How to Make Microsoft Word Read Text Aloud on a Mac

Learn how to enable text-to-speech in Microsoft Word on a Mac and get your documents read aloud easily.

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To get a Word document to read out loud on a Mac, open the document in Microsoft Word. Navigate to the 'Word' menu, select 'Preferences,' and click on 'Speech.' Enable the 'Text to Speech' feature. Highlight the text you want read aloud and press 'Option + Esc' to start the narration.**

FAQs & Answers

  1. How do I enable text-to-speech in Microsoft Word on a Mac? Open your Word document, go to the 'Word' menu, select 'Preferences,' click on 'Speech,' and enable the 'Text to Speech' feature.
  2. What keyboard shortcut starts the read-aloud feature in Word on a Mac? Highlight the text you want to hear, then press 'Option + Esc' to start the narration.
  3. Can Word read text aloud without enabling speech preferences? No, you need to first enable the text-to-speech feature in Word's preferences to use the read-aloud function.

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