Ability to highlight individual words as mac converts text to speech

When I am using text to speech, can I have mac highlight each individual word as it is read to me so I can pair the sound with the word and thereby strengthen my reading skills? This would be a helpful accessibility feature for someone who has learning disabilities.

Did you have a look at GhostReader. It works in demo mode for 14 days to test it.
http://www.convenienceware.com/product/ghostreade
I have used it a lot but some functionalities are not yet working in Yosemite beta.

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Code for "Convert Text into Speech"

I am developing a website for blinds. I need a code for read the text and convert into speech.
It is very urgent and may help for all blind people.

HI
This is very nice concept for blind people I will also try to help u...
Please refer attached file as well as there is API available of iSpeech.org use that to convert tedt to speech...
ALL D BEST.

I am trying to highlights individual words in a cell, but the option "Highlight" is gray... any suggestions?

As the titel says... I need to highlight some ords, but the option is gray no matter what I do. Any ideas?

Hi Wolfgang,
Numbers 3.1. Select the word in a cell:
Format Panel > Text > Style > Font
Click on the gear wheel > Character Fill Color
And...
I can't find a way to do this in Numbers '09
Regards,
Ian.

In the compose field can't I color highlight chosen individual words??

Using Thunderbird I'm dismayed that there appears to be no way to highlight individual words or phrases with a background color, as can be done in many email web interfaces on line, certainly those of AOL and Hotmail. All I find possible using Thunderbird is font color, not highlight.
Is there no way to color highlight chosen words within the compose field using Thunderbird??

Thunderbird comes as a basic email client. There are lots of add ons for all the fancy stuff people like to do.
Install this add on. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/highlighter-222207/?src=search

Convert text from an image to speech

Hello...I have successfully read characters from an image using OCR but I am unable to built a vi which can convert those characters of an image into sound
I have attached the image
Attachments:
1348653532_441577804_1-Pictures-of--number-plate-for-salefancy-number.jpg ‏34 KB

Hi Dilpreet
If you are on a Windows machine there is a .NET assembly that will convert text to speech. It is System.Speech
Have a look at the example below
Mike
Attachments:
Speech.vi ‏11 KB

When I convert a file (Word for Mac) my links are no longer clickable.

I created a document in Word for Mac that included several hyperlinks. When I convert the file using Acrobat to a PDF, the links are still colored and underlined but no longer can I click through on them. How do I maintain the click through ability in the PDF form?

I am using Adobe Acrobat XI from the Creative Cloud. On a Mac. Apparently keeping links clickable from Word/Mac to Adobe Acrobat is a known issue).
See this forum thread I later found after posting this question: Losing links when saving Word 2011 Mac to Acrobat Pro X 10.1.3
I was successful in exporting to Pages then creating a PDF, however, I had to spend time adjusting quite a bit of formatting, which was less than ideal. And some formatting (like quote boxes) changed in Pages and I cannot get the Word version of the Quote Box. So again, not idea There are some other fixes mentioned in the link above that I am going to try.

Any third party apps to highlight words on Mac as they're read by the built in Text-to-Speech?

Hello everyone,
I want to use my Mac to it's full potential! And I believe this is the community that can help. Is there a way for my mac to highlight the words which are read by the built in text-to-speech voices?
I really love the VoiceDream application for the iPad, and I'm looking for an equivalent or isotope of similar features on the Mac.
The answers to this question can benefit:
1.) People who have trouble reading without voice-over.
2.) Foreign language learners who want to follow along as the text is being read.
3.) People who have difficulty focusing while they read.
If you know of any amalgamation of solutions to this problem, I will really appreciate it! I am currently experimenting with using text-to speech as a way to read my textbooks for better comprehension and to remember more information. I really don't want to move to the VoiceDream app because everything is centralized on my Mac, and I like the variety of voices already available for free on the Mac.
I recently got my MacBook Air mid-2014 Model with OSX 10.9.4 installed, so this is what I'm working with.
As a last resort, if there is a solution that will work on a Windows computer, I can install Parallel Desktop to take advantage of an application if it has a comprehensive solution that would make it worth it to install that platform.
The perfect solution would really be if there was a Mac version of VoiceDream Reader, but seeing as there isn't, I would love to find out how I can make due with what is out there, or maybe even petition some software developers to create a solution to this problem that would enhance the study-toolbox of students and life-long learners.
Thank-you for any answers. I appreciate the community vibe!

Did you have a look at GhostReader. It works in demo mode for 14 days to test it.
http://www.convenienceware.com/product/ghostreade
I have used it a lot but some functionalities are not yet working in Yosemite beta.

Converting PDF to Word for Mac version 14

I subscribed to PDF Export and tested it by converting a Word for Mac doc to a PDF and then opening same in Word. My font was Palatino regular. It opened alright, but
Calibri was substituted for Palatino. How can I change this.

