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SPEECH
Read & Write (V8.1) GOLD will read text as you type or from
any open document. It will read each word, sentence, paragraph or selected
text with highlighting. There is a choice of 31 different voices including
British and American accents. The voice can also be adjusted to suit you
by altering the pitch, speed, volume and/or word pause.
RealSpeak® provides the most human-sounding voice available
today. You can choose the way text is displayed or highlighted during
speech:
- Text can be colored highlighting in the document – either dual color
highlighting or block highlighting depending on the application.
- Text can be brought into the Text Reader window – where the color of
highlighting and size of font can be changed to suit your needs.
- Speech can be shown in Speech Balloons – these can be with or
without an animated character.
- Speak using One Word Display – this will display one word at a time
as it is being spoken in a large letterbox display.
- No visual display.
There is also the option to have an animated character to accompany
you.
By hearing your work read you will be able to identify mistakes in
punctuation, spelling and meaning. Having documents read to you will
increase your understanding and word recognition.
Speech can also
be used with any of the other features of Read & Write (V8.1) GOLD. For
example, with the dictionary, meanings and sample sentences can be read to
ensure complete understanding.
How to Read with Read & Write (V8.1) GOLD
Read &
Write (V8.1) GOLD will read selected text or will read automatically as you
type.
To have Read & Write (V8.1) GOLD read selected
text.
Highlight the text you wish read and click the
button.
To stop speech simply click the
 button on the
Read & Write (V8.1) GOLD toolbar.
The Speech Properties panel has
a number of tabs from which you can adjust the voice to suit your
taste.
Read & Write (V8.1) GOLD will read each letter, word or
sentence as you type. You can choose which option in the Speech Properties
Panel.
From the Speech Properties Panel you can:
- Select and adjust voice settings by pitch, speed, volume and word
pause. Search for other available compatible voices.
- Choose a character and select to have speech balloons if wanted.
Adjust how the speech balloon will look
- Specify how a word is pronounced.
- Adjust Speak as I type and set up screen reading.
- Select what type of speech highlighting you want to use and adjust
it accordingly.
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