The Speech Display Bar (SDB) displays text that you enter or generate in the app. There are settings to change the size of the text, increase the number of lines of text, and add highlighting to text that appears in the SDB.
Enlarge Text Size in the SDB
Select Menu > Settings and scroll to the Speech Display Bar section.
Under Font Size, select a larger font size. Font sizes range from 14 Point to 72 Point.
Create a Tap Action to Enlarge Text
Select Menu > Settings and scroll to the Speech Display Bar section.
Under Tap Action, select Speak and Enlarge Text.
Select the SDB again to close the enlarged window.
Increase the Number of Lines for Text in the SDB
Select Menu > Settings and scroll to the Speech Display Bar section.
Under Number of Lines, select the number of lines of text you want to appear in the SDB. The number of lines ranges from 1 Line to 10 Lines.
Note: If you try to select a font size and number of lines that together would make the SDB larger than the screen can accommodate, the font size will be adjusted down automatically to a value that allows the SDB to fill no more than 60% of the screen. For example, if you select 10 lines with a 72-point font, the font will be adjusted to a smaller size.
Auto Clear the SDB after Speaking
Use the Auto Clear setting to clear the SDB automatically after speaking.
Select Menu > Settings and scroll to the Speak section.
Select Auto Clear. The Auto Clear options are listed.
Off: The SDB does not clear automatically after speaking.
Immediate: The SDB clears automatically after you speak the text displayed in the SDB.
After Next Activation: The SDB clears automatically after you speak the text displayed in the SDB and then enter additional text.
Select Done in the top left of the Settings menu.
Highlight Spoken Words
To help with literacy, the Highlight Spoken Word setting allows users to see the words highlighted in the SDB as they are spoken. When you select a color, words will be highlighted in that color one at a time in the SDB as they are spoken.
Note: Some voices do not support this feature. Word highlighting is disabled when scanning prompts are spoken; but it is enabled when scanned button actions add text to the SDB.
Select Menu > Settings and scroll to the Speech Display Bar section.
Select Highlight Spoken Word. The setting “OFF” and a list of colors opens. OFF is the default setting.
Select a color. The selected color appears in the setting.
Select Done.
As you select words from a page, they are highlighted one at a time in the SDB in the color you selected.
To change the highlight color, select Menu > Settings, scroll to the Speech Display Bar section, select Highlight Spoken Word, select a different color, and select Done.
If you pause speech, the last spoken word will remain highlighted.
To turn highlighting off, select Menu > Settings, scroll to the Speech Display Bar section, select Highlight Spoken Word, select OFF, and select Done.
Highlight Spoken Words during Phone Calls/FaceTime
To help with literacy, the Highlight Color Phone/FaceTime setting allows users to see words highlighted as they are spoken during a telephony call. This feature helps the device user know their message was spoken and received by their partner on the call.
Select Menu > Settings and scroll to the Speech Display Bar section.
Select Highlight Color Phone/FaceTime. The setting “OFF” and a list of colors opens.
Select a color. The selected color appears in the setting.
Select Done.
As you select words during a call, they are highlighted one at a time in the SDB in the color you selected.
To change the highlight color, select Menu > Settings, scroll to the Speech Display Bar section, select Highlight Color Phone/FaceTime, select a different color, and select Done.
To turn highlighting off, select Menu > Settings, scroll to the Speech Display Bar section, select Highlight Color Phone/FaceTime, select OFF, and select Done.