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Change Voice Rate on the Fly

Change Voice Rate on the Fly

JAWS now allows you to temporarily change the speech rate for the current voice. This can be done at any time - even while using Say All!

When not using SayAll:

Summary: Commands to change voice rate when not using Say All

Description                                               Command  

Decrease Voice Rate                                ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN  

Increase Voice Rate                                  ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP 

Note: JAWS states "slower" or "faster" with each press of the above keystrokes.

During a SayAll:

Summary: Commands to change voice rate when using Say All

Description                                               Command  

Decrease Voice Rate                                PAGE DOWN  

Increase Voice Rate                                  PAGE UP 

To restore voice settings to their normal rate, press INSERT+ESC. Switching to another application also restores the default voice rate. 

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