The speech settings

The speech output reads the text out loud. You can decide on the speech characteristics, such as the language and the voice, the reading speed and speech volume.

You can change the language and reading speed in the ribbon. See Editing the reading language and The reading speed settings.

  1. Do one of the following:
    • In SprintPlus: Choose the Start tab > Extra group > Settings  > Speech settings .
    • In Word: Choose the SprintPlus tab > Extra group > Speech settings .
  2. From the Voice options group, in the Language drop-down list, choose the voice you want to hear.
    The voices that have been purchased will appear in the drop-down list. You can always purchase additional voices.
  3. Move the Speed slider to change the reading speed.
  4. Move the Volume volume slider to change the volume of the voice.
  5. Click Test speech to check the results of your settings.
    By default, these will be 1 2 3 4 5. You can replace the text by a word or sentence.
  6. Click OK.