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.

Security Monitor Pro allows you to schedule one IP camera for video recording and another camera for monitoring actions. This can be done by creating separate schedules for each camera. First, add both IP cameras in Security Monitor Pro. Right click on the camera preview for which you want to perform monitoring actions and select the Edit camera option. On the Actions tab, select the actions you want to perform like email notifications, take photos and upload media files. [image: SMPpost5742_1.jpg] Next, click on the scheduler icon on the toolbar. On the Add schedule dialog, the monitoring actions option is selected by default. Enter the start date and time and number of hours to run the actions. Click the Ok button to save the settings. For the second camera, just add a schedule and select Video recording action. [image: SMPpost5742_2.jpg] The schedule will run at specified time. Video recording and monitoring actions will be performed for respective cameras.

WebCam Monitor allows you to perform a repetitive action, such as sending an email every hour, by using the regular interval monitoring action. To set this up, go to the Quick Access panel and select Regular intervals of ‘N’ minutes option. Set the interval value to 60 minutes and choose the Email Notifications action. Enter the email address, authentication and the other mail server details. Click the Ok button to save these settings. [image: WCMpost5739.jpg] Repeat these steps for each webcam. After configuring all webcams, click the Start Monitoring button from the Quick access panel. An email with a picture will be sent each hour from your 3 webcams.

Use the Conflict Resolution options in Auto FTP Manager to replace the old file on the destination when the source location has the same file with a newer date. Conflict Resolution options are configured on an automated transfer profile. If you have already created the connection profile, right click on the profile name in the left panel and select the Edit profile option. Make sure you have selected Automated profile for the File Transfer type. Navigate to the next page and look for the Conflict Resolution section. Select ‘Overwrite if date is newer’ option from the drop down list. Click the Next button and finish the settings. [image: AFMpost5738.jpg] Once the settings are configured, right click on the profile name and select Start automated transfer. If the source file being transferred was created after the existing destination file, then the old file will get replaced with the new one.

My Screen Recorder Pro can perform screen recording without manually starting it by using the Schedule option. To schedule your screen recording, click Tools >> Schedule Recording. Enter the schedule name and select the output folder to save the recording. Choose the Recording type and profile. [image: SchedulerPage1.png] Navigate to the next page, and select the schedule type as 'Daily'. Set the start date and time. The time selected is in 24-hour format. If you want to start the recording at night at 9:00 PM then set the time to 21:00. After selecting the time, enter the Recording duration in hours. Navigate to the Next page and click the Finish button to save the settings. [image: MSRPpost5735.jpg] The schedule will run at the selected time for the specified duration without manually starting it. This way the screen recording will be performed and the recorded file will be saved in the selected output folder.

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.

Security Monitor Pro can save media files on your local drive or to a network folder. To save videos and photos to a network location, click the Settings icon on the toolbar. On the Video and Photo tab, click the Browse button and select your network location. You can also enter the network location path manually and click the OK button to save the settings. [image: SMPpost5731.jpg] From now on, all videos and photos captured from each IP camera will be saved to the network location.

With WebCam Monitor you can watch the webcam preview on multiple PCs using the broadcasting feature. This feature allows you to broadcast the camera stream from your webcam and view it on other PCs. To configure settings for broadcasting the camera stream, right click on the camera preview and select the Start broadcasting option. When broadcasting starts, you will see a ‘Broadcasting URL’ in the event log viewer. Go to your other PC, and open the Broadcasting URL in VLC or Windows Media Player to view the camera stream. You can adjust the broadcast IP address and Port number from Edit Camera >> Broadcast tab. [image: ConfigureBroadcasting.png] Note: You will need to enter the correct broadcast url in the media player to view the live stream. Make sure your PC has a active network connection for this to work.

Auto FTP Manager allows you to download only those files which contain strings you specify by using the Files and Folders filter option. First, create an Automated profile for downloading files from the FTP server and then you can configure the filters for that profile. To create a automated transfer profile, click File >> New Connection Profile. Select the connection profile type as Automated Profile. [image: AFMpost5521.jpg] Enter the FTP details such as FTP address, port number, username and password. Navigate to the next page, look for the Action rules section and select the transfer actions for downloading files. Next, look for the Files and Folders filters section and click the Configure button. Select the filter for File Name and set it to 'Include file names containing string values'. Enter the words that you want to search in the file name like 'New' and 'review'. Use the semicolon to separate the words. Click OK to save these settings. Go to the next page and click Finish to create a profile with configured settings. [image: AFMpost5726.jpg] Now, whenever you start automated transfer, the files containing the specified strings such as 'New' and 'review' in the file name will be downloaded.

Use the Time Lapse recording feature in My Screen Recorder Pro to record frames at a specified time interval. To configure settings for Time-Lapse recording, click the Settings icon from the toolbar. On the Recording tab, select Advanced Screen Recording Options. Choose Time-Lapse recording and set the time interval value in seconds to 5. You can also set the playback speed of the video. [image: MSRPpost5722.jpg] Next, click the Record icon on the toolbar to start screen recording. When recording starts, one frame will be captured every 5 seconds. When you playback the recorded file, the time appears to be moving faster. Note: Audio capturing is disabled during time-lapse recording.

