Make Your Computer Speak What you Type

Have you ever think of how to make your computer speak whatever you write /type? In this article, we are going to teach you how to make your computer speak what you type using simple commands in notepad.

STEP 1 – Opening Notepad.

• Click on Start
• Search for Notepad by typing it.
• In the Search list, Open Notepad.

You can also use Run to Open Notepad (Skip to Step 2)

• Hold Windows Key + R on the Keyboard to open run.
• Type Notepad in the space provided.
• Press Enter key to open notepad window.

STEP 2 – Copying and Pasting Code.

• The Code below will make your computer speak what you type. Copy and paste the below code in Notepad. Make sure you copy the code well, else it will not work for you. 

Dim text, sapi
text=InputBox("This is Craftech Talking, What do you want me to say?", "My Talking Computer")
Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
sapi.Speak text

STEP 3 – Understanding the Code and Editting.

• In the Code, you will see “My Talking Computer“. That Message will be displayed at the Title bar of the speaktome.vbs app window. You can change it to whatever you want.
  
• You will also see “This is Craftech Talking, What do you want me to say?” That message will be displayed below the title. You can change it to whatever you want.
  
• NOTE: Do not remove the quotation marks (“”) when editing the code. You can Only change the letters.

STEP 4 – Saving and Running The Code.

• After pasting the code, go to File and click Save as.
• Enter the file name ending with .vbs. Example: Speaktome and add the extension .vbs.
• Therefore, you’re going to save the filename as Speaktome.vbs
  
  Note: The Extension .vbs is what’s going to open the file. Incorrect use will not work for you.
  
• Go to Save As Type (below the file name) and choose “All files”.
  
• Select where you want to save the file. (The default save folder is C:/Users/yourusername/documents)
  
• You can choose This PC/ My Computer from the left tabs, then click desktop on the main window to save the file on desktop. (View Screenshot)
  
• Click Save and open the file.
• In the space provided, type whatever you want the computer to speak.
• Press Enter or Click Ok and make your computer speak for you.