Command Reference
The File Menu
- New
- Resets the sound editor for creating a new enhanced sound file. If an existing sound file is loaded and has unsaved edits, the sound editor displays a message to determine whether to save or discard unsaved changes.
- Open
- Displays the Open dialog box, enabling you to open an existing sound file. If an existing sound file is loaded and has unsaved edits, the sound editor displays a message to determine whether to save or discard unsaved changes.
- Save
- Saves a sound file. If the sound file does not exist (has not been named), the sound editor displays the Save As dialog box for input of the filename.
- Save As
- Displays the Save As dialog box, enabling you to enter a new name for the sound file.
- Save Selection As
- Displays the Save Selection As dialog box, enabling you to enter a name for the selected part of the sound file.
- Most Recently Open Files
- Keeps track of the recent character definition files you opened. Choosing a file automatically opens that file for editing. If an existing character is loaded and has unsaved edits to a file, the sound editor displays a message to determine whether to save or discard unsaved changes.
- Exit
- Quits the sound editor. If an existing file is loaded and has unsaved edits, the sound editor displays a message to determine whether to save or discard unsaved changes.
The Edit Menu
- Undo
- Removes a change made in the sound editor.
- Redo
- Reverses an undo action in the sound editor.
- Cut
- Removes the selected text and places it on the clipboard.
- Copy
- Copies the selected text to the clipboard.
- Paste
- Copies text on the clipboard to the insertion point or selection in the Text Representation text box.
- Delete
- Removes the selected text.
- Select All
- Selects the text in the Text Representation text box.
- Generate Linguistic Info
- Begins generating word-break and phoneme information for a sound file.
- Insert Phoneme
- Displays the Insert Phoneme dialog box that enables you to insert a selected phoneme label.
- Replace Phoneme
- Displays the Replace Phoneme dialog box that enables you to replace the selected phoneme label.
- Delete Phoneme
- Deletes the selected phoneme label.
- Insert Word
- Displays the Insert Word dialog box that enables you to insert a word label in the Audio Representation.
- Replace Word
- Displays the Replace Word dialog box that enables you to replace the selected word label in the Audio Representation.
- Delete Word
- Deletes the selected word label in the Audio Representation.
- Phoneme Label Display
- Changes the phoneme label display between descriptive names and IPA byte values.
- Speech Engine
- Enables you to change the speech engine you use to generate the word break and phoneme information.
The Audio Menu
- Play
- Plays the sound file or selected portion of the sound file.
- Record
- Records a new sound file.
- Pause
- Pauses the play of the sound file or selected portion of the sound file. Use Play to resume playing.
- Stop
- Stops recording or playing the sound file or selected portion of the sound file.
The Help Menu
- Help Topics
- Displays the Help Topics dialog box, enabling you to select a sound editor help topic.
- About Microsoft Linguistic Sound Editing Tool
- Displays a dialog box with copyright and version information for the sound editor.