This is an extension to this earlier post to allow Speak to Text inside PDFs and other places where the built-in speech service might not work. To do so, you need to create a Service using Automator. First, when you open Automator, it will ask to "Choose a type for ...
Using "Speak Text" to Proofread
Yesterday in MCHE 470, I mentioned that I use the speak to text capability of OS X to do the final proofread of any important documents I submit (papers, proposals, etc.). The computer voice makes any typos, grammar mistakes, or awkward sentence construction immediately obvious.
In OS X, this capability ...