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User Manual for Speak-to-Mail 1.0 – Version 1.00.23

 

INTRODUCTION

Speak-to-Mail™ is a simple, low-cost email program that is fun and easy to use.  It lets you send email by speech using your favorite email program and state of the art speech recognition technology from Microsoft Corporation.  Now, with Speak-to-Mail™, you can send emails simply by speaking to your computer.

 

How does Speak-to-Mail™ work?  Easy – it is a interface for writing an email with speech and passes your message to your email program where it is sent according to how your email program is configured to send email.  Messages sent with Speak-to-Mail™ are kept in the sent folder of your default email client just like any other message you send.  Speak-to-Mail™ comes in three editions to support Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook and Netscape 7.x. 

 

Speak-to-Mail™ is user friendly and very easy to use.  It displays the contents of the address book from your email program, and when you say the recipient’s name, it places their email address in the desired field (TO, CC, BCC).  You can even sort your contacts by first or last name.  You can then dictate the subject and body, and insert attachments entirely by speech. 

 

Note:  CoolSoft, LLC acquired the rights to Speak-to-Mail 1.0 and other assets of Yellow Tiger, LLC in December 2003.  CoolSoft is re-releasing Speak-to-Mail™ Version 1.00. 23.  There are some important differences between Version 1.00.23 and the previous version 1.00.22 formerly released by Yellow Tiger, LLC.

 

·         The full version of Speak-to-Mail 1.00.23 no longer requires a registration key, and can be obtained only by purchasing a license from www.coolsoftllc.com.

·         Speak-to-Mail™ now comes in a single install that includes the speech engine and lets you choose which edition you want to install.  There are three editions for Outlook Express, Outlook and Netscape 7.x.

·         Editions for Netscape 4.x, 6.x, Eudora and AOL have been discontinued.

·         Bug fixes to some known issues identified in version 1.00.22 have been made.

·         SpeakPad™ has been discontinued, and replaced by SpeakToText™ 2.0, a more robust and feature packed speech program, which can be purchased at www.coolsoftllc.com.

·         Support for version 1.00.22 and all previous versions has been discontinued.

·         The trial version of Speak-to-Mail™ remains at version 1.00.22.  It does not include speech recognition, and to use the trial version you must already have Microsoft SAPI speech recognition installed on your computer. 

·         The trial version of Speak-to-Mail™ will run only for 60 days and registration keys to upgrade the trial version to the full version are no longer available.  To run the full version of Speak-to-Mail™, the trial version must be uninstalled.

·         The install of the full version gives you the option to uninstall of the trial version before continuing with the install. 


Table of Contents

 

INTRODUCTION.. 1

GETTING STARTED.. 3

System Requirements. 3

Setting Up the Microsoft SAPI 5.1 Speech Recognition Engine. 4

Technical Support on the Microsoft SAPI 5.1 Speech Recognition Engine. 8

USING SPEAK-TO-MAIL™... 9

Tips For Achieving the Best Possible Speech Recognition. 9

Setting the Correct Default Email Program and Address Book.. 10

Starting Speak-to-Mail™.... 11

EMAIL Security. 12

Speak-to-Mail™ Interface. 14

Important Notes. 15

Speech Modes. 17

Speak-to-Mail™ Commands. 21