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1. AppReader and DocReader Hotkeys Magnifier Reader only General Commands Keys AppReader ALT SHIFT A AppReader Read from ALT SHIFT LEFT Pointer CLICK DocReader ALT SHIFT D Toggle Reading Play Pause ENTER Increase Magnification ALT NUMPAD PLUS Decrease Magnification ALT NUMPAD MINUS Increase Reading Rate CTRL NUMPAD PLUS Decrease Reading Rate CTRL NUMPAD MINUS Quiet CTRL Exit ESC Chapter 7 Hotkeys 269 Navigation Commands Keys Say Previous Word CTRL LEFT or LEFT Say Current Word CTRL NUMPAD 5 or SPACEBAR Say Next Word CTRL RIGHT or RIGHT Say Word Above UP Say Word Below DOWN Say Previous Sentence CTRL ALT LEFT Say Current Sentence CTRL ALT NUMPAD 5 Say Next Sentence CTRL ALT RIGHT Say Previous Paragraph CTRL UP Say Current Paragraph CTRL SHIFT NUMPAD 5 Say Next Paragraph CTRL DOWN Say First Word On Line HOME Say Last Word On Line END Page Up PAGE UP Page Down PAGE DOWN Beginning of Document CTRL HOME End of Document CTRL END Next Link TAB Previous Link SHIFT TAB Execute Link CTRL ENTER 270 Background Reader Hotkeys Commands Keys Read Clipboard Text CAPS LOCK C Read Selected Text CAPS LOCK S Play Pause CAPS LOCK ENTER ae
2. Function Keys Echoes the function keys F1 through F12 Modifier Keys Echoes the modifier keys ALT CTRL SHIFT and the Windows key Locking Keys Echoes the locking keys and their state Caps Lock Num Lock and Scroll Lock Other Keys Echoes miscellaneous keys Pause Print Screen and the Application Key Note Selections under Echo these keys are only available when typing echo is set to Keys or Keys and Words Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 167 Mouse Echo Mouse echo automatically reads text beneath the pointer As you move the pointer across the screen single words or complete lines of text are echoed instantly or after hovering briefly gt To enable mouse echo On the Reader toolbar select Mouse and then Mouse select the desired mouse echo mode No Echo Instant Hotkey ALT SHIFT M oe Cycles through the mouse echo modes Settings gt To adjust the mouse echo options 1 Inthe Reader menu choose Mouse Echo The Echo Settings dialog appears with the Mouse tab displayed 2 Adjust the mouse echo options as desired 3 Click the OK button 168 Echo Settings pose Typing Mouse Program Verbosity Mouse Echo No Echo Hover Echo When the mouse passes over a word Echo the word only Echo all words in the line or object ok Cancel Help Mouse tab The following table d
3. 2 Switch directly to ZoomText and select the settings you wish to use with that application 3 Inthe File menu choose Save Application Settings A dialog prompts you to save the application settings Hotkey CTRL SHIFT S 4 Click the Yes button to save the application settings At any time you can disable or delete application settings Disabled application settings remain in your configuration and may be re enabled at any time Deleted application settings are removed from your configuration 290 gt To disable or delete application settings L In the ZoomText File menu choose Manage Application Settings The Manage Application Settings dialog appears To disable application settings in the Use application Settings for listbox uncheck the desired applications The selected application remains in the list but application settings are not used To delete application settings select the desired application and choose Delete Selected The selected application is removed from the list Click on the OK button a Manage Application Settings nex Use application settings for wl Microsoft Outlook V Firefox Enable All Disable All Cancel Help Manage Application Settings dialog The following table describes settings in the Manage Application Settings dialog Chapter 8 Configuration Files 291 Setting Description Use application Displays a list of
4. ALT SHIFT 7 Load Configuration 8 ALT SHIFT 8 Load Configuration 9 ALT SHIFT 9 Load Configuration 10 ALT SHIFT 0 Save Application Settings CTRL SHIFT S Logon Support Hotkeys Commands Keys Logon Support On ALT INSERT Logon Support Off ALT DELETE Increase Magnification ALT NUMPAD PLUS Decrease Magnification ALT NUMPAD MINUS Color Invert On Off CTRL SHIFT C Speech On Off ALT SHIFT S Chapter 7 Hotkeys 273 Magnification Hotkeys Commands Keys Increase Magnification ALT NUMPAD PLUS Decrease Magnification ALT NUMPAD MINUS Magnifier Toolbar Hotkeys Commands Keys Window Type CTRL SHIFT Z Adjust Window Tool CTRL SHIFT A Dual Monitor On Off WINDOWS SHIFT D Dual Monitor View WINDOWS SHIFT Z Freeze Tool CTRL SHIFT N Freeze Window On Off CTRL SHIFT E Color Enhancements On Off CTRL SHIFT C Pointer Enhancements On Off CTRL SHIFT P Cursor Enhancements On Off CTRL SHIFT R Focus Enhancements On Off CTRL SHIFT O Font Enhancements Type CTRL SHIFT F Desktop Finder CTRL SHIFT D Web Finder CTRL SHIFT W Text Finder CTRL SHIFT T 274 Miscellaneous Hotkeys Commands Keys Locator On Off CTRL SHIFT L View Mode On Off C
