NirCmd v2.75
Copyright (c) 2003 – 2013 Nir Sofer
Windows 10 Narrator is worth using but you need a frontend.
- Download NirCMD
- Create Shortcuts
- Customise windows Narrator
- Copy Text to Clipboard
- Click Play/Stop
Download NirCMD
More information about the speak functions for the adventurous
Create a Shortcuts Play and Stop
- nircmd.exe speak text ~$clipboard$
- Taskkill /IM nircmd.exe /F
- Add Icons to Shortcuts
- Pin Shortcuts to Taskbar
The Play shortcut sends Clipboard contents to NirCMD
The Stop shortcut Kills NirCMD
Adding Icons to these shortcuts for easy Identification
- Right Click Shortcut
- Select “Properties”
- Select “Change Icon”
- A list of Icon Stores below
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%windir%\system32\mmres.dll %windir%\System32\wmploc.DLL %windir%\system32\setupapi.dll %windir%\system32\ddores.dll - Pick Icons you like for Play and Stop
Customise windows Narrator
- At start Type “Change Text to Speach”
- Experiment with speed slider until happy with speech speed.
Use
Now you can easily listen to documents bt highlighting and copying the text.
Then Click on the shortcut you created to listen to the contents of the clipboard.
Not all text is suitable for narration as the line breaks have been added for viewability and this effect the trimming the Narrator uses.
Some kinda of text performing is suggested for fragmented documents.
Avoid attempting to listen to more than a paragraph at a time as you many not care to continue listening and there is no way to cancel without killing NirCMD from the Task Manger or Command
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