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If have a technical support
question about
Power Text to Speech Reader,
there's a good chance your answer is on this page.
 I'm
having trouble getting started using Power Text to Speech
Reader. Is there a tutorial?
Here are some
steps that can help explain how our text reader software
interacts with the Windows clipboard and how to get started:
1. Open Power Text to
Speech Reader and click Option button on toolbar.
2. Choose Clipboard
tab and make sure "Watch clipboard" and "Prompt to
copy from clipboard" are checked.
3. Minimize Power
Text to Speech Reader or close it to the system tray (just
click on the "x" to close the Window) and then switch to
your email program (or whatever).
4. Use your mouse to
highlight some text and hit Ctrl-C. That brings up the Power
Text to Speech Reader clipboard prompt, then just click
"New" and it will create an article in Power Text to Speech
Reader. Now click on one of the Speak buttons and listen to
the text read aloud.
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Is
there any way to not use the Clipboard and get rid of the
annoying popup when I copy something to the Clipboard?
Under
Options->Clipboard, there are several choices related to how
Power Text to Speech Reader monitors the clipboard. So, by
changing those settings, you can avoid the popup asking what
you'd like to do with the text by setting a default. You can
also turn off clipboard watching temporarily by
right-clicking the Power Text to Speech Reader system tray
icon and using the options menu items on the popup menu.
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How
do I get more Voices?
The
demo of our text reader software ships with only a
Truvoice(America English). There may be other voices on your
computer already that will also work. You can download other
older free voices by
clicking here.
After installing a new
voice, you may need to reboot (restart windows) for them to
be available within Power Text to Speech Reader.
We also offer premium voices
from a wide variety of voice vendors in many different
languages and personalities. You can hear samples of these
by
clicking here.
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Why
aren't the good voices available in the demo?
Because of legal restrictions and the file size of the
voices, we could not include them in the download
version of Power Text to Speech Reader. You must purchase to
use to get the better voices. You will find sample
audio files created with the voices at
here
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Can
I get Power Text to Speech Reader and other products on CD?
Normally our products are sold as download. However, if you
order premium voices with your order, you will have the
option to receive products on CD.
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I
getting some kind of error, what do I do?
Power Text to Speech Reader uses SAPI4 and SAPI5,
standard speech interfaces that are part of Windows. In rare
occasions, installation of other speech or sound programs
can cause problems with these speech interfaces. If you get
an error, please send us email to
support@1speechsoft.com with the text of the error
message you receive, and we would quickly help you get
things corrected.
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I've
lost my registration code. What should I do?
Send me an email and include your full name, mailing
address, approximate timeframe when you purchased, and the
email address you likely used when you purchased.
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Can
Power Text to Speech Reader open Word files directly?
Yes. Power Text to Speech Reader can directly open
.txt, .doc, .html, .rtf, .eml, and .pdf files. Please
note that to open Word files, you must have MS Word
installed on your computer.
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Can
Power Text to Speech Reader open PDF files directly?
Yes, in most cases. Most PDF files can
be imported into Power Text to Speech Reader directly via
click Open button. The exception to this are files
that have strong copy protection or Digital Rights
Management (DRM) turned on by their authors. There are
other options for dealing with these files, so if you have
trouble, email us.
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Can
I export text to WAV and MP3 files?
Yes,we support WAV and MP3 formats now.
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Is
Power Text to Speech
Reader available in other languages besides English?
While the interface and help files for Power Text to Speech
Reader are available only in English, we offer voices and
Power Text to Speech Reader also supports all of the
following languages:
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When
installing a free upgrade, do I need to uninstall the older
one first?
No. Simply run the installer, installing into the same
directory as you previously installed in, and the upgrade
will automatically install over the old version. It will
also remember that you've purchased and keep your settings.
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I
am asked during the install about keeping existing (newer)
files?
Whenever asked this questions, we recommend always keeping
the newer files already on your PC by answering No To All.
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I'm
having trouble installing new voices, what could be wrong?
After installing new voices, if you look in the drop-down
voices list , do you see the new voices there? If not, make
sure you completely exit Power
Text to Speech Reader via click Exit button
before restarting?
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I
downloaded Power Text
to Speech Reader, now how do I install it?
Use Windows Explorer (right-click Start-> Explore) to
locate and open the file you just downloaded. If you forgot
the file name and/or folder you downloaded to, click on the
download link to open the download window and note this
information without starting another download. When you
loctate it, just double left-click on the file and then
follow the directions to install Power
Text to Speech Reader.
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Can
I uninstall Power Text
to Speech Reader if I later want to remove it?
Yes. To uninstall, make sure Power Text to Speech Reader
isn't running, then choose:Start> Programs> Power Text to
Speech Reader> Uninstall.
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I've
installed Power Text to
Speech Reader, now how do I open it?
Left-click:
Start> Programs> Power Text to Speech Reader> Power Text to
Speech Reader
to start the program. If Power
Text to Speech Reader is already open, bring up the
program screen by double left-clicking on the
Power Text to Speech
Reader speaker icon in the system tray on the lower
right corner of your Windows desktop.
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How
do I use Power Text to
Speech Reader to listen to e-mail?
There are a variety of ways to handle this. If you
use Outlook, Power Text to Speech Reader will install a
toolbar available in outlook under View->Toolbars.
This will make it very simple to listen to emails.
Toolbars for other mail clients will be coming, but for now
if you use something other than outlook your best bets are
to use Power Text to Speech Reader's clipboard watching or
the Speak.
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How
do I use Power Text to
Speech Reader to listen to Web pages?
Power Text to Speech Reader includes toolbars or plugins
for Internet Explorer. After installing Power Text to
Speech Reader and rebooting, you can display the toolbar by
going to View->Toolbars in the browser. Click Speak
button,you can listen current web page directly.
For other
browsers, you need use the clipboard watching.
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How
do I use Power Text to
Speech Reader with a portable MP3 player?
Click "Speak to File" button on the tool bar. Choose the
Output File Format (.wav or MP3) in Export dialog. Note the
default File Output Directory, or use Browse to select
another folder if you prefer. Click Ok button and
Power Text to Speech Reader will
begin reading your articles to the file format you selected.
You can close the program screen and let
Power Text to Speech Reader work
from the Windows tray to convert the files while you do
something else. Once the files are converted to .wav or MP3,
use the software for your portable player to download the
files.
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How
to set alarm clock?
Click Option button and cloose Alarm tab,you can specify if
the alarm feature to be enabled or not.When you enable it,
there are some options can be specified.
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I
have a question that isn't answered here, what's next?
If you have questions that are not answered here or you
need help with our products, just
email us
and you will get a prompt reply within 48 hours.
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