Abstract: A method of synchronizing an audio narration of a text with a display of the text, in which the text and audio narration are encoded in a data file, includes: performing a page setup operation for displaying the text in a predetermined sequence; displaying the text in accordance with the page setup operation; outputting the audio narration of the text; and synchronizing the audio narration and the displayed text. Synchronizing information may be embedded in a text or audio portion of the data file. An associated apparatus includes a storage device, a display, and a processor. A file formatted for enabling a display of text and a synchronized audible narration of the text includes textual data corresponding to the text and audio data corresponding to the audible narration of the text. The textual data includes synchronization data embedded within the text, and can include page setup information sufficient for a processor to perform a page setup operation without the use of xml tags.