How to Create a Simple Text to Speech Program in C#

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This time, I will teach you how to create a Text to Speech Application in C#. In this method you will be able to make the machine speak because of .Net Framework that produces the speech libraries. Simply follow the steps below to see how it works.
Creating Application

Step 1

Open Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and create a new windows form application in C#.

Step 2

Do the form just like shown below.

Step 3

Go to solution explorer, right click the “References” and hit add reference.

Step 4

Add the System.Speech

and hit “ok”.

Step 5

Add a namespace below to access Speech library.

1. using
   
   System.Speech.Synthesis
   
   ;
   

Step 6

Double click the “Speak” button and do the following codes to make the machine speak when the button is clicked.

1. private
   
   void
   
   button1_Click(
   
   object
   
   sender, EventArgs e)
   
2. {
   
3. SpeechSynthesizer speaks =
   
   new
   
   SpeechSynthesizer(
   
   )
   
   ;
   
4. string
   
   msg;
   
5. msg =
   
   "Welcome to sourcecodester.com"
   
   ;
   
6. speaks.
   
   Rate
   
   =
   
   1
   
   ;
   
7. speaks.
   
   Volume
   
   =
   
   100
   
   ;
   
8. speaks.
   
   Speak
   
   (
   
   msg)
   
   ;
   
9. }
   

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