RWFTS Talking Dictionary AMERICAN ENGLISH EDITION v9.0.0

RWFTS Talking Dictionary AMERICANENGLISH EDITION v9.0.0

Talking Dictionary is a speech enabled 250,000 word English dictionary and thesaurus.

Like all the talking software products on this site, Talking Dictionary has been designed for use by the non sighted person. All of the controls are easily remembered keyboard shortcuts and it is a very fast and easy program to use.

Talking Dictionary has many outstanding features, such as a powerful spell checker and the ability to quickly scroll through various word definitions and synonyms. The dictionary also comes complete with a getting started tutorial which gives you examples of using the dictionary. Comprehensive help is also built into the product.




Features:
We have added numerous great new features to Talking Dictionary, such as the ability to be used with other programs and an advanced crossword function. Follow the link below for details of all he new features.

Can be used within other Windows programs, such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Notepad, etc.
Can be minimized to system tray for quick and easy use.
Spell checker rewritten and improved.
Can be used to search for words when letters are missing from the input. For example, entering ch**se will return cheese, choose, etc.
For partially sighted users the text size can easily be adjusted.
If you have a screen reader you prefer to use Talking Dictionary can be used with it. Note that Talking Dictionary does not require a screen reader as it has its own built in speech functions.
Talking Dictionary CD version codes with new voices that can easily be installed.
If you prefer to use tab navigable button controls as opposed to keystrokes, Talking Dictionary can be set to speak the name of each control that has focus. This mimics the behaviour of a screen reader.
Talking Dictionary comes with a standard Windows Help file, a plain text help file and a rich text format user manual.

Getting Started
Follow the instructions below to quickly get started using Talking Dictionary. Note that these instructions assume that you have already installed the dictionary. If this is not the case please refer to the installation section.

Looking Up Word Definitions:
1. Use the start menu or desktop shortcut to start the Talking Dictionary. If the dictionary has been minimized to the system tray, use the key combination Control Alt and R to restore it.
2. Type the word you want to look up and then press the "Enter" key. The dictionary will search for the word in its database. The dictionary will automatically speak out the first definition it finds for the word, along with the word type (i.e., noun, verb or etc).
3. Press F7 and F5 to navigate forwards and backwards through the definitions found for the word you looked up. F6 can be used to repeat anything that has just been spoken.
Tip: You can interrupt the dictionary at any time by pressing Control F2.

Reviewing Synonymous Words:
1. Type the word you want to look up and then press the "Enter" key. The dictionary will automatically speak out the first definition it finds for the word.
2. Press F4 to hear synonyms for this word. The first synonym will be spoken.
3. Press F7 and F5 to navigate forwards and backwards through the synonyms found for the word you looked up. F6 can be used to repeat anything that has just been spoken.
Tip: You can spell any synonym by pressing F8.
Tip: You can look any synonym up by pressing F12.

Browse Mode:
Talking Dictionary's word list can be browsed like an electronic book.
1. Type the first few letters of the word where you want to begin browsing.
2. Press Control B to browse the dictionary.
3. Use the arrow keys and page up / down keys to browse the dictionary entries.
4. Press the spacebar to look up any browsed entry.
5. Press Control Alt and B to resume browsing, or start again from step 1 to browse a new section of the database.


Crossword Mode:
Talking Dictionary has an extremely powerful Crossword function that can find words with up to three letters missing. Follow the instructions below to use this function.
1. Type the word you want to look up. Replace each letter that you are unsure of with an asterisk. Examples are: abs*ent, ab**ent, br**k, b**lder, b***lder and so on.
2. Press the enter key. It will take a few seconds for Talking Dictionary to search through all the possible words.
3. Press F7 and F5 to navigate forwards and backwards through the candidate words found. F6 can be used to repeat anything that has just been spoken.
Tip: You can spell any candidate by pressing F8.
Tip: You can look any candidate up by pressing F12.

Speak and Spell Words:
1. Type the word you want the dictionary to speak and / or spell.
2. Press F1 one time. The dictionary will pronounce the word you have typed in.
3. Press F1 a second time to spell the word you have typed in.
Tip: You can use Keyboard Echo to repeat the keys that you type in, as they are typed. Press F10 to toggle keyboard echo.

Summarising Words:
Summarising words provides a method of indicating how many synonyms and definitions were found for the word looked up. Alternatively, if the look up word is not found, the summary function will indicate the number of spell check alternatives found for the word.
1. Type the word you want to look up and then press the "Enter" key. The dictionary will automatically speak out the first definition it finds for the word.
2. Press F2 to find out how many definitions and synonymous words were found. If the word was not found in the dictionary database (for example, it may have been mis-spelt) then the summary key will indicate how many alternatives the spell checker found.

Using the Spell Checker:
1. Type the word you want to look up and then press the "Enter" key. If the word you looked up is not found the dictionary will use a powerful checking algorithm to estimate the word you were trying to find. Numerous suggestions will be offered. F7 and F5 can be used in the normal manner to navigate forwards and backwards through these alternative suggestions. F6 will repeat any suggested word.
Tip: Press Control Alt C to copy the current spell check alternative to the clipboard.
Tip: Press F8 to spell the current spell check alternative.
Tip: Press F12 to look up the current spell check alternative.

Using the Spell Checked in Another Program:
Note that the Talking Dictionary must be running for this to work!
1. Highlight the word you want to spell check.
2. Press the key combination Control Alt S to spell check the word. Talking Dictionary will become active and will spell check the selected word. Definitions, synonyms and spell check alternatives will be indicated in the normal way.

Using the Clipboard:
To look up a word stored in the clipboard press Control V to paste the word. Press the enter key to look the word up in the normal manner.
To copy a synonym, word definition or spell checker alternative to the clipboard use the key combination Control Alt C.

Annotations:
Its possible to associate notes and comments with words in the dictionary database.
1. Look up the word that you want to annotate.
2. Press Control A to enter annotation mode. Any existing annotations will be read out.
3. Use the keyboard in the normal manner to type in new or revised annotations for this word.
4. Press the tab key to exit annotation mode. Any annotations made or changed are automatically saved.

Updated 26th June 2008:

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