2015/02/02
You have probably spent some time talking to your computer, now you can rely on your computer talking to YOU! Have you ever needed to proofread a document or spreadsheet (or even an e-mail) and felt the need to read it out loud? Let your computer do that for you!
You can add a button called "Speak" to Excel, Word, PowerPoint and/or Outlook that will allow your computer to read what's on the screen to you.
- Click File, Options and navigate to the Quick Access Toolbar tab.
- In the Choose commands from: drop-down menu, select Commands Not in the Ribbon.
- Select Speak from the scroll box and click Add > >.
- Click OK, and the Speak icon will now appear in the Quick Access Toolbar.
Select the text you want to hear and click the Speak button to begin text-to-speech playback. Clicking the button during speech will cancel playback.
Submitted by Denise Ash, Jackson Kelly PLLC