NextSpeak - English TTS User Guide
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1. Stop Stop any outstanding TTS operation Speak Content Speak out the explanation ofthe lookup word s Speak Speak out the word s List Panel Display the first 50 word or phrase matching the input entered in the Input Field Content Display the content of the lookup word s or phrase Minimize Minimize the NextDict as an icon in the systray Settings Allow you to configure the TTS settings such as volume rate and pitch Display Help Display the phonetic symbols guide User Guide P 19 NextSpeak English TTS 10 Playback of Websites Operating procedure for Speaking out of website content will be slightly different from that of a text file First of all you have to add a website into the library Fig 10 1 Fin View Too Help 53 Aono o o e a m gt Most Functions Best in Compatibility to MS Office The office suite that you can trust Ready for Vista Q has the most harm j Ong growth rate is the highest it rawr a zm Text to Speech BOY OB Comwersion Fig 10 1 Playback Website To speak out a text section simply highlight the section right click to pop up a menu In the pop up menu select Speak Fig 10 2 Nest ffice has the most functions among all office suit sales growth rate is the highest It contains Word Prot Fresentation Dr le YOu can documents in Mi from Word Ext Next ffice is eas faster it in a ve ut Copy Select Al2. d h Walz ili Fig 11 2 UI Description Open Press to open an existing dictionary By default the userdict_eng csv is opened All user defined pronunciation definition is stored in a dictionary Save Store the changes to the current open dictionary Save As Store the current dictionary under another name Close Close current dictionary Add New Phrase Create a new pronunciation definition of a new phrase Modify Phrase Modify the pronunciation definition of the selected phrase Read Phrase Listen to the pronunciation definition of the selected phrase Delete Phrase Delete the pronunciation definition of the selected phrase P 22 User Guide 12 Using lt NextSpeak English TTS gt in Impress lt NextSpeak English TTS gt provides an easy way for you to work with Impress By drag and drop some pre installed clipart you can easily enable your current slide to speak out its content or notes content Detail procedure is depicted as follows 12 1 Speak Presentation Content l Open your presentation and select Gallery and select Impress Extension theme In the Impress Extension theme you can find 4 different icons representing Impress Extension Two icons are for color presentation two are designed for black and white presentation You can drag the icon representing Impress Extension Speak Content into your slide Fig 12 1 3 Then when you press Impress Extension Speak Content icon in your slide
3. P 4 User Guide NextSpeak English TTS S MoxtSpoak Installer ie Englich MPI Setup fou mutt arpe eth He bere ee leke lG gran Te Tl Las ES ts oe aes agreman install Nest pen WELL DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT TERMS I pu Fran wie Meet peak bele wed ho red azi bo era et boy Diha Gress Nes 10 cota iani of License You are granted a non cxchserre nghi to use the Product Select Language version bo Install including any Error Correchons standard enhancements or updates prowded under licensors maintenance and support program tor internal purposes only at ihe demgnaied locaton Designated Locaton m Engl machne rtadable form his beende seeciically proketets rechetnbubosn T Lees Tabs eg transfer or resale of the Prodact U Chinese Sinpified Gh ep he Boerse een U0 ga eel EE thay borner spremen se a m me Lens 5 The Installer will then install and register the core components in your hard disk This step usually takes 10 to 15 minutes When it is done press lt Finish gt to continue Fig 2 6 6 The last step is to register your copy of lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Select an option and press lt Next gt to continue You will be entitled 90 day free telephone and email support service upon registration Fig 2 7 fg Englich MP3 Setup iit p poak Inctaller naar Selen T te e se a cpb led me cumari lera rol
4. Xr Hi i L gI EL R LU i ji I U S HNextffice Nextopenk Hexthnipress B I G si a lu Go a Hil i al 12 2 Speak Presentation Notes 1 Open your presentation and select Gallery and select Impress Extension theme In the Impress Extension theme you can find 4 different icons representing Impress Extension Two icons are for color presentation two are designed for black and white presentation You can drag the icon representing Impress Extension Speak Notes into your slide Fig 12 2 3 Then when you press Impress Extension Speak Notes icon in your slide ES es tes eet ei SSI HNextffice rt i i a det HeYlSp nk Hertges al Ho BUG d F I ui b b brrr L U L ee D eT T Ben nr u rt iLE LIE Fig 12 2 User Guide P 23 13 Using lt NextSpeak English TTS gt in NextOffice You can use lt NextSpeak English TTS gt with NextOffice Writer Calc Impress and Draw You can find the lt Speak gt icon in your NextOffice toolbar Fig 13 1 Fig 13 1 When lt NextSpeak English TTS gt is first started the TTS engine will be loaded into memory which could take a few seconds Then the highlighted text in your NextOffice document will be submitted to lt NextSpeak English TTS gt for playback Fig 13 2 aS sample text sxw Nextiitice 8 3 Bie Eit Yev Immer Format ook Mendow Help x Bu ER
