System Requirements for your Cetisoft Reader:

• Any 386 or better,  Pentium 2, 3, 4, etc.  AMD's work well too.) Any computer running Windows 95 or better (See FAQ #1 if running a version of Windows older than Windows 2000)
• A sound card
• Speakers

Using the Cetisoft Reader

1. Copy text to your Windows clipboard.  (To do this, simply place the cursor where you wish to start copying.  Hold down the LEFT mouse button and, while continuing to hold down the left mouse button, move the cursor to the end of the text you wish to copy and then release the left mouse button.  The text you moved over will now be highlighted.
2. RIGHT click anywhere in the highlighted text and choose COPY from the drop-down menu.  (Note: instead of right clicking, you can also use the CTRL-C key combination which does the same thing (COPY)).
3. Click the Reader Icon on your desktop.  The Reader will activate, read the copied text to you and then end.  When not in use, the Cetisoft Reader uses no Windows resources.

Before you look for answers to your questions, we recommend that if the Cetisoft Reader was successfully installed you right-click on the Reader while it is reading and then select Advanced Character Options.  Here you can explore various options (reading speed and text display) available to you.  If you make any changes to these settings, be sure to click Apply.  Note that any changes you make will remain in effect until you change them again.

FAQ's

1. I installed the Cetisoft Readers but there are no desktop icons to run ithem.   Due to the way your Windows operating system is configured, the Reader installation program was not able to add  icons to your desktop.  There is a simple fix for this.  Go to the directory where the program was installed (C:\Program Files\Cetisoft.  In that folder you will find icons with the letters CETI and either the letters A (American English), B (British English), or S (Spanish Language) - CETI_A.exe, CETI_B.exe or CETI_S.exe.  Right click on any of these icons and choose Make shortcut from the drop-down menu.  The new shortcut icon will appear at the end of the file list in your Cetisoft folder.  Either drag or copy the shortcut icon to your desk top.
2. I installed either the British and Spanish Cetisoft Readers but they don't speak.  In order for these versions to work, you must restart your computer to integrate the new text-to-speech engines into your system.  If that doesn't help, right click on the Reader while it is reading and then click Advanced Character Options.   Check the box that says Play Spoken Audio and then click Apply.
3. The Cetisoft Reader speaks too slowly (or too quickly).  The Reader speed is adjustable.  To adjust the reading speed, right click on the Reader while it is speaking and then select Advanced Character Options from the menu.  Move the slider left to slow down the Reader or right to speed it up.   Then click Apply (at the bottom of the menu).  Note that the speed change will not take affect until the Reader completes reading the sentence it is currently reading.  Note also that adjusting the speed will not produce a Mickey Mouse effect.  Altering the speed will not change the pitch of the voice.
4. How do I turn on/off the text display of what is being read?  Right click the Reader while it is reading and either check or uncheck the Display spoken output in word balloon using: box.  If you check the box, (and select the A Single font for all characters radio button) then you can select the font, font size, and font color that is displayed.  If you make any changes, be sure to click Apply when done.
5. How do I make the Reader shut up?  To stop the Reader in mid-read right click the Reader and then click Close on the menu.
6. What about the voice recognition tab on the Advanced Character Options Menu?  Ignore it.  It is not functional for this application.
7. The Reader won't read PDF files.  How come?   PDF files are not conventional text files.  They are actually graphics.  If you have to read PDF files, you must install either Adobe Acrobat (the full program, not Acrobat Reader) or one of the other programs capable of editing PDF files.
8. For versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000, XP, and Vista:  See FAQ #1.
9. Why does the Reader say "inch" when the word is "in."?  The Reader is not perfect.  If it encounters the word in followed by a period at the end of a sentence, the program interprets it as the abbreviation for the word inch.  The Reader has been programmed to understand many abbreviations.  Unfortunately, it doesn't do that well with contractions - sorry about that. 

Suggestions

1. Make your Cetisoft Reader available for use no matter what program is currently running.   Drag or copy your Cetisoft Reader desktop shortcut icon to either your Microsoft Office toolbar (if you have one) or to your Quick Launch toolbar (which is located to the immediate right of your Start button).  Note that if your Quick Launch toolbar is not displayed, right click anywhere on an empty space in the blue bar at the bottom of your screen, click Toolbars, and then click Quick Launch.   After you move the Reader icon to this bar you can activate the Reader with a single click without having to minimize your current applications to get to your desktop icon.
2. Writing scripts for your Reader.  No, not programming.  You can write a text file that you want your Reader to read and (for outward appearances) have a conversation with the reader.  If you insert \pau=5000\ in your text, the Reader will 5 seconds (Likewise \pau=11000\ would cause the Reader to pause for 11 seconds.  You can also create a pause by using a series of periods (. . . . . . .).  If you want to add emphasis to a specific word add \emp\ directly in front of a word (do not put a space between this command and the word and be sure to include the backslashes (\) as indicated).

If you have any further problems with your Cetisoft Reader(s), please go to our Contact page and send us a description of your problem or your question.  Generally, we will send you a response in less than 24 hours.