5. Commands Keys Say Previous Character LEFT Say Current Character NUMPAD 5 Say Next Character RIGHT Say Previous Word CTRL LEFT Say Current Word CTRL NUMPAD 5 Say Next Word CTRL RIGHT Say Previous Sentence CTRL ALT LEFT Say Current Sentence CTRL ALT NUMPAD 5 Say Next Sentence CTRL ALT RIGHT Say Previous Line UP Say Current Line SHIFT NUMPAD 5 Say Next Line DOWN Say Previous Paragraph CTRL UP Say Current Paragraph CTRL SHIFT NUMPAD 5 Say Next Paragraph CTRL DOWN 280 In addition to the Text Reading commands listed above ZoomText will also speak when using the standard text navigation and editing keys listed in the following table Keys ADPICatOD ZoomText Action Action BACKSPACE Deletes the Speaks the deleted character to the character left of the cursor DELETE Deletes the Speaks the new character to the character to the right of right of the the cursor cursor HOME Moves the Speaks the first word on cursor to the the line or nothing if the beginning of line begins with a space the line or tab END Moves the Speaks End of line cursor to the end of the line PAGEUP Pages the Speaks the word or line application that the cursor appears window up on according to the program echo setting When the text cursor moves to a new line Continued Chapter 7 Hotkeys 281 PAGEDOWN Page
6. Custom off using the Cursor Enhancements On Off Settings hotkey CTRL SHIFT R gt To configure custom cursor settings 1 Inthe Magnifier menu choose Cursor Enhancements The Enhancements dialog appears with the Cursor tab displayed 2 Select Custom 3 Adjust the custom settings as desired 4 Click the OK button Chapter 3 Magnification Features Cursor Enhancement Normal Scheme Preview Custom Settings Cursor Locator Blue Wedge v Customize Click here to preview Type Color Size o Blue Display the cursor locator Always When modifier key is pressed J Ctrl The following table describes the Cursor Enhancement settings When cursor is stationary When cursor is moving Alt Transparency 0 Modifier Keys shift Win Cursor tab 97 100 Normal Scheme Custom Customize Preview Type Description Disables all cursor enhancements Activates a preset cursor scheme selected in the neighboring combo box Activates the Custom Settings allowing you to create your own custom cursor scheme Activates and configures the Custom Settings to match the selected preset cursor scheme This allows you to use a preset scheme as the starting point for a custom scheme When you click in the Preview box a text cursor appears with the selected cursor enhancement
7. Displays a list of voices available in the selected synthesizer Rate Controls how fast ZoomText speaks When using a SAPI 4 speech synthesizer rate is represented in words per minute When using a SAPI 5 speech synthesizer rate is represented in percentage of the synthesizer s range where 0 is the slowest rate and 100 is the fastest rate A separate reading rate is available for AppReader and DocReader For more information see Reading Options in this chapter Pitch Selects the pitch of the current voice Pitches range from 5 to 100 in steps of 5 Volume Selects the volume of the current voice Volumes range from 5 to 100 in steps of 5 Options Displays optional settings for the selected speech synthesizer including the synthesizer s pronunciation manager If the speech device is not pronouncing a word properly you can adjust the pronunciation by supplying the phonetic spelling Continued Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 15 7 Sample Text Speak Sample Allows you to test particular speech settings Text can be typed into the Sample Text box and spoken by clicking the Speak Sample button The current speech settings are used to speak the sample text including settings in the Text Processing and Hints tabs If AppReader and DocReader are set to use their own reading rate this rate setting will be grayed out disabled when opening the Sp
