Notice:

• Listen-and- Write can be used only when the Playing Course File that includes the Sentence Information, otherwise the system will remind you if you begin to run Automatic Sentence Hunting.
  
• If Listen-and-Repeat, Sentence Hunting, Course File List, Courseware maker is still in use, please close all of these functions first.

Open Listen-and-Write Window

• Click Listen-and-Write Button on Main Window, or
  
  
• Press the "F4" shortcut key, or
  
  
• Click "Menu" -> "Study" -> "Listen-and-Write";
  
  After you have opened it, an interface will appear as shown in the following picture:

First of all, you must choose a kind of Study Method from Study Method List. Study methods include three kinds: Automatic Study Method, Manual Study Method, and Self-defined Study Method. The Automatic Study Method is default Study Method when you start Listen-and-Repeat.

Playing Control Button

• Previous Sentence Button
  Under the Automatic Study Method mode and the Manual Study Method mode, pressing this button will play the previous sentence, and the corresponding wave form is displayed. If it is under the Self-defined Study Method mode, this button can just be used only after you're finished studying a sentence.
  
  Shortcut Key: F7
  
  
• Next Sentence/Cut Sentence Button
  Under the Automatic Study Method mode, pressing this button will play the next sentence, and the corresponding wave form is displayed. Under the Manual Study Method mode, after pressing this button, the icon of the button is turned into scissors, it means that you can press this button to cut a sentence. Later the icon of the button turn into the original figure again. You can use this function repeatedly until the whole audio file is finished. Under the Self-defined Study Method mode, this button can be used only after finishing the study of a sentence.
  
  Shortcut key: F8
  
  
• Play/Pause/Exit Self-defined Study Method Mode Button
  This button has double functions. You can play and pause by using it under the Automatic Study Method mode and the Manual Study Method mode. You also can press this button any time under the Self-defined Study Method mode to exit the Self-Defined Study Method mode and get back to the Automatic Study Method mode.
  
  Shortcut key: F9

The Writing Zone includes the following functions:

• Create
  Pressing this button will empty text in present Writing Zone, and then create a new blank file. If there is unsaved text, it will show a message window for you to confirm to empty without saving.
  
  
• Open
  Pressing this button to open a text file.
  
  
• Save as
  Under the default situation, Speak2easy will save the text file automatically. Users don't need to save manually. The saved file's name includes the first part of the course file name plus ".txt". It is saved under the same directory as the Sentence Information Files. But if users want to back up this file, then they can use this button.
  
  
• Font
  You can define the font's name, size and color by using this function.
  
  
• PopMenu
  A popmenu will appear when you click Writing Zone by pressing the right mouse button. It includes these functions: Undo, Cut, Delete, Copy , Paste, Select All and Clear.

  Notice:
  Speak2easy will look for the Writing Text File automatically each time you open the Listen-and-Write window. It will be displayed in the Writing Zone if found.

• Current Sentence Column
  On the lower right corner of this window there is a number showing the number of the current sentence and the total number of sentences. For example, "9/23" means that the whole course file includes 23 sentences, you are studying the 9th sentence now.

• Close Button
  Clicking Close Button will close the window.
  
  Refer to: Selected Zone Repeating; Playing Progress Bar; Loop Option; Auto Next Sentence;