Read Out Loud is a Text-to-Speech (TTS) tool that is built in Acrobat Reader DC. The Read Out Loud feature reads aloud the text in a PDF, including the text in comments and alternate 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.
A frequent inquiry we ran across in our research was “Can adobe acrobat pro read aloud?”.
Close Adobe Acrobat Reader DC completely, and then re-open the program. With a PDF document open, select the “View” top menu option. Select the “Read Out Loud” option. Then select “Activate Read Out Loud” or use the Windows keyboard shortcut Shift + Ctrl + Y. Selecting an area of text will now be read aloud by the computer.
How do I make a PDF read aloud?
Unfortuantely this may not work with all PDF files as it depends on how the PDF was orginally created. You may be able to use SensusAccess to convert the PDF into a tagged PDF which may allow the text to be read aloud. ‘Read Out Loud’ works best when the ‘Reflow’ setting is switched off.
The Read Out Loud feature reads aloud the text in a PDF, including the text in comments and alternate 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.
Read Out Loud works best when the Reflow setting is switched off. Untick the box next to Always use Zoom Setting. From the View menu. 3 Change reading voice. Click on the Edit menu, then Preferences (at the bottom of the menu). Choose the Reading category.
This begs the inquiry “How do I Turn Off read out loud on a PDF?”
From the View menu. Unfortuantely this may not work with all PDF files as it depends on how the PDF was orginally created.
What are the preferences of Acrobat Reader for visually impaired users?
Acrobat Reader provides several preferences that make the reading of PDFs more accessible for visually impaired and motion-impaired users. These preferences control how PDFs appear on the screen and read by a screen reader.
Acrobat Reader must have a voice selected that you have installed. The document must be accessible, otherwise it is not read at all or it is read in the wrong order. To verify your settings in Acrobat Reader: Go to the Preferences dialog box of Acrobat Reader by selecting Edit > Preferences. In the left pane, select Reading.