如今，计算机生成的声音非常棒！自从 Apple 的Siri与 iPhone 4S 一起问世以来，我们就被自然的声音合成宠坏了。与触手可及的众多数字助理(digital assistants)之一一起工作时，这一切都很好，但是如果您只想让计算机向您朗读一些文本怎么办？
事实证明，有许多选项可以使您的计算机比您习惯的更健谈。我们将研究将屏幕上的文本转换为口语的本地和第三方解决方案，其中大部分已经触手可及！让我们让您的计算机大声朗读一些文本。
Windows 10 讲述人
Windows 10有一个称为(Windows 10)讲述(Narrator.This)人的内置应用程序。它既可用作屏幕阅读器，又可用作文本转语音 ( TTS ) 工具。讲述人(Narrator)是一个通用应用程序，可以与大多数包含可选文本的应用程序一起使用。
它还会大声说出您在Windows中执行的每个操作。因此，正如您可能知道的那样，它对于有某种视觉障碍的用户最有用，因为它还可以帮助您浏览操作系统本身。
要激活讲述人，只需按Ctrl + Windows Key + Enter。
第一次执行此操作时，您将收到一条欢迎消息，其中包含最新版本讲述(Narrator.Then)人的重要说明。然后主讲述人窗口(Narrator Window)将打开。从这里，您可以访问讲述(Narrator)人的设置并精确调整您希望讲述(Narrator)人阅读或忽略的内容。
开箱即用，您可以轻松获取软件来阅读屏幕上的文本。例如，在网页上，只需单击讲述人应该开始阅读的位置。当讲述(Narrator)人(Narrator)阅读时，您会在文本周围看到一个蓝色矩形。它将在第一段的末尾停止，此时您只需使用向下光标键即可移动到下一段。光标键可让您轻松浏览文本。
完成后，只需再次按下讲述(Narrator)人组合键，它就会停止。
Microsoft Word“说话”命令
Microsoft Word不仅仅是创建书面文档的复杂工具，事实证明，您可以让程序将这些文档读回给您。它也非常简单，选项直接内置在 Word 的工具栏中。这是如何做到的：
1.打开一个Word文档，里面有你想大声朗读的文字
2.突出显示您要阅读的文字
3.切换到Word窗口顶部的Review选项卡(Review)
4.点击朗读(Read Aloud)
计算机将立即开始大声朗读文本。要在到达所选文本的结尾之前停止它，请再次单击大声朗读(Read Aloud )。
Adobe Acrobat Reader 的朗读(Out Loud)功能
Adobe Acrobat 是世界上最著名的PDF阅读器，鉴于(PDF)Adob(Adobe) e 发明了这种格式，这很有意义！Acrobat Reader已经存在了几十年，最新版本包含许多有用的功能，包括旨在访问的功能。
Adobe Acrobat DC是撰写本文时的最新版本，具有名为“朗读”的功能。这是一个使用起来非常简单的工具，并且有两种方法可以访问它。
第一种方法使用应用程序菜单。
1.点击查看(View)
2. 将指针移到大声朗读(Read Out Loud)
3.点击激活朗读(Activate Read Out Loud)
现在，使用相同的菜单，您可以选择：
但是，简单地使用键盘快捷键要容易得多：
- Shift+Ctrl+Y将激活朗读功能(Read Out Loud)
- Shift+Ctrl+V将只阅读此页(Page)
- Shift+Ctrl+B将读取到(Document)文档末尾(End)
- Shift+Ctrl+C 将暂停
- Shift+Ctrl+E 将停止
通过这种方式，您可以轻松控制PDF的阅读。请(Just)记住，Acrobat只能读取数字文本。它无法读取图像中的文本。
让你的 Mac 朗读文本
我们不想遗漏Mac阅读器，所以这是让您的(Mac)Mac大声朗读文本的最简单的内置方法。它是辅助功能的一部分，并使用热键启动和停止语音朗读所选文本。设置非常简单：
1.首先，选择Apple 菜单(Apple menu)，然后选择System Preferences
2. 现在选择辅助功能(Accessibility)，然后选择语音(Speech)
3.接下来，选择按下键时朗读所选文本(Speak selected text when the key is pressed)
默认的热键组合是Option + Esc，但您可以通过选择Change Key然后使用Command、Shift、Option或Control以及任何其他键来进行自定义组合来更改此组合。
第三方文字转语音应用
您可能已经注意到Windows(Windows)中的内置文本到语音的语音功能非常简单，并且没有最好的合成语音。因此，如果您对操作系统内置的语音选项不满意，总有第三方应用程序可能会提供更接近您需要的内容。
Linguatec 的Voice Reader Home是对那些需要更强大且以生产力为中心的文本到语音解决方案的人的常见推荐。价格是每个声音，但每个声音占用高达 1GB 的空间。
这些是我们听过的一些最好的通用TTS声音。(TTS)更好的是，它们提供多种语言版本，而不仅仅是专注于高质量的英语语音。另一个主要优点是该软件在您的本地计算机上运行，因此不需要互联网。
如果您不介意需要互联网连接，您可以利用云的力量。NaturalReader是一种网络服务，可让您上传文本和文档，并使用更高级、更自然的声音大声朗读它们。您还可以将文档转换为MP3文件并使用智能手机或其他音乐播放器收听。
跟我说话！
虽然没有什么能比得上真正的人声朗读，但出于各种原因，所有类型的用户都会发现文本转语音很有用。无论是因为您有视力障碍，还是只是需要在聆听文档内容时做其他事情，这些文本转语音解决方案都可以让您轻松地让您的眼睛休息一下，让您的耳朵完成所有的阅读。
How To Have Your Computer Read Text Aloud
These days computer-genеrated voices are pretty great! Since thе advent of Apple’s Siri with the iPhone 4S, we’ve been spoilt with natural-sounding voice synthesis. That’s all well and good when working with one of the many digital assistants at our fingertips, but what if you just want your computer to read out some text to you?
