If using this in a presentation then an audio file might be easier to slot in and play.
Your mac can take the text to speech tool and save it as an audio file, but through Terminal using the say command. This guy has some simple scripts to do it for you... http://www.manythings.org/mac/ Cheers B. On 6 March 2010 08:04, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you. I wonder how I have managed to completely miss this. > > My interest is to have a synthesised voice read a short bit of text, in a > lecture. > > Best, Ranulph > > On 6 Mar 2010, at 07:47, Tony Crooks wrote: > >> On 6 Mar 2010, at 07:39, Ranulph Glanville wrote: >>> Does anyone know how to get text read out loud? >>> >>> You used to be able to do it within the O/S. Also, my favourite word >>> processor would read text, but not now. >>> >>> Any help gratefully received! >> >> >> Usually you find an option in the Edit drop down list in the Menu Bar called >> Speech which has 2 actions - Start/Stop speech. >> >> If you looking for help for someone with restricted sight then I think you >> need to investigate the Universal Access options in System Preferences. >> >> -- >> Tony Crooks >> <mailto: [email protected]> >> 53 Mendip Avenue >> Eastbourne >> BN23 8HP >> >> Mob: 07590508079 >> Tel: 01323-460789 >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- Benjamin Stanley - Technical Director - Trilby Multimedia 47-49 Loveday Street, Birmingham, B4 6NR Telephone: 0121 333 6860 www.trilby.co.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
