Official documentation
About Read That (Dragon NaturallySpeaking help)
Nuance Communications, 2021
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- Nuance's help page for the Read That feature of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. It says Read That reads editable text aloud in a computer voice, that it does not record and save dictation the way Playback does, and that earlier Dragon versions called the feature Text-to-speech.
- How much weight it carries
- Official vendor help for one Dragon release, dated 2021 on the page. It describes a feature set that may differ in later Dragon versions, so check the help for your version before relying on a command or setting.
Facts taken from this source
- Nuance says Read That is different from Playback, because Dragon does not record your dictation and save it when it reads text aloud.
“Unlike Playback, Dragon does not record your dictation and save it.” (Overview)
- Nuance's help for Dragon says its Read That feature lets Dragon read editable text aloud in a computer voice.
“The Read That feature allows Dragon to read editable text aloud in a computer voice.” (Overview)
- Nuance says Dragon's Read That reads editable text such as a Microsoft Word document or an email message.
“Dragon simply reads editable text, like a Microsoft Word document or an email message.” (Overview)
- Nuance says earlier Dragon versions called the Read That feature Text-to-speech.
“In previous Dragon versions, the Read That feature was called Text-to-speech.” (Overview)
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