Before I am using iSpeech TTS on my iPad only to realised that iMac has a built in Text to Speech Feature same applies with iPhone and iPad. OS X Mavericks: Hear your Mac speak text.
If you have trouble reading text on your screen, you can have your Mac speak text that’s on the screen when you press a key or set of keys.
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Dictation & Speech, then click Text to Speech.
- Select the “Speak selected text when the key is pressed” checkbox.
- By default, speaking is enabled when you press Option-Esc. To choose a different key, click Change Key, press one or more modifier keys (Command, Shift, Option, or Control) together with another key, then click OK.
- To have your Mac start speaking, press the specified key. To stop the speaking, press the key again.
If text is selected when you press the key, the selected text is spoken. Otherwise, available text items in the current window are spoken; for example, if Mail is the current window, an email message is read. If no text items are available, you hear a beep.
You can also use VoiceOver, the spoken interface for OS X, to hear descriptions of every item on the screen and to control your Mac using the keyboard.
How to use Alex with VoiceOver and Text to Speech on your iPhone or iPad
Apple has brought Alex to iOS in iOS 8. Learn how to use Alex as your English-speaking voice for VoiceOver, Speak Screen, and Speak Selection.
What you need to start using Alex
If you have one of these devices, you'll have the option to download and enable Alex.
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 6 Plus
- iPhone 5s
- iPad Air
- iPad mini with Retina display
Your device needs at least 870 MB of available free space to use Alex.
How to start using Alex
You can choose Alex for VoiceOver and for Speak Screen and Speak Selection. Follow these steps.
Choose Alex for VoiceOver
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Speech.
If you're using English on your device, choose Default Dialect > English (U.S.) > Alex.
If your device is using another language by default, you'll need to add English as a Rotor Language. To do this, follow these steps:
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Speech > Add New Language.
Choose English (U.S).
Tap the More Info button next to English (U.S.) from the Rotor Languages list.
Select Alex.
Choose Alex for Speak Screen and Speak Selection
Go go Settings > General > Accessibility > Speech > Voices and choose Alex.
Wait for Alex to download and install
After you've selected Alex, if you're connected to Wi-Fi, the download will begin. When the download is complete, your device will install Alex. When that's finished, if your device is using English, Alex will start speaking.
Learn more
If you decide you no longer want Alex installed, you can remove the voice by going to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Speech and swiping from right to left on the voice. Then tap the Delete button.
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