Select to speak

You can customise the voice that reads text aloud to you.Change the language or voice for Select to SpeakImportant: When you change the language or voice settings for Select to Speak, you change them for all Select to Speak products, like the screen reader. At the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s. Select Settings Accessibility Text-to-Speech. Under 'Text-to-Speech', select Text-to-Speech voice settings. Turn on Select to Speak. Select Select to Speak settings. To change the language or voice for Select to Speak: Change the language and preferred voice: Under 'Speech', select the language and type of voice that you want to hear. Change to natural voice: To use a more realistic, life-like voice, turn on Use natural voice when device is online. When you select a natural voice, in order to process the voice, the text that you select will be sent to Google. Tip: Even if you change the language under "Text-to-Speech" settings, you have to change the system language for your Chromebook to read in another language. You can change the system language in your Chromebook’s settings, under Language and inputs.Manage your Chromebook language At the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s. Select Settings Advanced Languages and inputs. Under 'Languages and inputs', select Languages. Next to 'Device language', select Change. Select your preferred language for your device. Select Confirm and restart.Tip: You can also change the preferred language for websites and change your Google Account language.Change the language, voice or volume for text-to-speech At the bottom right, select the time or press Alt + Shift + s. Select Settings Accessibility. Under 'Text-to-speech', select Text-to-speech voice settings. Under 'Speech engines', select Settings and choose a voice: Chrome OS TTS: Voices have a more human-sounding quality and are

To type or handwrite text, or to add images to files, documents, and emails, you can use your Chromebook’s on-screen keyboard.Tip: To type text with the on-screen keyboard, you can use one or multiple fingers just as you would with a hardware keyboard.Open the keyboardOpen the keyboard in SettingsOpen the keyboard in tablet mode If your Chromebook can be used as a tablet, the on-screen keyboard will automatically open when you flip the screen of your Chromebook over its hinge.Use the keyboardUse accented lettersIf your default on-screen keyboard is the US keyboard, you’ll need to switch to a different keyboard to type with accented letters: Open your Chromebook's on-screen keyboard. Select Settings . At the bottom, select Advanced. Select Languages and input. Under "Input method," select Manage input methods. Select a keyboard other than the US keyboard. If you only see the US keyboard, you'll need to add another keyboard language before going to the next step. At the bottom of the on-screen keyboard, select AltGr. Select the accented letters you'd like to type.Type text by speaking You can speak to enter text in most places where you usually type. You can even add common punctuation marks by saying "comma," "period," "question mark," "exclamation mark," or "exclamation point.” Type text with your voice Select where you want to type. Open your Chromebook's on-screen keyboard. At the top right of the on-screen keyboard, select Speak . The first time you do this, you’ll see a message explaining how the feature works. To turn on your microphone, select Got it. When the microphone icon turns blue, say what you want to type. Optional: To delete what you last said, select Delete. You can also edit your text with specific voice commands. Fix problems with voice typing If you speak, but text doesn't

Allows you to toggle Watch Clipboard on and off.Mouse Speak OptionsMouse speak options apply to text you highlight using your mouse. In TextAloud Settings, click Mouse Speak Options in the left panel. Mouse speak options are very similar to the Clipboard Options described above. Like Watch Clipboard above, there is a option called "Watch Mouse" that controls when this feature is enabled. You can toggle the Watch Mouse setting in the tray icon popup menu, as well as the Control Center menu in the TextAloud main window. There is also a system wide hotkey available that allows you to toggle Watch Mouse on and off.System Wide HotkeysYou can create system wide hotkeys that allow you to select text in other applications, and either speak the text or import into TextAloud articles. You have the option of configuring an Import Text hotkey together with the option to automatically speak new articles, or you can configure one or more hotkeys to speak selected text. A specific voice can be assigned to a Speak or Import Text Hotkey, so you have the option of creating multiple hotkeys for these actions, each using a different voice.Floating ToolbarThe TextAloud floating toolbar can be displayed from the Control Center menu in the TextAloud main window. The floating toolbar provides functionality very similar to system wide hotkeys. You can use the Speak button on the floating toolbar to speak text in other windows, along with an Add Article button. The voice dropdown on the Floating Toolbar makes it very easy to speak text or add articles using different voices. As mentioned above, the Add Article button can be used with the option to speak articles automatically.Go to top

Text available on all iPhone models?A: Yes, Voice Text is available on all iPhone models running iOS 10 or later.Q: Can I use Voice Text with a physical keyboard?A: Yes, you can use Voice Text with a physical keyboard. Just enable Speak Selection and select the text you want to read aloud.Q: Can I use Voice Text with a Bluetooth keyboard?A: Yes, you can use Voice Text with a Bluetooth keyboard. Just enable Speak Selection and select the text you want to read aloud.Q: Is Voice Text secure?A: Yes, Voice Text is secure. Your voice messages are encrypted and can only be accessed by the intended recipient.ConclusionIn conclusion, Voice Text is a powerful feature that allows you to turn your spoken words into text messages. With these simple steps, you can enable Voice Text on your iPhone and start speaking your messages. Remember to use a headset or earbuds, speak clearly, and use the microphone icon to send your messages. If you encounter any issues, refer to the common issues and solutions section. Happy texting!Save money with car insurance and credit card tips!

Skip to main content This browser is no longer supported. Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support. Simple TTS Guide (SAPI 5.3) Article 04/17/2012 In this article -->Microsoft Speech API 5.3Simple TTS GuideThis topic explains how to speak to a file and how to speak a file.OverviewThis document is intended to help developers of text-to-speech (TTS) applications use SAPI TTS functionality to speak text into a wav file and to speak a text file. The example illustrates how to use the Speak and SpeakStream methods, how to select a specific voice, and how to set the output audio stream to a wav file. The examples are written in both C++ and Visual Basic.Speak to a wav file in C++The following is an example that speaks a text string, "Hello World", to a wav file, "ttstemp.wav" in C++/ATL COM. The SAPI helper class, CSpStreamFormat, and helper method, SPBindToFile, which are defined in sphelper.h, are used in this example to set the audio wav format and bind the audio stream to the specific file. Since SPSF_22kHz16BitMono is the preferred wav format of the Microsoft English TTS engine, it is selected as the output audio format for the better audio effect. In the following example, the ISpVoice::SetOutput() method must be called to set the audio outputs to the right stream. This is because, by default, the output is set to the default audio device. For the simplification, ISpVoice::Speak() is called synchronously. If you want to speak asynchronously, change the speak flag to SPF_ASYNC and call ISpVoice::WaitUntilDone() after the ISpVoice::Speak() waiting for the completion of the speak process. HRESULT hr = S_OK; CComPtr cpVoice; CComPtr cpStream; CSpStreamFormat cAudioFmt; //Create a SAPI Voice hr = cpVoice.CoCreateInstance( CLSID_SpVoice ); //Set the audio format if(SUCCEEDED(hr)) { hr =