The Phrases View contains a number of categories and each of these categories has a selection of phrases available for quick use, the categories and their content can be edited in Preferences.
To select a phrase to be spoken, simply tap on a category image in the "Phrases" tab, the phrases contained in the category will appear and you can then simply tap the image for the phrase for it to be spoken. If the phrase has not been used before for the selected voice then Pocket
Talk will process the phrase and speak it as soon as it is ready, all future uses of the phrase for the selected voice will speak without needing to be processed again.
You can easily get back to the phrase categories by tapping the large "Back to Categories" button at the bottom of the screen.
The Sentence Builder view works on the same lines as the Phrases view, you first select a category by tapping on it then tap the image for the text you would like to add to the sentence you are building. The text appears in the space below the toolbar after anything you have already entered.
To go back and select a new category and text to add next just tap the
button to take you back to the category view.If you added something to the speech builder you didn't mean to you can undo the last 6 entries by tapping the
button, if you undo a change then decide you want it back just tap the 
button and the last removed item will be placed back into the speech builder.
The Type to Talk view allows you to type anything you would like say into Pocket Talk, just use the keypad to enter the desired text and tap the 'Speak Text Now' button to begin processing and speak the entered text. Once the text has been spoken you can easily clear the text by tapping the 'Clear' button.
Setting the default layout
At the top of the Preferences page are the Layout settings, if you set the 'Phrases Page Uses Folders' to ON then the Phrases page will display in a 3 column folder layout on iPhone & iPod Touch or as a 5 column folder layout on the iPad.
Setting 'Phrases Page Uses Folders' to OFF will display the Phrases content as a single column layout with images in the left of the screen, another setting will appear in the preferences window allowing you to turn off the images for this layout so you just have a list of the text that will be spoken.
There are eight pre-set voices to choose from in the Preferences section, each of which can be adjusted for pitch, word duration and variation. Once a voice is selected, all phrases, written text and sentences built will use this voice. If the voice has not been used before then the Phrases View will have to process the voice before the phrase is spoken, once this has been done further uses of the selected phrase will speak immediately without needing to be processed first. Choosing a new voice or adjusting the current voice will require all Phrases View sentences to be re-processed.
Editing Categories & Content
The content and categories for the Phrases and Sentence builder are both edited in the same way, just select the section from the Preferences view you would like to modify and it's content will appear for editing.
The content and categories for the Phrases and Sentence builder are both edited in the same way, just select the section from the Preferences view you would like to modify and it's content will appear for editing.
Once you have selected the Phrases or Sentence Builder in Preferences you will be presented with the categories it contains. Tapping the plus button in the top right corner will present you with the 'Add New Category' element shown below where you can enter the details to add a new category to the list.
Once the 'Add New Category' view is displayed, adding a category is as simple as:
- Enter a name for the category in the 'Category Name' area
- Select an image for the category by tapping the button image or the 'Change Image' button
- Save the new category by tapping the 'Save Changes' button
To edit an existing category you must first select either the Phrases or Sentence Builder content from the Preferences view, from here you then tap the 'Edit Details' button next to the category you wish to change.
Once you are satisfied with the changes you have made just tap the 'Save Changes' button to save the changes to the category.
To delete the selected category just tap the red 'Delete Entry' button and confirm the categories removal, the category and all it's content will be removed from Pocket Talk including any sound files required by the category buttons to free up space on your device.
To add a phrase to a category first select either the 'Phrases' or 'Sentence Builder' from the Preferences page, select the category you would like to add the content to then tap the plus button in the top right corner to add a new item. The add new item view will then open allowing you to set the text to be spoken and an image for the button.
Add text to be spoken into 'Speak This Text' area
Select an image from the built in selection, your photo library or the camera if available by tapping the button image or 'Change Image' button
Save the new button to the category by tapping the 'Save Changes' button
To edit an existing item, first select either the 'Phrases' or 'Sentence Builder' from the Preferences page, select the category which contains the content you would like to change then tap the row which needs changing. The edit view will open allowing you to change the text to be spoken and the image for the button as required.
To delete the selected button just tap the red 'Delete Entry' button and confirm the deletion. If a custom image has been set for the button the image will remain in Pocket Talks custom images library, if the button is removed from the Phrases section then the sound file for the button will be removed to free up space on your device.
As of Pocket Talk version 2 the order of categories and their content can be changed, you can now tap on the 'Edit' button at the top right of the page to enable deleting and editing of items.
The page will change to show you a delete button to the left of each item and a re-order button to the right. Just tap and hold the re-order button then drag the item to where you would like it to appear in the list of items.
Once you have finished editing any category or button just tap the 'Back' then 'Done' button or just the 'Done' button in the top left of the screen to return to Preferences
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