word talk tutorial

FREE Add-on

that turns MS Word into a

TALKING WORD PROCESSOR

This Slide-Show:

• Describes WordTalk

• Shows How to Use WordTalk

• Shows How to Install WordTalk

The WordTalk Toolbar that installs into MS Word

Speak from Cursor

Speak Paragraph

Speak Sentence

Speak Word

Speak Selection

Stop Speaking

Configure

Talking Spell Checker

Alt/1

Alt/2

Alt/3

Alt/4

Alt/5

Alt/6

Alt/7

Alt/8

Keyboard Shortcuts Available for all Toolbar Commands

SpeechConfiguration

• WordTalk installs with

SAPI 5 voices

• WordTalk works with other

Voices installed on your

computer

• Adjusts for reading rate and

volume

ColourConfiguration

• WordTalk highlights each

word as it is read aloud.

• You may set the colour of

the selected reading unit

(word, sentence, paragraph)

KeyboardCommands

• To activate keyboard

commands, check

“Keyboard Shortcuts”.

TalkingSpell Checker

• Select miss-spelled word

• Hit spell-check button on

the toolbar

TalkingSpell Checker

• WordTalk will read each

listed word aloud

• Use down arrow to hear

the next word

TalkingSpell Checker

• WordTalk will read each

synonym aloud

• Use down arrow to hear

the next word

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.]

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.org.uk/html/faq.html]

OpeningWordTalk Toolbar

1. Open MS Word

2. Open Tools Menu and select Templates and Add-ins

OpeningWordTalk Toolbar

3. Click Add.

4. Go to My Computer, and open it.

OpeningWordTalk Toolbar

5. To continue, open the hard drive of your computer.

6. Open the folder entitled “Program Files”

OpeningWordTalk Toolbar

7. Open the folder entitled “WordTalk.

8. Open the file entitled “WordTalk” or “WordTalk.dot”

OpeningWordTalk Toolbar

9. With WordTalk.dot checked, click OK.

OpeningWordTalk Toolbar

10. If a security warning appears, click “Enable Macros .

OpeningWordTalk 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 > Macro > Security and set your security level to Medium.

NetworkInstallation

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.htmlThis document may be viewed online or downloaded in pdf format.

The same document contains a guide for using WordTalk.

NetworkInstallation

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 Hamiltonhttp://paulhami.edublogs.org