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TextAloud 2.0 User’s Manual

TextAloud 2.0 User’s Manual

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents ii

1.0      Introduction_ 5

2.0      Quick Start Guide 6

Installing TextAloud_ 6

Speaking the First Time_ 7

Four Ways to Load Text 7

Internet Explorer Plug-In_ 7

Optional Premium Voices 8

Creating Audio Files 8

What’s New in TextAloud 2.0_ 9

3.0      About Text To Speech Voices 10

SAPI – Speech Application Interface_ 12

Voice Sample Rates 12

Languages 13

Available Voices 14

Improving Speech_ 16

4.0      Single vs. Multi Article Mode 16

Single Article Mode_ 17

Multi Article Mode_