Speech & Sound

Mac OS includes Text-to-Speech software that makes it possible for your Mac to read the contents of text documents. In addition, if your Mac has a microphone (either built-in or external), you can record sounds. SimpleText supports both of these features.

Tip

I explain how to set speech and sound options in Chapter 14.

To speak text

1.
Select the text you want to hear.
2.
Choose Sound > Speak Selection (Figure 42), or press .
Figure 42. Choose the Speak Selection command to have your computer read selected text.

or

1.
Make ...

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