email newsletter for blind

Hi are you using MS Vista to get Microsoft Anna? Is this the same one
as the one in Microsoft MapPoint? \Mappoint
2006\MapPoint\MSMap\redist\MSTTSEng\MSTTSEng and MSTTSEngine.
"Microsoft English TTS Engine".

Why is MS Anna sound better? is it because of TTS 2.0 or SAPI 5.3?

JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
I just checked and nothing I do will allow me to change the voice. Where are
you getting MS Mary? Even Windows doesn't offer me her. I can use LH
Michael, LH Michelle, Microsoft Anna, or Microsoft Sam.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
It has been a bit since I checked but I thought there was only one male
voice. I'll have to check.

Nope - I don't even get a choice and yes, I have Reader 7.0.8. The Help
file says it uses the available voices installed on your system. Maybe
it's because I have the Speech aspect of Office turned off?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Don Schmidt" Don Retired wrote in message
...
JoAnn,

Acrobat Reader ver 7.08 for Windows XP has three voices; Microsoft Mike,
Microsoft Sam and Microsoft Mary. Hmmm... do you suppose.... nah...


--
Don
"May your shadow be found in happy places." (Native North American)


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
I think you only get the choice of voice with Macs.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Don Schmidt" Don Retired wrote in message
...
Send your document as a pdf file and Acrobat Reader can read it to in
either male or female voice.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"todd" wrote in message
...
Is there a way to take a publisher document and email it so that all
text is
readable by a software reader? When I send my newsletter, it becomes a
jpeg
and a JAWS reader cannot see the newsletter for those whom are blind
that are
to receive it. Is there any way I can send this document so that all
text
stays text?

Thanks,

Todd Morgan
morgancreative

No,. I'm using XP altho I do have MapPoint 2006 installed on my system. No
clue if it's the same or better because I generally have my sound turned off
completely. As long as some idiot decides they need to add crappy music or
annoying sounds to their websites, I'll keep my sound off unless there is
something specific that I want to hear.



--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi are you using MS Vista to get Microsoft Anna? Is this the same one
as the one in Microsoft MapPoint? \Mappoint
2006\MapPoint\MSMap\redist\MSTTSEng\MSTTSEng and MSTTSEngine.
"Microsoft English TTS Engine".

Why is MS Anna sound better? is it because of TTS 2.0 or SAPI 5.3?

JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
I just checked and nothing I do will allow me to change the voice. Where
are
you getting MS Mary? Even Windows doesn't offer me her. I can use LH
Michael, LH Michelle, Microsoft Anna, or Microsoft Sam.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
It has been a bit since I checked but I thought there was only one male
voice. I'll have to check.

Nope - I don't even get a choice and yes, I have Reader 7.0.8. The
Help
file says it uses the available voices installed on your system. Maybe
it's because I have the Speech aspect of Office turned off?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Don Schmidt" Don Retired wrote in message
...
JoAnn,

Acrobat Reader ver 7.08 for Windows XP has three voices; Microsoft
Mike,
Microsoft Sam and Microsoft Mary. Hmmm... do you suppose.... nah...


--
Don
"May your shadow be found in happy places." (Native North American)


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
I think you only get the choice of voice with Macs.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Don Schmidt" Don Retired wrote in message
...
Send your document as a pdf file and Acrobat Reader can read it to
in
either male or female voice.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"todd" wrote in message
...
Is there a way to take a publisher document and email it so that
all
text is
readable by a software reader? When I send my newsletter, it
becomes a
jpeg
and a JAWS reader cannot see the newsletter for those whom are
blind
that are
to receive it. Is there any way I can send this document so that
all
text
stays text?

Thanks,

Todd Morgan
morgancreative

One person's crappy music is another's symphony. I do believe idiot is not the
best term here.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/p...649111033.aspx

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
No,. I'm using XP altho I do have MapPoint 2006 installed on my system. No
clue if it's the same or better because I generally have my sound turned off
completely. As long as some idiot decides they need to add crappy music or
annoying sounds to their websites, I'll keep my sound off unless there is
something specific that I want to hear.



