The Chrome℠ Internet browser is growing in popularity. One reason is the variety of available applications and extensions for Chrome℠. The article that focuses on watching TV in an Internet browser describes one very useful extension for Chrome℠. Another useful extension converts text into spoken words, allowing Google Chrome℠ to read aloud. This tool may be helpful for people with impaired vision, as well as users who prefer to listen instead of reading. Read the instructions below to learn how to install the SpeakIt!© app for Chrome™, as well as how to use it.
Installing SpeakIt!© for Google Chrome℠:
- Using your Google Chrome™Internet browser, go to the Chrome℠ web store.
- Type in “SpeakIt!” into the search box.
- The result on the right should be “SpeakIt! from Trajche Petrov” , click on the “+ ADD TO CHROME” button.
- Click on the “Install” button.
- The “SpeakIt! – Options” will open. You can change the audio and control settings. Click on the “Save” button and close the tab.
- Now, select the text you want to have read and click on the “speaker” icon in the extension bar of Chrome™ or press “CTRL + SHIFT + S” on your keyboard.
