Click on Spoken Content on the Accessibility page.

Click the Accessibility icon on the settings page.

Here are the steps for turning on the Speak Screen functionality: This allows me to use headphones (or if I’m at home, just turn on my audio) to listen to any web page I want.

An alternative to reading by sight is using the built-in accessibility feature in Apple’s iOS called Speak Screen. See the VoiceOver User Guide.I often want to read articles while commuting on public transit however, this can give me motion sickness. You can also use VoiceOver, the built-in screen reader for macOS, to hear descriptions of every item on the screen and to control your Mac using the keyboard. When you’ve finished choosing options, click OK. You can use the controller to pause, resume or stop the speaking, change the speaking rate, and skip ahead or back in the text. The controller is especially useful when your Mac is reading long pieces of text. Show Controller: Click the pop-up menu to choose to automatically show the controller when you press the keyboard shortcut, or to never or always show it. Sentence Style: Click the pop-up menu to have spoken sentences indicated by an underline or with a background colour.

If you don’t want spoken content highlighted, choose None from the Highlight Content pop-up menu. Click the Word Colour and Sentence Colour pop-up menus to choose the highlight colour. Highlight Content: Click the pop-up menu, then choose to have words, sentences or both highlighted as your Mac speaks. For example, press the Option and Tab keys together to set the keyboard shortcut as Option+Tab. Keyboard Shortcut: Press the key combination you want to use. To set a different keyboard shortcut and change other settings, click the Info button next to “Speak selection”: (You may need to scroll down.)īy default, your Mac speaks text when you press the keyboard shortcut Option-Esc. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Accessibility in the sidebar. Get started with accessibility features.Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites.Watch and listen together with SharePlay.Share and collaborate on files and folders.Sync music, books and more between devices.Make and receive phone calls on your Mac.Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad.Use Live Text to interact with text in a photo.Make it easier to see what’s on the screen.Install and reinstall apps from the App Store.

How to enable speak text on mac