[Skutt]

I sometimes find it convenient to use the text to speach option in Word but I
find the computer generated voices offered are a bit too mechanical in how
they sound. Are newer synthesized voices available for Word?

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Skutt,

There are 3rd party voices available and some use a different readback engine of their own to provide less robotic sounding sounds.
If you're not successful in locating one in a web search you may want to post in the MS Speech newsgroup below.

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"Skutt" wrote in message ...
I sometimes find it convenient to use the text to speach option in Word but I
find the computer generated voices offered are a bit too mechanical in how
they sound. Are newer synthesized voices available for Word?
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Please let us know if this has helped,

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends

LINKS
A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...speech.desktop
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/new...speech.desktop

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/communit...s/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com