How to Change Narrator’s Reading of Capitalized Text in Windows 11
Windows 11’s Narrator can change how it speaks capitalized words, like making them louder or saying “all caps.”
Narrator is the built-in screen reader that speaks what’s on your screen. It helps people who are blind or have low vision use their PC.
By default, Narrator might say “Capital” before a capitalized word, which can be annoying. For instance, it might read “HELLO” as “Capital H E L L O.”
The Narrator capitalization setting lets you decide if it says “all caps” or just ignores capitalization. This makes reading much smoother.
Open Settings and go to Accessibility, then Narrator. Expand Verbosity level, select “Change how capitalized text is read,” and choose “Don’t announce,” “Increase pitch,” or “Say cap.
Why This Matters
Microsoft updated how Narrator reads capitalized text to assist users with visual impairments. Previously, Narrator used a higher pitch for capitalized words. This could confuse some users. The new way matches how people normally read text.
Your Options
- Don’t announce – Narrator doesn’t mention that text is capitalized
- Increase pitch – Narrator raises its voice pitch when reading capitalized text
- Say cap – Narrator says the word “cap” before capitalized letters
Pick the option that works best for you.
How to Change Narrator’s Reading of Capitalized Text
You can change Narrator’s reading of capitalized text in Windows 11 directly within the Settings app. This feature lets you choose whether Narrator plays a special sound, like a beep, for capitalized words, or if it spells out the letters of those words.
- Open the Settings app. Click the Start menu and select Settings. Or press Windows key + I on your keyboard. Windows Settings Settings app
- In the Settings app, click Accessibility on the left side.
- On the right side, find the Narrator tile and click it to open the Narrator settings.
- Under the Verbosity section, expand the Verbosity level tile.
- Find and select the Change how capitalized text is read tile.
- Choose one of these options:
- Don’t announce
- Increase pitch
- Say cap
- Close the Settings app when you finish.
You’re all set! Narrator will now read capitalized text the way you chose.
Summary
Adjusting how Narrator reads capitalized text in Windows 11 offers three choices: ‘Don’t announce’, ‘Increase pitch’, or ‘Say cap’.
Is the narrator always right?
Understanding Narrator Reliability and Its Impact on Narrative. Narrators act as your guides through the world of a literary work. Their perspective shapes how you interpret events and characters. Yet narrators can be completely reliable or distinctly unreliable.
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