PLAYING SPEECH

The Inductel Standard Complete Dictionary, The Inductel Medical Dictionary, and the Inductel MicroLibrary have audio capability. They can speak entry words, speak the contents of the clipboard, and speak entire definitions. The speech is based on recordings of words spoken by a human voice. The speech functions are accessed through the Speak buttons in the Button Bar. There are three Speak buttons: Speak Word, Speak Clipboard, and Speak Definition. 

Speak Word Button

Clicking the Speak Word button, while the dictionary is displaying a definition, causes the dictionary to pronounce the headword of the definition using a recorded human voice. Be sure your computer speakers are “on” when you use this function. Otherwise you will not hear the dictionary speak. 

Speak Clipboard Button

The purpose of the Speak Clipboard button is to cause the dictionary to speak whatever text you have copied to the clipboard. This feature is useful for speaking portions of a definition or any other text. To use this feature, copy the desired text to the clipboard. (You may use the either the Copy function of the dictionary located in the Edit menu, or you may use ctrl + C.) After the text is in the clipboard, click on the Speak Clipboard button to have the dictionary speak the text from first word to last word in order. After the dictionary starts speaking, it will stop when it finishes reading the entire contents of the clipboard unless you click on the Stop Speaking button. The Stop Speaking button will appear in place of the Speak Clipboard button after the dictionary begins speaking. Be sure your computer speakers are “on” when you use this function. Otherwise you will not hear the dictionary speak.

Speak Definition Button

While the dictionary is displaying a definition, click on the Speak Definition button to speak the entire definition. After the dictionary starts speaking, it will stop when it finishes reading the entire definition unless you click on the Stop Speaking button. The Stop Speaking button will appear in place of the Speak Definition button after the dictionary begins speaking the definition. Be sure your computer speakers are “on” when you use this function. Otherwise you will not hear the dictionary speak.

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