8. SHIFT C Next Image CTRL Previous Image CTRL SHIFT I Next List CTRL S Previous List CTRL SHIFT S Chapter3 Magnification Features 127 Text Finder The Text Finder helps you locate words or phrases within the active application window or the entire screen After entering the text you want to search for the Text Finder highlights and reads each found occurrence of the text or the entire line that contains the text Note Text is not spoken by ZoomText Magnifier To use the Text Finder 1 Onthe Magnifier toolbar select Text The Text Finder dialog appears For information on this dialog see Text Finder Settings in this chapter Hotkey CTRL SHIFT T 2 Inthe Search For box type the word or phrase you want to search for Select any other Text Finder options you want to use Click the Search button The Text Finder dialog is hidden and the first occurrence of the search text 1s highlighted and spoken according to the selected options The Text Finder toolbar appears above the found text providing controls for navigating and reading occurrences of the search text Note Text is not spoken by ZoomText Magnifier 5 To navigate to the next or previous occurrence of the search text use the Text Finder toolbar or associated Text Finder commands 6 To exit the Text Finder right click or press ESC 128 Text Finder Toolbar Id Dl The Text Finder
9. When view mode is activated magnification turns off and the view locator appears in the normal screen By moving the view locator you can select a new area to zoom in on gt To use View Mode 1 Inthe Actions menu choose View Mode Magnification is temporarily turned off and the view locator appears Hotkey CTRL SHIFT V 2 Move the view locator to the desired screen location 3 Click to zoom in on the new location Magnification is restored with the selected screen area displayed You can configure the view locator to appear in a variety of shapes and colors The view locator can also be enabled to appear in normal unmagnified portions of the screen when using Overlay or Docked zoom windows Chapter3 Magnification Features 67 gt To enable and configure the view locator 1 Inthe Magnifier menu choose View Locator The Zoom Window dialog appears with the View Locator tab displayed 2 Make sure the Enable view locator box is checked 3 Adjust the locator options as desired 4 Click the OK button Note The view locator can be enabled and disabled using the Locator command CTRL SHIFT L Zoom Windows nese Magnification Window Freeze View Locator L Locator Type Block X Transparency Color H clack Clear o Solid Blinking E Blink view locator Blink Rate 05 aK Caneel ee View Locator tab The following table describes the V
10. ZoomText is broken apart and spoken as Zoom Text Filter out Limits the number of times that repeated repeated characters are spoken This is useful characters when encountering a string of repeated characters used in formatting Repeat Count Sets the maximum number of times a repeated character is spoken The repeat count range is from 2 to 10 Speak numbers according to synthesizer settings Numbers are spoken according to the synthesizer s built in settings Speak numbers using their full word representation Numbers are spoken using their full word representation For example the number 1995 is spoken one thousand nine hundred and ninety five Speak numbers as single digits Numbers are spoken as individual digits For example the number 1995 is spoken one nine nine five Continued 160 Speak numbers Numbers are spoken as digit pairs For as digit pairs example the number 1995 is spoken nineteen ninety five Speak l Punctuation characters are spoken punctuation according to the synthesizer s built in according to en synthesizer oe settings Speak all All punctuation characters are spoken punctuation Speak Only punctuation characters embedded ens within words are spoken For example ay aie sales aisquared com is spoken sales at Ai Squared dot com Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 16 Hints Hints provide audi
