How to Get Your Mac to Read a Word Document Out Loud

Learn how to make your Mac read Word documents aloud using Word’s Speak feature or Mac’s Accessibility settings.

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To have your Mac read a Word document out loud, open the document in Word. Then go to the 'Edit' menu, select 'Start Dictation and Speech', and click on 'Start Speaking'. Alternatively, use the 'Accessibility' settings in System Preferences to enable the screen reader.

FAQs & Answers

  1. How do I turn on text to speech for Word documents on Mac? Open your Word document, go to the Edit menu, select Start Dictation and Speech, then click Start Speaking. Alternatively, enable the screen reader in Mac’s Accessibility settings.
  2. Can I customize the voice and speed for text-to-speech on Mac? Yes, through the Accessibility settings in System Preferences, you can select different voices and adjust speaking rate for text-to-speech.
  3. Is there a built-in Mac feature to read any text aloud? Yes, Mac’s built-in VoiceOver and Speech features can read selected text aloud across different apps including Word.