{"id":67418,"date":"2020-11-04T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=67418"},"modified":"2020-11-04T14:02:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T20:02:15","slug":"voiceover-mac-speak-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/67418-voiceover-mac-speak-text\/","title":{"rendered":"VoiceOver &#038; Speaking Text: How to Have Your Mac Read to You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you have trouble reading text on your screen \u2014 for example, you may be vision impaired like a friend of mine \u2014 you can have your Mac read the text whenever you press a key or set of keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Here\u2019s how to have your Mac read text aloud:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Choose <strong>&#8220;Apple menu&nbsp; &gt; System Preferences&#8230;&#8221;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText1.png\" alt=\"Accessibil;ity preference\" class=\"wp-image-67484\" width=\"413\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText1.png 826w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText1-141x120.png 141w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText1-284x241.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText1-190x161.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText1-141x120@2x.png 282w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText1-284x241@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText1-190x161@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Accessibility is where you will find text-to-speech options<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click <strong>Accessibility<\/strong>, then click <strong>Speech<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the \u201c<strong>Speak selected text when the key is pressed<\/strong>\u201d checkbox. By default, speaking is enabled when you press <strong>Option-Esc<\/strong>. To choose a different key, click &#8220;<strong>Change Key<\/strong>,&#8221; press one or more modifier keys (Command, Shift, Option, or Control) together with another key, then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText2.png\" alt=\"Choose what key you would like to start speaking text\" class=\"wp-image-67485\" width=\"667\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText2.png 1334w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText2-170x120.png 170w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText2-284x201.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText2-190x134.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText2-170x120@2x.png 340w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText2-284x201@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText2-190x134@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Choose what key you would like to start speaking text<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start Speaking&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To have your Mac start speaking, press the specified key. To stop the talking, press the key again.<\/li><li>If text is selected when you press the key, it\u2019s read aloud. Otherwise, available text items in the current window are read; for example, if Mail is the current window, an email message is read.<\/li><li>If no text items are available, you hear a beep when you press the specified key.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quit Talking!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To have your Mac quit speaking text aloud, deselect the \u201c<strong>Speak selected text when the key is pressed<\/strong>\u201d checkbox.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read all items on your screen:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You can also use <strong>VoiceOver<\/strong>, the spoken interface for macOS, to hear descriptions of every item on the screen. To enable VoiceOver, go to <strong>&#8220;Apple menu&nbsp; &gt; System Preferences &gt; Accessibility &gt; Speech.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText3.png\" alt=\"VoiceOver enables speaking every element on your screen\" class=\"wp-image-67486\" width=\"662\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText3.png 1324w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText3-166x120.png 166w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText3-284x205.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText3-190x137.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText3-166x120@2x.png 332w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText3-284x205@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText3-190x137@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>VoiceOver enables speaking every element on your screen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use the following commands for reading text:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-border\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText4.png\" alt=\"VO in the chart above represents the key you defind to start VoiceOver\" class=\"wp-image-67487\" width=\"735\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText4.png 1470w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText4-163x120.png 163w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText4-284x209.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText4-190x140.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText4-163x120@2x.png 326w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText4-284x209@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ReadText4-190x140@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>VO in the chart above represents the key you defined to start VoiceOver (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When you use the <strong>Down Arrow<\/strong> key to move from one line of text to the next, VoiceOver speaks the line where the insertion point is located. If you press the Down Arrow key at the first line of a document, VoiceOver won\u2019t read the line because the insertion point has moved to the next line. To hear the first line of text in a document, press VO-Down Arrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The orientation commands VO-F4-F4 and VO-F5-F5-F5 can be useful in determining the insertion point\u2019s location in a document. To assign commands to keys that let you fast forward and rewind text when you use Read All, open VoiceOver Utility (press VO-F8 when VoiceOver is on), then click Commanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"byline\">This tutorial was written and test-driven on a 2020 iMac running macOS Catalina 10.15.7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/43815-macos-101-using-accessibilitys-vision-and-voiceover-options\/\">macOS 101: Using Accessibility&#8217;s Vision and VoiceOver Options<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/47696-macos-101-whats-in-the-utility-folder-part-2\/\">macOS 101: What&#8217;s in the Utility Folder, Part 2<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/31298-voiceover-enabled-apps-highlighted-on-the-app-store\/\">VoiceOver-Enabled Apps Highlighted on the App Store<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/42402-common-problems-during-and-after-macos-high-sierra-installation\/\">Common Problems During and After macOS Installation<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have trouble reading text on your screen \u2014 for example, you may be vision impaired like a friend of mine \u2014 you can have your Mac read the text whenever you press a key or set of keys. 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