Text+to+Speech

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= 1. SPEAK =

To Add Speak To Your "Quick Access Toolbar"....

 * 1) ====Next to the Quick Access Toolbar, click **Customize Quick Access Toolbar:**====
 * 2) ====Click **More Commands**.====
 * 3) ====In the **Choose commands from** list, select **All Commands**====
 * 4) ====Scroll down to the **Speak** command, select it, and then click **Add**.====
 * 5) ====Click **OK**.====
 * 6) ====When you want to use the text-to-speech command, click the icon on the **Quick Access Toolbar**.====

= 2. "WORD TALK" - An Alternative Application: []=

It will speak the text of the document and will highlight it as it goes.
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 * ====For people with reading and writing difficulties, having text reinforced by hearing it read aloud can be very useful.====
 * ====Specialised programs have existed to do this for a long time.====
 * ====Contains a talking dictionary to help decide which word spelling is most appropriate.====
 * ====It sits neatly in your toolbar and is highly configurable, allowing you to adjust the highlight colours, the voice and the speed of the speech.====


 * ====**To download the correct application for each computer, visit: [] to select the version of WIndows and Word that you are using**====