Then click on the system voice Combobox and click on the button for customizeĬlick on the System Voice combo box and click on Customize. To select these voices, you should do the following:ģ. They come in several dialects and languages. Though there are lots of different options one could use.
#Text to speech voices mac mac
The default reading voice for the Mac Operating system is Alex. You could adjust the voice and speech rate in the Dictation and Speech options in the Preferences section. The default hotkey while using TTS is Option+Escape. If you want to stop the speech, then type the same key combo again. Then one other key you would like.Įach time you type this key combination, it will read any text you have chosen out loud.