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macOS User Guide
- Welcome
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- Work across devices using Continuity
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Use iPhone with Desk View
- Stream audio and video with AirPlay
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Hand off between devices
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Make and receive phone calls on your Mac
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
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Hear your Mac read documents
In many apps, your Mac can read aloud documents, webpages, messages, and more.
In an app on your Mac, do any of the following:
Hear an entire document: Choose Edit > Speech > Start Speaking.
Hear part of a document: In a document, select the text you want to hear, then choose Edit > Speech > Start Speaking.
Stop the speaking: Choose Edit > Speech > Stop Speaking.
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