Read PDF

Set up read aloud parameters for the active document

  1. Go to File > Properties.

    The Document Properties window appears.

  2. Select the Advanced tab.
  3. Select an item in the Reading Direction list to specify the reading order
    • Left to right

    • Right to left

  4. In the Language, select the document language to use for reading aloud.

Read aloud text

  1. Click Advanced Processing > Read To End on the ribbon to read the documents from the actual position to the end.

    Optionally, click Advanced Processing > Read This Page to read aloud the current page only.

  2. Click the above tool again to stop the reading.

Read an image-only PDF

Image-only PDF files or pages can be read only after they are made searchable.

Search icon Use the Home > Search Current tool on the ribbon and enter a word from the PDF text (not in a comment or annotation). If the searched words cannot be found, then this is an image-only PDF.

  1. Convert the PDF searchable, as it is detailed in Turn a PDF with image-only parts to searchable in Power PDF.
  2. Read the text aloud, as it is detailed in "Read aloud text".