How to Use Microsoft Word Text to Speech to Read Out Loud

1. Open Microsoft Word. Click 'File' and click 'Options.' Select 'Quick Access Toolbar.'
2. Click the down arrow under 'Choose Commands From' and select 'Commands not in Ribbon.' Scroll down in the left box and click 'Speak' and click 'Add.'
3. Click 'OK.' The 'Speak' icon will appear in the 'Quick Access' toolbar, which is the string of icons at the very top of Word that includes the 'Save' and 'Undo' icons.
4. Highlight the selected text you wish to have read out loud, or place the cursor within a word and click the 'Speak' icon. Click the icon again to stop the 'Speak' feature.