JAWS – Add/remove vocalizer voices

JAWS – Add/remove vocalizer voices

Problem

A JAWS/Fusion user wishes to add or remove Vocalizer speech engines to provide access to differeent languages.


Applies to

  1. JAWS 

Resoluition

Please one of the steps below to install or remove a Vocalizer speech engine.

Install additional voices

  1. Open JAWS Window JAWSKey+J on desktop or CONTROL+CAPSLOCK+J on laptop.
  2. Then choose Options > Voices > Add/Remove Voices In the dialogue.
  3. Then press ALT+DOWN ARROW to open the drop control, then use arrow keys to select the desired language speech engine to install, then press TAB.
  4. In the list use the arrow keys to highlight the additional voice; press ALT+P to have a sample of the speech play.
  5. When you come across a voice you wish to install press SPACEBAR on it, you can in the same manner select more than one engine to install by pressing SPACEBAR to make additional selections.
  6. Then press TAB to reach Install Voice, then press SPACEBAR on it, alternatrively press ALT+I to install the speech engines.
  7. When done press TAB to reach Close button then press SPACEBAR on it or press ALT+C to close the window.

Removing additional voices

If you have installed a Vocalizer speech engine use the steps below to remove it.

  1. Use the steps below to remove a Vocalizer voice from the system:
  2. Open the Add/Remove voices window.
  3. In the dialogue press TAB to reach one of the buttons that remove speech engines, then press SPACEBAR on them or use the hotkeys below: to or use their respective shortcut keys to remove previously installed voices:
  4. Press ALT+R = Remove A Voice: removes a selected voice from the system.  A selection dialogue will open allowing you to select a voice to remove.  
  5. Press ALT+M = Remove all compact voices from the system.  In the new pop-up window select Yes to continue with the operation. 
  6. Press ALT+A = Remove all Vocalizer Expressive voices from the system.  In the new pop-up window select Yes to continue with the operation. 

 

 

Manually downloading/install voices

For customers in restricted IT environments it is advisabnle for local IT staff to carry out the following:

  1. In a browser open:  https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/Synthesizers
  2. On the page click the drop down for Synthesizer and choose Vocalizer Direct.
  3. On the page click the drop for Language, then select the desired voice language.
  4. Review the available download and click the corresponder button, the voice is downloaded.
  5. When the download has completed run the installers for each voice.  
  6. Then restart the computer to finish installation, then select the desired speech engine in JAWS window >Options > Voices > Volce Adjust dialogue.


Notes
Note
Voices installed using the above steps can be removed using the Installed Apps dialogue in Windows 10/11.


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