How to Highlight Text As Spoken on an iPhone

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open your iPhone’s Settings.

   It’s an app showing gray cogs that can be found on one of your home screens.
   
   The app might be nestled in a folder called Utilities or Extras if it’s not listed on the home screen.
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   Step 2: Tap on General.

   ,,, Doing so will prompt a new menu tab labelled Highlight Content where you can select the type of text you want spoken out loud. ,, Doing so will make a list text types appear where you can select the type you want to highlight and hear spoken aloud. , Doing so will enable a menu where you can tap on Speak by holding down your finger on your preferred text type.
   
   Activate the text type by:
   Tapping Words.
   
   This will allow you to highlight and hear only words.
   
   Tapping Sentences.
   
   This enables Siri to speak full sentences after highlighting them.
   
   Tapping Words and Sentences.
   
   This allows you to highlight words and sentences interchangeably without being limited to one type of text.
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   Step 3: Tap on Accessibility.

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   Step 4: Tap on Speech.

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   Step 5: Slide the “Speak Selection” button to the “On” position.

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   Step 6: Tap on Highlight Content.

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   Step 7: Slide the “Highlight Content” button to the “On” position.

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   Step 8: Tap on a text type to set your preference.

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