5. P 18 User Guide Eng Chin Chin Eng Websters 0131 office EK ahrs af HSE IT Mi re Fig 9 2 Chinese English and English English NextSpeak English TTS 9 1 NextDict User Interface Clear the history list Next searched word explanation Previous searched word explanation Stop the Speaking Search Internet for related information kl Next Dictionary Input Field Br er N ook C gt a w N Speak out the explanation book Eng Chin Chin Eng Websters 1913 book a berth book a room book Speak out the word l book a seat List Panel boa GnC ern K K L buk book down book end book in n Lie SS OE A book learning book one s baggage thro book one s passage book review Content book up book value Disp lay help bookbinder instructions bookbinder y bookbinding Setup Minimize Fig 9 3 NextDict User Interface UI Description Input Field Enter the word you desired in this field NextDict support and Wild character Clear Search History The input field contains a pull down menu recording all your previous valid search To clear this history list press this button Display Previous search Traverse the history list and display the previous valid search result Display Next Search Traverse the history list and display the next valid search result Search Internet Search Internet for information related to the input word s
6. press the lt Pick gt button to pick the previously created Chinese Literature folder and then enter a valid library file name such as c literature and press lt OK gt A new library named as c literature will be created and automatically loaded into the library panel You can use Notepad on any text editor to examine the content of the library file Fig 6 2 ER ee Documents and Settings Tert el Te CS bocumernts and Settings Tert el pats Documenta aed ertir at 3 ard Seetings X TELE iT eae oR SE T tings a Documerik tir 3 and Jett ings Test ST A Fig 6 2 P 16 User Guide NextSpeak English TTS 7 Playback of Library Content lt NextSpeak English TTS gt comes with several libraries including New Testament Old Testament Chinese Literature All in Chinese Traditional To listen to the library content first select and open the desired library For example if you would like to listen to the New Testament library follow the following steps l Select menu File gt Open gt Library Fig 7 1 2 In the Open dialog box select VOA Health Report lib representing the VOA Health Report Library then press lt OK gt Fig 7 2 Fig 7 1 L rY C3 N vdzp g Eaz U LaTex ron Heath Report Tl Lir ary is vod Health Repat ib k E My Beceri Document Deskiog File pme Files al ene M Upe at jehoi Fig 7 2 nn Litre E awel 3 The Library
7. 2 pre defined fonts One is usually for display CJK characters and should be assigned with a CJK typeface Another is usually for displaying Roman characters and should be assigned with a Roman typeface Minimize Button Click on this button to minimize lt NextSpeak English TTS gt UI to a small floating panel This mode is designed to support integration with NextOffice Zoom In Button Press this button to zoom in the content in the text panel Zoom Out Press this button to zoom out the content in the text panel Button Find Button Press this button to locate a specified text in the current text panel Toggle Press this button to toggle between Text Panel and the URL panel Play Pause Resu Press this button to start speak out the content in the Text Panel This is a multi me function button If you press this button during speak out the speaking will be paused Press this button again will resume the speaking The speaking of text content could be 1 If text is highlighted the highlighted content will be spoken out 2 If no text is highlighted the speaking will start either from the beginning of the text panel or from current cursor position depending on the status of the checkbox Always Start Speaking from beginning in the lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Setting Panel Stop Stop the speaking of the current content Jump Forward This button applies only to Sequential Random Loop Playback mo
8. lt Pronunciation Symbol gt to popup the lt Pronunciation Symbol gt input dialog you can select vowel consonants and the tone from the dialog In our example select the consonant b and the vowel a You can listen the your definition by press the Read button Finally press lt OK gt to confirm The newly added pronunciation definition will appear in the list box on the left If necessary you can modify its definition or delete it Finally press Save to save the change to your current dictionary User Guide P 21 NextSpeak English TTS amp English User Dictionary Editor This is user dictionary editor You can change the pronunciation of words as you want File Information File Path C Program Files NextSpeskEng2 O program PaulWate commoniuserds File Open File Save File Save As File Close Word Information Source Target Source ABSlider lt AB gt Slider voiceware JCPenney JC Penney JPMorgan JP Morgan neospeech neo speech Target voicecop voice cop voicedichonary voice dictionary VOISWET voiceez voice lt EZ gt voicetext voice text yoiceware FRON Add Word Read Word Delete Word Modify Word Pleas edit word information Source Target PR wet vSisw r C Alphabet Pronunciation Symbol Read Cancel Vowel ale lel i Al 4 i Al al al el i
