If you’re running Windows or OSX. You can have your PDF documents read to you instead of reading them when using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open them. 

Here are the shortcuts to use when you have a document open:On Windows: 

  • Ctrl+Shift+Y- activate reading out loud (this one is not current confirmed)
  • Ctrl+Shift+B - hear the entire document
  • Ctrl+Shift+V - hear the page
  • Ctrl+Shift+C - resume
  • Ctrl+Shift+E - stop

On OSX:

  •  Cmd+Shift+Y- activate reading out loud
  • Cmd+Shift+B - hear the entire document
  • Cmd+Shift+V- hear current page
  • Cmd+Shift+V - hear the page
  • Cmd+Shift+C - resume
  • Cmd+Shift+E - stop

If you want to change the reading preferences you can go to:

  • Edit –> Preferences –> Reading.  

You can change options like the voice, pitch, and order options.

source: Beno Varghese