Text Speaker

Select the application language in Text Speaker

DeskShare_-_Support — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 04:32:58 GMT

You can change the language in which the application interface is displayed in Text Speaker. When the language is changed, the Menus, Dialog boxes and Window titles will be displayed in the selected language. To change the language of the application, click Tools >> Settings. Then select the program language as French from the Language dropdown. Click Ok to save the settings. [image: TSpost6125.jpg] Now, when you launch the application it will open in French.

Reading text aloud from a PDF file

DeskShare_-_Support — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 06:08:27 GMT

Text Speaker can read your PDF files aloud in a clear voice. The file formats supported by Text Speaker are DOC, DOCX, PDF, RTF and TXT. To read aloud a PDF file, go to File >> Open. Select a PDF file to open in Text Speaker. Then click on the Speak icon on the toolbar to start reading the PDF document from the beginning. This way Text Speaker will narrate your PDF file. You should be aware that all the text from a PDF file is extracted into Text Speaker. Therefore graphics will not be displayed when you open the PDF file in the application.

Downloading voices for native languages in Text Speaker

DeskShare_-_Support — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 06:37:14 GMT

Text Speaker can read aloud text in different languages if you have the appropriate voice installed. You can download trial voices on the Deskshare website for a number of different languages. Once you download a voice, simply install it and launch Text speaker. To change the active voice in Text Speaker, click Tools >> Voice. The installed voice will be listed in the ‘Select Voice’ dropdown list on the Voice Options dialog. Select the voice and click the Test Settings button to test the voice. [image: VoiceProperties.png]

Add background music during text to speech conversion

DeskShare_-_Support — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 04:40:52 GMT

You can add background music in Text Speaker while converting the text file to MP3 audio. The file formats supported for background music are MP3, WAV, AVI, WMA, MPA, ASF, MPEG, MPG, and M1V. Open your document in Text Speaker. Click Speak >> Convert Current File to Audio. On the Audio Properties dialog, look for the Background Music section and select the Add background music to output file checkbox. Click the Browse button to choose the WAV music file that you want to add. Click OK to start conversion. [image: TSpost6055.jpg] The file will be converted to MP3 audio format with your selected WAV file background music.

Automatically read a text message daily

DeskShare_-_Support — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 07:00:57 GMT

Text Speaker can automatically read a text message daily with the help of the Talking Reminders feature. Create a new reminder from Tools >> Talking Reminders. Click the Create button and enter the text message to be read. Set the repeat interval of one day or one hour as needed. [image: TSpost6039.jpg] The message text will be read aloud at the specified time every day. You can also set the repeat interval every few minutes, hours and years. See the help link to learn more about Talking Reminders: https://deskshare.com/help/ts/Reminders.aspx

Select the position to start reading an e-book

DeskShare_-_Support — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 05:38:44 GMT

Text Speaker can begin reading from any cursor position. To start reading at a specific location, load your file into Text Speaker. Place the cursor at the desired location before pressing the read icon. Go to the Speak menu and select the Speak from current cursor position option. Another method to start reading from any text position is to use the right-click context menu. When your cursor is in position, Right Click >> Speak from current cursor position. Reading will begin at the cursor position. [image: TSpost6022.jpg]

Make headings stand out while reading the text document

DeskShare_-_Support — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 06:49:06 GMT

You can insert a different Text Speaker voice to read the heading from the document. This will enhance or make the heading stand out. To add a voice change you can select the heading text, right click and select the Insert Voice Change option from the context menu. Choose the voice from the list. You can download many voices from https://www.deskshare.com/text-to-speech-voices.aspx. Whenever you start reading, the heading text will be read in a different voice. Remember to switch back to the original voice after the heading text, otherwise Text Speaker will continue to read the text in the selected voice. [image: ChangeVoice.png] You can also adjust the volume and speed for the selected voice from Tools >> Voice. [image: VoiceProperties.png] In this way, you can make the headings from the text document more noticeable while reading the document.

Spell out the Animal names in a story book

DeskShare_-_Support — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 06:15:11 GMT

You can use the spell tag in Text Speaker to spell out words or phrases. To spell the words, open the story book file in Text Speaker using File >> Open. Select the Animal name from the story book document, go to Edit >> Spell Selected Word/Phrase. The selected word will be enclosed within the tags. Once you insert the spell tag for all the names in the story file, click on the Convert to Audio option from the toolbar to convert the story file to audio. [image: MP3Properties.png] Now, whenever you will listen to the audio file, Text Speaker will spell out the animal names.

Saving the converted audio files on network location

DeskShare_-_Support — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:41:43 GMT

Text Speaker can convert text file to audio format and save the converted audio file to any local or network folder or network path. To start the conversion, open the text file in Text Speaker and click on the Convert to Audio option from the toolbar. On the Audio Properties dialog, look for the Destination Folder section and enter the network folder location. Click OK to start the conversion. [image: TSpost5949.jpg] The converted files will be saved directly to the network folder. You can change the folder location if you want to save the file on a different location.