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10. the selected text will be passed to it for speaking out Fig 15 3 Pp de 09 s siurnrsel birret Weed er Paley Meise Ming Amire iw Ana da HJA Hurra MENN Z nT pam Bee he Canem Thien pe ui wia mirage u ZZ growth rate H Ha highest H contains Word Processing Speeat Drawing and POF Virtual Printer You can open and wave dr un format created from Word Excel PowerPoint Nest tlke is master itina very short Imp Fig 15 1 Ps 49 0 Home Insert Page Layout References Mailing Ka 08 Nextsper Men Tre Dee ik 9 Custom Toolbars NexSpeak QuickStarter Fig 15 2 Mma 78 neo R CHR Z RX ee Bak 0 Cinter Tecan Om ied ay z Q T Darum SE Home immer Pape layout ieferences Menner Fipiew ror ne digsri Wierd Add in Hezipari Qu courte BRAG MextCHfica has the most functhons among all offlce culltes In the market ths sales growth rate isthe highest lt contains Word Processing Spreadsheet Presentation Drawing and POF Virtual Printer You can open and sawe documents In Miorosoht formats created from Word Excel PowerPoint NeetOffise h easy to use and you can Fig 15 3 To use NextDict in your Word document 1 First select the text Fig 15 4 2 Press the Dict icon in the toolbar from the Add in tab Fig 15 5 3 NextDict will be invoked and the selected text will be passed to it for searching Cudiom Te
11. NextSpeak English TTS NextSpeak English TTS User Guide User Guide P l NextSpeak English TTS Table of Content 1 SINT TCM TE ON ee tel as a a E E TEE AEA 3 2 Installation of lt NextSpeak English TTS gt TTS PIaver 4 2 1 Install lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Program Module 0ceseeeeees 4 2 2 NeoSpeech Paul US English End User LiCensg e 6 geared ae ena has Rani kn tare enacts maa Mees ainy ee 7 2 3 Install lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Sample Library eens 7 2 4 Install NextDict Multi lingual Dictionary see 8 2 5 Install Microsoft Office AOGAIN diameter le soe nis cat cede duane nate 9 2 6 Uninstall lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Program Module 9 2 7 Uninstall lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Sample Library see eee 9 2 8 Uninstall NextDict Multi lingual Dictionary ccccceeee nennen een 9 2 9 Uninstall Microsoft Office Adna en 9 3 lt NextSpeak English TTS gt User lnterTfarcg s 10 J large VIEW Mode 2 er een 10 3 2 LTTE e MOOC er er ae eis 10 3a LLID T ee een 12 Ja Pay SEP Deere een 12 3 33 ICOM PANG eigene 12 4 lt NextSpeak English TTS gt RettiIndS s nennen nennen 13 5 NextSpeak English TIS gt Mena ee 14 Del RNC MENU AS er ee ehr 14 ZN E MERU arria iisti r Ea SEAN AE E A dein daa E EE see 14 9 3 FOO MENU ee ee A AE chiea kien 15 EHE MEN ee 15 6 Eibrary Management nee Re RE ees 16 6 1 Create a New Ubra
12. Panel on the left will display the available chapters Simply select the chapter you are interested and double click on it to load its content Then press the lt Play gt button to start playing its content You can highlight a section of text and then right click to pop up a menu In the pop up menu select Speak to play only the highlighted content Fig 7 3 4 You can optionally select to play the content starting from the current cursor position instead of always from the beginning Select menu Tools gt Setting to open the lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Configuration dialog and uncheck the Always starts from the beginning checkbox See Section lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Configuration for detail Fig 7 4 Wa hedh Laran ib gt V RD Cah tor Ind se ot DDT to Come Mde HEALTH REPORT W H O Calis for Indoor Use of ODT to Control Malaria The World Health Organization now supports the use of DDT Nineteen eighties E stopped as health and environmental concerns about DDT increased gency announced a policy chang arfi Asamoa Baah said indoor spraying is useful to quickly reduce the number of infections caused by malaria carrying mosquitoes Doctor Asamoa Baah said DDT presents no health risk when used correctly The N H O says It supports indoor spraying in areas with high malaria rates including throughout Africa But ts mataria program director Arata Kochi says ODT should be used only inside houses and huts not
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14. a medical name Experts say that in some cases these actions are linked to a deeper problem intermittent explosive disorder or E D H means thal from time to time people explode in anger They may attack others or damage property Medical experts say his disorder is caused by an imbalance in brain chemicals The National institute of Mental Heath recently paid for a study of intermittent explosive disorder Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and at the University of Chicago did the work The researchers used information from a study of more than nine thousand adults in the United States They found that lt Then the way to playback text content is the same as that described in Playback library 9 NextDict Multi lingual Dictionary If you have installed NextDict you can use NextDict Fig 9 2 to lookup the words displayed in your content panel First select the desired words then right click and in the pop up menu select Dictionary Fig 9 1 2 most amana all affica euitas in the market Its is the highest sing Spreadsheet wing and PDF Copy pen and save osoft formats ch PowerPoint to use and you Select All short time Print B Next Yoice Dictionary Yoice Assistant Fig 9 1 19 Hia Dictionary pties hunter aller reark wilce reorker affs h kler officer NextDict multi lingual dictionaries include English Chinese dictionaries
