How to Turn on Text to Speech for Word 2007
Beginning with Microsoft Windows 2000, core Microsoft utilities have had the ability to read written text out loud. This capability, called "Text To Speech," is not included in Word 2007. If you have installed Microsoft Speech Object Library on the computer, however, you can re-enable the speech capability using a special macro code.
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Instructions
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Add Speech Reference
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Start the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor from within Word by pressing Alt+F11 keys. Click the "Tools" menu and then select "References." On the list marked "Available References," scroll until "Microsoft Speech Object Library" is selected. Click the check box next to this listing. Click "OK."
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Add a new module by clicking "Create a New Module" on the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor. Select the "Name" field and enter "TextToSpeech." In the "Macro" command area, paste the following code:
Dim speech as SpVoice
Sub SpeakText()
On Error Resume Next
Set speech = New SpVoice
If Len(Selection.Text) > 1 Then 'speak selection
speech.Speak Selection.Text, _
SVSFlagsAsync + SVSFPurgeBeforeSpeak
Else 'speak whole document
speech.Speak ActiveDocument.Range(0, ActiveDocument.Characters.Count).Text, _
SVSFlagsAsync + SVSFPurgeBeforeSpeak
End If
Do
DoEvents
Loop Until speech.WaitUntilDone(10)
Set speech = Nothing
End Sub
Sub StopSpeaking()
'Based on a macro by Mathew Heikkila
'used to interrupt any running speech to text
On Error Resume Next
speech.Speak vbNullString, SVSFPurgeBeforeSpeak
Set speech = Nothing
End Sub
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Right-click on the Word 2007 toolbar. From the list, select "Customize Quick Access Toolbar." Click "Add Macro" and choose the newly created "TextToSpeech" macro. Click "Add" and then "OK." This toolbar button will now turn text to speech on and off as needed.
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References
- Photo Credit speaker image by Aditia Patria Warman from Fotolia.com
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