Enabling Google Chrome's Text-to-Speech for Survey Read Aloud

  • Updated

If the survey read aloud feature does not work, another option is using the  Google Chrome’s “Text-to-Speech” feature on your computer to have your survey read aloud.  

Watch these below videos on how to turn on these features.

Mac Computer : Video Instructions Mac: Written Instructions
  1. Once you've opened your survey, you can have the survey read aloud to you by:
    1. Selecting the text you want to hear
    2. Right click and select Speech > Start Speaking in the menu
  2. If you want the entire page read aloud, you can do this by navigating to:
    1. In the Chrome menu, select Edit 
    2. Select Speech > Start Speaking
PC Computer: Video Instructions PC: Written Instructions

  1. First we need to turn on the Narrator program
  2. To do this, click Windows Logo Key + Ctrl + Enter all at the same time
  3. You will see a grey box pop up with a title “Heads up! Narrator keyboard changes
  4. Go ahead and click “OK” at the bottom corner
  5. Next, you might see a larger window with the title “Welcome to Narrator” 
  6. Go ahead and click the “Minimize” button at the bottom
  7.  Now, go back to the survey-taking window
  8. First, Highlight the text that would like to be read aloud
  9. Next click Shift + Caps Lock + Down Arrow all at the same time to have the highlighted text read aloud to you
  10. Repeat these steps and highlight the next question until you complete the entire survey
  11. Once you have completed all your surveys, you will want to exit the Narrator program
  12. To do this, click Windows Logo Key + Ctrl + Enter all at the same time, you will be notified that you have not quit the Narrator program

Was this article helpful?

0 out of 0 found this helpful