Forum Discussion
Read Aloud: An option to read only selected text instead of whole page.
For Now, Read Aloud is working like charm. It would be much better if there was an option to read only "selected text" on the webpage [instead of whole page, which is set by default]
Does this really not exist? I'm new to Windows after using Mac for the last 15 years.
On Mac, I leverage the ability to have the OS speak *only selected text* many times per day. I select text and then smash OPT+ESC and voila, macOS reads only my selected text. The narrator doesn't read anything else, and I don't ever want it to.
On Windows, I don't want to have to run Narrator in order to have text read aloud, but I don't mind if I have to configure it to start every time I log in. I absolutely do mind if it's also reading non-selected text out loud or if it starts reading anything I select without me specifically telling it to start reading; I can't find a way to turn off these two behaviors and honestly I shouldn't have to turn them off anyway. I should be able to enable/disable every single behavior at my discretion.
What I do want - no, NEED - is to be able to select text and then use a simple key command, like CTRL+ESC or ALT+ESC to read the selected text.
Already today this is a major productivity drain for me. Major bummer. If what @CarlyCarlisle says is true and this is a regression, I'm shocked it hasn't been fixed more than two months later.
On Mac, I leverage the ability to have the OS speak *only selected text* many times per day. I select text and then smash OPT+ESC and voila, macOS reads only my selected text. The narrator doesn't read anything else, and I don't ever want it to.
On Windows, I don't want to have to run Narrator in order to have text read aloud, but I don't mind if I have to configure it to start every time I log in. I absolutely do mind if it's also reading non-selected text out loud or if it starts reading anything I select without me specifically telling it to start reading; I can't find a way to turn off these two behaviors and honestly I shouldn't have to turn them off anyway. I should be able to enable/disable every single behavior at my discretion.
What I do want - no, NEED - is to be able to select text and then use a simple key command, like CTRL+ESC or ALT+ESC to read the selected text.
Already today this is a major productivity drain for me. Major bummer. If what @CarlyCarlisle says is true and this is a regression, I'm shocked it hasn't been fixed more than two months later.