DOCUMENT:Q197005  12-AUG-1999  [homemm]
TITLE   :Encarta 99 Standard Edition: Article Is Not Read Aloud
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbinterop kbtool kbui kbimu

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you right-click inside an article or media page in Microsoft Encarta
Encyclopedia 99 Standard Edition, and then click Read Aloud, the article or
media page is not read aloud.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs when the Microsoft Text-to-Speech Engine is installed on
your computer.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia
99 Standard Edition.

MORE INFORMATION
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Read Aloud functionality is not included in Encarta Encyclopedia Standard
Edition and the Read Aloud command does not appear on the Options menu in this
edition of Encarta. However, when the Microsoft Text-to-Speech Engine is
installed on the computer, Read Aloud does appear on the shortcut menu although
the command does not function in this edition of Encarta.

Additional query words: multi multi-media media mm enc99 tts

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbtool kbui kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbEncartaEnCyc1999
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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