{"id":91808,"date":"2022-12-08T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/?p=91808"},"modified":"2024-05-31T01:31:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T05:31:57","slug":"how-to-get-google-docs-to-read-documents-aloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/how-to-get-google-docs-to-read-documents-aloud\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Google Docs to Read Documents Aloud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You might want to listen to a document in Google Docs out of necessity or for a good way to review it. You have a few ways to hear a Google Doc read aloud with text-to-speech (TTS).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turn on the Text-to-Speech Tool in Google Docs\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you already have a screen reader, you\u2019ll need to turn on the accessibility tool in Google Docs to hear your document read to you.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Open your document in Docs and select Tools<\/span> in the menu.\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Select Accessibility<\/span>.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    1. Check the box at the top for Turn on screen reader support<\/span>. Optionally check the additional boxes per your preference.\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Select OK<\/span>.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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      You should then hear \u201cScreen reader support enabled.\u201d You can use the controls for your screen reader or those in the Accessibility settings to listen to the document content.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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      Use Screen Reader for Google Chrome\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      If you\u2019re looking for extension options, the first to check out is Screen Reader<\/a> (ChromeVox) by Google for the Chrome browser. The tool also comes with Chrome OS<\/a> for text-to-speech on that platform.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      After you install the add-on, it begins speaking the web page you\u2019re visiting immediately, including the document in Google Docs. \n<\/p>\n\n\n

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      To manage the Chrome extension\u2019s settings, select its button in the toolbar and select Options<\/span>. You can then adjust settings for the voice and mouse actions and review the available keyboard shortcuts.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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      To turn off the Screen Reader, select the toolbar button and choose Manage Extension<\/span>. Then, disable the toggle.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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      Use Read Aloud for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Another solid browser extension is Read Aloud<\/a>. It\u2019s free for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      What\u2019s nice about this option is that you control when you want it to play. Head to your document in Google Docs, select the add-on button in the toolbar, and use the Play<\/span> button to listen to your document.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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      You\u2019ll hear your document and see the highlighted text in the extension window. At the top of that window, you have buttons to pause, stop, go forward, or go back.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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      To adjust the add-on\u2019s settings, select the gear<\/span> icon. You can then change the voice, speed, pitch, volume, and text highlighting.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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      Use VoiceOver on Mac\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      If you use macOS, you can take advantage of Apple\u2019s accessibility feature, VoiceOver. Follow the steps at the beginning of this how-to to turn on the Google Docs accessibility feature. Then, turn on VoiceOver<\/a> with the following steps.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Open System Preferences<\/span> and select Accessibility<\/span>.\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Choose VoiceOver<\/span> and then turn on the VoiceOver<\/span> toggle.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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        1. Confirm you want to enable the feature by selecting Use VoiceOver<\/span>.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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          1. Then, head to your document in Google Docs. If necessary, place your cursor in the document for the reader to begin. You\u2019ll hear and see the text from your document.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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            To turn off VoiceOver when you finish, use the X<\/span> on the top left of the VoiceOver window.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            You may have a visual impairment that makes it difficult to read your document, or you might want to hear your Google Doc read aloud as you do other things. Either way, these text-to-speech options should have you covered.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            For more, look at how to use the text-to-speech feature on TikTok<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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