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This wikiHow teaches you how to convert text to speech, and save a sound recording of it to your Voice Memos library, using an iPhone or iPad.
Steps
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1Open Voice Memos on your iPhone or iPad. The Voice Memos icon looks like a sound wave on a white background. You can find it on your home screen, or in an app folder.
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2Tap the Record button. This button looks like a red circle at the bottom of Voice Memos. It will start recording a sound clip.Advertisement
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3Open the text you want to record. You can select text from a message, email, note, web page, or a social media app.
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4Double-tap the text you want read aloud. This will select and highlight the text you tap on.
- A black toolbar will pop up above your text selection.
- You can hold down either end of the highlight, and and move it to change your text selection.
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5Tap Speak on the black toolbar. This will read aloud the selected text. This will be recorded in your ongoing voice memo.
- If you don't see the Speak option on the toolbar, make sure the Speak Selection feature is enabled on your iPhone or iPad.
- You can check out this article if you need help with enabling Speak Selection.
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6Open the Voice Memos app again. Your voice memo recording should be going on.
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7Tap the Stop button. This button looks like a red square at the bottom. It will stop recording your voice memo.
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8Tap the Done button. This option is in the lower-right corner of the Voice Memos app, next to the Record button. It will allow you to save your voice memo to your library.
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9Tap Save in the pop-up window. This will save your new recording to your voice memo library. Your recording will have all your text-to-speech conversion in it.
- Optionally, you can change the name of your Voice Memo in the pop-up here before saving it.
About This Article
1. Open the Voice Memos app.
2. Tap the Record button.
3. Open the text you want to record.
4. Double-tap and highlight the text.
5. Tap Speak on the toolbar.
6. Open Voice Memos again.
7. Tap the Stop button.
8. Tap Done on the bottom-right, and Save.