15. ak English TTS gt icon from gallery into your presentation slide s Support user defined pronunciation definition Bundle with NextDict to facilitate you to search the word meanings in your document Use SAPI 5 Interface You can add your own SAPI compliant voice lt NextSpeak English TTS gt is comprised of 3 modules w lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Program module including the NeoSpeech Paul 16 TTS engine S lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Library containing sample documents which are to be installed under the user Application Data directory NextDict multi lingual dictionaries S lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Word Add in to allow you to easily access lt NextSpeak English TTS gt and NextDict with Word User Guide P 3 2 Installation of lt NextSpeak English TTS gt TTS Player Installation of lt NextSpeak English TTS gt TTS Player requires administrator rights After installation you can run lt NextSpeak English TTS gt with a normal or limited user account Place your lt NextSpeak English TTS gt CD in your CD ROM drive The autorun program should start automatically otherwise click the My Computer icon Then click the icon representing your CD ROM drive to open it Locate the autorun program in the CD ROM folder and double click on it to start it Fig 2 1 NextSpeak Installer EO Install lt NextSpeak English TTS gt 2 0 Please select Install NextSpeak 2 0 Install lt NextSpeak E
16. ange in tone to native English speaker but appear more consistent Check this checkbox to force playback of English content using the default English voice Line Break You can specify how to interpret a line break by adding N seconds of silence This Interpretation will make the content more pleasant when being spoken out Rate Control Controls the default speaking rate Volume Control Controls the default speaking volume Pitch Control Controls the default speaking pitch Note that not all voices support pitch control Default UI language You can set the default UI of lt NextSpeak gt to English Chinese Traditional or Chinese Simplified Or you can set lt NextSpeak gt to follow the UI setting of NextOffice In this case check the Follow NextOffice UI setting checkbox Follow NextOffice Ask lt NextSpeak gt to use NextOffice s default UI language settings UI Setting Always start speaking from the beginning Specify when the Play button is pressed whether to start speaking from the beginning of the Text Panel or the current cursor position Clipboard Capture Enable or disable Clipboard Capture Clipboard Capture allows lt NextSpeak gt to be registered as a Clipboard Viewer and listens to the clipboard events Automatic Close at N seconds If Clipboard Capture is enabled and the filtering criteria is satisfied the user will be prompted whether to append or insert the clipboard content i
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18. de Press this button will skip the speaking of the current document and jump to the next document Jump Backward This button applies only to Sequential Random Loop Playback mode Press this button will skip the speaking of the current document and jump to the previous one Sequential Loop Sequential Loop playback mode allow your to Loop playback the documents listed in Playback Mode the Play List Panel Documents will be playback one by one in sequential order Random Loop Random Loop Playback Mode allows you to loop playback the documents listed in the Playback Mode Play List Panel Documents will be playback in random order Rate Control Use this slider bar to adjust the speaking rate Volume Control Use this slider bar to adjust the speaking volume Pitch Control Use this slider bar to adjust the speaking pitch Note that not all voice support pitch control If a selected voice does not support pitch control change will be ignored User Guide P 11 NextSpeak English TTS 3 3 1 Library Panel Right click on an item under a category will pop up a menu In the menu you er can find option to spray n E 3 VOAHeadthRe Wninetee Insert new item 22 New Studie kantan s Rename the item Ef Delete Rem S Delete the item Specify the encoding of the item Insert the item into the playlist 2 pag Rename Item WH Insert Item 19 Work Encoding gt 22 ndm Add to Playlis
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20. e of NeoSpeech Paul US English Voice Help un the NextSpeak English TTS program About NextSpeak Voice Assistant Select Help gt Content Download Update Apply NeoSpeech voice End User License Apply NeoSpeech Voice End User License Fill in the CD Key from Page 3 of the User Manual then click 3 Get License to download the activation file verification txt CUD Keyr o URN aes Taxa Peat voit we Unlinte aie a 1 Click Next to continue A and at the same time please prepare your MAC address L Lad 2 el Caeveloo Inigenabonl a gamping Fate MIE There are 2 methods for you to check your MAC address Method 1 Select Start gt Run gt key in cmd gt OK In the command prompt enter Ethernet adapter EHRE ipconfig all command and then Connection specific DNS Suffix Next press enter The Physical Address Descr INELON sc az o 2 So So ke a gt Ss Broadcom Net amp treme Gigabit Ethernet SS 2 2 H BB BD 9D 90 9D Bg a esere Sa is the MAC address Go back to the page AE e K p e E inne fill in the MAC address then click the Get License button Pentax Voiceware Verilicalion Center WRA MA4 Addres Mig NASEN 7 Method 2 Click the link of T L Biciress sup System Se Chec
21. extSpeak English TTS gt is a Text To Speech player designed for professional language learner It is bundled with the Paul 16 US English SAPI 5 compliant male voice licensed from NeoSpeech Sophisticated functions include Pitch Rate and Volume Users can adjust the pace according to his her level Lip sync with character animation so that you can easily follow the pronunciation x Text zoom in zoom out that help to enhance the usability for senior and visually impaired users s Export to MP3 to allow frequent commuter to best utilize their traveling time s Unicode compliant and supporting English Chinese Simplified and Traditional S Support Speech and Word by Word play mode to address different needs of advanced learner who would like to further improve their speeching by emulating professional intonation and new learners who need to learn the exact pronunciation of each word Library and content management function to make practice as easy as possible Frequently access content can be grouped into different category for easy playback Support Random Sequential Loop playback so that you can practice without hand on control Support speaking out of website content S Support Clipboard capture so that you can easily cut and paste content from different applications such as Word Powerpoint into lt NextSpeak English TTS gt for speaking out S Closely integrate with NextOffice Now you can simply drag the lt NextSpe
22. gs Panel for detail 5 4 Help Menu Z NextSpeak File wiew Tool stale GD About NextSpeak Voice Assistant Content 1 7 R Download Update TR KOR ET R Apply NeoSpeech Voice End User License Fig 5 4 Help Menu Menu Description Help Show the product information of lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Content Display the help content of lt NextSpeak English TTS gt User Guide P 15 NextSpeak English TTS 6 Library Management You can group your frequently access text document into lt NextSpeak English TTS gt library Each library contains an indexing file with extension lib and and the corresponding text documents lt NextSpeak English TTS gt comes with a text libraries Library Name Description Language VOA Health Report lib VOA Health Report US English To open an existing library select menu File gt Open gt Library 6 1 Create a New Library You can create your own library Documents in library must be pure text with file extension txt For example you can group poems in a folder named as Tong and others from the Song Dynasty in a folder named as Song First create a folder called Chinese Literature in Chinese Literature create the Tong folder and Song folder copy the corresponding poems into the two folders Finally in lt NextSpeak English TTS gt select menu New Library Fig 6 1 in the pop up dialog
23. ima Hert ffice has the most functions amen growth rate isthe highest H contains WA Drawing and PDF Virtual Printer You car formats created trom Word Excel Powe master thn a weri thot Hie Fig 15 4 fr d 9 DE ca Home Insert Page Layout Reference 08 NextSpeak Mi Satie meee b BR Custom Tooll NexSpeak QuickStarter BETI Fig 15 5 The use of Add in function is the same in working on Excel and PowerPoint P 26 User Guide 16 LICENSE AGREEMENT WELL DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT TERMS Grant of License You are granted a non exclusive right to use the Product including any Error Corrections standard enhancements or updates provided under Licensor s maintenance and support program for internal purposes only at the designated location Designated Location in machine readable form This license specifically prohibits redistribution transfer or resale of the Product Limitations on Use You may not use copy modify or distribute the Product or output of product electronically or otherwise or make any copy adaptation transcription or merge any portion thereof except as expressly authorized by Licensor in a separate written agreement signed by Licensor You may not reverse assemble reverse compile or otherwise translate the Product Your license may not be transferred leased assigned or sub licensed without Licensor s prior w
24. k Mac address Only Win32 System at St EL e Kan aces ROR N Anca Asin to install a program when the program run Window ME WE ton proses Par NTE T the MAC address field will be automatically filled gun RE TE d prompt 3 cong ae rA TORE NEDEN AE utran MIRER Bach BEE Notes The program should be unzipped before use P 6 User Guide NextSpeak English TTS Pentax Voiceware Verilication Center BP Pe Volcewarep dh Lastly click Save to File to download the license file Dr TE den bein euere weeh ril f we arti T H verification txt Notes Suggest to save it to desktop 9 After the activation of the program a message box would be popped up NextS peak click Yes to select the license file AN NeoSpeech voice Paul US English license file not found verification txt that you saved before After that the NeoSpeech Paul US English If you already have the license file press YES to install the license file Otherwise please refer to User Manual on how to apply NeoSppech voice license online End User License would be registed NextSpeak English TTS After the download please place your verification txt under the folder of C Program Files NextSpeakEng2 program Paul data common verify re E s verification Attention the license file can only be redist a so we strongly AN LED recomme
