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Then log out and back in again for the changes to take effect. Note that if this
doesn't seem to work and you're using a standard PC mouse, you might also
have to switch the Show Scroll Bars setting in System Preferences, as men-
tioned earlier, to When Scrolling.
Deactivating Scrollbars-on-Hover
To deactivate the new feature, again open a Terminal window, and type the
following:
DEFAULTS DELETE -G NSOVERLAYSCROLLERSHOWONMOUSEOVER
Then log out and back in again for the changes to take effect.
Tip 4
Make Your Mac Speak with Siri's Voice
At the time of this writing, the iPhone tool Siri hasn't yet been integrated with
OS X (although OS X has a dictation tool that you can activate via the Dicta-
tion & Speech component of System Preferences). However, you can install
Siri's voice files to OS X Mountain Lion and use its built-in speech tools to
have the Siri voice talk to you upon request, such as reading aloud highlighted
text.
Activating the Siri Voice Files
Here are the steps needed to switch to the Siri voice files:
1.
Open System Preferences (Apple menu→System Preferences), and click
the Dictation & Speech icon.
2.
When the Dictation & Speech pane appears, click the Text to Speech tab.
3.
Click the System Voice drop-down list, and select Customize.
4.
In the drop-down dialog box, scroll down and select Samantha, which
will be under the English (United States) heading. Then click OK. (If you're
British, you might want to select the Daniel voice under the English
[United Kingdom] heading to get the default British Siri voice; Australian
users should select Karen under the English [Australia] heading.)
5.
You'll be asked if you want to download and install a new voice. Agree to
do so.
