Voice Output in OSX?

danosaurdanosaur
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
With SimpleText in Mac OS 7 and above there was the ability to convert the text to speech. I've opened SimpleText that came with Classic but there are no voices.



If someone knows where the voices can be downloaded, it would be appreciated.



Also, is there anything similar for OSX?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 3
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    First off, using SimpleText in OS X is... well... like using a stone axe to cut down a forest. Use TextEdit that came with OS X. It is the replacement.



    Secondly, when you use TextEdit, look in the Edit menu, at the Speech submenu. You'll 'Start Speaking' and 'Stop Speaking'. Select the text you want to have spoken, and select the former. To choose the voice, use the Speech panel in System Preferences.



    The voices are there, just not where you're expecting to see them.
  • Reply 2 of 3
    danosaurdanosaur Posts: 258member
    Thank you very much.
  • Reply 3 of 3
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    That's what we're here for.
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