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Narrator cannot read the alternative text for images when you use reading view in Internet Explorer 11

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About Narrator

Narrator is a light-duty screen-reader utility that is included in Microsoft Windows. Narrator reads dialog boxes and window controls in several basic applications for Windows. Narrator is included with every copy of Microsoft Windows, and it provides a measure of access to Windows without the need to install additional software as long as the computer includes a sound card and speakers or headphones.

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You browse to a website by using an immersive mode in Internet Explorer 11.
  • The website has articles together with images.
  • You click the read button to enable the reading view feature. 
  • You run Narrator to read the alternative text for images.
In this scenario, Narrator reads the html elements (such as div, br). 

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Resolution

Update information

To resolve this issue, install the most recent cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To do this, go to Microsoft Update.

For technical information about the most recent cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, go to the following Microsoft website:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx
Note This update was first included in security update 2975687.

For more information about security update 2975687, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2975687  MS14-037: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: July 8, 2014

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

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Keywords: kbfix, kbqfe, kbsurveynew, kbexpertiseinter, kb

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Article Info
Article ID : 2980010
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 7/8/2014
Exists online : False
Views : 293