A replacement tells Studio to speak a piece of text differently than it's written — without changing your script. Use it for numbers, IDs, brand names, and anything else that reads one way and should sound another.

Before you get started

• The Pronunciation Library only supports Latin characters. Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Persian, and Turkish characters aren't supported.
• Saved replacements go to your Pronunciation Library. You have a personal library; teams also share a Team Library.
• A replacement can optionally include a phonetic respelling for precise pronunciation control — see Using Respellings.

When to use a replacement

Use a replacement whenever the written text shouldn't be read literally:

• Names and branding — 6ix9ine would otherwise read as "six ix nine ine"; a replacement makes it "six nine."
• Reference numbers — 101 would otherwise read as "one hundred and one" instead of "one oh one."
• URLs — http://www.ourproduct.com would otherwise read out every character; a replacement shortens it to "our product dot com."
• Shorthand — e.g. would otherwise read as "E G" instead of "for example."

Adding a replacement

From the Smart Toolbar:

1. Highlight the word in the editor to open the Smart Toolbar. 
2. Click on + New Replacement. 
3. In the Replacements panel, confirm the Original text field (filled in automatically). 
4. Enter the spoken text in the Replacement field.
   • For pronunciation control instead of a text swap, turn on Phonetic Respelling and enter a phonetic spelling — see Using Respellings.
5. Preview the pronunciation. 
6. Click on Save to Library.

From the Pronunciation Library:

1. Open the Replacements panel in the right sidebar.
2. Click on + New Replacement.
3. Enter the Original text.
4. Enter the Replacement text.
   • For pronunciation control instead of a text swap, turn on Phonetic Respelling and enter a phonetic spelling instead.
5. Preview the pronunciation.
6. Click on Save to Library.

Once saved, the replacement applies automatically everywhere that text appears — in this project and any other project you work in.

Switching, editing, and deleting replacements

Text with a replacement applied appears bolded in the editor.

To switch or disable a replacement:

1. Highlight the word to open the Smart Toolbar.
2. Open the dropdown to see other saved replacements for that text.
3. Select a different replacement, or choose to disable replacements for that word.

To delete a replacement:

1. Highlight the word and open the Smart Toolbar dropdown.
2. Select the replacement you want to remove.
3. Click the trash icon and confirm.

To edit a replacement:

1. Open Libraries in the left navigation.
2. Select the replacement entry you want to update.
3. Edit the original text or replacement value.
4. Save your changes.