11. 3 Click the OK button Your system has three or more monitors and when the ZoomText dual monitor feature is enabled you cannot move the mouse pointer into the third monitor This is normal behavior ZoomText s dual monitor feature only supports two monitors When ZoomText s dual monitor feature is enabled the third monitor cannot be accessed Chapter3 Magnification Features 85 Your system has three or more monitors and when you attempted to activate ZoomText s dual monitor feature ZoomText displayed a message saying ZoomText was unable to activate the dual monitor feature This error will occur if you have three or more active monitors and the primary monitor and selected secondary monitor are not positioned adjacently in the Display Properties dialog To correct this problem you must reposition the monitors as follows I In Windows 7 Select Start Control Panel Display Adjust Resolution In Windows Vista Select Start Control Panel Appearance and Personalization Adjust Screen Resolution In Windows XP Select Start Control Panel Display Settings tab The Windows display settings appear Drag the numbered box that represents your secondary monitor so that it is positioned next to the primary monitor 3 Click the OK button 86 When using Span View the left half of the magnified view is on the right and vice versa The position of your primary and secondary m
12. Help AppReader tab 184 The following table describes the AppReader settings Setting Description Track and highlight words Enables tracking and highlighting of words when AppReader is reading Exit AppReader When enabled AppReader will i end of automatically exit after reading to the eon end of the document Note AppReader will not automatically exit when manually navigating to the end of a document Shape Sets the shape used to highlight words Block Underline Frame or Wedge Color Sets the highlight color Thickness Sets the thickness of the highlight shape Transparency Sets the transparency of the highlight Note This setting is not available when the highlight color is set to Invert Preview Displays sample text with a preview of the selected highlight settings Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features AppReader Hotkeys 185 General Commands Keys AppReader ALT SHIFT A AppReader Read from ALT SHIFT LEFT Pointer CLICK Toggle Reading ENTER Play Pause Increase Magnification ALT NUMPAD PLUS Decrease Magnification ALT NUMPAD MINUS Increase Reading Rate CTRL NUMPAD PLUS Decrease Reading Rate CTRL NUMPAD MINUS Quiet CTRL Exit ESC Navigation Commands Keys Say Previous Word CTRL LEFT or LEFT Say Current Word CTRL NUMPAD 5 or SPACEBAR Say
13. J y Ay g S R EE AAR BEA E A N r E h Styles Editi Paste ae aragrap es ming F7 ah die A v Aay A A X v X Clipboard Font d AppReader Illl AppReader reads documents web pages and email within the parent application As you enter and exit AppReader your view of the document does not change providing quick and seamless transitions between document editing and reading On 4 4 u gt Page Lofi Words 83 re BER 100 gt i AppReader word highlighting in Microsoft Word Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 181 gt To start and operate AppReader de AppRdr Open the document web page or email that you wish to read On the Reader toolbar select AppRdr AppReader begins reading from the current text cursor position If a text cursor does not exist AppReader starts in paused mode with the first word in the magnified view from the top left corner Hotkey ALT SHIFT A Note The AppReader button is disabled grayed out when the last active application does not contain readable text To start and stop automatic reading press ENTER or click the mouse When using the mouse you can resume reading from a new location by clicking on the word where you wish to begin reading To read manually by word line sentence and paragraph use the AppReader navigation commands see AppReader Commands in this chapter To exit AppReader right click or pr
14. MOOD A se 221 TAa ONG A r E E 223 Getting Started With ZoomText Camera 225 Acquiring a suitable camera and stand 0 225 Setting up your camera in your workspace 226 Selecting a camera when more than one camera is Presem oeiia 226 Using Zoom lexi Camera sicsinciavithacwinnasesonnersinenaant 227 Camera Video and System Performance 232 Zoom lext Camera StH 3S aaicrraseyassntsvannseaaeiscpncen 239 Zoom EXT Camera Hotkey 9 vxssassassivavnsensastuansusysoosnass 236 ZORA TS CON EE oe E 238 otartine ZOOM Text KCCOLGEE scaciniucasriaaeaaacnerianns 239 Completing the recording process 240 Dack round SCAU CF sisrssnsjarsvanessaatotunta nian inentenaaansaans 245 Starine Back Cround Reader sasietan 245 Operating Background Reader sssr 247 Dackgroumd Reader Setting Sascssasciavosentancyanvasnsusnsaes 249 Zoom VEE ImageReader senantiasa 292 Preferences 253 Propran Te Fev e CCR aya sissananiennmmnannetsne manana 253 User Inbertace Pre ler en Ces upiac 257 W imdowe Tete RON CGS i ivatinnmsactennn teinnnseroeeregseeeciaaeain tds 209 Hotkeys 263 Hotkey COmbindnOnsjsqcnnicanisnncunsnatmnstienmenins 263 Holkeys Dialog BOX saintien iin 264 Changing Hotkey Settings sseeseseresersrsrsrsrsisererererereree 266 Passing Hotkeys to the Current Application 267 Loomi Lert Hotkey Esene 268 Configuration Files 285 Saving and Loading Configurations sssisrsiisinainsiii 286 The Delault Conii cura
