How to Change Narrator’s Reading of Capitalized Text in Windows 11

This article explains how to change the way Narrator reads capitalized text in Windows 11.

Narrator is a screen-reading app built into Windows. It reads the text on your screen out loud. It also describes events happening on your screen. This helps users with low vision or blindness.

When you use the Narrator app, you can turn on or off its keyboard shortcuts, launch it automatically, adjust the voice, speed, and volume, manage natural voices, lower other apps volume when Narrator is speaking, change Narrator audio output device, change verbosity level, emphasize formatted text, enable or disable Narrators phonetic reading, pause for punctuation, adjust how the Narrator read advanced details, and more.

Another setting you can adjust in Narrator is how it reads capitalized text on Windows.

Why This Matters

Microsoft changed how Narrator reads capitalized text to help people who are visually impaired. The old way used a higher pitch. This could confuse some users. The new way matches how people normally read text.

Your Options

Narrator now has three choices for reading capitalized text:

• 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

You pick the option that works best for you.

How to Change Narrator’s Reading of Capitalized Text

Follow these simple steps to adjust this setting.

1. Open the Settings app. Click the Start menu and select Settings. Or press Windows key + I on your keyboard. Windows Settings Settings app
2. In the Settings app, click Accessibility on the left side.
3. On the right side, find the Narrator tile and click it to open the Narrator settings.

1. Under the Verbosity section, expand the Verbosity level tile.
2. Find and select the Change how capitalized text is read tile.
3. Choose one of these options:
   • Don’t announce
   • Increase pitch
   • Say cap

Tip: You can also press Narrator + 4 on your keyboard to quickly cycle through the capitalization reading modes.

1. Close the Settings app when you finish.

You’re all set! Narrator will now read capitalized text the way you chose.

Summary

Changing how Narrator reads capitalized text in Windows 11 is easy. You have three options: Don’t announce, Increase pitch, or Say cap. Just open Settings, go to Accessibility, and select Narrator. Then expand Verbosity level and pick your choice for capitalized text. This simple adjustment helps make reading more comfortable for you.

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