Creative SB0060 User Guide - Page 62

TextAssist TextAssist is a reader agent that empowers your computer with the ability to synthesize human voices and read online text aloud. With TextAssist it is easy to start, stop, pause, or resume a reading session. TextAssist has the following key features: Feature Synthesized speech output Predefined and userdefined voices Special text filters Adjustable reading styles Exception dictionaries Application-specific settings Allows You To Have your computer read text aloud. Choose between the predefined voices, change the parameters of the voices, or create voices. Define the reading manner of the program, whether it should read signs, embedded or quoted text, or the header of e-mail messages. Define the reading style of the program-pause after every word, read punctuation marks and math symbols, etc.. Define special pronunciation for exceptional words, such as abbreviations. Set different parameters for each application. TextAssist has numerous advanced features including: u Voice Editor: You can select from numerous predefined male and female voices, or customize a new voice to your liking. u Dictionary Editor: You can add words that require special pronunciation to the TextAssist dictionary. 5-8 Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications