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**TextAloud 3: Convert text to speech–and MP3 files ** TextAloud is an affordable PC program ($29.95) that allows any computer user to easily listen to their reading in natural-sounding computer speech, straight from the computer - from websites and e-mails, to eBooks and scanned text from any one of a variety of books or textbooks. Users can also take that speech anywhere they go with TextAloud, exporting to sound files that play on any iPod, iPhone, or other portable device - or even in the car. - TextAloud is the Text to Speech software that allows anyone to listen to their reading on the PC, or on the go. - The software is a useful resource for those who have learning, reading, and visual disabilities. - The software enables those with dyslexia, reading or learning disabilities to do their learning and reading by ear, where many are strongest, allowing them to bypass the visual element that may slow down reading comprehension. - The software is for a broad spectrum of visually disabled users. TextAloud offers an inexpensive alternative to screen readers TextAloud 3 is a tool to help you hear your text read as well as proofread your writing. Enhanced Hotkeys give you more control over specific options and default voices.
 * Developer**. NextUp.com, a division of NextUp Technologies, LLC, provides award-winning Text to Speech software for consumers, professionals, businesses, educators, and those with visual or vocal impairment, or learning disabilities.
 * Who Benefits from TextAloud Software? **
 * Features of TextAloud 3 Software **
 * Following along with your text. ** Both "Primary" and "Secondary" highlighting capabilities are available, and allow the current line (or paragraph) to be highlighted in one color while the current word is highlighted in another color. A feature called "Masking" allows any text which is not currently highlighted to be dimmed. Masking text that is not being spoken can help you to concentrate on the text you are actually listening to.
 * Drag and drop. **Drag and drop support is extended to include files as well as text, letting you can now add articles by dragging one or more files from Windows Explorer, and dropping them on the TextAloud 3 main window.
 * Plugins. **Existing toolbar plugins for Internet Explorer, Firefox and Microsoft Outlook have been updated, and new plugins for Microsoft Word, Outlook Express and Windows Mail are available.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Document support. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Support for new document formats has been added. Supported document formats include text, RTF, Microsoft Word (.doc and .docx), WordPerfect (.wpd), Open Office (odt), PDF, HTML and XML. Microsoft Word documents can now be imported to TextAloud 3 without the previous requirement that Microsoft Word actually be installed on the machine.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Language support. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">TextAloud 3 has improved support for multiple languages. It is possible to create pronunciation editor entries that are language specific, and random/round robin voice selections are based on a default language setting in TextAloud 3.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Spellchecking. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">TextAloud 3 includes an integrated spell checker. A spell check dictionary for US English is included, while dictionaries for other languages and specialized terminology (including technical, medical and legal) are available for download.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">English dictionary lookup. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> You can select any English word in an article, and select "English Dictionary Lookup" from the popup menu. TextAloud 3 will lookup the word in an online dictionary service, display the definition in a window, and speak the definition aloud.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Pronunciation editor. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">TextAloud 3 includes a completely rebuilt pronunciation editor. Dictionaries and associated dictionary entries are activated automatically, based on whatever voice is currently speaking. Multiple dictionary support also allows you to create dictionaries that are customized for specific kinds of text.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Proofreading enhancements. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A new proofreading method, called "Step Proofreading" has been added that lets you proofread text in an article.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Support for More Audio Formats. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">In addition to being able to create mp3 and wma audio files, TextAloud 3 can now produce audio files using standard codecs available on your system. TextAloud 3 also allows you to configure encoders not included in the Windows Multimedia system as "Custom Encoders".
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Article tags. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">TextAloud 3 has a menu (and toolbar) dedicated to inserting tags in articles to control spoken audio. You can easily insert tags in for the following:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Insert pauses
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Adjust speed, pitch and volume as text is spoken
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Tag words or groups of words to be spelled instead of spoken as words
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Embed audio clips (.mp3, .wav. or .wma files) in the text
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Mark places in the text where audio files should be split automatically, allowing you to generate several audio files instead of one large one
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Add comments in the text that are not spoken.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Character speaking and filtering. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">TextAloud 3 includes a wide range of capability for handling individual characters. You can configure groups of characters with options to filter the characters, speak the characters, play sound files, or insert pauses in the text.

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