--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi are you using MS Vista to get Microsoft Anna? Is this the same one
as the one in Microsoft MapPoint? \Mappoint
2006\MapPoint\MSMap\redist\MSTTSEng\MSTTSEng and MSTTSEngine.
"Microsoft English TTS Engine".

Why is MS Anna sound better? is it because of TTS 2.0 or SAPI 5.3?

JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
I just checked and nothing I do will allow me to change the voice. Where are
you getting MS Mary? Even Windows doesn't offer me her. I can use LH
Michael, LH Michelle, Microsoft Anna, or Microsoft Sam.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
It has been a bit since I checked but I thought there was only one male
voice. I'll have to check.

Nope - I don't even get a choice and yes, I have Reader 7.0.8. The Help
file says it uses the available voices installed on your system. Maybe
it's because I have the Speech aspect of Office turned off?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Don Schmidt" Don Retired wrote in message
...
JoAnn,

Acrobat Reader ver 7.08 for Windows XP has three voices; Microsoft Mike,
Microsoft Sam and Microsoft Mary. Hmmm... do you suppose.... nah...


--
Don
"May your shadow be found in happy places." (Native North American)


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
I think you only get the choice of voice with Macs.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Don Schmidt" Don Retired wrote in message
...
Send your document as a pdf file and Acrobat Reader can read it to in
either male or female voice.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"todd" wrote in message
...
Is there a way to take a publisher document and email it so that all
text is
readable by a software reader? When I send my newsletter, it becomes a
jpeg
and a JAWS reader cannot see the newsletter for those whom are blind
that are
to receive it. Is there any way I can send this document so that all
text
stays text?

Thanks,

Todd Morgan
morgancreative

Mary Sauer wrote:
One person's crappy music is another's symphony. I do believe idiot is not the
best term here.

All music distributed as a web page/email background either adds to the
download time long enough to be classed as crappy or is MIDI rendered
badly enough to be classed as crappy. If I want to listen to music
whilst reading an email, I will choose it myself. Anyone who tries to
force music onto readers of their material is classable as an idiot IMNSHO.

--
Ed Bennett
http://ed.mvps.org

Thank you.

I would much rather see *content* instead of *glitz* on a website. When I
see all the flashing text, and rotating graphics, and swirly cursors, that
tells me the person who did the work is trying to keep me from noticing that
all that site contains is their cat's blog. It's like they are saying "Look
what I learned how to do on the Internet today and Fluffy hacked up a big
fur ball!"

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Ed Bennett" wrote in message
...
Mary Sauer wrote:
One person's crappy music is another's symphony. I do believe idiot is
not the best term here.

All music distributed as a web page/email background either adds to the
download time long enough to be classed as crappy or is MIDI rendered
badly enough to be classed as crappy. If I want to listen to music whilst
reading an email, I will choose it myself. Anyone who tries to force music
onto readers of their material is classable as an idiot IMNSHO.

--
Ed Bennett
http://ed.mvps.org

Most of the web sites with music and sounds are amateur sites put up with
friends in mind. They certainly are not idiots...

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/p...649111033.aspx

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Thank you.

I would much rather see *content* instead of *glitz* on a website. When I see
all the flashing text, and rotating graphics, and swirly cursors, that tells
me the person who did the work is trying to keep me from noticing that all
that site contains is their cat's blog. It's like they are saying "Look what I
learned how to do on the Internet today and Fluffy hacked up a big fur ball!"

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Ed Bennett" wrote in message
...
Mary Sauer wrote:
One person's crappy music is another's symphony. I do believe idiot is not
the best term here.

All music distributed as a web page/email background either adds to the
download time long enough to be classed as crappy or is MIDI rendered badly
enough to be classed as crappy. If I want to listen to music whilst reading
an email, I will choose it myself. Anyone who tries to force music onto
readers of their material is classable as an idiot IMNSHO.

--
Ed Bennett
http://ed.mvps.org