You can use the Text to Speech feature to hear selected text read aloud in a Microsoft Office for Mac file.
- If you have not already done so, set up the Text to Speech feature.
- On the Apple menu, click System Preferences.
- Click Accessibility > Speech.
- Select the voice that you want to use.Tip: You can change the speed at which words are read by moving the Speaking Rate slider.
- Select the Speak selected text when the key is pressed check box, and then click Set Key to assign a keyboard shortcut that you want to use to hear text read aloud. The default keyboard shortcut is Option+Esc.
- In your Office file, select the text that you want to hear, and then press the keyboard shortcut.
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- Speech-to-text can be used with other input modalities to type using your voice. Additionally, your operating system may have built-in solutions for additional voice input and control with speech recognition.
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