Using Voice

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Introduction

Opera with Voice lets you control the browser by talking to it and generates speech from text in Web pages.

The voice support is only available for the English language and the Windows platform at this point.

Requirements

Your computer has to run Windows 2000 or XP, and it needs to have a functioning sound card as well as a microphone and speakers or a headset properly connected.

Note: Make sure the volume controls for microphone and speakers are not zero or muted. JavaScript also needs to be enabled for voice-enabled documents such as this one to work properly.

Talking to Opera

You can control the Opera user interface with your own voice, along with — or instead of — the mouse and keyboard.

First of all, you need to enable the option to control Opera using your voice. Press Alt + P or go to Tools > Preferences to launch the preferences dialog.
When you have enabled the option, you will be asked whether you want to download and install the voice libraries. Confirm, and Opera will handle the rest automatically.
Go to a Web page or keep this page open.
Click and hold the "Voice" button on the View bar.
Say "Opera reload page" into your microphone and let go of the voice button.

With a few attempts at pronunciation you should be able to tell Opera to do a variety of things, for example to read selected text from a Web page. Just highlight the text, click the voice button and say "speak".

Note: You can use the Scroll Lock key as a substitute for the "Voice" button on the View bar.

Talking to Web pages

Opera with Voice also enables you to communicate with voice-enabled Web services and pages using your voice and hearing.

Note: You need to start all commands directed at the browser with "Opera". This is to avoid confusion with commands used by voice-enabled pages.

Voice commands

Remember to start all commands with "Opera". The main voice commands are:

Reading

Speak	Read selected text
Read	Select first/next block of text in page and read it
Page address	Read address (URL) of current page
Link address	Read address (URL) of focused link
Clipboard content	Read clipboard content

General

Command	Opera action
Voice commands	Display list of default voice commands (this list)
Voice help	Go to the voice help page (this document)
Help	Go to the index page of Opera's built-in help files
Back/Forward	Go back to the previous page or forward to the next page
Fast forward	Analyze page and go to presumed next
Rewind	Return to previous site or first page of current site
Home	Go to your preset home page
Reload page	Reload the current page
Reload all	Reload all open pages
Stop loading	Interrupt loading of current document
Log in	Use the Wand password manager for login
Full screen	Enter/leave full-screen mode
Small screen	Emulate handheld device/return to normal display mode
Next/previous page	Switch to next or previous open page in workspace
Paste and go	Go directly to Web address (URL) on clipboard
Duplicate page	Duplicate the active page
New page	Open a new, blank page
Close page/all	Close the active page or all open pages
Close other	Close all open pages except the active page
Reopen page	Reopen the last closed page
Quit application	Close Opera
Zoom in/out	Increase or decrease zoom % by steps of 10
Zoom normal	Reset to 100%

Navigating a page

Page start/end	Go to start or end of page
Page up/down/left/right	Scroll current page one screen up, down, left, or right
Scroll up/down/left/right	Scroll up, down, left, or right on current page
Move up/down/left/right	Navigate upwards, downwards, left, or right to next page element
Next/previous link	Highlight next or previous link in page
Open link	Follow highlighted link
Next/previous heading	Highlight next or previous heading
Next/previous element	Highlight next or previous element
Toggle images	Toggle between display of all/none/cached images
Toggle mode	Toggle between author mode and user mode
Next/previous widget	Go to next or previous form input element
Next/previous radio	Go to next or previous radio button
Click	Click selected button
Check	Check/uncheck item (such as checkbox or radio button)

Panels

Compose	Compose new message
Check mail	Check for new messages
Show bookmarks/mail/links	Display bookmarks panel, mail panel, or links panel
Show messages	Display messages in selected view
Next/previous	Move to next or previous item in panel
Open link	Open selected link
Open link in new	Open selected link in new page

Message view

Next/previous message	Move to next or previous message in list
Reply to message/all	Reply to message sender or to all recipients of original message
Mark as read/unread	Mark current message as read or unread
Open message	Edit draft or open message for reading (depends on view)
Forward message	Forward current message

Learn more

Talking to Opera, a tutorial for Opera with Voice.