I'm glad you've got the problem licked now, or at least understand the limitations on some of your downloaded PDF documents. I suspect those limitations will apply to all documents that are downloaded from the same database or source, and will consistently not apply to documents downloaded from specific other databases, because of differences in the way documents are scanned by different database services.
By way of clarification, let me just point out that what you are calling Acrobat, which used to be called *Acrobat Reader,* is now officially called *Adobe Reader.* Adobe changed the name to distinguish more clearly between Acrobat — an expensive commercial application for +creating, modifying and manipulating+ PDF files — and the freeware Adobe Reader, which only enables you to view them. You'll avoid needless confusion by calling the Reader by its proper name in the future. No big deal, though: lots of people make the same mistake here. (I've explained this distinction to my wife any number of times, and have finally learned not to bother doing it again: she simply doesn't care.)

Office files like Word-to-PDF converter ribbon on Mac side?

Is there a ribbon feature available on the Mac side for converting Office files like Word-to-PDF?
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/word-to-pdf-converter.html
I have Adobe Acrobat Pro XI and a MacBook Air running Mavericks.
Thanks!

Hi pomonav ,
PDFMaker is not available for Mac OS. However, you can still create PDFs by using the File > Print command. In the Print dialog box, choose Save As Adobe PDF from the PDF menu.
I hope that helps.
Best,
Sara

Highlighting Search Strings vs Individual Words

I am using the method on Peter Grainges site for Highlighting
Search Strings. I have completed all necessary changes and the
function works~~~~ One thing I have found that I wonder if I can
change.... As it stands now If I enter more than 1 word to search
ROBO actually separates both words and searches them as individual
words ~ I want to search as a string not individually -- is there a
fix for this?? Thanks in advance for any help that is
offered.

The search has no link to the highlighting in this context,
it just makes it obvious.
I don't think you can change that other than use a different
search. ZoomSearch can be configured to work with RoboHelp and is
described on my site.

Converting chart from Word for Mac to Pages

In converting a two page chart from Word for Mac to Pages, only page 1 converts. But because of the way I built the chart, I can't cut and paste one page at a time from Word and then convert. Word insists on selecting both pages. Anyone have an idea short of redoing the chart from scratch in Pages?

I'm not sure I follow you. Did you try copying the data from the chart in Word and paste it into the chart editor for a new chart in Pages?

Convert Word for Mac 3 documents

Sorry for my borderline inquiry: I am sitting on some older documents written by WORD for Mac 3 (in the early nineties) that I need to open again for my work. MS Word 2004 doesn't, neither does Apple Works or even MacLinkPlus up from version 12.
The MS site is not very helpful on this issue, but perhaps you guys can give me a hint on a suitable converter utility.
Thanks a lot,
W

Gruß dich Wolfgang,
An older version (AppleWorks 5, or ClarisWorks) has the appropriate MacLink translators for Word 3. If you don't have access to an older version (and if the file isn't huge or doesn't contain sensitive information), you can send it to me and I will see if I can resave it in a current format.
Hans aus Wein

Can I import word for mac document, edit it, and convert it back to word?

can I import word for mac document, edit it, and convert it back to word?

Yes, with some caveats.
Pages and Word do some things differently, so no guarrantees for anything. Mostly it works fine.
Peter

In using MS Word for mac, and using track changes, and I send a copy, the recipient cannot see the track changes, nor do they show up on the printed copies, even though I highlight show changes in print

In using MS Word for Mac, and in using Track Changes, when I send an email with the changes, the recipient cannot see the highlighted changes, nor do the printed pages show the highlighted changes, even though I have checked "show highlighted changes"

In using MS Word for Mac, and in using Track Changes, when I send an email with the changes, the recipient cannot see the highlighted changes, nor do the printed pages show the highlighted changes, even though I have checked "show highlighted changes"

I'm trying to install Word for Mac, but it doesn't contain enough memory. Any suggestions?, I'm trying to install Word for Mac on my 10.7.4, but there isn't enough memory. Any suggestions?

I need to install Word for Mac on my MacBook OS X Lion 10.7.4, but there are two problems: 1) Microsoft sells only Office, not the individual programs, and 2) I don't have enough memory to do so (2 GB). Any suggesions? I'm currently using Pages, and it's worthless. Should I install more memory and buy Office for Mac? Is there another decent word processing program (preferably downloadable) that will convert my documents to Word?
Thank you so much for your help and suggestions!

I woud buy a 4 GB RAM package and install it. RAM is cheap these days and the additional RAM would also improve the performance of your other programs as well. I have used MS Office for Mac as well as other free downloads, i.e., Open Office and Libre Office. I have found that Open Office anf Libre Office perform just as well as MS Office and, because they are a free download also save you money. Another advantage is that they also contain a database, which MS Office doesn't have. They allow you to save files in MS format as well as standard text format. I ave also used Pages and feel it is satisfactory, although a little clunky to use. If you feel MS Office is the only program for you, then buy it and install it. You really should consider adding the additional RAM as it will improve the performance of all your applications.

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