In mountain lion, go to system preferences, dictation and speech. There you can choose the voice and the rate but nothing else for some reason.
I'm all for giving ITunes the ax, but honestly, this is so easy, even iTunes can't mess it up. I'm sure you could get something like text aloud mp3 for the mac if you paid for it, but this will do essentially what's needed. Best, Erik Burggraaf Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2013-03-22, at 8:42 AM, Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > CAn you select the voice and speed you want text to be read? And, suppose > you don't want to fiddle with ITunes at all? Is there another app which can > do the same thing? > > > Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind > built-in! > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray > Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! > > On Mar 22, 2013, at 7:40 AM, erik burggraaf <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Just highlight the text you want, be it a sentence or an entire book. press >> control option shift M. Arrow up the menu to add to itunes as a spoken trak >> and press enter. In the case of a whole book, go for coffee. >> >> Now, I think itunes will pop up and start reading to you when it's done >> converting. you can then transfer the file to your I device or other mp3 >> listening thing you have laying around the house. >> >> Hope this helps, >> >> Erik Burggraaf >> Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the >> ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog >> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >> >> On 2013-03-22, at 12:01 AM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> I think? this has been touched on before, perhaps in a previous os edition. >>> still is there a tool that will convert the audio form an mp3 into a text >>> file for reading? >>> Thanks, >>> Karen >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
