Keywords: Read Aloud, Chromebook, Accessibility

Aliases: Text-to-speech, Google

Summary:

This article will show you how to enable read aloud on your chromebook by navigating to the settings and enabling it.

Listen to part of a page

To select specific text on a page to be read to you, turn on Select-to-speak.

Listen to all text

To have pages read aloud to you, turn on your Chromebook’s built-in screen reader:

1. At the bottom right, select the time.

   • Or press Alt + Shift + s.

2. Select Settings   Accessibility.
3. Under "Text-to-Speech," turn on ChromeVox.

Tip: When you press Ctrl + Alt + z, you can turn ChromeVox on or off from any page. Learn how to use the built-in screen reader.

Listen to part of a page

To select specific text on a page to be read to you, turn on Select-to-speak.

Step 1: Turn on Select-to-speak

1. At the bottom right, select the time.
   • Or press Alt + Shift + s.
2. Select Settings   Accessibility.
3. Under "Text-to-Speech," turn on Select-to-speak.

Step 2: Select & hear text

Important: Depending on your keyboard, you can press the Search key  or the Launcher key  for some shortcuts. Both keys work the same.

Option 1

1. Press and hold the Search key .
2. Drag the pointer over an area of text.

Option 2

1. Highlight the text to be read.
2. Press the Search key + s.

Option 3

1. At the bottom right, near the time, select Select-to-Speak .
2. Drag the pointer over an area of text.

Tip: If you’re on a touchscreen, tap a line of text or drag your finger over an area of the screen.

Your Chromebook reads the section aloud and each word is highlighted.

To stop Select-to-Speak while it’s reading, press Ctrl or the Search key . You can also select Stop .

Tip: With navigation controls, you can pause and play, adjust speed, and skip lines of text.