FREE Addon

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FREE Add-on that turns MS Word into a TALKING
WORD PROCESSOR
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• This Slide-Show
• Describes WordTalk
• Shows How to Use WordTalk
• Shows How to Install WordTalk

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The WordTalk Toolbar that installs into MS Word
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Speak from Cursor
Speak Selection
Speak Paragraph
Stop Speaking
Speak Sentence
Configure
Speak Word
Talking Spell Checker
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Keyboard Shortcuts Available for all Toolbar
Commands
Alt/1
Alt/5
Alt/2
Alt/6
Alt/3
Alt/7
Alt/4
Alt/8
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Speech Configuration

• WordTalk installs with
• SAPI 5 voices
• WordTalk works with other
• Voices installed on your
• computer
• Adjusts for reading rate and
• volume

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Colour Configuration

• WordTalk highlights each
• word as it is read aloud.
• You may set the colour of
• the selected reading unit
• (word, sentence, paragraph)

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Keyboard Commands

• To activate keyboard
• commands, check
• Keyboard Shortcuts.

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Talking Spell Checker

• Select miss-spelled word
• Hit spell-check button on
• the toolbar

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Talking Spell Checker

• WordTalk will read each
• listed word aloud
• Use down arrow to hear
• the next word

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Talking Spell Checker

• WordTalk will read each
• synonym aloud
• Use down arrow to hear
• the next word

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Downloading

• Download from
• http//www.wordtalk.org.uk/html/download.html
• (There is no cost, but registration is
  required.)
• Two files to download
• WordTalk.msi if SAPI 5 voices not already
  installed, or
• WordTalk.exe if SAPI 5 voices already installed
• WTConfigure.exe
• It is a good idea to save the files to
  your desktop .

REQUIREMENTS Windows 98 or later with MS Word
97 or later.
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Installing
1. Double-click on the icon for WordTalk.msi or
WordTalk.exe. 2. Follow onscreen instructions.
3. If you see a security warning, indicate
that you wish to proceed.
Detailed instructions here http//www.wordtalk.o
rg.uk/html/faq.html
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Opening WordTalk Toolbar

• Open MS Word
• Open Tools Menu and select Templates and Add-ins

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Opening WordTalk Toolbar

• Click Add.
• Go to My Computer, and open it.

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Opening WordTalk Toolbar
5. To continue, open the hard drive of your
computer. 6. Open the folder entitled Program
Files
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Opening WordTalk Toolbar
7. Open the folder entitled WordTalk.
8. Open the file entitled WordTalk or
WordTalk.dot
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Opening WordTalk Toolbar
9. With WordTalk.dot checked, click OK.
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Opening WordTalk Toolbar
10. If a security warning appears, click
Enable Macros .
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Opening WordTalk Toolbar
When you first try to use WordTalk, you may
get a security warning that says The macro
cannot be found or has been disabled because of
your Macro security settings. If so In Word,
go to Tools gt Macro gt Security and set your
security level to Medium.
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Network Installation
The WordTalk toolbar should now be installed and
ready to use. Detailed instructions are
available for installing WordTalk on a network
at http//www.wordtalk.org.uk/html/faq.html This
document may be viewed online or downloaded in
pdf format. The same document contains a guide
for using WordTalk.
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Network Installation
Many thanks to the Call Centre in Scotland for
distributing WordTalk! Visit them at
http//callcentre.education.ed.ac.uk/
This guide has been prepared by Paul
Hamilton http//paulhami.edublogs.org