Menu Bar
The Menu Bar is divided into following sections:
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File Menu: General operation controls.
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New: Create a new blank document.
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Open: Open an existing or new document.
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Save: Save your document.
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Save As: You can save your document with different name and at different location.
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Convert Current File To: Convert the file on which your are currently working to either MP3 or WAV format.
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Convert All Files To: This option allows you to convert all the documents opened in Text Speaker to MP3 or WAV.
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Play Audio: Listen to a document that is converted to an audio file.
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Recently Opened Files: Displays a list of the 5 most recently used documents. Select a file to open.
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Launch Menu: Launch other DeskShare applications.
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Close: Closes the currently working document. If you have not saved the changes, application will show a confirmation message.
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Close All: Closes all the documents opened in Text Speaker.
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Exit: Stops all the running actions, preserves the previously selected settings for the next use and closes the application.
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Edit Menu: Common formatting features are provided.
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Undo: Return your document to its previous state, starting with the most recent change.
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Redo: If you don't like the changes of undoing then use Redo.
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Cut: Select a text, use cut to move it to some other position.
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Copy: Use copy to duplicate the selected text.
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Paste: Paste copied text at the desired location in your document.
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Delete: Permanently delete the selected text from the document.
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Select All: Select all the text in the document.
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Find: Search the required word in the selected document.
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Replace: Search the word and replace it with another word.
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Add Bookmark: Set bookmarks within the document for easy reference.
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Go To Bookmark: Select a Bookmark and return to it.
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Outline Area: Mark important lines of your document using Outline. The outlined text is highlighted in Yellow.
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Remove Outline: Use this option to remove the outlined text.
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Insert Voice Change: If you want your document to be read by multiple voices, use this option.
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Insert Pause: You can insert a delay of some seconds after punctuation's or where you want to pause.
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Change Pitch for Selected Word/Phrase: Add emphasis to make the speech sound natural.
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Spell Selected Word/Phrase: Spell out certain words or phrases.
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Speak Menu: Player controls to view the screen recordings.
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Speak Current File: Starts speaking the current document from the beginning.
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Convert Current File to Audio: The currently selected file will be converted to either MP3 or WAV.
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Speak from Current Cursor Position: Start listening from the current cursor location.
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Speak Highlighted Text: Select text and use this option to speak only the highlighted text.
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Speak Selected Files: Select the files from the File List. Text Speaker will start speaking the text from the first selected document till the last selected document.
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Convert Selected Files to Audio: Batch convert multiple files into audio.
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Speak Outlined Text: Listen to the marked text.
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Convert Outlined Text: Convert the marked text into audio and listen to your key points.
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Pause: Pause the current reading and resume it when required.
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Stop: Stops the current reading.
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Tools Menu: Tools menu includes following items:
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Voice: Select a voice and set its volume, pitch, speed, and more.
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Pronunciation: Adjust the way a word is pronounced by the application.
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Settings: Configure general application settings.
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Talking Reminder: You can create alarms or reminders with Talking Reminders.
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Full Screen: Hide the toolbar and menu bar.
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