Dictionary Preferences
The Preferences window is displayed via the Narrator >
Preferences... menu item. This is the Dictionary page. It allows you
to provide substitute words to adjust the pronunciation of speech.
Useful for names or words that the speech synthesizer can't quite
figure out.
- Replace
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Enter a word to look for. Case is not significant.
- With
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Enter a word or phrase to use instead when speaking. The text
in the document won't change; it's only used when playing the speech.
- Add
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Click the plus button to add a new substitution.
- Delete
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Click the minus button to delete the selected line.
- Play
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Click the play triangle button to listen to the original and
substitute words, to confirm that the pronunciation is acceptable.
- Restore Defaults
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Click this button to change the preferences on this page back
to the factory-set values. Preferences on other pages are not
affected. A confirmation sheet is presented, unless it was disabled.
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Last updated on June 22, 2015