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WordQ

WordQ is a commercial floating toolbar containing features to make reading and writing easier. It can read out text from almost any program such as:

Adobe Reader,
Microsoft Word,
internet browsers.

YouTube clip of WordQ

WordQ can be purchased by individuals.

Features

Text-to-speech and speech-to-text
Predicts words and sentences as you speak and write
Speaks words in prediction list
Speak and select
Colour highlighting
Spelling and homophone corrections

How do I use WordQ?

Select some text from your document or webpage.
Press the F6 key and it will copy the text.
Click on the 'Speaker' icon to have the text read aloud.
Click on the 'Speaker' icon to stop.

Changing the voice

If you have your own voices installed on your PC then they can be changed via Preferences.

Select 'Preferences' from the 'Edit' menu.
Select the voice you require from the 'System Voice' menu.
Close the box when finished.

You can download free high quality Scottish voices which are available freely for the Scottish public sector.

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