Type faster and more accurately
SoothSayer Word Prediction™ is a software program that works in conjunction with other programs such as
off-the-shelf word processors, web browsers, databases, spread sheets, etc.
SoothSayer comes with a built-in Main Dictionary of over 11,000 words!
Version 3.0 of SoothSayer
Word Prediction™ runs in Windows®95, Windows®98, Windows®2000, Windows®NT and
Windows XP. With its many new features (see list below) and low cost, it is one
of the best values today in the world of assistive software for people using PC
computers with Windows.
AutoType Feature:
Based on AHF Smart Keys™ Technology (Patent Pending), AutoType™ types letter(s)
for you based on 1) letter(s) you already typed and 2) words in the dictionaries
currently open. For example, type "hipp" and SoothSayer types the rest
of "hippopotamus" and a space because the word hippopotamus is the only
word in the main dictionary that starts with the letters "hipp".
WordTips
Feature:
If you don't like searching word lists, SoothSayer can present the candidate
words one at a time next to where you are typing. Words can be spoken as they
are scanned. If you see or hear the word you want, just press the Tab key and
SoothSayer will type the word for you.
Build Dictionary Feature:
Make a new custom dictionary from an existing text file by using this new
easy-to-use option.
AutoAdd Feature:
Automatically adds any unrecognized word that you type to one of your user
dictionaries.
AutoEdit Feature:
Turn on this option and have SoothSayer correct common misspellings for you.
New Speech Voice Options:
Now you can adjust the pitch and speed of a selected speaking voice. Also, you
can correct any words that are not pronounced correctly.
Description of the Program
SoothSayer comes with a built-in Main Dictionary of over 11,000 words, and if a
word that you use frequently isn't included, you can quickly add it to a custom
User Dictionary or have SoothSayer automatically add it for you. In addition to
word prediction, it offers abbreviation expansion, and sentence completion (text
up to 500 characters long)!
If you have a sound card that can play ".wav" files and are running
Windows®95, ®98, ®2000, or ®NT then you can install Microsoft's Text to Speech
which comes with SoothSayer. There are several speech options available
including automatically speak letters, automatically speak last typed word,
automatically speak last typed sentence, speak word prediction word/sentence
when it is pointed at with the mouse, speak word prediction word/sentence when
it is selected, and speak quickly using the Quick Speech button.
Pressing the "Quick
Speech" button (at the bottom of the SoothSayer window) provides three more
speech options: speak the last word, speak the last sentence, and speak the text
in the application that has been highlighted.
There also is a quick "Add Word" button that lets you quickly add a
word to one of your user dictionaries.
For speech augmentation, the built-in SoothSayer Speech Dictionary offers a
foundation of over 350 frequent sentences (based on abbreviation expansion) and
you can add your own favorites. The picture below shows how the speech
dictionary works. In this case, the letters "x" (because there are no
"x" words in the main dictionary), "f" for food, and "f"
for fruit have been entered.
If the sentence to be spoken does not appear in the list, you can enter the
first letter in the fruit (e.g., "b" for banana). When you find the
sentence you want to speak, just click on it or (because the "Numbers"
option is on), select the corresponding number on the hardware keyboard.
Picture of SoothSayer Word
Prediction™ with Speech Dictionary™* Active (above). The first three letters
entered were "x" (calls the Speech Dictionary™*), "f" (calls
expressions about foods), and another "f" (calls expressions about
fruit). Clicking on one of the "Word Boxes" prints out the message or
speaks it (if the appropriate speech options are active).
The SoothSayer Options dialog box (shown above) displays many of the SoothSayer
options. The SoothSayer window can be set to follow the text "caret" in
your word processor (so that you can have your word processor window maximized
and the SoothSayer window doesn't block your view of where you are typing).
Caret tracking works in most applications and when the SoothSayer window is in
either horizontal or vertical orientation. You also can adjust the size of the
word prediction windows by changing the size of the Font (see right side of the
Words Options dialog box.
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