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AUG-2.0.0-100 Android User’s Guide
Text-to-speech settings
You use the Text-to-speech settings to configure the Android text-to-speech
synthesizer, for applications that can take advantage of it (such as TalkBack,
described in “Accessibility settings” on page 274).
Text-to-speech settings screen
Only the
Install voice data
setting is available if you don’t have speech
synthesizer data installed.
Listen to an example
Plays a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, using
your current settings.
Install voice data
If your phone does not have speech synthesizer data
installed, connects to Android Market and guides you through the process of
downloading and installing the data. This setting is not available if the data is
installed.
Always use my settings
Check to use the settings on this screen in place of
speech synthesizer settings available in other applications.
Speech rate
Opens a dialog where you can select how quickly you want the
synthesizer to speak.
Language
Opens a dialog where you can select the language of the text you
want the synthesizer to read, so it is pronounced correctly. This is particularly
useful in combination with the Always use my settings setting, to ensure that text in
a variety of applications is spoken correctly.