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Read and Write: Check it, Prediction Features, Text to Speech

Check it

 

A proofreading tool that checks for spelling, grammar, homophone, and confusable word errors.

In Word, click on the icon to see your errors underlined in purple in your document.  Or click the floating panel to open the Check It window.

Outside of Word, select some text and click the Check It icon to do a check of your work in the Check It window.

Text to Speech

 

 

Play, Pause and Stop – Reads text aloud in Word documents, on the web and more, with dual colour highlighting and natural sounding voices.

Highlight or place your cursor in front of some text and click the Play button.  Use additional controls to rewind, fast forward, pause and stop speech playback.

Prediction

 

      

Prediction – This provides word suggestions as you type.  Develops writing skills and helps construct error-free sentences more easily.

Hover over a word to hear it read aloud.  Click on a word to insert or use the corresponding function key.