It turns out that there are many options that can make your computer a lot more talkative than you’re used to. We’re going to look at both native and third-party solutions to converting on-screen text into the spoken word, most of them are already at your fingertips! Let’s make your computer read some text aloud.
The Windows 10 Narrator
Windows 10 has a built-in application known as Narrator.This acts as both a screen reader and a text-to-speech (TTS) tool. Narrator is a general purpose application that can work with most apps that contain selectable text.
It will also speak aloud every action you take in Windows. So, as you can probably tell, it’s most useful for users who have some sort of visual impairment, since it can also help you navigate the operating system itself.
To activate Narrator, simply press Ctrl + Windows Key + Enter.
The first time you do this you’ll get a welcome message with important notes for the latest version of Narrator.Then the main Narrator Window will open. From here, you can access Narrator’s settings and fine tune exactly what you want Narrator to read or ignore.
Out of the box, you can easily get the software to read the text on screen. For example, on a web-page, just click on the spot where Narrator should start reading.You’ll see a blue rectangle around the text as Narrator reads. It will stop at the end of the first paragraph, at which point you can just use the down cursor key to move to the next paragraph.The cursor keys let you easily navigate text.
When you’re done, just press the Narrator key combo again and it will stop.
The Microsoft Word “Speak” Command
Microsoft Word is more than just a complex tool to create written documents, it turns out you can get the program to read those documents back to you. It’s also dead simple, with the option built straight into Word’s toolbar. Here’s how to do it:
1.Open a Word document with text you’d like read aloud
2.Highlight the text you want read
3.Switch to the Review tab at the top of the Word window
4.Click Read Aloud
The computer will immediately begin reading the text aloud. To stop it before reaching the end of the selected text, click Read Aloud again.
Adobe Acrobat Reader’s Read Out Loud Feature
Adobe Acrobat is the best-known PDF reader in the world, which makes sense given that Adobe invented the format! Acrobat Reader has been around for decades now and the latest version is packed with plenty of helpful features, including ones aimed at accessibility.
Adobe Acrobat DC, which is the latest version at the time of writing, has a feature called “Read Out Loud”. It’s a very simple tool to use and there are two ways to access it.
The first method uses the applications menus.
1.Click View
2. Move your pointer over Read Out Loud
3.Click Activate Read Out Loud
Now, using the same menu, you can select:
- Read This Page Only
- Read To End Of Document
- Pause
- Stop
However, it’s much easier to simply use keyboard shortcuts:
- Shift+Ctrl+Y will activate Read Out Loud
- Shift+Ctrl+V will Read This Page Only
- Shift+Ctrl+B will Read To End Of Document
- Shift+Ctrl+C will Pause
- Shift+Ctrl+E will Stop
In this way you can easily control the reading of your PDF. Just keep in mind that Acrobat can only read digital text. It can’t read text in images.
Getting Your Mac To Read Text Aloud
We don’t want to leave out Mac readers behind, so here’s the easiest built-in way to make your Mac speak text aloud. It’s part of the accessibility features and uses a hot-key to start and stop the voice from reading the selected text. It’s very easy to set up:
1.First, select the Apple menu and then System Preferences
2. Now select Accessibility and then Speech
3. Next, select Speak selected text when the key is pressed
The default hot key combo is Option + Esc, but you can change this by selecting Change Key and then using either Command, Shift, Option or Control along with any other key to make a custom combo.
Third-Party Text-To-Speech Apps
You might have noticed that the built-in text-to-speech voices in Windows are pretty light on features and don’t feature the best synthesized voices. So if you aren’t happy with the speech options built into the operating system there are always third-party applications that may offer something closer to what you need.
Linguatec’s Voice Reader Home is a common recommendation for those who need a more robust and productivity-focused text-to-speech solution. The price is per-voice, but each voice takes up a whopping 1GB of space.
These are some of the best general-purpose TTS voices we’ve heard. Even better, they are available in a variety of languages, rather than only focusing on high-quality English voices. Another major advantage is that this software runs on your local machine, so no internet is required.
If you don’t mind needing an internet connection, you can tap into the power of the cloud. NaturalReader is a web service that lets you upload text and documents and have them read aloud using advanced, more natural-sounding voices. You can also convert documents to MP3 files and listen to them using your smartphone or other music player.
Talk To Me!
While nothing will ever beat a real human voice reading to you, users of all types will find text to speech useful for a variety of reasons. Whether it’s because you have a visual impairment or just need to do something else while listening to the contents of the document, these text-to-speech solutions make it easy to give your eyes a break and let your ears do all the reading.