Adjusting a voice to make it sound different

DeskShare_-_Support — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 06:09:17 GMT

Text Speaker allows you to adjust the volume, pitch and speed of an installed voice. Adjusting the voice properties will help you generate a voice that will sound different than the original voice. To adjust the voice properties, go to Tools >> Voice. Change the volume, pitch and speed values using the slider. Click the Test Settings button to listen the text sound. [image: VoiceProperties.png] Adjusting the voice properties may also make the reading more understandable. Please note that the changes done on the Voice Options dialog apply to the entire document read by Text Speaker.

How to use multiple voices in Text Speaker?

DeskShare_-_Support — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 04:16:52 GMT

You can download or purchase the voices to use in Text Speaker from: https://www.deskshare.com/text-to-speech-voices.aspx It is very easy to use multiple voices in Text Speaker to read text from a single document. Just install the voices and start Text Speaker. All the installed voices will be listed in the Voice drop down list on main user interface. Use the installed voices to read the text document. For more information on inserting voice changes refer this link: https://www.deskshare.com/help/ts/ChangingTheVoice.aspx

Enabling and disabling word highlighting in Text Speaker

DeskShare_-_Support — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 06:11:47 GMT

Text Speaker has a highlighting feature to focus on the word or character as it is read aloud. You can disable and enable this option whenever you need. To disable the highlighting, go to the Settings dialog. On the General settings tab, uncheck the ‘Highlight words when reading’ option under ‘General Preferences’ section. Click OK to save the settings. https://www.deskshare.com/forums/images/posts/TSpost8891.jpg The next time when start listening to your eBook the text will not be highlighted. You can enable the highlighting option from the settings whenever it is required.

Read a file aloud from my network drive daily

DeskShare_-_Support — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 05:50:56 GMT

You can use Text Speaker's Talking Reminders feature to read your file at a scheduled time. You can also set a repeat interval, so that the file will be read every day. To add a reminder, go to Tools >> Talking Reminders. Next, click on the Create button and enter a start date and time. Set the repeat interval of 1 day. Select the ‘Text File Containing Message’ option and click the add file icon to choose the file. Select the file on your network path. Click the OK button to save the reminder details. [image: TSpost5876.jpg] A reminder will start at your selected time and your file on the network drive will be read aloud.

Update a few words from a text document and convert to audio daily

DeskShare_-_Support — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 06:15:52 GMT

Use the bookmarks in Text Speaker to get a quick reference to the position within your document to do your updates. To add a bookmark, move to the desired position in the document and click Edit >> Add Bookmark. Assign a name for the bookmark. In your case, you can add bookmarks for a weekday and time. Click the Save icon on the tool bar to save the file. Whenever you want to change the time and weekday in your text document, open it in Text Speaker and click Edit >> Go to Bookmark. Choose a bookmark from the dropdown. Update the weekday and time, and click Speak >> Convert Current File to Audio. [image: TSpost5863.jpg] If you want to change a particular section in the text file regularly, you can use bookmarks to quickly move to that section.

Convert only the selected text to audio

DeskShare_-_Support — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 03:02:10 GMT

You can select important sections of a document in Text Speaker and convert the selected text into an audio file. To select the text, first open document using File >> Open. Select the text to mark for audio conversion and click Edit >> Outline Area. Repeat this step for all the text you would like to convert to audio format. [image: AudioOutline.png] Once you finish outlining the text, click File >> Save to save the file. Finally, go to the Speak menu and select the Convert Outlined Text option. Configure the audio properties and click OK to start conversion. In this way, only the outlined selected text will be converted to audio.

Converting all text files to audio in a batch

DeskShare_-_Support — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 06:32:52 GMT

Text Speaker can convert multiple text files to audio at a time with batch conversion. Add all the text files to the list and start the conversion process. To add multiple files to the file list, click File >> Open. Select the files that you want to convert to audio format and click on the open button. All files will be listed in the File List. [image: SelectMultipleFiles.png] Select the files which you would like to convert to audio from the File list. Go to the ‘Speak’ menu and select the Convert Selected Files to Audio option. Adjust the audio properties and click on the OK button to start the conversion. This way all the selected files will be converted to audio format.

Adjusting word pronunciation in Text Speaker

DeskShare_-_Support — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 06:17:47 GMT

You can change the way Text Speaker pronounces a word when you listen to your document. To change the pronunciation for any word, select it and click Tools >> Pronunciation. Enter the word you want to correct the pronunciation for in the Word text field. Enter the way you want the word to be pronounced in the Pronunciation text field. Click the Test button to hear the pronunciation and click Apply if it is correct. [image: PronunciationMain12.png] Use this method in Text Speaker to correct the pronunciation for each incorrectly pronounced word in your document. To learn more about Adjusting Pronunciation see this link: https://deskshare.com/help/ts/AdjustingPronunciation.aspx

How to pause at the end of a sentence in Text Speaker?

