Select-to-speak for Chromebook

Summary

AI-generated from vendor-published content · October 1, 2026

Select-to-speak is a text-to-speech tool built into every Chromebook. You pick the text you want, and the Chromebook reads it aloud while highlighting each word as it goes. You can shade the rest of the screen to help your eyes stay on the words, pause the reading, skip lines, and change the speed. It also lets you choose the voice and language, so it works for someone who finds reading on screen tiring or who learns better by listening as well as seeing the words. It only works on a Chromebook, so it won't help on other kinds of computers.

Where to get it

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What setup looks like

• Out of the box
  
  1. Open Settings, then Accessibility, then Text-to-Speech, and turn on select-to-speak. This takes a minute or two.
  2. Select some text on the screen and start the reading. Adjust the speed, voice, and screen shading until it feels comfortable.

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