The option to have a PDF file read aloud offers numerous advantages.

It’s
also an easy feature to master.

Perhaps you need your documents read aloud to you because reading print
text is too difficult. Or maybe you’ve just downloaded a PDF file of a book
to listen to, but you really want to savor the story and language slowly.
Adobe Reader enables you to have your files read aloud and even customize
the experience by setting the narrator’s voice and choosing the pace of the
reading to best suit your needs.

How to have a PDF read aloud.

Having a PDF read aloud can increase accessibility if you are visually
impaired or have difficulty reading the text. Listening to a PDF can also help
you multitask. Use Adobe’s free Acrobat Reader app to have the text in your
PDF read aloud to you.

Simply follow these steps to have Acrobat Reader read PDF aloud:

1. Open Reader and navigate to the document page you want to have

read aloud.
2. From the top-left menu, click View, then Read Out Loud.
3. You can choose to have the whole document read aloud or just the
page you’re on.
4. Select either Read to End of Document or Read This Page Only,
respectively.

The reading will start at the page you’re currently on, even if you select
Read to End of Document. To start at the beginning, navigate to the first
page.

At any point, you can also choose from several options to customize the
experience of having your PDFs read out loud:

 To pause or stop the read-out-loud function, go back to the Read Out

Loud selection from the View dropdown menu and select either
option.
 To choose your preferred reader voice, go to the top-right menu and
click Edit, then Preferences. Choose Reading. Remove the checkmark
on Use Default Voice, and finally choose the narration voice you like
from the dropdown list.
  To adjust the pace of the reading, either increase the Words Per
Minute count or lower it, depending on your needs.

Now you can have your PDF read aloud with your unique preference
selections.

Benefits of text to speech for PDFs.

Text to speech can be a useful tool for a variety of people. People with
vision loss can access a PDF with text to speech. Anyone who prefers to
listen to text, whether it’s in an effort to avoid eyestrain or improve
workflow, can use Acrobat Reader’s simple PDF text to speech feature. Text
to speech can also help you multitask.

To make sure that a PDF is accessible to someone with vision loss, ensure
that the text is not in an image but is recognized as text by Acrobat Reader.
You can also tag headings, tables, and lists to increase accessibility.

Listen to PDF documents on the go.

Fortunately, Acrobat Reader can read PDF aloud on any device, so you can
listen to the content of a PDF from anywhere. For example, if you have a
long commute and you’re trying to ramp up productivity, you can use the
PDF reader voice to listen to notes, documents, books, or other important
information while you drive. If you need a refresher on your notes before a
meeting, listen to your PDF while you travel to your meeting. You can use
text to speech to enjoy all the features of Acrobat Reader and work with
PDFs from anywhere.

Do more with your PDF.

The PDF is one of the most widely used formats in professional settings and
is an industry standard for people in many fields, from business to education
to law. Its printable format shows up the same across all devices, so it’s
easy to share and view on the go. Adobe’s powerful PDF tools can help you
use the PDF to its fullest, from creating forms to redacting or encrypting.

See what else you can do with PDFs with Acrobat, from converting

files like Word to PDF to splitting files, merging PDFs, rotating pages, and
more
The option to have a PDF file read aloud offers numerous advantages. It’s
also an easy feature to master.

Perhaps you need your documents read aloud to you because reading print
text is too difficult. Or maybe you’ve just downloaded a PDF file of a book
to listen to, but you really want to savor the story and language slowly.
Adobe Reader enables you to have your files read aloud and even customize
the experience by setting the narrator’s voice and choosing the pace of the
reading to best suit your needs.

How to have a PDF read aloud.

Having a PDF read aloud can increase accessibility if you are visually
impaired or have difficulty reading the text. Listening to a PDF can also help
you multitask. Use Adobe’s free Acrobat Reader app to have the text in your
PDF read aloud to you.

Simply follow these steps to have Acrobat Reader read PDF aloud:

1. Open Reader and navigate to the document page you want to have

read aloud.
2. From the top-left menu, click View, then Read Out Loud.
3. You can choose to have the whole document read aloud or just the
page you’re on.
4. Select either Read to End of Document or Read This Page Only,
respectively.

The reading will start at the page you’re currently on, even if you select
Read to End of Document. To start at the beginning, navigate to the first
page.

At any point, you can also choose from several options to customize the
experience of having your PDFs read out loud:

 To pause or stop the read-out-loud function, go back to the Read Out

Loud selection from the View dropdown menu and select either
option.
 To choose your preferred reader voice, go to the top-right menu and
click Edit, then Preferences. Choose Reading. Remove the checkmark
on Use Default Voice, and finally choose the narration voice you like
from the dropdown list.
  To adjust the pace of the reading, either increase the Words Per
Minute count or lower it, depending on your needs.

Now you can have your PDF read aloud with your unique preference
selections.

Benefits of text to speech for PDFs.

Text to speech can be a useful tool for a variety of people. People with
vision loss can access a PDF with text to speech. Anyone who prefers to
listen to text, whether it’s in an effort to avoid eyestrain or improve
workflow, can use Acrobat Reader’s simple PDF text to speech feature. Text
to speech can also help you multitask.

To make sure that a PDF is accessible to someone with vision loss, ensure
that the text is not in an image but is recognized as text by Acrobat Reader.
You can also tag headings, tables, and lists to increase accessibility.

Listen to PDF documents on the go.

Fortunately, Acrobat Reader can read PDF aloud on any device, so you can
listen to the content of a PDF from anywhere. For example, if you have a
long commute and you’re trying to ramp up productivity, you can use the
PDF reader voice to listen to notes, documents, books, or other important
information while you drive. If you need a refresher on your notes before a
meeting, listen to your PDF while you travel to your meeting. You can use
text to speech to enjoy all the features of Acrobat Reader and work with
PDFs from anywhere.

Do more with your PDF.

The PDF is one of the most widely used formats in professional settings and
is an industry standard for people in many fields, from business to education
to law. Its printable format shows up the same across all devices, so it’s
easy to share and view on the go. Adobe’s powerful PDF tools can help you
use the PDF to its fullest, from creating forms to redacting or encrypting.

See what else you can do with PDFs with Acrobat, from converting

files like Word to PDF to splitting files, merging PDFs, rotating pages, and
more