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76 Proofing and editing
Reading text aloud
The ScanSoft RealSpeak
TM
speech facility is provided for the visually
impaired, but it can also be useful to anyone during text checking and
verification. The speaking is controlled by movements of the insertion
point in the Text Editor which can be mouse or keyboard driven.
The Text-to-Speech facility is enabled or disabled with the Tools menu
item Speech Mode or with the F5 key. A second menu item Speech
Settings... allows you to select a voice (for example, male or female for a
given language), a reading speed and the volume. You must ensure the
language selection is appropriate for the text you want to hear.
To hear text: Use these keys:
One character at a time, forward or back
Right or left arrow. Letter, number or
punctuation names are spoken.
Current word Ctrl + Numpad 1
One word to the right Ctrl + right arrow
One word to the left Ctrl + left arrow
A single line Place the insertion point in the line
Next line Down arrow
Previous line Up arrow
Current sentence Ctrl + Numpad 2
From insertion point to end of sentence Ctrl + Numpad 6
From start of sentence to insertion point Ctrl + Numpad 4
Current page Ctrl + Numpad 3
From top of current page to insertion point Ctrl + Home
From insertion point to end of current page Ctrl + End
Previous, next or any page Ctrl + PgUp, PgDown or navigation buttons
Typed characters
Each typed character is pronounced, one by
one, including punctuation.