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