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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=002074700-24012008>> <FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What is the best way to make a
Spanish, French, Italian, etc. book accessible in an audio format?
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class=002074700-24012008><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">> I know that some programs, such
as Text Aloud, offer different language voices. Is this the best approach?
Thanks for your assistance. </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=002074700-24012008><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I don't know if this is the "best"
way, but here is another approach using TextAloud MP3 that we teach in one of
the classes at the HTCTU:</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT color=#0000ff>How do I change voices within a single article in
TextAloud MP3? </FONT></P></B></FONT>
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#0000ff>As of version 2
of <I>TextAloud MP3</I>, <I>Nextup.com </I>added the ability to change voices
within a document. This is helpful when creating audio from documents that have
more than one language in the text. An example would be a foreign language
textbook where English and an<SPAN class=002074700-24012008>o</SPAN>ther
language are intermixed in the text.<SPAN class=002074700-24012008>
</SPAN>The ability to switch voices within a text works only with SAPI 5
compliant voices. To find out which SAPI 5 voices you have installed on your
computer, go to the Options menu, select the </FONT></FONT><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff>Files and Voices Options, </FONT></B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff>and select Use SAPI 5 to find out what
voices are SAPI 5 compliant. </FONT></FONT></P><B><I><FONT
face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman">
<P><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>Step 1: Select the location where you want to
change voices </FONT></P></B></I></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman">
<P><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>While viewing the document in
</FONT></FONT><I><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><FONT
color=#0000ff size=3>TextAloud MP3</FONT></I></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>, move your
cursor to the location right before you want the voice to be changed.
</FONT></P></FONT><B><I><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman">
<P><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>Step 2: Adding the voice tag to the text
</FONT></P></B></I></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman"
color=#0000ff size=3>
<P>Right click on the cursor and select Insert Voice Change and select the voice
that you want to use. You can also do this by selecting Insert Voice Change from
the Edit menu. </P></FONT><B><I><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman">
<P><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>Step 3: Select next location in the text where you
want the voice to change </FONT></P>
<P></B></I></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times New Roman" color=#0000ff
size=3>Select the next location in the text where you want the voice to change.
Repeat Step 2.</FONT></P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Sean Keegan<BR>Web Accessibility Instructor<BR>High Tech Center
Training Unit of the California Community Colleges
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