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Agony Author February 2024
Welcome to Writers SA’s member-only literary advice column, where our experts respond to your questions about writing, publishing, the literary life and beyond. Got a question? Ask us here. For this installment of Agony Author, Laura asks:“I like to use the read aloud option in Microsoft Word, so I can hear my writing read. But I can only access two very computer-generated voices. Is there a program I can use to add more natural options?” Dear agonised writer, Great question! While the ‘read aloud’ feature in Microsoft Word is currently limited to automated voices, there are a couple of other options you could try: Adding natural voices to Narrator Narrator is the screen-reading application that’s built into Windows 11. The tool now supports more natural style voices (though there is no Australian accent yet!). To access: Open Narrator or use the hotkey CTRL + Windows + N to access the