How to Get Your Mac Computer to Read Text Aloud

2020-01-29T20:05:00.000Z

Unlike some other devices, you don't have to download any third-party apps or additional software to read text aloud on your Mac.

Here's how to get your Mac computer to read text aloud.

How to get your Mac to read text aloud

1. Click the Apple icon in the top-left corner of your screen.

2. Select "System Preferences..."

3. Click "Accessibility."

4. Select "Speech" in the left sidebar.

5. Tick the box next to "Speak selected text when the key is pressed." The default way to read commands is to press the "option" + "Esc" keys.

To change the keys, click the "Change Key…" button then type in the keys that you'd like to use. Click "OK" to save your changes.

After that, you simply have to highlight the text you want to hear and press the specified keys on your keyboard.

Your Mac will then begin reading the text aloud. Pressing the keyboard command again will also stop your computer from reading the text aloud.

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