15. Next Word CTRL RIGHT or RIGHT Say Word Above UP Say Word Below DOWN Continued 186 Say Previous Sentence CTRL ALT LEFT Say Current Sentence CTRL ALT NUMPAD 5 Say Next Sentence CTRL ALT RIGHT Say Previous Paragraph CTRL UP Say Current Paragraph CTRL SHIFT NUMPAD 5 Say Next Paragraph CTRL DOWN Say First Word On Line HOME Say Last Word On Line END Previous Page PAGE UP Next Page PAGE DOWN Beginning of Document CTRL HOME End of Document CTRL END Next Link TAB Previous Link SHIFT TAB Execute Link CTRL ENTER Repeated presses of the Say Current Word command provides the following behavior e First press speaks the word e Second press spells the word e Third press spells the word phonetically Alpha Bravo Charlie Note Repeated presses must occur within two seconds Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 187 DocReader DocReader reads documents web pages and email in a special environment where text is reformatted for easier viewing Text is presented in a single line Ticker or wrapped lines Prompter with your choice of fonts colors word highlighting and magnification level DocReader can automatically read through an entire document or you can manually read by word line sentence or paragraph As reading occurs each spoken word is highlighted The DocReader screen occupie
16. Quick Launch V My Documents Name E Control Panel 5 Source D Target Actions Close Help Desktop Finder dialog The following table describes the Desktop Finder settings Setting Description Desktop Items Displays a list of desktop items according to the selections under Show These Items and Sort Items By Search For Provides a place for you to type the information you want to search for or you can select a recent entry from the combo box list As you type the Desktop Items list is automatically filtered to display only items that contain the search string Continued 116 Desktop Programs shortcuts and folders located on the Windows desktop are shown in the Desktop Items listbox Quick Launch Shortcuts located in the Quick Launch toolbar are shown in the Desktop Items listbox Tray Utilities located in the system tray are shown in the Desktop Items listbox Programs menu Items in the Start Programs menu are shown in the Desktop Items listbox My Documents folder Items in the My Documents folder are shown in the Desktop Items listbox Control Panel Applets in the Control Panel are shown in the Desktop Items listbox Type The Desktop Items are sorted by type programs folders documents and links Name The Desktop Items are sorted by name source The Desktop Items are sorted by source where the item c
17. Verbosity in this chapter 170 gt To adjust the program echo options 1 Inthe Reader menu choose Program Echo The Echo Settings dialog appears with the Program tab displayed 2 Adjust the program echo options as desired 3 Click the OK button 7 Echo Settings Typing Mouse Program Echo these items when become active Text Cursor YJ Tool Tips T Menus T Window Titles Controls 4 Alerts When the text cursor moves to a new line Echo the word at the cursor Echo the entire line Cancel Help Program tab The following table describes the Program Echo settings Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 171 Setting Description Text Cursor When the text cursor moves text at the new cursor location is spoken The amount of text that is spoken is in accordance with how far the cursor has moved by character word line sentence or paragraph Menus When you pull down a ment its title is spoken followed by each menu item that becomes highlighted Controls As you navigate through dialog boxes tree views and list views each item is spoken as it becomes highlighted or selected Tool Tips When a tool tip appears it is spoken Window Titles When a window becomes active the contents of its title bar are spoken Alerts When a popup appears it is spoken Echo the word at the cursor When
