How to Use WPS Read Aloud on iOS

Use WPS Read Aloud with 4 indexed topics, including 4 free topics and 0 membership-related items; choose a topic from the index and follow the steps.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Read selected text

Entry: Floating text toolbar → Read Aloud

1. Open a presentation in WPS Office on iOS.
2. Select the text you want to hear so the floating text toolbar appears.
3. Tap Read Aloud.
4. Wait for the system to start reading the selected text.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: the Read Aloud entry appears after text is selected.
• Next action available: the selected text starts playing aloud after you tap the entry.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: if no text is selected, the related entry may not appear.
• Environment note: device audio must be on, or an available audio output device must be connected.

2. Pause the current playback

Entry: Playback state → Pause

1. Start Read Aloud first.
2. Find the pause control during playback.
3. Tap Pause.
4. Confirm that the current spoken playback stops.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: a pause action is available while playback is active.
• Next action available: the current spoken output stops after you pause it.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: if playback has not started, you cannot verify the pause result.

3. Check playback for Chinese or English text

Entry: Floating text toolbar → Read Aloud

1. Select a Chinese or English passage in the presentation.
2. Tap Read Aloud.
3. Listen to the spoken result for the current passage.
4. To compare another passage, select new text and start playback again.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: different passages can trigger playback repeatedly.
• Next action available: you can keep selecting text to compare spoken results.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: if you select only part of a sentence, playback follows only the current selection.

4. Confirm device audio before playback

Entry: Device audio settings + Floating text toolbar → Read Aloud

1. Make sure your iPhone or iPad is not muted and media volume is on.
2. If you use headphones or Bluetooth audio, confirm that the output works normally.
3. Return to the presentation and select text.
4. Tap Read Aloud to start playback.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: after you tap Read Aloud, audio is heard through the speaker or connected output device.
• Next action available: you can continue selecting other text and play it again.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: muted audio or incorrect Bluetooth output may make it seem that the feature is not working.