Change Voice and Speed for Read Aloud in Microsoft Edge
Read Aloud in Microsoft Edge is a built-in text-to-speech tool that turns web pages, PDFs, and eBooks into spoken audio. This feature lets you listen to long articles instead of reading them on your screen.
Microsoft Edge offers dozens of different narration voices, including popular options like “Hazel” and “Guy,” complete with regional accents. You can pick any voice and adjust the reading speed slider to go up to 3 times faster than normal speech.
Access the Read Aloud toolbar when the feature is active. Click “Voice options” to adjust the narration speed with a slider and select different voices and accents.
Change Read aloud voice and speed in Edge
Adjusting the voice and speed for Microsoft Edge’s Read Aloud requires opening the built-in preferences. This panel lets you pick an alternative speaker or alter the playback tempo. Start Read Aloud and click the ‘Voice options’ button on the toolbar.
Open Microsoft Edge and start Read aloud.
The ‘Voice options’ button on the ‘Read aloud’ toolbar, found just below the address bar, handles how the text sounds. Clicking this button opens settings to alter voice speed and voice selection.
The panel lets you tweak speech speed and pick a voice. Downloading extra language packs may prove necessary for specific regional accents. These settings work online and offline, meaning commutes or poor Wi-Fi will never interrupt narration.
Microsoft Edge's Read Aloud feature turns web pages, PDFs, and eBooks into audio, helping anyone who prefers listening over reading.
- Microsoft Edge's Read Aloud feature provides a text-to-speech tool for web pages, PDFs, and eBooks, catering to users with difficulty reading or prefer audio content.
- Users can easily change the Read Aloud voice and reading speed to suit their preferences, with the option to choose from various voices and accents and adjust the narration pace to their liking.
- Accessible settings for different accents and languages, coupled with the ability to use these features online and offline, make the Read Aloud feature in Microsoft Edge an inclusive and versatile tool for diverse users.
How do I get Microsoft Edge to Read Aloud from a specific page?
Yes—launch Read aloud from the address bar or the Settings and more menu. To hear specific content, select the text of what you'd like to hear, then right-click (or press and hold) and select Read aloud selection.
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