OmniPage can convert your recognized text into speech and
read it out loud, allowing you to listen
to your document. This may help you as you verify the text.
The Nuance RealSpeak speech facility is offered for a wide
range of languages: currently: English (US and International), Brazilian
Portuguese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish. All speech
systems will be installed with OmniPage if you choose a complete installation.
If you perform a custom installation, you can choose the languages you
need. If you later want to read text aloud in a language you did not choose,
you can install it from your program CD.
To have text read aloud:
Enable the Text-to-Speech facility
with the menu item Speech Mode
in the Tools menu, or with the F10 key.
Use the menu item Speech
Settings to select a voice
(for example, male or female for a given language), a reading speed and
the volume.
From now on, movements of the
insertion point in the Text Editor will cause text to be read aloud. Make
selections with the mouse or use keyboard keys as shown below.
Turn the Text-to-Speech facility
off by clicking the Speech Mode
menu item again.
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To hear text: |
Use these keys: |
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One character at a time, forward or back |
Right or left arrow. Letter, number or punctuation names
are spoken. |
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Current word |
Ctrl + Numpad one ( 1 ) |
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One word to the right |
Ctrl + right arrow * |
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One word to the left |
Ctrl + left arrow * |
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A single line |
Place the insertion point in the line |
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Next line |
Down arrow |
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Previous line |
Up arrow |
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Current sentence |
Ctrl + Numpad two ( 2 ) |
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From insertion point to end of sentence |
Ctrl + Numpad six ( 6 ) |
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From start of sentence to insertion point |
Ctrl + Numpad four ( 4 ) |
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Current page |
Ctrl + Numpad three ( 3 ) |
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From top of current page to insertion point |
Ctrl + Home |
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From insertion point to end of current page |
Ctrl + End |
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Previous, next or any page |
Ctrl + PgUp, PgDn or navigation
buttons |
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Typed characters |
Character keys: each typed character is pronounced, one
by one, including punctuation. |
* If the cursor is in the middle of a word, you will first
hear a word fragment, but from the second keystroke you will hear whole
words.
The three basic speech keys are
neighbors on the keyboard. Use Ctrl + Numpad one, Ctrl + Numpad two and
Ctrl + Numpad three respectively for Read current word, Read current sentence
and Read current page.
You also have the following keyboard controls:
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To do this: |
Use this: |
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Pause/Resume |
Ctrl + Numpad five ( 5 ) |
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Set speed higher |
Ctrl + Numpad plus ( + ) |
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Set speed lower |
Ctrl + Numpad minus ( - ) |
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Restore speed |
Ctrl + Numpad asterisk ( * ) |
Be sure the selected RealSpeak voice is for the same language
as the text you intend to read.
