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Apple: Getting the Mac to read PDF files aloudHelpful? Please support me on Patreon: thanks & praise to God, and w. VoiceOver can only read PDFs that are actually text-encoded. If they are simply image files, it has nothing to 'read.' You can use Acrobat Pro or another PDF application like Abbyy FineReader or ReadIRIS with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to 'read' the graphics and convert them to text. Then you can use VoiceOver to speak if for you. PDF can be edited more easily yet not losing the layout and track through the read aloud programs. In conclusion, Wondershare PDFelement is crucial to above-listed PDF to speech programs. Find usb drive on mac. They facilitate the process of reading and accessibility by both children and adults in their everyday life.
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I tried previous suggestion to have my MacBook to read PDFs with speech. I tried Edit -> start speaking in Preview. I also tried the regular way of of using a shortcut key preset in System Preferences for a highlighted section. Nothing happens.
I checked to make sure it reads using other documents and/or screen text.
My eyes need a break and I would like to get speech to read aloud the PDFs. What other suggestions do you have?
4 Answers
A command line solution:
Install homebrew. See https://docs.brew.sh/Installation for details.
Launch Terminal and run:
Answered by Adam Keck with 2 upvotes
I use Read2Text application, to copy/paste pdf encoded text into it and it reads my files. It's a hassle to copy pages and pages into it, but for now as mac read won't do this, this is what i do, and it does the job.
Answered by AiR Solaja with 0 upvote
Preview voice reading will happen after selecting the text you require to be read first / as mentioned above it needs to be selectable and recognisable text - then proceed with previous steps: Edit -> Speech -> Start Reading
Hope this helps
Answered by Mark Wybrow with 4 upvotes
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VoiceOver can only read PDFs that are actually text-encoded. If they are simply image files, it has nothing to 'read.' You can use Acrobat Pro or another PDF application like Abbyy FineReader or ReadIRIS with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to 'read' the graphics and convert them to text. Then you can use VoiceOver to speak if for you. OCR isn't perfect, but it's enough where you'll be able to understand it.
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