Claro WordRead

WordRead provides an audio read back of any text on your computer using a human voice. By using the world-leading voice synthesis technology - ScanSoft RealSpeak – the accuracy and human quality of text read-back is highly impressive. Price: £59.99 – £89.00 (Excl. VAT)      Available Options     UK English - 3 voices UK English and Belgian UK English and Danish UK English and Dutch UK English and French UK English and German UK English and Italian UK English and Norwegian UK English and Polish UK English and Portuguese UK English and Russian UK English and Spanish UK English and Swedish

WordRead Version 2 is an elegant piece of software that allows text on your PC’s screen to be spoken back in a natural human-quality voice. It is simple to use, and there is no need to copy and paste text into a separate window. Proof read and “listen to” Word documents, e-mails, web pages, spreadsheets, presentations and accessible PDF files.

In Microsoft Word, click your mouse at any start point and press the WordRead Play button. It will read from that point onwards, and highlight each sentence as it is being read. There are no limits to the amount of text WordRead will read – it carries on until the document has finished or you press Stop.

For web pages viewed with Internet Explorer, simply hover your mouse over the text you want to hear, and it will instantly speak back that text. Alternatively, click the mouse anywhere on the web page, press WordRead’s Play button, and it will speak from that point until you press Stop (or until the end of the web page is reached). It will also highlight the sentence in red, helping to track the audio.

You can even convert any Microsoft Word document, Internet Explorer web page (or any text copied to the clipboard) into an audio file, for replay later – or transfer to a portable audio player, such as an iPod.

Select any text from any software application with your mouse, and it will be spoken back immediately - no need to copy into another window or player.

And you can choose from over 17 Realspeak voices and languages in which to listen to your text.

Proofreading by speech

Prior to the advent of electronic spelling and grammar checkers, documents were often proof read for accuracy by one person reading the text to another. The human ear can often pick up errors which the eye can miss. So technology can make your PC ideal for this task.

Multiple voices – choosing your version

You can buy the UK version of WordRead with either a single UK voice – Daniel – or opt to buy the triple voice version featuring RealSpeak Emily and Jane along with RealSpeak Daniel. If you are studying a foreign language, or wish to proofread multiple languages, WordRead is also available in the following muti-lingual versions. Please select from the following choices: