Adding and editing a Text-To-Speech Action

This action plays a text-to-speech message on your computer.

Note: The Desktop Actions application must be running for the sound and text-to-Speech actions to work.

Note: If you want to bring the text-to-speech action sound to a Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 server class remote desktop (RDP) system, you need to enable audio mapping for the remote system's Terminal Services Configuration.
1. In Windows, click Start > Run, in the Run dialog type TSCC.msc, then click OK.
2. In the Connections folder, double-click RDP-tcp. The RDP-TCP Properties dialog appears.
3. Select the Client Settings tab, then click to clear the Audio Mapping check box.
When enabled, the text-to-speech action sound only plays on the remote desktop system.

To add or edit a text-to-speech action:

1. Click the Admin tab, then click Action Library.
2. Click New, then select Text to Speech Action from the list to create a new Text to Speech action. Click OK.
   - or -
   Select the action you want to change from the list of current actions, and then click Edit.
3. Type or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
   • Name. Type a name for the action. This name displays in the Action Library.
   • Description. Type a short description. This description displays next to the action in the Action Library.
   • Speak Rate. Select how fast the voice speaks the message.
   • Volume. Select the volume of the message.
   • Message. Type any text message you want audibly repeated. You can use your own text in addition to percent variables.
4. Click OK to save changes.

Tip: To check the status of an action, or to cancel an action, on the console go to Tools > Running Actions.

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