18. also dual monitors Primary Span 69 70 74 75 See also dual monitors Primary with 1x 69 70 74 76 See also dual monitors preferences program 253 changing options 2531 dialog box 253 255 user interface 257 changing options 257 dialog box 257 258 product types 1 2 4 11 Magnifier 1 2 4 11 Magnifier Reader 1 4 11 exclusive features 11 149 Prompter mode See DocReader display formats R Rate spinbox 149 150 153 See also speech synthesizer settings Read from Pointer 182 268 Reader toolbar 149 See also toolbars reading options 209 changing settings 209 dialog box 210 213 reading text See AppReader DocReader Reading Zones and text reading Reading Zones 196 Index 323 adjusting settings 204 creating 198 199 deleting 170 dialog 205 208 editing 200 hotkeys 198 200 202 203 207 276 navigating 203 toolbar 196 197 triggering 202 Recorder hotkeys starting operating recording process restoring ZoomText 34 S SAPI 153 154 155 156 189 saving and restoring a view 147 screen enhancements color enhancements See color enhancements cursor enhancements See cursor enhancements focus enhancements See focus enhancements font enhancements See font enhancements pointer enhancements See pointer enhancements screen reading 149 commands 277 Scripting 295 documentation for scripting writers 298 hotkeys 308 310 languages managing 299 302 other sources 297 324 registering 303 307 scripts what are s
19. application settings settings for that have been saved in the current ZoomText configuration Enable All Enables all items listed in the Use Application Settings for listbox Disable All Disables all items listed in the Use Application Settings for listbox Delete Selected Deletes the selected items in the Use Application Settings for listbox 272 Naming Applications When ZoomText is enabled the name of the active application appears in ZoomText s status bar The status bar also indicates whether or not ZoomText s reading tools reading zones and application settings are available or defined for use in the active application Z ZoomText 10 Lo tse File Actions Magnifier Reader Tools Settings Help Q Magnifier AY Reader X Tools __ Zoom Windows Windows Enhancements Finders HBO kLaagss ZoomText Power Type Color Pointer Cursor Focus Desktop Web Text Application Firefox Readers Z Status bar In some cases the name of the application may be difficult to identify When this occurs you can specify a friendlier application name for ZoomText to display in the Name Applications dialog Note Applications names also appear in ZoomText s Manage Application Settings and Exclude Applications dialog boxes These application names are displayed according to the specified friendly name if a friendly name has been defined Chapter 8 Configuration Files 293 g
20. button Navigation Settings pes Tracking Alignment Mouse Panning Pointer Positioning Route pointer into view when it is moved Route pointer over the active control Pointer Constraint F Hold Shift key to move only horizontally or vertically Hold Ctrl key to stay within the active window Cancel Help Mouse tab The following table describes the Mouse settings Route pointer into view when it is moved Route pointer over the active control Hold Shift key to move only horizontally or vertically Hold Ctrl key to stay within the active window Automatically moves the pointer to the center of the magnified view whenever the pointer moves while located outside the view Automatically moves the pointer to menu items and dialog controls when they receive focus While holding down the SHIFT key the mouse pointer moves horizontally or vertically only depending on the initial direction of mouse movement This constrained movement provides smoother scrolling through rows and columns of information While holding down the CTRL key mouse pointer movement is constrained to the active window preventing you from accidentally scrolling away from your area of interest Chapter3 Magnification Features 143 Smooth Panning Smooth panning patent pending provides a more natural panning motion when the magnified view scrolls to keep
21. by the script author including the author date version contact information and a description of the script s purpose For more information about creating and registering scripts see the ZoomText Scripting Documentation for Script Writers In the Settings menu choose Scripting gt Documentation Chapter Scripting 303 Registering Scripts In order to use scripts written for ZoomText they must first be registered using ZoomText s Script Manager There are two types of ZoomText scripts that can be registered script programs and script components e A script program is a text file and can be registered by simply browsing to and selecting its corresponding file Script program files are typically written in VBScript VBS Jscript JS or Perl PL scripting languages e A script component is a program file that must first be registered with Windows and ZoomText These program files typically have a DLL or WSC file extension Important You must have administrative privileges to register scripts and make changes in the ZoomText Script Manager Registering and modifying scripts can adversely affect the behavior of your system and should only be performed by a qualified individual or according to their instructions 304 gt To register a script program with ZoomText e g VBS JS PL In the Settings menu choose Scripting gt Script Manager The Script Manager dialog appears In the Script Ma
