[Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit

[Melanie Thornton]

Thanks all!  I'll pass this along!

Melanie

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeffrey Dell <jeffreydell99 at gmail.com>
Date: Monday, April 27, 2009 12:12 pm
Subject: Re: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen at athenpro.org>


> Natural Reader 2008 does work on Vista 64.  I've used it on 

> my laptop

> running the Home version of Vista 64.  I've used it in Word 

> 2007 and

> IE7 and it works fine.  If your colleague just used the TTS 

> readingfeatures in XP and Office than Natural Reader 2008 is a 

> good free

> solution for Vista.  Narrator doesn't read much and does 

> not read MS

> Word at all.  All the free version of Natural Reader will 

> do is read

> from your clipboard or highlight and read all the text in 

> adocument if

> you have not highlighted anything.  There is an upgrade 

> version that

> will give you more function in Office programs that does not cost

> much.

>  Here is the link to the website but you probably already 

> have that.

> http://www.naturalreaders.com/

> Jeff

> 

> On 4/27/09, Ed. Rosenthal <edward at ngtvoice.com> wrote:

> > IMHO the speech engine in Windows Vista has always struck me 

> as reasonably

> > accurate; to date our biggest challenge has been that there's 

> not a lot of

> > user interface, no help files, and the fact that we can only 

> use it in

> > Microsoft Word environments for direct dictation has been very 

> limiting.> Having said that, for people willing to meet it half 

> way (like Linux) I

> > think it's viable, and the price is certainly right.  

> I've put up some

> > informational pages starting with

> > http://www.ngtvoice.com/products/software/wsr/ and from the 

> right hand

> > navigation panel there's some additional information including 

> some of the

> > commands at: 

> http://www.ngtvoice.com/products/software/wsr/commands.htm .

> > We've not posted information about the macro capability but 

> have done some

> > scripting in that regard as well and there are some code 

> samples available

> > (see below).

> >

> >

> >

> > I also find the product manager's, Rob Chambers, blog 

> helpful... it is

> > located at:

> >

> > http://blogs.msdn.com/robch/default.aspx

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Edward S. Rosenthal

> >

> > President and CEO

> >

> > Next Generation Technologies, Inc.  (NGT Inc.)

> >

> > 20006 Cedar Valley Rd. #101

> >

> > Lynnwood, Wa.   998036-6334

> >

> > Ph: 425-744-1100 ext. 15

> >

> > Fx: 425-778-5547

> >

> > Skype: ed.rosenthal7

> >

> > EM: edward at ngtvoice.com <mailto:edward at ngtvoice.com>

> >

> > <http://www.ngtvoice.com> and <http://www.ngtmedical.com>

> >

> >

> >

> > This document may have been dictated with speech recognition 

> software.> Please disregard any remaining miscrecognitions.

> >

> >

> >

> > From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-

> bounces at athenpro.org] On

> > Behalf Of Nettie Fischer

> > Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 7:45 AM

> > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network

> > Subject: Re: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit

> >

> >

> >

> > I have used the voice recogntion that comes with VISTA but, 

> not on a

> > consistent basis.  My findings are that it works but, my 

> typing is still

> > faster than dictated text :)  (about 55 - 60 WPM) 

> so,  I have not persued

> > using that option.

> >

> >

> >

> > Nettie

> >

> > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Karlen Communications

> > <info at karlencommunications.com> wrote:

> >

> > The language bar tools are now part of the Vista OS so you 

> should be able to

> > use the speech recognition with more applications in Vista. In 

> Programs and

> > Features it is under Speech or you can type "Windows Speech 

> Recognition"> from the start menu  Cheers, Karen,

> >

> >

> >

> > From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-

> bounces at athenpro.org] On

> > Behalf Of Melanie Thornton

> > Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 7:35 PM

> > To: athen at athenpro.org

> > Subject: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit

> >

> >

> >

> > Greetings, all!

> >

> > I have a colleague who was using Reading Bar, but with a 

> recent computer

> > upgrade to Vista 64 bit can no longer use it.  Do you 

> know of any

> > programs--preferably one that reads the Web as well as common MS

> > products--that work with 64 bit?

> >

> > I sent a message to tech support of Natural Reader but thought 

> some of you

> > might have some suggestions.

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> > Melanie

> >

> >

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> >

> >

> > --

> > Nettie T. Fischer, ATP

> > Assistive Technology Practitioner

> > nettiet, ATP Consultants

> > www.nettietatpconsultants.com

> > [916] 704-1456

> >

> >

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