Can you get a document to read itself out loud?

[Guest]

One of my friends said that it is possible to get the compey to read your
document out loud...is that really true?

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Yes, if you have the appropriate hardware and software.

 

[Guest]

Adobe can do it and I believe in Word you have to go to Tools then Speech.
Then follow the prompts. I believe you can also talk instead of type with
this utility.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Mac,

You can use the Windows Narrator feature,
Start=>Programs=>Accessories=>Accessibility
but that can end up reading everything on your screen.

As mentioned you can modify the behavior of the MS Excel
Text-to-Speech feature to read text back in Word
http://gmayor.com/word_text_to_speech.htm

There are also some 3rd party software implementations
that can be more 'lifelike' (with expression) in their
readback.
http://naturalvoices.att.com/demos/
http://actor.loquendo.com/actordemo/default.asp?language=en
(an interesting one <g>)

and others
http://microsoft.com/speech/evaluation/thirdparty/engines.asp

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Bob Buckland ?
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