Use this menu to record, play, or erase a voice annotation, or to hear the current text spoken.
Allows you to record a new voice annotation.
Allows you to record a new voice annotation. Not available because there is already a recorded voice annotation, your Macintosh does not support sound input, or this is a read–only document.
Plays the voice annotation.
Plays the voice annotation. Not available because there is no recorded voice annotation.
Erases the current voice annotation so that you can record a new one.
Erases the current voice annotation so that you can record a new one. Not available because there is no recorded voice annotation, or this is a read–only document.
Speaks all the text in the document aloud, using the currently checked voice from the Voices submenu, below.
Speaks the currently selected text aloud, using the currently checked voice from the Voices submenu, below.
Quiets the speaking you hear right now.
Quiets any speaking you started. Not available because there is nothing being spoken at the moment.
Has submenu which allows you to pick the voice used when speaking.
Has submenu which allows you to pick which voice to speak with. Not available now because speech is not available. Either speech is not installed or there is not enough memory to speak (increase SimpleText's partition size).