Adobe acrobat reader 7.0 User Manual

 

You can use the Read Out Loud feature to read aloud as many pages of an Adobe PDF 
document as you want. Read Out Loud reads the text in comment pop-ups and alternate 
text descriptions for images and fillable fields. In tagged or structured PDF documents, 
content is read in the order it appears within the logical structure. In unstructured 
documents, the reading order is inferred, unless a reading order is specified with the 
Accessibility Setup Assistant or in the Preferences dialog box. (See 

.)

Read Out Loud uses the available voices installed in your system; contact your operating 
system vendor for additional voices on Windows. If you have SAPI 4 or SAPI 5 voices 
installed from text-to-speech or language applications, you can choose them to read your 
PDF documents.

Note: The Read Out Loud feature can read the text of a PDF file out loud, but is not a 
screen reader. Some systems may not support this feature.

1.  Open an Adobe PDF document.
2.  Navigate to the page you want to read.
3.  Choose one of the following:

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View > Read Out Loud > Read This Page Only.

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View > Read Out Loud > Read To End Of Document.

Choose one of the following:

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View > Read Out Loud > Pause.

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View > Read Out Loud > Stop.

1.  Make sure that Read Form Fields is selected in the Reading preferences. (See 

.)

2.  In the form, press Tab to select the first form field. A description is read out loud.

Note: When you type text into a text field, Read Out Loud doesn't read the new text until 
you press Tab to exit the text field, and Shift+Tab to reenter the text field.

3.  Make entries and selections as needed. Adobe Reader reads the state of selected check 

boxes and radio buttons.

4.  Press Tab to select each field until you complete the form.