A follow up to this inquiry. So indeed, by following the steps mentioned below, one can get Jaws to speak in different voices/profiles. I've been able to do this with both columns in a table and paragraphs in a Word doc. I haven't played around with Excel. I am coming across one issue or bug depending on how you want to call it. After I have selected the text I wish to have spoken with the different voice profile (in my case Spanish Mexico), and taking the necessary steps to have it marked as such with language detect checked in the Jaws settings, Jaws will indeed make the switch, but I am finding that when dealing with a number of words or block of text, Jaws will still pronounce some words with the default synth profile when using reading command like read all or by paragraph, etc. If I go word by word, Jaws will correctly speak each word with the properly assigned synth, but this is not very useful if you're dealing again, with phrases or chunks of text. I also tried using the Vocalizer Expressive voices, and the same issue is present. I wrote FS, but as of yet, have not heard back. Has anyone else had any success in getting Jaws to speak using an alternative voice profile fully without the mispronunciation of words when trying to read by sentence, paragraph, line or say all? If it is a bug which I am suspecting, I do hope they address it as something like this feature for those of us who work with multiple languages or are even trying to learn a new one can be very useful if it in fact can work correctly.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Annette Carr Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 6:03 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Getting Jaws to switch language or voice profile within a spreadsheet or table columns Hi Christobal, I did a little bit of research on Language settings in MS-Word2010 and JAWS17, which you will find below. Let me know if any of this helped. How to use the language tools in MS-Word 2010. On the Review Tab there are 2 submenus dealing with language. It appears that within Language proofing you can set word to recognize different languages within a Word doc or Outlook message. I'm not sure that this is going to help for individual words, but maybe some combination of settings will help you out. You can get started with reading about some of this on the following Microsoft support page Turn on automatic language options - Office Support https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Turn-on-automatic-language-options- 194d309c-3e10-4bd5-a694-ba9bbdf4a28e Within the JAWS Quick Settings, Insert+v, Reading Options, you will find a setting for Language detection. I'm guessing that you need to have this checked. While in an open Word doc, I used the JAWS command search tool, Insert+Space, j, Language. I found the following result that you might find helpful: Switch Input Language. CTRL + Shift In Control Panel's Regional and Language Options, one can add additional input languages. Typically, ALT+SHIFT is the keystroke used to switch between multiple language inputs. This keystroke speaks the new layout An additional search in the JAWS HELP provided the following: Language Detection in Word As you navigate or read text in a document containing multiple languages, JAWS attempts to switch synthesizer languages automatically. This functionality is available with Eloquence, Vocalizer Expressive, or SAPI5 synthesizers, as long as the following three conditions are true: The synthesizer in use supports the required language Appropriate language-specific voices are installed In Microsoft Word, the text has been properly marked to indicate the language in use If your speech synthesizer does not support the language in use, JAWS will continue using the voice and language as specified in your current profile, and will also alert you to the language prior to speaking the respective text. Language detection and switching is honored by all speech functions, except text selection and backspacing. Language switching will not work if you use the JAWS Cursor. It is recommended that you have all Word language modules that you intend to use installed before using this feature. In order for the text to be marked correctly, we recommend that you install and use language-specific keyboard layouts. For example, installing a German keyboard layout under Regional and Language Options, and then switching to this keyboard layout whenever you wish to write in German, will mark the text appropriately in Microsoft Word. For English, be sure to switch back to your English keyboard language. This also applies to composing messages in Outlook 2007 or later since Outlook uses Microsoft Word as its default message editor. Note: If your system does not have Word language files installed, you are prompted to put the Word CD in the drive. Once you have installed the language files, you do not receive this prompt again. To set text language manually in Microsoft Word, do the following: Select text of a specific language in the document. In Word 2010, select Language and then Set Proofing Language from the Review tab. In Word 2007, select Set Language from the Review tab. In Word 2003, open the Tools Menu, select Language, and then select Set Language. Select the correct language and check the Detect Language Automatically check box. You can also select the check box that says Do not check spelling or grammar. Select the OK button. Repeat these steps for each section of text in a different language from the default document language. The language detection option within Quick Settings is on by default. To disable this option, Press INSERT+V, move to Language Detect Change, and press SPACEBAR. Note: All languages supported by the Eloquence software synthesizer are installed by default. To download additional Vocalizer Expressive languages, visit the Vocalizer Expressive Voices page. HTH, Annette -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Annette Carr Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 6:47 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Getting Jaws to switch language or voice profile within a spreadsheet or table columns Hi Cristóbal, I do not know how to get this to work, but I am 90% sure that it can be done. At least a few times a year, I get a MS-Word doc from a co-worker where some of the information in random cells is spoken in a language other than English. Given how many times I've had to fix the problem, you would think that I could remember the steps, which could then be reversed for your purpose. So my guess is that you will need to select the column where you want to hear the information spoken in a language other than your default language. From there it might be some type of MS-Word language setting that needs to be changed. I have no idea if MS-Excel will allow this same arrangement. Hope this gets you pointed in the right direction. Annette -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Cristóbal Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 10:21 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] Getting Jaws to switch language or voice profile within a spreadsheet or table columns Hello list, Im going to guess that this cant be done, but perhaps a knowledgeable Jaws user can enlighten me. I with Jaws would like to be able to have the synthesizer switch between different voice profiles when navigating between columns either in an Excel spreadsheet or a table in a Word document. In my case, for language learning purposes. Similar to a flashcard system. Jaws has gotten better over the years with multilingual support, but even with the most recent update with the CTL+Win-Key+L command, its still not terribly efficient. More so in a circumstance such as this. There are iOS flashcard apps that do work quite nicely with Voiceover, but I dont always want to work off of my phone. Can one by any chance mark a region in a spreadsheet or table, be it a column or row and associate that area to a voice/language profile in jaws for a more fluid experience. I am studying to obtain federal court certified Spanish language certification and need to work on terminology and vocabulary. I guess the same situation could be applied to any learning circumstance where one wishes to use a flashcard type of format, but anyway Id like to simply be able with the arrow keys go back and forth among the columns and have Jaws provide me with the proper pronunciation instead of English or Spanish for both terms. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. 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