Basic Pronunciation Editor
The Basic Pronunciation Editor provides very simple control over the pronunciations of words that are not pronounced correctly by Text-To-Speech engines. When using the Basic Editor, you simply substitute words that sound like the pronunciation you want, and TextAloud performs the substitutions automatically before sending text to the speech engine.
- Accessing the Basic Pronunciation Editor
- Changing the Pronunciation of Substrings
- Pattern Matching With Masks and Regular Expressions
Accessing the Basic Pronunciation Editor
From the menu, select Options -> Pronunciation Editor
The following fields are available in the Basic Pronunciation Editor
| Field Name |
Description |
| Word |
Enter the word you wish to enter a new pronunciation for. |
| Pronunciation |
Enter a word or phrase that sounds like the pronunciation you want. |
| Case Sensitive |
Indicate whether or not this substitution is case sensitive. |
| Test Voice |
Choose a voice from the dropdown list that will be used when testing the new pronunciation. |
To enter a new entry:
- Press the New button
- In the Word field, enter the text for the pronunciation you wish to correct.
- In the Pronunciation field, enter a word or phrase that sounds like the correct pronunciation.
Check the "Case Sensitive" checkbox if substitutions for this word should be case sensitive.
Use the Test button to test the new pronunciation.
- Press the Apply button to save the new pronunciation
- Press Done when finished using the editor.
To modify the pronunciation for an existing entry:
- Select the existing entry from the list (on the left), or enter text into the Word field for the existing entry.
- In the Pronunciation field, enter a word or phrase that sounds like the correct pronunciation.
- Use the Test button to test the new pronunciation.
- Press the Apply button to save the new pronunciation
- Press Done when finished using the editor.
To delete an existing entry:
- Select the existing entry from the list (on the left), or enter text into the Word field for the existing entry
- Tab out of the Word field.
- Press the Delete button
- Press Done when finished using the editor.
Changing the Pronunciation of Substrings
By default, entries in the Basic Pronunciation Editor are applied only when text in the "Word" field actually occurs on a word boundary. Substitutions are not performed on text that appears as a substring of another word.
For example, entering an alternative pronunciation for the word "day" changes the pronunciation of "day" everywhere it appears as a word, but not in words like "today", "yesterday", etc.
To change the substitution of words that appear as substrings, use the & character. The placement of the & determines whether leading characters, trailing characters, or both should allow substitutions.
In the table below, a "Yes" in the column indicates that a Basic Pronunciation Editor substitution will be performed for the word.
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