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With the method of voice reading on Mac, you can save it as a file and store it on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to listen to while on the go. Reading text using voice is an effective method for studying or listening to content when you're short on time.
How to Read Text Using Voice on Mac
Firstly, you should know that this is the Automator service introduced on Snow Leopard (and available on Lion), and what you need to do first is activate this service.
To activate the Automator service, first open System Preferences located in the Applications folder, then click on the Keyboard icon and select the Keyboard Shortcuts tab.
Next, click on Services in the left column, then scroll down to the Text section. Check the box next to the Add to iTunes As A Spoken Track service, then exit System Preferences.
Now, all you need to do to read text aloud on Mac is open any document or PDF file containing text you want to read aloud, select the text you want to read in Mac, then go to the Application Menu, choose Add to iTunes as a Spoken Track.
Once completed, you'll have options to choose the voice from the installed system voices and select the file name you want to read. When you click the Continue button, iTunes will automatically open (if not already open), process the file, and once the processing is complete, you'll hear a notification sound.
The processing may take longer if you have a large amount of text to process, and of course, the process also depends on both the speed and memory of your Mac.
The processed text file will be in the playlist on iTunes. Now you can play the text file in iTunes or save it to your iPhone.
In the tutorial section on Mytour, it just guided you on how to read text aloud on Mac. Not only on Mac, but you can also use some other cross-platform software like Adobe Reader, Word to read text aloud on different operating systems. If you use Windows, you can download eSpeak software to read English text. Using eSpeak is also a way to help you listen to and practice reading English at home. If interested, you can refer to how to read English text with eSpeak here.
We hope the above steps will be helpful for you in searching and referencing data more efficiently.
