Reading Text Aloud - ScanSoft Pro 12 User Manual

For details on how changes are handled in on-the-fly zoning and their
effects in the Text Editor views, see On-the-fly processing in online Help.

Reading text aloud

This speech facility is designed for the visually impaired, but it can also
be useful to anyone during text checking and verification. The speaking is
controlled by movements of the insertion point in the Text Editor which
can be mouse or keyboard driven.
To hear text:
One character at a time, forward or back
Current word
One word to the right
One word to the left
A single line
Next line
Previous line
Current sentence
From insertion point to end of sentence
From start of sentence to insertion point
Current page
From top of current page to insertion point
From insertion point to end of current page
Previous, next or any page
Typed characters
Click the on-the-fly tool with a green signal. The
zoning changes will cause changes in the Text Editor.
Click the Perform OCR button to have the whole page
(re)recognized, including your zone changes.
Use these keys:
Right or left arrow. Letter, number or
punctuation names are spoken.
Ctrl + Numpad 1
Ctrl + right arrow
Ctrl + left arrow
Place the insertion point in the line
Down arrow
Up arrow
Ctrl + Numpad 2
Ctrl + Numpad 6
Ctrl + Numpad 4
Ctrl + Numpad 3
Ctrl + Home
Ctrl + End
Ctrl + PgUp, PgDown or navigation buttons
Each typed character is pronounced, one by
one, including punctuation.
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