Pdf Text to Speech option in Mac OS X Preview App

Normally when you are reading an article, blog on a web browser you select the text and do right-click, you get the option Speech -> Start Speaking, same applies for an EditText document, but have you noticed that Speech option is not available when you do a right-click while reading a PDF document using Previews App on Mac OS X.

1. Open your PDF file in Preview app.
2. Select the text you want the computer to read out for you.
3. Go to Menu : Edit Speech -> Start Speaking, to stop Speech -> Stop Speaking.

Note : If you want to change the Voice option (male/female/accent) : Click on Apple Logo -> System Preference -> Dictation & Speech -> Text to Speech tab -> Select preferred System Voice from the dropdown menu.

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