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WordTalk

A free 'text-to-speech' plugin for Microsoft Word created by Rod Macaulay.

It will act as a 'text reader' and create a spoken sound version of the text in the document and read it back to you as it highlights the words.

WordTalk has the following features:

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Requirements

There is a high quality Scottish computer voice available free to schools, pupils, students and various organisations in Scotland.

 

WordTalk will not work on:

How do I use WordTalk?

The WordTalk toolbar sits neatly in your Microsoft Word toolbar. It allows you to use Word as a 'text-reader'.

To do this, you simply click you cursor where you want WordTalk to start speaking,

and then press one of the following buttons (first 4 on toolbar):

WordTalk will now highlight a word as it is spoken.

How does WordTalk work?

It works as follows:

  1. WordTalk reads the text in your Word document and sends it to the computer voice;
  2. The text is converted to speech by the computer voice;
  3. The audio is read aloud.

Is it free and where do I get it?

Yes! WordTalk is free and...

You may:

You may not

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