This is the transcript of the "Apple iPad - Text to speech" video.
Speaker 1:
Hello and welcome. Today we are going to explore how you can use the text-to-speech features on your iPad to make reading less challenging, whether you're a student, teacher or just looking for ways to interact with your device more easily and efficiently. The text-to-speech feature on the iPad allows your device to read aloud text from apps, documents, websites, and more. This feature is especially helpful for individuals with visual impairments, learning difficulties, and anyone who prefers an auditory learning experience.
To get started, let's go to the Settings app. From the home screen, tap on Settings. Now scroll down and tap on Accessibility. This is where you'll find the text-to-speech features. In the Accessibility menu, you'll find the Spoken Content section, tap upon it, and you'll see several other options to customise how your iPad reads text aloud. The first option we'll explore today will be Speak Selection. This allows you to highlight specific text in any app and have it read aloud to you. To enable it, simply toggle the switch on. Once it's on, you can select any text and a Speak button will appear.
Secondly, let's turn on Highlight Content. Now let's see all this in action. I've selected this word within a paragraph. As you can see, the Speak button appears. Just tap it and your iPad will start reading the text aloud.
Screen Reader:
Awesome.
Speaker 1:
If I select the whole paragraph, the speak option is also available. If I select Speak this time, it will now read the whole paragraph to me.
Screen Reader:
These features make learning more accessible, especially for those with visual impairments or learning differences by allowing adjustments to voice speed, pitch, and language.
Speaker 1:
As you can hear, the iPad reads the text with a clear and natural voice. You can adjust the speaking rate to make it faster or slower depending on your preference. To do this, simply navigate back to the Spoken Content settings and adjust the Speaking Rate toggle. Next, let's look at the Speak Screen feature. This is a great tool if you want your iPad to read everything on the screen. Simply enable the Speak Screen option here. Once enabled, swipe down with two fingers anywhere on the screen and your iPad will begin reading everything aloud from top to bottom. Let's test this out.
Screen Reader:
The iPad spoken content features are awesome for students.
Speaker 1:
A Speech Controller quick access menu will appear on the screen, which will aid in the reading process. You'll notice the options that are available to you are a Speak Selection hand, playback navigation options and a speed controller. After a short period of time, you'll notice that the menu shrinks to the edge of the screen. To reopen this menu, simply tap upon it for the ability to pause, resume, or end the reading voice.
Speaking of voices, the iPad gives you the option to choose from several different voices or languages. If you navigate back to Settings, Accessibility, and then Spoken Content, tap upon Voices in the Spoken Content settings to select your preferred voice. There are different options for both male and female voices, and you can even download additional voices from different languages.
Another feature within the Spoken Content option is Typing Feedback. This handy tool will assist the users when typing with the characters and words that they use. Select Typing Feedback and explore the menu options. Let's toggle on Characters and explore how this could aid students in your classroom with their reading, listening and their typing.
Screen Reader:
A, B, C, D, E.
Speaker 1:
Let's toggle on Speak Words for when I'm typing. Let's explore this in action. I'll now type a sentence and let's listen to how it speaks to me.
Screen Reader:
Ryan and Zoe went to the beach.
Speaker 1:
With all these features, you can turn your iPad into a powerful tool for not only accessibility, but multitasking and learning also. So whether you are reading an article, typing up a written masterpiece, or simply enjoying a good story, these text-to-voice options on the iPad can make your experience more flexible and engaging.
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