I am trying to find a program that I can download so that i can cut and paste text and it will read the words aload. It seem so convenient. I will be able to read books just by lying down on my bed and listening. Thanks
2006-12-16 07:00:54 · 8 answers · asked by cbatress321 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
try copy and paste onto microsoft word
2006-12-16 07:02:47 · answer #1 · answered by sakhi93 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, you can use this with WordPad. Copy and paste the text into WordPad (or Microsoft Word) and I don't think you need any engine or anything, but open up the language bar. If you're in WordPad, right click on the task bar, and if you're in MS Word, it's up under tools, I think. If you're in MS Word, just search around until you find "speech" or "language bar" or something. (It's been a while since I've used MS Word.) Anyway, you can set the language bar (I can't remember, just play with it, you'll get it.) so that it reads text. It sounds very monotone, but if you've done this before, you know they all sound monotone. Hope this helps. :)
2006-12-16 15:04:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, text to speech aint what its cracked up to be! Secondly, unless you are talking about reading e books, you might as well forget the idea because you would have to scan page after page and then invest in some very expensive word recognition software! When you scan text, it becomes a pictur file and text to speech wouldnt recognize it!
2006-12-16 15:05:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good news, you already have the program. If you have XP, there is a program already installed called Narrator. Just click on Start, All Programs, Accessories, Accessibility. It might be the third program down. Yeah
2006-12-16 15:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by Clipper 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't need to download a program, Windows XP can do it already.
Go to your "Control Panel"
Double click on "Speech"
Go to the "Text to Speech tab"
Paste text in "Use the following text to preview the voice"
Then click on "Preview Voice".
2006-12-16 15:12:21 · answer #5 · answered by USAF, Retired 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a screen reader which are quite easy to get as they are used by blind people however I have found them too slow and far to hard to listen to.
2006-12-16 15:03:01 · answer #6 · answered by doyler78 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in windows XP you have "narrator"
go to "start" "accessories" and "accessibuility" and then "narrator"
this reads out the screen to you
2006-12-16 15:04:13 · answer #7 · answered by rchlbsxy2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.sysworks.com.ar/Educational-Software/The-Reader.asp
2006-12-16 15:03:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