MAKE UR COMPUTER SAY WHAT U TYPE

Both Windows and Mac OS X provide built-in text-to-speech capabilities that narrate in a computer-generated voice. To make your Windows or Mac computer say what you type, follow the instructions below.

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Windows

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   Open up Windows Narrator. You can do this by clicking Start Narrator in the Ease of Access Center of the Control Panel. For Windows Vista and 7, simply click Start, type “narrator” in the search bar, and press Enter to launch. Once Narrator is launched, it will begin speaking as well as announcing your activities.
   
   
   
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   Change the Narrator’s settings. Select or unselect options in the dialogue box such as Echo User’s Keystrokes, which will narrate letters as you type them.
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   Change the narrator’s voice. Depending on your operating system, click Voice or Voice Settings at the bottom of Microsoft Narrator and play with the options.
   
   
   
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   Test the Narrator. Open Notepad either by using your usual pathway or going to Start, typing “notepad” in the search bar, and hitting enter.
   
   
   
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   Type words you want narrator to say in notepad.
   
   
   
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   Highlight the words in notepad. This will cause the Narrator to read them back for you.
   
   
   
   • Alternatively, press CTRL+ALT+SPACEBAR or CRTL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR.

Mac OS X: Terminal Method

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   Go to Finder > Applications > Utilities.
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   Double-click Terminal to launch it.
   
   
   
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   Type “say” followed by whatever you want your Mac to say.
   
   
   
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   Press Return on your keyboard. This will cause the computer to read your text back to you.
   
   
   

Mac OS X: Text Edit Method

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   Type something in TextEdit.
   
   
   
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   Place your cursor wherever you’d like the narration to begin. Otherwise, the default place to start narrating is at the beginning of the document.
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   Go to Edit > Speech > Start Speaking. This begins the narration.
   
   
   
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   Go to Edit > Speech > Stop Speaking. This ends the narration.