Speech-to-text software, or dictation software, lets you control your computer, dictate text, or both. These are the options for Mac OS X users. Speech-to-text software, sometimes known as dictation software, is something that lets you talk to the computer in some form and have the computer react appropriately to what you are saying. Mac: Text to Speech VitalSource Bookshelf application has the ability to use the Text to Speech feature built into the Mac OS to have your books read aloud to. How to align text vertically in microsoft word for mac.
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I want it to speak the word without selecting it, just hovering over it + a shortcut. Or by pressing a shortcut after using the lookup feature in Mac.
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You can use the following Keyboard Maestro macro:
- Add a double click at current mouse location action.
- Add a press ⌥⎋ action.
⌥⎋ the default shortcut for ‘Speak selected text’, set in System Preferences → Accessibility → Speech. Change this to match the preference at that location. - Set the macro to be triggered on a hot key.
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