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iSpeak It FAQ
This FAQ is a living document that will be added to and updated to best help you (in fact, if you think there's something that should be added to this FAQ let us know).

Is it possible to get better voices?

How do I setup iSpeak It to automate as many activities as possible?

How do I get Xgrid working? How can I figure out what’s going on?

I have hundreds of documents to convert. Is there an easy way to do this?

How do I get text from any application into iSpeak It?

How do I preview the speech of a portion of a document?

How do I stop that transfer of a document into iTunes?

Where can I find Web pages that are easy to convert to speech?

What about RSS feeds?

How do I change the Speech settings?

Why does it take so long to convert a document?

Why can’t I load Word and/or AppleWorks files?

What’s the difference between load and open?

Can I open PDF files that are locked?

Why does nothing (sensible) get loaded with some PDF files?

Why doesn’t iSpeak It say certain phrases properly?

Why doesn’t the News and/or Weather download?

I’m using the Japanese version of OS X and iSpeak It doesn’t seem to work.