ADOBE READER 8
User Guide
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Reading a PDF with a screen reader
Reader supports assistive software and devices—such as screen readers and screen magnifiers—that enable visually
impaired users to interact with computer applications. When assistive software and devices are in use, Reader may
add temporary tags to open PDFs to improve their readability. Use the Accessibility Setup Assistant to improve how
Reader interacts with the types of assistive software and devices that you use. When using a screen reader, you can
change your reading settings for the current document by pressing Shift+Ctrl+5 (Windows) or Shift+5
(Mac OS).
See the documentation for your assistive software or device, or contact the vendor for more information about
system requirements, compatibility requirements, and instructions for using this software or device with Reader.
Read a PDF with Read Out Loud
The Read Out Loud feature reads aloud the text in a PDF, including the text in comments and alternative text
descriptions for images and fillable fields. In tagged PDFs, content is read in the order in which it appears in the
document’s logical structure tree. In untagged documents, the reading order is inferred, unless a reading order has
been specified in the Reading preferences.
Read Out Loud uses the available voices installed on your system. If you have SAPI 4 or SAPI 5 voices installed from
text-to-speech or language applications, you can choose them to read your PDFs.
Note:
Read Out Loud isn’t a screen reader, and some operating systems may not support it.
Activate or deactivate Read Out Loud
You must activate Read Out Loud before you can use it. You can deactivate Read Out Loud to free system resources
and improve performance of other operations.
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Do one of the following:
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Choose View > Read Out Loud > Activate Read Out Loud or press Shift+Ctrl+Y (Windows) or
Shift+Y (Mac OS).
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Choose View > Read Out Loud > Deactivate Read Out Loud or press Shift+Ctrl+Y (Windows) or
Shift+Y (Mac OS).
Read a PDF with Read Out Loud
1
Navigate to the page that you want to read.
2
Do one of the following:
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Choose View > Read Out Loud > Read This Page Only or press Shift+Ctrl+V (Windows) or Shift+V
(Mac OS).
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Choose View > Read Out Loud > Read To End Of Document or press Shift+Ctrl+B (Windows) or
Shift+B (Mac OS).
Read PDF form fields out loud
1
In the Reading panel of the Preferences dialog box, select Read Form Fields in the Read Out Loud Options section.
2
In the PDF form, press Tab to select the first form field.
3
Make entries and selections as needed, and then press Tab to move to the next field, repeating this step until the
form is completed. Reader reads the state of selected check boxes and radio buttons.
Summary of Contents for READER 8
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