Read Text For Mac

Read Text is a simple OpenOffice add-on which allows an external program or web application read text from Writer, Calc, Draw, Impress, Web Writer or the system clipboard.

If you use it to read text aloud, it can help you to edit your writing or to compare your document's text with a printed document.

If you use it with a web application, you can translate your text to another language or check punctuation and grammar. It can help you to learn a new language or to find out how to say words you do not know.

To use it, highlight some text. If you are using the word processor or the HTML editor, you can highlight several selections by holding down the Control key.

When you have highlighted some text, select Tools - Add-Ons - Read Selection or click the Read Selection button on the tool bar.

Usage: · Select some text in OpenOffice.org. · Show the Read Selection dialog with Tools → Add-Ons → Read Selection · Select Read the Selection with an external program · Browse to the path to the say application - /usr/bin/say · To speak the text aloud, enter in the command line options box: -f "(TMP)" · To save the text as a sound file in your home directory, enter: -o "(HOME)ooo_say_(NOW).aiff" -f "(TMP)" · Click OK

Read Text is cross-platform and it works on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.