Text Speaker 3.32

Menu Bar

The Menu Bar is divided into following sections:

• File Menu: General operation controls.

New: Create a new blank document. Open: Open an existing or new document.  Save: Save your document. Save As: You can save your document with different name and at different location. Convert Current File To: Convert the file on which your are currently working to either MP3 or WAV format. Convert All Files To: This option allows you to convert all the documents opened in Text Speaker to MP3 or WAV. Play Audio: Listen to a document that is converted to an audio file. Recently Opened Files: Displays a list of the 5 most recently used documents. Select a file to open. Launch Menu: Launch other DeskShare applications. Close: Closes the currently working document.  If you have not saved the changes, application will show a confirmation message. Close All: Closes all the documents opened in Text Speaker. Exit: Stops all the running actions, preserves the previously selected settings for the next use and closes the application.

• Edit Menu: Common formatting features are provided.

Undo: Return your document to its previous state, starting with the most recent change.  Redo: If you don't like the changes of undoing then use Redo. Cut: Select a text, use cut to move it to some other position. Copy: Use copy to duplicate the selected text. Paste: Paste copied text at the desired location in your document. Delete: Permanently delete the selected text from the document. Select All: Select all the text in the document. Find: Search the required word in the selected document. Replace: Search the word and replace it with another word. Add Bookmark: Set bookmarks within the document for easy reference. Go To Bookmark: Select a Bookmark and return to it. Outline Area: Mark important lines of your document using Outline.  The outlined text is highlighted in Yellow. Remove Outline: Use this option to remove the outlined text. Insert Voice Change: If you want your document to be read by multiple voices, use this option. Insert Pause: You can insert a delay of some seconds after punctuations or where you want to pause. Change Pitch for Selected Word/Phrase: Add emphasis to make the speech sound natural. Spell Selected Word/Phrase: Spell out certain words or phrases.

• Speak Menu: Player controls to view the screen recordings.

  Speak Current File: Starts speaking the current document from the beginning. Convert Current File to Audio: The currently selected file will be converted to either MP3 or Wav. Speak from Current Cursor Position: Start listening from the current cursor location. Speak Highlighted Text: Select text and use this option to speak only the highlighted text. Speak Selected Files: Select the files from the File List.  Text Speaker will start speaking the text from the first selected document till the last selected document. Convert Selected Files to Audio: Batch convert multiple files into audio. Speak Outlined Text: Listen to the marked text. Convert Outlined Text: Convert the marked text into audio and listen to your key points. Pause: Pause the current reading and resume it when required. Stop: Stops the current reading.

• Tools Menu: Tools menu includes following items:

  Voice: Select a voice and set its volume, pitch, speed, and more. Pronunciation: Adjust the way a word is pronounced by the application. Settings: Configure general application settings. Talking Reminder: You can create alarms or reminders with Talking Reminders. Full Screen: Hide the toolbar and menu bar.