Options dialog box—Playback/Text-to-speech

Sets playback volume, speed, and sound. The options are:

• Playback volume—Sets the playback volume. Maximum value: 100.Default value: 100
• Fast-forward volume—Sets the fast forward volume. Maximum value: 100. Default value: 100
• Rewind volume—Sets the rewind volume. Maximum value: 100. Default value: 100
• Playback speed—Sets the playback speed. Maximum value: 999. Default value: 100
• Fast-forward speed—Sets the fast forward speed. Maximum value: 999. Default value: 150
• Rewind speed—Sets the rewind speed. Maximum value: 999. Default value: 150
• Play Rewind/Fast-Forward sound—If selected, Dragon plays a sound when you fast forward or rewind a selection. If deselected, Dragon does not play a sound.

Sets text-to-speech attributes. The options are:

• Volume—Sets text-to-speech playback volume.
• Speed—Sets text-to-speech playback speed.
• Pitch—Sets text-to-speech playback pitch.
• Voice—Sets the voice used for text-to-speech playback.

Enter or paste text to hear the text-to-speech playback.

Click to hear Dragon perform a sample reading of the text in the Preview box with the settings you selected.

Click to remove the text-to-speech engine from memory. Dragon loads the text-to-speech engine the first time you use a text-to-speech command after starting Dragon.

The text-to-speech engine should not affect performance; generally, you do not need to unload it.