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Speak to Proof Service

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 ...

LaTeX Folders and Files

It's beneficial to establish a standard folder and file-naming structure for your papers. It ensures that when collaborating with others, that your collaborators can find the information they need while working on the paper. In addition, it makes it much easier for the future you to access. The folder ...

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 ...