

In Safari, use your mouse or trackpad to select the text you want recited. Listen to Mac OSX read aloud an article, such as the piece of news by on the discovery of 18 Jupiter-sized planets (see illustration below, as it appeared on Yahoo news). Continue reading to see how to make Mac talk.

Finally click on speak from the list and then press add.To use the text-to-speech feature select the text you wish to. Next click on more commands and then click on all commands from the drop down menu. To access add the text-to-speech button to the quick access tool bar click on the down arrow in the top left corner of the screen. Microsoft Word has a hidden text-to-speech button built in. However, there is a 30-day free trial which you can use to get a feel for the software before springing up the money.

Windows Speech Recognition is a built-in feature of Windows Vista and Windows 7. With Windows Speech Recognition enabled on your computer, you can use Microsoft Office 2007 to record your voice and translate your words into text. Speech recognition software allows you to speak commands and create documents on your computer by talking into an attached microphone.
