Miscellaneous Options

Miscellaneous Options

The Miscellaneous Options panel contains some settings that are not frequently used.

The fields available on the Miscellaneous Options panel are:

Type of Pause Description

Default Voice The voice used for speaking articles when Voice Selection is set to "Default". See Single-Article and Multi-Article Mode panels.

Toolbar Button Style Sets the toolbar button style for the main window. Select from Small, Large with captions, and Large without captions.

Show Floating Toolbar Controls display of the Floating Toolbar
On Request Only - The Floating Toolbar is only displayed from the TextAloud icon in the system tray. Right click the icon and select "Show Toolbar".
When Minimized - The Floating Toolbar is displayed whenever TextAloud is minimized. The toolbar is hidden automatically when the main window is redisplayed.
When Minimized and Reading Starts - The Floating Toolbar is displayed only when TextAloud is minimized and currently speaking.

Floating Toolbar Button Style Sets the button style for the Floating Toolbar. Select from Small, Large with captions, and Large without captions.

Floating Toolbar Always On Top Select this option to keep the Floating Toolbar on top of your other windows. This prevents other windows from hiding the toolbar.

Highlight Current Word Select this option to have TextAloud highlight the current word being read.

Start TextAloud on Windows Login Select this option if you want TextAloud to start automatically whenever you login to Windows.

Filter non-alpha symbols Select this option to prevent TextAloud from speaking non-alpha symbols, such as the ">" symbols which commonly appear in email messages.

Show Splashscreen at Startup Uncheck this option to suppress the splash screen normally displayed by TextAloud during startup.

TextAloud resides in system tray when window closed This setting controls the behavior of the "X" button in the TextAloud title bar. The default setting is to hide the window, and leave TextAloud running in your system tray. To exit the TextAloud application, you must select "Exit TextAloud" from the File Menu.
If you uncheck this setting, clicking the "X" button will cause TextAloud to exit instead of minimizing to the system tray.

Type of Pause	Description
Default Voice	The voice used for speaking articles when Voice Selection is set to "Default". See Single-Article and Multi-Article Mode panels.
Toolbar Button Style	Sets the toolbar button style for the main window. Select from Small, Large with captions, and Large without captions.
Show Floating Toolbar	Controls display of the Floating Toolbar On Request Only - The Floating Toolbar is only displayed from the TextAloud icon in the system tray. Right click the icon and select "Show Toolbar". When Minimized - The Floating Toolbar is displayed whenever TextAloud is minimized. The toolbar is hidden automatically when the main window is redisplayed. When Minimized and Reading Starts - The Floating Toolbar is displayed only when TextAloud is minimized and currently speaking.
Floating Toolbar Button Style	Sets the button style for the Floating Toolbar. Select from Small, Large with captions, and Large without captions.
Floating Toolbar Always On Top	Select this option to keep the Floating Toolbar on top of your other windows. This prevents other windows from hiding the toolbar.
Highlight Current Word	Select this option to have TextAloud highlight the current word being read.
Start TextAloud on Windows Login	Select this option if you want TextAloud to start automatically whenever you login to Windows.
Filter non-alpha symbols	Select this option to prevent TextAloud from speaking non-alpha symbols, such as the ">" symbols which commonly appear in email messages.
Show Splashscreen at Startup	Uncheck this option to suppress the splash screen normally displayed by TextAloud during startup.
TextAloud resides in system tray when window closed	This setting controls the behavior of the "X" button in the TextAloud title bar. The default setting is to hide the window, and leave TextAloud running in your system tray. To exit the TextAloud application, you must select "Exit TextAloud" from the File Menu. If you uncheck this setting, clicking the "X" button will cause TextAloud to exit instead of minimizing to the system tray.

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