Just open up the document, and click on the extension button to start reading the text aloud. The extension works on almost every web page, including web apps like Google Docs. It’s astonishingly easy to use, yet it’s very powerful. For this purpose, I really like the Read Aloud Chrome extension. A text-to-speech extension will copy the Google Docs content in its own interface and then read it aloud. You can also use a text-to-speech Chrome extension for Google Docs if you don’t want to use a dedicated screen reader software. Note: Some screen reader software can directly read-aloud text just by highlighting, so you may not need to go through the above process depending on your screen reader software. Once the required text is selected, press Ctrl+Alt+X keys to start reading aloud. There is also a Google Docs keyboard shortcut for this purpose. Your screen reader software will read aloud the text. Now click on “Accessibility” in the top menu bar and select “Speak selection” in the “Speak” option. Open up the document and select the text you want to read aloud (press Ctrl+A to select all the text).Ģ. Now check the checkbox next to “Turn on screen reader support” and click on “OK”.Īfter following the above instructions, you will notice a new Accessibility menu in the top bar you can use it to read aloud text in Google Docs. Here’s how to enable screen reader in Google Docs:Ĭlick on the “Tools” menu in the top bar and select “Accessibility settings” in it. Your screen reader software will not be able to read the text inside a Google Docs document if the Google Docs screen reader option isn’t enabled. It also doesn’t require any special setting configuration to work with Google Docs. This screen reader will only work inside the Chrome browser rather than your whole operating system. If you don’t want to use a desktop screen reader software, then you can also use this Screen Reader Chrome extension by Google. Just download and install the software and follow the below instruction to use it with Google Docs. There are no special settings to configure to use it with Google Docs. It’s a free open source screen reader software that is small in size and very easy to use. If not, then I will recommend you to use the NVDA screen reader software. You don’t need to go through this step if you already have a screen reader software built-in, like Apple VoiceOver or ChromeVox. Use Google Docs Screen Reader to read text aloudīefore you use Google Docs screen reader options, you need to get a dedicated screen reader software that will read aloud the text in a Google Docs document. Also read: 2 Ways To Add Captions To Images in Google Docs 1.

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