25. l Print Download Free Ti Next Yoice Dictionary Fig 10 2 Select Text to Speak The selected content will then be copied to the text panel for speaking out You can use the Toggle button to toggle between Browser View and Text Panel View P 20 User Guide NextSpeak English TTS 11 User Defined Pronunciation User Defined Dictionary Interface is only available in Chinese If you have encountered words which the TTS engine of lt NextSpeak English TTS gt does not pronounce it right you can teach the engine by defining the pronunciation for the words In the following example we will teach you how to define the pronunciation for the word Voiceware Fig 11 1 R Mexts peak Fis View Tog Help a 9 oie ru REED Volceware Fig 11 1 To start User Defined Dictionary select menu Start gt All Programs gt NextSpeak English TTS gt User Defined Dictionary When you open the User Defined Dictionary the User Defined Dictionary dialog box will pop up You can add new definition modify existing definition or delete existing definition Fig 11 2 l Press Open to open the default userdict_eng csv dictionary Press New to add a new pronunciation definition for a new phrase Fig 11 3 In the Phrase input field enter the word Voiceware gt and then input the pronunciation definition of this phrase Pick
26. nded that you should backup the verirication txt file 2 3 Install lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Sample Library lt NextSpeak English TTS gt include sample text documents from public domain There could be errata in the included documents Therefore text library will be installed separately per user In case of necessity you can modify your own copy of text library Text library will be installed in the directory Documents and Setting lt User gt Application Data NextSpeakEng 2 0 User Guide P 7 NextSpeak English TTS l In Fig 2 1 select Install lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Sample Library option In the pop up lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Sample Library Setup screen Fig 2 1 press lt Next gt to continue 2 If you select Custom installation you can select to install different libraries Fig 2 17 and select your desired installation directory Press lt Next gt to accept the default settings or press lt Browse gt to select another installation directory 3 The Installer will then install and register the text library in your hard disk When it is done press lt Finish gt to continue Fig 2 18 gt ie Englich MPS Sample Library Setup English MP3 Sample Library has been successfully installed Select Imelallalion Typen akard lte dene al bre Le Ih Final ba Ez ln ead Ihe en CE Typical af s u pa OiComptete Ei H Custom Mep thet GOS bo Ghose ec ee features pow ward Ee i
27. nglish TTS gt Data Library Install NextSpeak Data Library Install NextDict E Install NextDict Install Word dd in CBT Fig 2 1 Install Microsoft Office Add in 2 1 Install lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Program Module l In Fig 2 1 select Install lt NextSpeak English TTS gt option In the pop up lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Installer screen Fig 2 2 press lt Next gt to continue 2 Enter your personal information Fig 2 3 to personalize your copy of lt NextSpeak English TTS gt You can find your Support Serial Number consists of 20 digits on the back cover of this installation guide de NexiSpeak Installer 7188 oo BERRA Pr Newspeak Inetalles Welcome bo MoxwlSpoak Inzlalls Dek hoof Be qual e cpb rca mwn lee hese arg YGS Ts ou hee eng Lek Had lo ore Ihe sutalrar Enter the folowing information to petsoraize you rai aere ee ya ees 0 yee Pi tR arsa he Seng r before naag ha setup program Ful Nene Ken Organization NER Serial Number 7907207907207 7 3071 Fig 2 2 Fig 2 3 3 Select your desired language version to install Fig 2 4 You can view and input CJK characters even if you have installed an English version 4 Inthe lt NextSpeak English TTS gt 2 0 Setup screen Study the license statements by scrolling through the whole document Fig 2 5 select I accept the terms of the Agreement and press lt Next gt to continue
28. nto the Text Panel Ignore content less than N characters If Clipboard Capture is enabled this filtering criteria allows you to ignore clipboard cut and paste of small amount of content Cut and paste of small amount of content is usually common during editing of a document User Guide P 13 5 lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Menu 5 1 File Menu X NextSpeak view Tool New Open Eb Play WAY Fa Text File MM DNM File eae a MPS File pet To X NextS peak Nr Tool Help Help E Layout YHA Health c character K a in CH Zoom in dd Zoom out R Exit G Ex Ah At b Crmterenre KM Fig 5 1 File Menu Fig 5 2 View Menu Menu Description New gt Text Clear the Text Panel and ready for new input New Library Create a new text library Open gt Text Open an existing text document The document will be automatically inserted into Play List Panel Open Library Open an existing library The library will be automatically loaded into the Library Panel Open gt URL Allow you to specify an URL and open it in the content panel Save Save the current document in Text Panel Save As Text Save the current document as another text file Save As Wav Save the current document as Wav Note that Save As Wav will cause the lt NextSpeak English TTS gt engine to voice synthesis the c
