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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

You can slow down the reading speed for any of the Text Speaker voices. To adjust the reading speed, click the Voice icon on the toolbar. On the Voice Options dialog, select the voice you want to use from the drop down list. Next, look for the 'Voice Settings' section and adjust Speed using the Slider. You can also adjust the Volume and Pitch level. Once you are done configuring settings, click the Test Settings button to verify how the text sounds. [image: TSpost5720.jpg] Click the Speak icon on the toolbar, you will able to hear the adjustments of text to speech settings. Adjusting Text Speaker settings helps to make the voices more understandable and also creates a unique voice.

You can use Text Speaker's highlight feature to mark important points and read back only those highlighted parts from your file. To use the highlight feature, click the Open icon on the toolbar and choose a document. Select the text which you want to highlight. Click Edit >> Outline Area. Repeat this for all the text you would like to highlight. Once you complete highlighting text, click File >> Save to save the file. [image: AudioOutline.png] When you want to read the highlighted text, open the file, go to Speak >> Speak Outlined Text. Now Text Speaker will read only the highlighted text from your file.

You can add background music to the audio created from your story with Text Speaker. To add background music, open your document in Text Speaker. Click on the Convert to Audio icon from the toolbar. Look for the 'Background Music' section and select the Add background music to output file option. Click the Browse button and select the music file that you want to add. You can test how it sounds using the Test button. Click OK to start conversion. [image: TSpost5693.jpg] The file formats supported for background music are MP3, WAV, AVI, WMA, MPA, ASF, MPEG, MPG, and M1V. Note: You can add background music only during conversion of your document to MP3 format.

Text Speaker allows you to add different voices to read text documents. To add a voice in Text Speaker, first you have to download and install the required voice. You can download the voices from link given below: https://www.deskshare.com/text-to-speech-voices.aspx Installing the voice is a simple process, just like installing the software. After installing the voice, Open Text Speaker. The installed voice will be added to the Voice drop down list in the main user interface. Now, to create text to audio file, click Speak >> Convert Current File to Audio. The audio files can be produced in WAV and MP3 formats. Once you configured these settings, click OK button. [image: MP3Properties.png] Your text file will be converted into audio format and you will be able to listen it in the newly added voice.

Text Speaker can narrate saved messages at specified time using Talking Reminders. You just have to add the message and set the time of the alert. To set reminders, click on Talking Reminders icon from toolbar and click Create button. Enter the date and time. Type your message in text area. You can also repeat the message after every N minutes, hours or days. [image: ReminderDetails.png] Once scheduled, these reminders will run at the configured time and start reading the message.

Text Speaker allows you to set the pronunciation for words to make the perfect listening experience. You can read special characters by adding a pronunciation for them. To add pronunciation, click on the Pronunciation icon from toolbar. Enter the character in the ‘Word’ text field and add the corresponding pronunciation. Click on the ‘Test’ button to check the pronunciation and finally click on ‘Apply’ button if it is correct. [image: TSpost5651.jpg] Now, Text speaker will read characters according to the applied pronunciation.

Text Speaker allows you to hear selected text from any program, including your web browser. For Kindle books, use the Kindle Cloud Reader to open the book in your browser. Next, highlight the content you want to read and use Text Speaker's function keys to start reading the selected text aloud. To configure the Function keys, click Settings >> HotKeys. [image: HotkeySettings.png] This way you can read any PDF or ebooks that you can find on the web and can be opened in your browser. Text Speaker's Hotkeys can be used to start, stop and resume reading of your ebook.

Bookmarks in Text Speaker will help you to get back to your desired point within the document. Using Bookmarks, you can save your favorite points to quickly access them later. To add a bookmark for a chapter, select the title or heading text of the chapter. Next, click the ‘Edit’ menu, and choose the ‘Add Bookmark’ option. Enter the bookmark and click OK. Do this for all the chapters in the eBook and save the file. [image: TSpost5630.jpg] Return to a bookmark by selecting the ‘Go to bookmark’ option from the Edit menu. All saved bookmarks will be listed in the drop down. Pick your desired bookmark and click OK. [image: TSpost5630_1.jpg] Use bookmarks to easily return to any chapter within the eBook.

You can insert voice change in Text Speaker to read your document with multiple voices. Click on the ‘Open’ icon from the tool bar and choose the text file you want to convert to audio file. Select the paragraph or sentence and right click to open the context menu. Choose the ‘Insert Voice Change’ option and the voice you would like. Repeat this step for the remaining text. After adding the voice change, click on the ‘Speak’ icon from the tool bar to test the voices. [image: ChangeVoice.png] Save the changes and click on the ‘Convert To Audio’ option from the tool bar to convert the text file to an audio file.

You can use spell tag in Text Speaker to spell out the letters in a word. Open Text Speaker and enter the text you want to read. Select the word ‘SAT’ from the sentence, go to the Edit menu and choose ‘Spell Selected Word / Phrase’ option. The letter will be surrounded with the <spell> tag like this <spell>SAT</spell>. Click the ‘Speak’ icon on the tool bar to hear the sentence read aloud with the word SAT spelled out.

Text Speaker can read PDF file content. Text Speaker can also open documents in DOC, DOCX, TXT, RTF and HTML file formats for reading. To read a PDF file, go to the File menu and select ‘Open’. Navigate to the folder location for the PDF file and open it. Click on the ‘Speak’ icon from the tool bar to start listening to the PDF file content. You can also save the changes made in PDF file format. Text Speaker can save changes to documents in DOC, DOCX, PDF, RTF and TXT formats. Note that, when you open a PDF file, the graphics are not imported. On editing and saving a PDF file, the graphics and some formatting information will be lost.

With the help of Text Speaker's keyboard shortcuts, it is possible to read any text aloud that you can select. Install Text Speaker and start the program. Switch to your open Word document, and select the text to read. Use the keyboard shortcuts to start reading with Text Speaker. Shortcut keys are available to start, pause, resume, and stop speaking. The default key to start speaking is Ctrl+Alt+S. You can set key combinations from the settings. Click on the ‘Settings’ icon on tool bar and go to 'Keyboard Hotkey' tab. Configure shortcut keys and click the OK button to save your settings. [image: HotkeySettings.png]

Text Speaker has a few different methods to begin reading from the current cursor position. Click on the ‘Open’ option from the tool bar and select the eBook or document you want to read. Move the cursor to the point to begin reading the eBook. Go to the ‘Speak’ menu and select the ‘Speak from current cursor position’ option. Text Speaker will start reading the text from that point. You can also right click on the text and select the ‘Speak from current cursor position’ option. A third option is to use the keyboard shortcut. Finally, if you are reading a long eBook, you may find the bookmarks feature helpful.

You can use the Talking Reminders in Text Speaker. Talking reminders are used to read out loud any message at a scheduled time. To add a reminder, click on the ‘Talking Reminders’ option from the tool bar. Then click on the ‘Create’ button to schedule the reminder. Enter your message in the text field. Configure the start date and time. Select the option to repeat the message and set it for 30 minutes. The message will be read aloud every 30 minutes. [image: TSpost5523.jpg]

Yes, Text Speaker can read your documents out loud and it will definitely help you with proofreading. When you listen to the document, it is easier to catch words that are misspelled, missing and also punctuation that's off. Simply open your document in Text Speaker, and click on the ‘Speak’ button to start reading. [image: Mid-Speech.png]