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How to Install the Text-To-Speech Accessibility Plugin on Kindle for PC

Go to http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200596280 to learn how to setup the Accessibility Plugin.

Follow the on-screen prompts to proceed with download and installation.

Turn on Narrator in Windows 7 and Above

To use the text-to-speech feature, you'll need to use a secondary program. A free program built into every Windows PC is Narrator, which has a pretty neutral voice and is easy to use with your accessible Kindle software.


To launch Narrator

Click the Windows key on your keyboard and begin typing “Narrator” to search for the program.

Once search is complete, you should see the Narrator program with a computer and a speech bubble. Click it to launch.

When you confirm that Narrator is able to read aloud its own menu, open your Kindle for PC with Accessibility Plugin. Open one of your Kindle books to any page and hit simultaneously to begin hearing the page read aloud by Narrator. Use the following set of key shortcuts to navigate throughout the page after that.

Accessibility Plugin Shortcuts

You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate the Accessibility Plugin.

  • Start reading (from the top of the page) — CTRL, R
  • Pause/Restart reading (from current position) — Space bar or F6
  • Read current sentence from beginning — CTRL, (comma)
  • Read previous sentence — CTRL, Shift, Up Arrow
  • Skip forward one sentence — CTRL, Shift, Down Arrow
  • Toggle voice (male/female) — CTRL, Shift, V
  • Increase speech rate — Shift, +
  • Decrease speech rate — Shift, -
  • Announce current location within a book — CTRL, P
  • Toggle continuous reading — CTRL, Shift, C
  • Read instructions — CTRL, I