29. ontent and could take quite a long time Save As MP3 Save the current document as MP3 Note that Save As MP3 will cause the lt NextSpeak English TTS gt engine to voice synthesis the content and could take quite a long time We are using LAME encoder to do the MP3 encoding Exit Quit the lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Application 5 2 View Menu Menu Description Windows Layout Allow you to adjust the layout of the panel show hide some panels Character Allow you to select different character icons Zoom In Zoom in the content in the Text Panel Zoom Out Zoom out the content in the Text Panel P 14 User Guide NextSpeak English TTS 5 3 Tool Menu 3 Next5peak File lew le Preference 1 S K l Ja Background Music U el Play Mode K ZIR Clipboard Capture 2 At AID Fig 5 3 Tool Menu Menu Description Settings Adjust the default setting of lt NextSpeak English TTS gt See Section 2 Setting Panel for detail Playground Music Check to disable background music on playback or select the desired background music Speak Out Mode The Speech mode will speak out the content in the Text Panel in a tone emulating a human speech The Word by Word mode is designed for language learning where the audience would like to listen carefully how each word is pronounced Note some voices may not support the Word by Word mode Clipboard Capture Enable or disable clipboard capture See Section 2 Settin
30. ory and register its components Fig 2 21 Select Installation Folder Tra acta pall ratal MAS atu bo ihe loba Poles To nabal p thin fodder cick He Tio intal bo adierari holder ende belas cick Drow Mer Kram FlergreelneriE AGeten Fig 2 21 2 6 Uninstall lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Program Module 1 In menu Start Settings Control Panel select Add Remove Applications option Fig 2 22 2 Then select lt NextSpeak English TTS gt 2 0 and press lt Remove gt to confirm 2 7 Uninstall lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Sample Library l In menu Start Settings Control Panel select Add Remove Applications option 2 Then select lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Library and press lt Remove gt to confirm 2 8 Uninstall NextDict Multi lingual Dictionary 1 In menu Start Settings Control Panel select Add Remove Applications option 2 Then select NextDict 2 0 and press lt Remove gt to confirm 2 9 Uninstall Microsoft Office Add in 1 In menu Start Settings Control Panel select Add Remove Applications option Fig 2 22 2 Then select MSASetup and press lt Remove gt to confirm User Guide P 9 3 lt NextSpeak English TTS gt User Interface 3 1 Large View Mode To start lt NextSpeak English TTS gt select menu Start gt All Prog
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32. rams gt NextSpeak English TTS gt NextSpeak English TTS Large View mode shows all the lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Panels Fig 3 1 The following is a brief description Sequential Loop NextSpeak ER Playback Mode File View Tool Help Toggle Random Loop nn SS 5 VOA Heath Reportib gt Thousands of Workers at Ground Zero Stil Sutter Lung Problems allge ode A AS ul HEALTH REPORT Thousands of Workers at Ground Z EUER Still Suffer Lung Problems Zoom In Button Many of the workers who served at the World Trade Center after the September eleventh attacks became sick They s Find Button breathed a harmful mix of dust smoke and chemicals in the 4 VOAHeshkea Bruins of the Twin Towers and a third building that fell Some Fonts 2 New Studie went days without good protection for their lungs 22 WHO Cal Library Thousands Panel P Gene Ther Five years later many of the thousands who worked at m 2 ScientissD Ground Zero in the early days after the attacks still have EB Workmgto E3 AtAIDSC E2 Indonesia P E2 Studyin pe Doctors at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City have 3 nev announced the results of the largest study yet of these gt workers The results appeared last week in Environmental Icon Panel Health Perspectives the journal of the National Institute of m Environmental Health Sciences The study is called the World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program heal
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35. ry es 16 Ta BlayDack Or Beia 10 CONCERN et ee a aA 17 Or Play TEXECONEENE a ee rer et 18 9 NextDict Multi lingual DIEEIONa Ya einen 18 IE NEXLEDIER USEr INES Acer een en 19 10 Playback Or WEDSINCS 4 rn elek 20 LT User Defined PFONUNCIALION sense 21 12 Using lt NextSpeak English TTS gt in Impress cs 23 12 1 Speak Presentation Content een 23 12 2 Speak Presentation NOLtesS eee e 23 13 Using NextSpeak English TTS gt in NextOffice c cece cee cee eect eee ee eeeeeeees 24 14 Using lt NextSpeak English TTS gt with Microsoft OffICe cece cece c eee e eee 25 15 lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Microsoft Office Add IN cece ccc cee cece eee e nena 26 Loc LICENSE AGREEMENT a ee a asked 27 NextSpeak English TTS Copyright 2006 Well Develop International Limited Made in Hong Kong MP30003 Windows XP Vista Word Excel Outlook are registered trademarks of Microsoft P 2 User Guide NextSpeak English TTS Service Support Serial No amp NeoSpeech Voice English US License This license is issued by Well Develop International Limited for the right of the licensee to install and to use lt NextSpeak English TTS gt on one single PC By registering to Well Develop International Limited within 14 Days after purchase the licensee can enjoy 90 day hotline and email support services long distance telephone fees have to be borne by the licensee 1 Introduction lt N
