Guide: How to Lead Text to Speech with TextAloud ?

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I. Introduction of TextAloud :

Description:

TextAloud is the leading text to speech program, available with exciting premium voices (including several languages) from ATT Natural Voices, Cepstral and NeoSpeech for the best in computer speech for your PC. TextAloud uses voice synthesis to convert text into spoken audio. Listen or your PC or create MP3 or WMA files for use on portable devices like iPods, PocketPCs, and CD players. A batch file converter lets you convert audio files quickly from any number of documents. A new improved interface with support for skins handles multiple documents with ease and includes voice, pitch and volume adjustments on the main window so you can customize voices while TextAloud is speaking. Change voices within a single document to simulate conversation or multiple speakers. You can open Word, PDF and HTML files directly in TextAloud, and there is also an Internet Explorer toolbar plugin to make reading web pages a breeze. A unique Proofread function helps make anything you write mistake free. With TextAloud you can listen immediately, or save to audio files to hear later at your convenience. Instead of the valuable time you spend reading on your computer, imagine being free to relax, get up and stretch, or work on other things while the information you need is read to you in a pleasant, natural sounding human voice. Better still, leave your computer behind. TextAlouds unique Text to MP3 or WMA conversion can save your daily reading to audio files to download to your portable player. Listen to email, online news, or important documents while you exercise, work or commute. TextAloud is easy to learn so you can put it to work for you right away. Everything is user friendly, from the help function to the VCR style playback controls. It has never been easier to keep up with the information you really need. Includes Firefox toolbar. Support for Natural Voices, Neospeech, Cepstral, Acapela BrightSpeech and Elan, and ScanSoft RealSpeak Voices.

Key Features:

It is the leading text to speech program, available with exciting premium voices (including several languages) from ATT Natural Voices, Cepstral and NeoSpeech for the best in computer speech for your PC.
TextAloud uses voice synthesis to convert text into spoken audio.
Listen or your PC or create MP3 or WMA files for use on portable devices like iPods, PocketPCs, and CD players.
A batch file converter lets you convert audio files quickly from any number of documents.
You can customize voices while TextAloud is speaking.
Change voices within a single document to simulate conversation or multiple speakers.
You can open Word, PDF and HTML files directly in TextAloud, and there is also an Internet Explorer toolbar plugin to make reading web pages a breeze.
A unique Proofread function helps make anything you write mistake free.
You can listen immediately, or save to audio files to hear later at your convenience.

II. How to Lead Text to Speech :

Step1: The first thing you need to do is download and install the software onto your computer, Once it's installed run the software and you'll be looking at a screen like the one below.

Step2: With the program open click "Open" and choose the add one or more video files.

Step3: The area highlighted in the red box shows the contents table of your chosen files.

Step4: You can click the "Speak" button to play the article.

Step5: You can "Pause" and "Stop" it at anytime if you click certain buttons.

Step6: Your audio file will be written to the directory below. Press OK to confirm, or choose a different directory. The directory can also be set on the File Optons panel. See Voices and File Options under the Options menu.