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 prevent anyone from changing the application settings in Security Monitor Pro by setting a password to lock your settings. To set the password, click the Settings icon on the tool bar. On the Security tab, click on the Set Password button, then enter and confirm the password. After setting the password, select the check box to lock the application and click the **OK **button. Your settings are now locked. [image: SMPpost5718.jpg] Anyone can see the camera preview, but cannot make any changes to the application settings. Note: The password should be at least 4 characters long. You should remember the password to unlock and access the application settings.

WebCam Monitor can display multiple USB cameras simultaneously while you work on other tasks. To view multiple cameras at the same time, right click on the camera preview and select the Detach Camera option. You will now see the camera preview in a separate window. You can resize and adjust the position of this window. Next, right click on the detached window and select the Always on top option. This option allows you to see the camera preview on top of other running applications. [image: detached_preview.png] Repeat the same procedure for the other webcam. Place both previews in one half of the screen and you can use other half of the screen to do other work.

Use the scheduler feature to download files automatically using Auto FTP Manager. The first step is to create an Automated profile to transfer files from your FTP server and the second step is to create a schedule for that profile. To create an automated transfer profile, click File >> New Connection Profile. Select the connection profile type as Automated Profile. Enter the FTP details such as FTP address, port number, username and password. Navigate to the next page, look for the Action rules section and select the transfer action to download to your PC. [image: AFMpost5712.jpg] In the Schedule Transfers section, click on the Configure button. You can select a daily or weekly schedule. The **Daily **schedule will download files every day. In the Weekly schedule you can select particular days of the week for transfer. Set the start date and time for the schedule. After creating the schedule, click on the **Next **button, and enter a Profile name to finish the settings. [image: AFMpost5712_1.jpg] Once complete, the schedule will run at the configured time and files will be downloaded from FTP server automatically.

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.

My Screen Recorder Pro allows you to quickly search screen recordings within a folder. To search for a screen recording in a folder, go to File >> Search. Select the folder to search for your media files. You can enter a few characters of file name to begin searching. You can also check the Date option and find older files which are Created or Modified On / Before / After the selected date. [image: MSRPpost5708.jpg] You can also select the File Type as Video file / Audio file to make the searching process faster. If the file is present, it will be shown in the search result. When you double click on a file name, it will be highlighted in the list on the main user interface. The search feature allows you to quickly search your media files based on file name, date and file type.

Use the Mask area feature in Security Monitor Pro to block off monitoring for motion from a selected area. To add a mask, click the Manage Camera icon on the toolbar. Select the camera and click the Edit Camera button. Go to the Mask Area tab and select the Enable Masking checkbox. Adjust the shape of the mask according to your requirement by clicking on the box and dragging it. Add additional masks for the areas you don't want to monitor. Click the OK button to save your changes. [image: MaskArea.png] Once you put a mask on the camera preview, start motion detection monitoring. Notice how motion behind the masked region will not get detected. This will reduce the possibility of unwanted triggering of alerts.

You can capture and upload photos to FTP folder with WebCam Monitor. Using the FTP upload you can transfer video recordings and photos to a server and easily access them from a remote location, and share them with others. To configure the FTP upload, connect USB camera to your PC and open WebCam Monitor. Click on the Add Webcam icon on the toolbar. Your webcam will be listed in the camera model drop down and you should see the camera preview. Go to the Actions tab, choose either the motion detection or regular interval monitoring action. Next, select the Take Photo and Upload Media Files actions. Enter the FTP details required to connect to the FTP server such as FTP IP address, username and password. [image: WCMpost5704.jpg] After saving the FTP details, you will see the FTP upload settings. Click the Browse button to select the folder on the FTP server to upload captured photos. [image: WCMpost5704_1.jpg] Click the Monitor icon on the toolbar to start monitoring. Once monitoring is started, photos will be captured and uploaded to the FTP folder.

You can use the voice commands New Line and New Paragraph in Dictation Pro for inserting a line break and a paragraph at any point within your document. Note: While using formatting commands, you must press and hold the control key. Otherwise Dictation Pro will recognize the command as text and not as a command. See this link for all the voice commands provided by Dictation Pro: https://www.deskshare.com/help/dp/VoiceCommandControl1.aspx

Auto FTP Manager allows you transfer files to and from FTP server manually or automatically. Using the Quick Connect profile, you can manually transfer files between the source and destination using the built-in file manager. Add the files to the transfer queue and start the transfer. The files can be dragged from one panel and dropped to other making the transfer easy. Using the Automated transfer profile, you can transfer files from the source to destination based on automated transfer rules. You can configure file and folder filters, schedule the transfer, save or send a transfer report and much more. When you want to transfer files at specific times automatically then you should choose the automated transfer profile. [image: new_connection.png]