DeskShare_-_Support — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 06:16:29 GMT

You can easily add pauses at any desired position in your document. After adding a pause at the end of a sentence, convert the text file to audio format with Text Speaker. In order to insert a pause, open the text file in Text Speaker using File >> Open. Put the cursor at the end of a sentence. Go to the Edit menu and select the Insert Pause option. You can also select the insert pause option by right clicking at any position in the document. Choose the pause duration value or select a User Defined option to enter required amount of time. After adding the pause duration, convert your text file to audio format. When you start listening to the audio file, you will notice the pause at the end of a sentence in the audio file.

Hiding Text Speaker from the task bar

DeskShare_-_Support — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 05:50:31 GMT

You can minimize Text Speaker to the system tray and restore it whenever required. When you close the application, you can choose to show it as a system tray icon. To do this, click on the Settings icon from the tool bar. Under ‘General Preferences’ section, select the On close minimize Text Speaker to system tray option. Click Ok to save the changes. Once you complete reading the eBook, you can close the application window. It will be minimized to system tray and won’t be displayed on the screen and task bar. [image: TSpost5798.jpg] Right click on the icon shown in system tray to quickly open or exit Text Speaker. To restore the program, double-click the application icon in system tray.

Automatically open Text Speaker when I start my PC

DeskShare_-_Support — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 05:54:40 GMT

You can set Text Speaker to launch on Windows startup. To configure this setting, click on the Settings icon on the toolbar. On the General tab, look for the ‘General Preferences’ section. Select the Run Text Speaker when Windows launches option. Click Ok to save these settings. [image: TSpost5786.jpg] Now, whenever you start your PC, Text Speaker will be launched automatically and you can quickly begin reading your documents.

Reading a long document from the middle of the file

DeskShare_-_Support — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 06:53:58 GMT

In Text Speaker you can start reading from any position within a document. To start reading open the document in Text Speaker, go to File >> Open. Select the document to read. Place the cursor to a location from where you want to start the reading. Go to the Speak menu and select the **Speak from current cursor position **option. Alternatively, you can select this option by right clicking on the document. You can also set bookmark within the document for easy reference. Adding bookmarks will help you to start reading document from that position whenever required.

Read medical instructions out loud daily with Text Speaker

DeskShare_-_Support — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 05:34:55 GMT

Text Speaker can narrate instructions on a schedule using the Talking Reminders feature. To configure the settings for a reminder, click on the Talking Reminders icon on the toolbar. Click on the Create button to configure a schedule for reading instructions. On the Reminder details dialog, specify a start date and time. Select the Repeat Every option and set it to ‘Repeat Every 1 day’. Enter the instructions in the text area that you want Text speaker to read. Click Ok to save your settings. [image: TSpost5765.jpg] Now, Text Speaker will narrate instructions every day at a specified time. You can add multiple reminders to read different instructions.

Reading bold content in my document with a different voice

DeskShare_-_Support — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 06:39:16 GMT

You can read the marked text in different voice with Text Speaker. To change the voice for marked text, load your document in Text Speaker. Highlight the bold content which you want to read in a different voice. Right click on the selected content and choose the Insert Voice Change option. Select the voice you want to insert. Repeat this process for the remaining content. [image: ChangeVoice.png] Remember to insert the original voice at the end of the sentence, otherwise Text Speaker will continue to read the document in the voice selected to read the bold content. Another option is to use emphasis instead of changing the voice. Try highlighting the bold content as previously explained and choose Edit >> Emphasize selected word/phrase option.

Adjusting the audio file size in Text Speaker

DeskShare_-_Support — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 06:11:14 GMT

Text Speaker has a few settings that will control the size of the audio file when you convert text to audio in MP3 or WAV format. To convert text to audio format, click on the Convert to Audio option on the toolbar. On the Audio Properties dialog, look for the MP3 settings section. You can select the option from the Audio setting dropdown according to quality and size requirement. If you select a higher quality, the file size will be larger. [image: MP3Properties.png] You can adjust the audio frequency for the file to be generated. A higher frequency produces better quality but larger audio files. You can also adjust the constant bitrate. High bitrate value results in larger files. You can use the above settings to get the exact balance of audio quality and size you require. The default settings in Text Speaker will create audio files that sound good and are still compact.

Scheduling Text Speaker to read a file

DeskShare_-_Support — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 05:37:15 GMT

Text Speaker can read a document at a specified time using the Talking Reminders feature. To schedule a reminder, click on the Talking Reminders icon on the tool bar. Next, click the Create button and enter a start date and time. You can repeat the schedule every ‘N’ days. Choose the ‘Text File Containing Message’ option and click the add file icon to select a file. Click the Ok button to save the reminder. [image: TSpost5733.jpg] Once configured, a reminder will appear the specified time and the selected text file will be narrated. You will be able to get the reminder even if Text Speaker is not running.