ReadPlease 2003 (free).

How ReadPlease works;

Copy the text and paste into ReadPlease's window.

Click "Play" and it reads.

It automatically changes the font and background to my choice.

You can pause the reading to make alterations to the original document,

I usually highlight errors, to correct later, while it continues to read (unlike some other text readers).

Change the font size and it's reading speed, while it's reading,

Background, font and highlight colours, can be pre-set very easily.

Proof reading;

Text readers read what is on the screen, not what you think you wrote, so you can hear what it sounds like.

Pick out missing, extra, and wrong, words or punctuation easily.

Studying;

As I need to hear and see what I am studying, the Open University provides me with audio tapes so I can look at the text while listening. The text for last year's course was on CD, so I used ReadPlease to read everything. It kept me focused on the words I heard, by highlighting the word it was reading,

ReadPlease.

Large buttons; "Play", "Pause", "Stop", "Play Selected" Sliders change; speed, text size, the reader, even when reading. see below:-

• font, text size, text colour,
• highlight colour,
• background colour.