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How to make Multi Voiced Dialogue

This is a way to enjoy reading plays and poems by hearing them read aloud with
different voices for different characters.

Open up the Symbol processor option

Type in the dialogue/text that you wish to use. Don't use any punctuation and if you finish a line half way across the page , press the space bar until the end of the line. In this way you will get continuous speech

Highlight the words that you want spoken in a male voice. Click on the drop down voice icon and choose a voice. Carry on selecting and choosing until the end of the document

Click on the Speech drop down menu and make sure that it says 'Speech is On'

screen shot of the speech drop down menu

Click on the speaker icon to hear the text read out

To add sound effects go to Sound on the drop down menu and choose Add sound to graphic. Navigate through to a sound after clicking Find Sound and follow the 4 steps. Click on the speaker icon again to listen to the text read and sound played.

You can add any sound to your text. Navigate to any sound file or record your own voice or sound effect by clicking on Start, Programs, Accessories, Entertainment and choose the sound recorder. Record your sound by clicking the red square and speaking into the microphone then clicking the red square again to stop. Save your sound file in the usual way (File, Save As) then go through the last bullet point again. It is a wonderful way to add richness to the story and making it multi sensory

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