How to use the WinXP system "text to speech" function

WinXP<;Text to Speech" (TTS) features are rarely known, it is a ability to play printed text as a spoken language. Simply put, you can let your WinXP system speak, let the system play the text for you. Is it very fresh? Let's take a closer look at the “Text to Speech” feature and how to use it.

The options for each TTS engine are given in the "Text to Speech" tab on the WinXP<;Control Panel"" Voice" properties. In addition to the regular options, each engine has a different set of specific features. Therefore, the resulting dialog box may look different. It is likely that some special features are not included, and some property buttons do not have associated dialogs.

The following highlights click on the Windows XP to set up and use voice text:

First, determine the selected text to speech voice

1, in “Control Panel” opens “voice”.

2, in the "Text to Speech" tab, the name displayed in the "Sound Selection" drop-down list box is the currently activated sound.

3. Click on "Preview Sound" to listen to the active sound. The text will be broadcast and will be highlighted when spoken verbatim. It should be noted here that text-to-speech sounds are closely related to specific engines. It may not be possible to clear the association from the name of the language in which the displayed sound is being used. After selecting the engine or sound, click “Preview Sound" to test the sound and language. The display name of the engine may not clearly show the language or sound supported by the engine. This includes not only the languages ​​that are supported, but also the dictionary features. The dictionary function indicates whether regular grammar or technical terms (such as law or medicine) are used.

Second, preview the sound of text to voice

1. Open “voice” in “Control Panel”.

2. On the "Text to Speech" tab, the name displayed in the "Voice Selection" drop-down list box is the active sound.

3. Click on "Preview Sound" to listen to the currently selected sound. The texts that will be broadcast will be highlighted when they are spoken verbatim. During playback, “Preview sound” will be changed to “stop”. Click "Stop" to interrupt the sound playback.

You can change the text you want to read with “Preview Sound by highlighting the text and typing new text. These changes are not permanent and will be reset to the default value when you reopen the "Voice" property or select a different sound.

Third, change the text to voice sound or engine

1. Open “voice” in “Control Panel”.

2. On the <;Text to Speech" tab, the name displayed in the "Voice Selection" drop-down list box is the active sound.

3. Click on the active sound in the drop-down list or use the arrows to display a list of available sounds.

4. Click on the new sound to select this sound.

5, the newly selected sound will read the text in the "Preview Sound" box.

6. Click “OK" or "Application” to accept new sounds. Previous12Next page Total 2 pages