This article is for people who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Windows tools or features and Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Accessibility help & learning content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.
Use your keyboard and a screen reader to pair a Bluetooth device with your Windows computer. We have tested it with Narrator, JAWS, and NVDA, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques.
You can pair all kinds of Bluetooth devices—keyboards, mice, phones, speakers, and a whole lot more. To do this, your computer needs to have Bluetooth. Some computers, such as laptops and tablets, have Bluetooth built in. If your computer doesn’t, you can plug a USB Bluetooth adapter into the USB port on your computer to get it.
Need instructions on how to pair a Bluetooth device, but not using a screen reader? Refer to Pair a Bluetooth device in Windows.
Note
- To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft 365.
In this topic
- Turn on Bluetooth on your computer
- Pair a Bluetooth device
- Pair a Bluetooth printer or scanner
- Pair a Bluetooth device using Swift Pair
Turn on Bluetooth on your computer
You can turn on Bluetooth from the settings of your computer or from the quick settings on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.