Turn on Shade background content: This allows you to shade the whole screen, except for the text being spoken.Click the active voice inside the drop-down list, or use the arrow to display a list of available voices. On the Text-to-Speech tab, the name displayed in the Voice selection drop-down list is the active voice. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Speech. Select a color next to “Color for word highlights.” Tip: To get the strongest contrast, we recommend using green or pink, especially if you’re using high contrast mode. To change the Text-to-Speech voice or engine, follow these steps: 1.Turn on Highlight each word as it is spoken.Under "Text-to-Speech," turn on “Select-to-speak.”.You can turn off highlighting, change the color of the highlighted words, or shade the screen behind selected text. If you are using Select-to-speak, each word will be highlighted as it's spoken. Tip: With navigation controls, you can pause and play, adjust speed, and skip lines of text. To stop Select-to-speak while it’s reading, press Ctrl or the Search key.Your Chromebook will read the section aloud and each word will be highlighted.Then tap a line of text or drag your finger over an area of the screen. On a touchscreen: At the bottom right, near the time, tap Select-to-speak.
Then select a line of text or drag the pointer over an area of the screen.
Tip: Learn how to change the language, voice, and volume for text read aloud. Under "Text-to-Speech," turn on Enable select-to-speak.At the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s.To select specific text on a page to be read to you, turn on Select-to-speak. Learn more about how to use the built-in screen reader. Tip: You can turn Chromevox on or off from any page by pressing Ctrl + Alt + z. Under "Text-to-Speech," turn on Enable ChromeVox (spoken feedback).In the "Accessibility" section, select Manage accessibility features.To have pages read aloud to you, turn on your Chromebook’s built-in screen reader:Īt the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s.
You can hear full pages read aloud with Chromebook’s built-in screen reader or hear parts of a page, including specific words, read aloud with Select-to-speak.