How to Activate Text to Speech in Mac OS X

So you want your Mac to read something to you? Read more to find out how. Open System Preferences.

Method 1 of 3:

Setting The Voice

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    Open System Preferences.

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    Click on Speech.

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    Click on the text to speech tab.

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    Click on system voice.

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    Click on More Voices.

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    Click on the voice that you would like to try out.

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    Click on the play button. Make sure that the volume is high.

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    Select the Voice that you like

  • Method 2 of 3:

    The Shortcut Way

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    Open System Preferences/Speech/Text to Speech.

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  • A box will appear.
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    Press the key-combination that you would like to use.

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    Select the text you would like to have read.

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    Press the key-combination that you have set.

  • Method 3 of 3:

    The Right-Click Way

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    Select the text that you would like to have read.

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    Right Click on it and click on the sub-menu called Speech.

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    Click on Start Speaking.

  • Isabella Humphrey Isabella Humphrey

    Update 04 March 2020

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