Text-to-Speech Action

This action plays a verbal message on your computer when fired.

Note: The Desktop Actions application must be running for the Sound and Text-to-Speech actions to work. For more information, see About the Task Tray and Desktop Actions applications.

Name. Enter a unique name for this action.
Description. Enter a short description of the action. This is displayed in the Action Library along with the entry in Name.
Speak Rate. Select how fast the voice speaks the message.
Volume. Select the volume of the message.
Message. Enter any text message you want audibly repeated. Your own text can be used in addition to percent variables.

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