Windows Narrator: Scan Mode

Ricky: Hello, my name is Ricky Enger. Today we'll learn how to navigate using scan mode in Windows Narrator. Before we jump in, it's worth mentioning that Narrator actually has two methods of navigating and reading through what's on our screen. There's scan mode, which we'll talk about today, and there's also the ability to navigate by Narrator views.

Navigating with Narrator views has its own lovely little workshop that you can check out as well. For now though, let's talk about scan mode. Actually, let's not talk about it too much. Let's jump right to the fun part and see how it works, then we'll talk about it in more detail. Basically, scan mode is a mode that lets us move really quickly through an app or webpage just by using our arrow keys and some nifty little shortcut keys. To get started, let's go to our Narrator home.

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