How to Make Windows Speak to You Using Notepad

Ever wanted to do something useful with Notepad like making your Windows computer speak whatever you input to it? Well, having a computer that talks back to you is more awesome and interesting. If you are wondering how to do this, then scroll down below to find out.

Steps to Make Your Windows Computer Speak Using Notepad

Here’s the exact steps to make your Windows computer speak whatever you input to it by creating a simple script using Notepad.

1. Open Notepad. You can open Notepad through the Run dialog box by pressing (Windows key) plus R and type “notepad” (without the quotes) and hit ↵Enter key.
2. When Notepad opened, copy-paste the below code in it.
   
   

   Dim message, sapimessage=InputBox("What do you want me to say?","I speak for you.")Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")sapi.Speak message

   
   Sentence marked in the code can be edited according to your choice.
3. At the top of the Notepad, click on File then click Save As... to open Save As window.
4. In the Save As window, choose a location to save the file and give it name with .vbs extension, like Speak.vbs and click on Save button.
5. Once the file has been saved, navigate to the location where you saved it and Double click on it to open.
6. A window called I speak for you will open with the textbox. All you have to do is to type anything you want in the textbox and click OK button then your computer should speak everything what you typed.

Try it yourself and enjoy!