Menu Bar


The Menu Bar is divided into following sections:

  • File Menu: General operation controls.

    • New: Create a new blank document.

    • Open: Open an existing or new document.

    • Save: Save your document.

    • Save As: You can save your document with different name and at different location.

    • Convert Current File To: Convert the file on which your are currently working to either MP3 or WAV format.

    • Convert All Files To: This option allows you to convert all the documents opened in Text Speaker to MP3 or WAV.

    • Play Audio: Listen to a document that is converted to an audio file.

    • Recently Opened Files: Displays a list of the 5 most recently used documents. Select a file to open.

    • Launch Menu: Launch other DeskShare applications.

    • Close: Closes the currently working document. If you have not saved the changes, application will show a confirmation message.

    • Close All: Closes all the documents opened in Text Speaker.

    • Exit: Stops all the running actions, preserves the previously selected settings for the next use and closes the application.

  • Edit Menu: Common formatting features are provided.

    • Undo: Return your document to its previous state, starting with the most recent change.

    • Redo: If you don't like the changes of undoing then use Redo.

    • Cut: Select a text, use cut to move it to some other position.

    • Copy: Use copy to duplicate the selected text.

    • Paste: Paste copied text at the desired location in your document.

    • Delete: Permanently delete the selected text from the document.

    • Select All: Select all the text in the document.

    • Find: Search the required word in the selected document.

    • Replace: Search the word and replace it with another word.

    • Add Bookmark: Set bookmarks within the document for easy reference.

    • Go To Bookmark: Select a Bookmark and return to it.

    • Outline Area: Mark important lines of your document using Outline. The outlined text is highlighted in Yellow.

    • Remove Outline: Use this option to remove the outlined text.

    • Insert Voice Change: If you want your document to be read by multiple voices, use this option.

    • Insert Pause: You can insert a delay of some seconds after punctuation's or where you want to pause.

    • Change Pitch for Selected Word/Phrase: Add emphasis to make the speech sound natural.

    • Spell Selected Word/Phrase: Spell out certain words or phrases.

  • Speak Menu: Player controls to view the screen recordings.

    • Speak Current File: Starts speaking the current document from the beginning.

    • Convert Current File to Audio: The currently selected file will be converted to either MP3 or WAV.

    • Speak from Current Cursor Position: Start listening from the current cursor location.

    • Speak Highlighted Text: Select text and use this option to speak only the highlighted text.

    • 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.

    • Convert Selected Files to Audio: Batch convert multiple files into audio.

    • Speak Outlined Text: Listen to the marked text.

    • Convert Outlined Text: Convert the marked text into audio and listen to your key points.

    • Pause: Pause the current reading and resume it when required.

    • Stop: Stops the current reading.

  • Tools Menu: Tools menu includes following items:

    • Voice: Select a voice and set its volume, pitch, speed, and more.

    • Pronunciation: Adjust the way a word is pronounced by the application.

    • Settings: Configure general application settings.

    • Talking Reminder: You can create alarms or reminders with Talking Reminders.

    • Full Screen: Hide the toolbar and menu bar.