![]() ![]() Then tap anywhere on the book page to close the menu. Once you’ve found the TTS option, tap “On” to turn it on. If Text To Speech isn’t on the first Settings page, tap the More link to go to page 2. It’s the square with the differently-sized letter A’s on it. To activate TTS, open a TTS-enabled book (its Amazon product page will say if TTS is enabled or not), tap the upper part of the Fire HD’s screen to open the book menu, and select Settings. But while poking around on the new HD device to test it, I discovered pretty much by accident that TTS is there on the Kindle Fire HD, though of course, only for books where the publisher has enabled TTS. Amazon was oddly silent on the matter, which led many to assume TTS was still missing from the Fire. When Amazon unveiled its new, HD line of Kindle Fire devices last year, TTS fans anxiously waited to hear if it would be included on the new devices. Many Kindle owners who are not sight-impaired made regular use of TTS as well. It’s nowhere near as a good a reading as you’ll get with an audiobook narrated by a professional actor or voice actor, but for the sight-impaired it’s a godsend. Where the publisher has enabled this feature, TTS reads the Kindle book aloud to you using text-recognition software and a computerized voice. TTS is a feature that originated with the original, monochrome Kindle device. The first-generation Kindle Fire was rolled out without Text To Speech (TTS) functionality, which upset and annoyed the many fans of this feature. My last post with Kindle Fire tips was such a hit, I figured y’all might like another! Text To Speech: Amazon Doesn’t Advertise It, But It’s Available On The Fire HD Line ![]()
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