都会开始读取。还有一些键盘命令可用于更多地控制讲述(Narrator)人。
如果您想让它停止说话，请按键盘上的Ctrl键。如果您希望讲述人为(Narrator)您提供有关当前所选项目的一些信息，请按住Ctrl和Shift键并按键盘上的Enter。如果您希望讲述(Narrator)人阅读整个选定窗口，请按住Ctrl和Shift并按空格键(Spacebar)。
如果您正在寻找可与讲述(Narrator)人一起使用的命令的完整列表，我建议您阅读此处找到的表格：选择讲述人朗读的文本(Choose which text Narrator reads aloud)。您还可以通过进入“帮助(Help)”菜单并单击“文档”来访问列出多个命令的(Documentation)帮助(help file)文件。这也可以通过在使用讲述人时简单地按(Narrator)F1来实现。
结束
讲述(Narrator)人是一个非常简单的工具，但知识渊博的Windows 用户(Windows user)可以使用它在没有显示器的情况下通过计算机进行一些基本的导航。此外(Further)，任何阅读屏幕有困难的人都可能会感谢它的帮助。就个人而言，我无法想象无法阅读我的屏幕，但有时在我深夜起床时听到有人跟我说话真是太好了……即使只是电脑！让我们知道您对这个工具的看法，如果您对它的使用方式有任何其他想法。直到下一次，朋友们。
How to Use the Narrator from the Ease of Access Center in Windows 7
The Narrator program, one of several Ease of Access tools, can be used to read aloud text that appears on your screen. This can be useful for people who have vision or language issues and prefer to hear rather than to read. In this article we will go over how to access Narrator, what options it has available, and some basic shortcuts that will make it easier to use.
Accessing Narrator
The fastest way to open Narrator is to simply open the Start Menu and type "narrator" into the search field at the bottom.
Or, if you prefer to do it the old-fashioned way, open the Start Menu and go to All Programs > Accessories > Ease of Access > Narrator.
Either method will bring up the Narrator panel, and if your sound is on you will probably immediately begin to hear it talking to you.
Options and Settings
Before we get into how to use this function, let's make sure it's talking exactly when you want it to and at a volume that you can hear it.
When you open Narrator, its panel should look like it does below. There are four options you can turn on and off by checking their boxes. The "Echo User's Keystrokes" box will cause Narrator speak aloud aloud every key that you type, "Announce System Messages" will read aloud any alerts that pop up, "Announce Scroll Notifications" will tell you whenever the screen scrolls, and "Start Narrator Minimized" will make it so that when you initially open Narrator in the future it is minimized on your taskbar.
As an aside, if you would like a tutorial to be read aloud to you, click on "Quick Help" here and Windows will do this for you.
Below the checkbox items you will see the option to "Control whether Narrator starts when I log on." If you would like for Narrator to open automatically when you begin using your computer click this, and the panel below will open. The top checkbox reads "Turn on Narrator."
Check this and click OK. Now, whenever you start up your computer, Narrator will automatically be opened.
Still further down the initial Narrator window, near the bottom and in the middle, you will see the Voice Settings option. Here, if you have multiple voices to choose from, you can select a different one. As you can see, I'm personally stuck with the English version of Ms. Anna for now, which suits me fine. Below this, you can also manipulate how fast Anna talks, how loud she talks, and how high or low pitched her voice is. Each of these is on a scale of 1 to 9, and you'll want to tinker with them to get the most comfortable experience for yourself. Don't forget to click OK once you have your ideal settings.
Using Narrator
By now, you've probably recognized that Narrator will babble on as you go from window to window. Whatever your keyboard is focused on, it will begin to read from. There are also a few keyboard commands you can use to control Narrator a little more.
If you want to make it stop talking in the middle of something, hit the Ctrl key on your keyboard. If you want Narrator to give you some information about the currently selected item, hold Ctrl and Shift keys and hit Enter on your keyboard. If you want Narrator to read the entire selected window, hold Ctrl and Shift and hit the Spacebar.
If you are looking for a complete list of commands that can be used with Narrator, I recommend that you read the table found here: Choose which text Narrator reads aloud. You can also access a help file listing several commands by going into the Help menu and clicking Documentation. This can also be achieved by simply hitting F1 while using the Narrator.
Closing
Narrator is a very simple tool, but a knowledgeable Windows user could use it to do some basic navigation through a computer without a monitor. Further, anyone having difficulty reading their screen might be grateful for its assistance. Personally, I can't imagine not being able to read my screen, but sometimes it is nice to hear someone talking to me when I'm up late at night... even if it is only the computer! Let us know what you think about this tool, and if you have any other ideas for ways it can be used. Until next time, friends.
