Text To Speech & Speech to Text Resources

CHROMEVOX

Chrome Extension

1. Go to the Chrome Web Store link.
2. Search from ChromeVox.
3. Select add to Chrome. The ChromeVox icon displays in the top right.
4. From Options, set the ChromeVox with your preferred voice, then set up your settings.

If you are using a Chromebook, check out this video for a how-to guide on setting up your Text to Speech Accessibility feature!

MICROSOFT EDGE

Read Aloud Feature on Microsoft Edge Browser

1. Download and open Microsoft Edge as your internet browser.
2. Open the page you would like read.
3. Select the  ... button in the top right corner, then select Read Aloud.
   You can also press CTRL + SHIFT + U on a PC or SHIFT + Command + U on a Mac.
4. Use the keys located below the search bar to go back a paragraph, play, or pause a reading, and skip to the next paragraph.

SPEECH TO TEXT

1. Check that your microphone works.
2. Open a document in Google Docs with a Chrome Browser.
3. Select Tools, then Voice. A Microphone Box displays.
4. When you're ready to speak, select the microphone.
5. Speak clearly, at a normal volume and pace.
6. When you're done, select the microphone again.
7. Review your text for errors and punctuation.
8. Copy and paste the text into your course assignment.

ADDITIONAL CHROME APPS

Chrome has multiple Text to Speech extensions. To download them:

1. Go to the Chrome Web Store link.
2. Search for the title of the extension you want.
3. Select add to chrome.

Natural Reader

1. Highlight the words you want read aloud and right-click.
2. Select the N icon that says Read Selection from the context menu to have the text read aloud.
   
   For more information, review this video about Natural Reader.

Speak it

1. Highlight the words to read aloud, then right-click.
2. Select Speak It from the context menu to have the text read aloud.
   
   For more information, review this video about Speak It.