Hi Gail, I believe this link has keystrokes for Narrator. http://www.fredshead.info/2008/07/windows-narrator.html HTH Blessings. Lynnsky Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 6:17 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: using narrator in xp Hi Gail. You have to be pretty desperate to need narrator, but, there are those times. I couldn't find a direct answer to your question (actually, I don't think you can pronounce something letter by letter except by manually moving the mouse). However, here's what I gleaned from the xp help. Good luck! Navigating with the keyboard and Narrator Microsoft Windows graphic Navigating with the keyboard and Narrator list of 1 items . Open Narrator. list end Reading options list of 7 items . To read an entire window, click the window and then press CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR. . To get information about the current item, press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER. . To get a more detailed description of an item, press CTRL+SHIFT+INSERT. . To read the title bar of a window, press ALT+HOME. . To read the status bar of a window, press ALT+END. . To read the contents of an edit field, press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER, or use the arrow keys. (This might be what you are looking for.) . To silence the speech, press CTRL. list end Keyboard options list of 5 items . To switch to another program, press ALT+TAB. . To go to the next button or tool, press TAB. To go back, press SHIFT+TAB. . To select an item from a drop-down list, use the arrow keys. . To select a check box or option button, press SPACEBAR. . To open Utility Manager, press Windows logo key +U. list end Notes list of 3 items . To open Narrator, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to Accessibility, and then click Narrator. . To open Narrator using the keyboard, press CTRL+ESC, press R, type narrator, and then press ENTER. . Narrator is not available for all languages and is only supported on the English version of Windows XP. list end ----- Original Message ----- From: "gail johnson" <mama-gail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 9:21 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] using narrator in xp > Help > > How does one make Microsoft Narrator spell letter by letter? Like if your > trying to look up items in device manager. > > -- > Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit > www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list > of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.4/1880 - Release Date: 1/7/2009 8:49 AM To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.