36. st and ee vd be inatalled Phecommenced is D lec d uiai Engith HPD 3 agio Luar The meth Gwen rlnd lezer ved ber pela Thea Opies een bow ml uper All aded beaters well bee roal abel Then Ren ee bir Ihe baz mla Fig 2 17 Fig 2 18 2 4 Install NextDict Multi lingual Dictionary l Fig 2 1 select Install NextDict option In the pop up NextDict 2 0 Setup screen press lt Next gt to continue 2 Follow the instruction step by step Fig 2 19 3 The installer will copy the programs and data files to the destination directory and register its components When it is done press lt Finish gt to proceed to next step Fig 2 20 je Mecctiict 7 0 Setup 9 Mexilict 2 0 Setup NextDict 2 0 has been successfully installed Erstinalan bolder Sele a lile ecn lte ee vad be vot aba 7 le larer Inalala vd ved veld pe lier lm Mbp ZU e lbe leer lOS Cikk the Fredi bagen io exit thin inutallation To ital ita a ditlenend elde ced the Dirata button ard balsui anther fodder mu gan chiria red ba reial ocd Z 0 l ev Cee 10 ool a Mep Irai adar ee Daned Fika Pam Fiese B L eas J Fig 2 19 Fig 2 20 P 8 User Guide NextSpeak English TTS 2 5 Install Microsoft Office Add in 1 In Fig 2 1 select Install Microsoft Office Addin option In the pop up MSASetup screen press lt Next gt to continue 2 The installer will copy the programs and data files to the destination direct
37. t 22 Surgeon Ge Fig 3 3 Library Panel Menu 3 3 2 Playlist Panel Right click on an item in the play list panel to popup a menu In the menu you can select to Move Up l E Move up the current item Move Down S Move down the current item Delete ti e Remove the current item from the playlist Delete All Remove all items from the playlist Fig 3 4 Playlist Panel Menu 3 3 3 Icon Panel Allows you to select different character icons Healtn Enviror S T e e wl b L REE Cartoon Lily Fig 3 5 Icon Panel Menu P 12 User Guide NextSpeak English TTS 4 lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Settings lt NextSpeak English TTS gt provides sophisticated control on the playba OF tet FASS 5127 TERF dber Fan Fig 4 1 F EEE _ Fig 4 1 Settings Function Description Voice Specify the default English voice Chinese Voice Specify the default Chinese voice Chinese Font Specify the default font for displaying the content in the Content Panel It is usually set to a Chinese typeface for displaying CJK characters Alternative Font Specify another default font for displaying the content in the Content Panel It is usually set to a Roman typeface or displaying Roman characters Always use Native Specify the desired treatment when speaking out content with mix English and Language Chinese Chinese voice comes with support on English but they usually sound str
38. th problems lt Text Panel It confirmed high rates of breathing problems in members of x Stop Play Pause Resume 44 A e Develop EN Minimize Button Volume Control Slider Bar Jump Backward Jump Forward Rate Control Slider Bar Fig 3 1 Large View Mode Pitch Control Slider Bar 3 2 Minimized Mode Minimized mode is well suited for working with other application because its small size Fig 3 2 Jump Backward Stop Jump Forward Play Pause Restore Resume Fig 3 2 Minimized Mode P 10 User Guide NextSpeak English TTS UI Description Play List Panel Contains play list items Play list items can be playback using Loop Random Playback mode You can add new item to the current playback by double clicking an it or by selecting menu File gt Open to insert existing document into play list Library Panel Allow you to group contents into different categories e g you can group your favorite poems into a category called Poem Library content can be a plain text document in different character encodings Unicode Big5 GB2312 ASCII or a URL Icon Panel Show different icon animation If your selected voice support SAPI 5 feedback events you can see the character s mouth movement during the pronunciation of the content Note not all SAPI 5 complaint voice supports feedback events Text Panel Contains the current text content selected for playback Toogle Font Use this button to toggle between
39. u are prompted to Insert or Replace the content in the Content Panel with your clipboard content Select Insert to insert the clipboard content at the current cursor position or Replace to replace the whole content with the clipboard content If you choose lt Cancel gt or do not respond within the specified period the clipboard action will be canceled Fig 14 3 4 Using Replace selection as an example the text you copied from Word will now replace the content in your Content Panel You can press the lt Play gt button to play the text content Fig 14 4 Clipboard Capture NextOffice has the most functions among all office suites in the market Its sales growth rate is the highest It contains Word Processing Spreadsheet Presentation Drawing and PDF Virtual Printer You can lopen and save documents in Microsoft formats created from Word Excel PowerPoint NextOffice is easy to use and you can master it in a very short time User Guide P 25 15 lt NextSpeak English TTS gt Microsoft Office Add in After your have installed Microsoft Office Add in you can directly access lt NextSpeak English TTS gt and NextDict in your Microsoft Office Word Excel and PowerPoint To use lt NextSpeak English TTS gt in your Word document l First select the text Fig 15 1 2 Press the Speak icon in the toolbar from the Add in tab Fig 15 2 3 lt NextSpeak English TTS gt will be invoked and
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