Adobe Reader XI Read Out Loud problem

I'm using Windows 8 and Adobe Reader XI, but the PDF documents won't 'read' when I activate Read Out Loud.  What am I doing wrong?

Hi thomash,
Are you running into this problem with all PDFs, or just a select few? If the PDF was created from a scan, and OCR wasn't performed (so there's no "live" text), then there wouldn't be anything to read aloud.
If the issue occurs regardless of the PDF you have open, has anything changed on your system since Read Out Loud worked for you?
Best,
Sara

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