22. captured document is selected 4 This setting is not available when highlight shape is set to Block or highlight color is set to Invert Note Additional settings for DocReader are available in the Options tab of the Reading dialog see Reader Options in this chapter DocReader Hotkeys General Commands Keys DocReader ALT SHIFT D Toggle Reading ENTER Play Pause Increase Magnification ALT NUMPAD PLUS Decrease Magnification ALT NUMPAD MINUS Increase Reading Rate CTRL NUMPAD PLUS Decrease Reading Rate CTRL NUMPAD MINUS Quiet CTRL Exit ESC Navigation Commands Keys Say Previous Word CTRL LEFT or LEFT Say Current Word CTRL NUMPAD 5 or SPACEBAR Say Next Word CTRL RIGHT or RIGHT Say Word Above UP Say Word Below DOWN Say Previous Sentence CTRL ALT LEFT Say Current Sentence CTRL ALT NUMPAD 5 Say Next Sentence CTRL ALT RIGHT Continued Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 195 Say Previous Paragraph CTRL UP Say Current Paragraph CTRL SHIFT NUMPAD 5 Say Next Paragraph CTRL DOWN Say First Word On Line HOME Say Last Word On Line END Previous Page PAGE UP Next Page PAGE DOWN Beginning of Document CTRL HOME End of Document CTRL END Next Link TAB Previous Link SHIFT TAB Execute Link CTRL ENTER Repeated p
23. color and a variety of high contrast Two Color Schemes Note You can toggle between Normal full color and the selected Two Color scheme using the Camera Two Color On Off hotkey ALT WINDOWS SPACEBAR Chapter5 Tools Features 229 gt To adjust the camera clarity Brightness Contrast L 5 Click the Clarity button The Camera Clarity dialog appears Camera Clarity pee Brightness Contrast Place a checkmark next to Enable brightness and contrast settings Move the Brightness and Contrast sliders to adjust the clarity Click the Reset button to return the Brightness and Contrast settings to the camera s defaults Click the OK button Tip Use the Brightness setting to eliminate glare spots that are appearing in the image Note This button will be disabled grayed out if the active camera does not support adjustments to both brightness and contrast 230 gt To adjust the camera focus 1 Click the Focus button The Camera Focus dialog appears i Camera Focus nese 2 Place a checkmark next to Enable manual camera focus 3 Move the Focus slider to adjust the image focus 4 Click the OK button Note This button will be disabled grayed out if the active camera does not support autofocus gt To move the docked view location Click the Docked button Each click cycles through the docked views in the following clockwise order Docked Top gt Docked Ri
24. configuration hotkeys 272 288 assigning configuration files to 266 contrast 92 See also color enhancements custom settings control tracking 135 See also tracking types of Cursor button 48 cursor color 100 See also cursor enhancements Cursor Detect hotkey 274 cursor enhancements 98 custom settings 98 dialog box 99 101 hotkey 98 273 schemes 98 cursor locator 100 See also cursor enhancements 314 cursor size 100 See also cursor enhancements types of cursor tracking See mouse pointer tracking D default configuration file 287 See also configuration files Desktop button 49 114 Desktop Finder 113 dialog box 115 116 hotkey 114 273 starting 114 using the 114 disabling ZoomText 35 36 Display User Interface hotkey 34 234 Docked zoom windows 55 58 59 61 66 See also zoom windows types Docked Bottom 59 Docked Left 59 Docked Right 59 Docked Top 58 DocReader 187 changing settings 191 dialog box 191 193 display formats modes Prompter 187 190 Ticker 187 190 exiting 188 190 hotkeys 188 194 195 268 269 275 options 209 213 See also reading options Power magnification 189 rate reading speed 189 210 211 See also speech adjusting speech rate Index 315 screen 187 speech settings See speech settings starting 188 toolbar 189 190 DocReader button 100 151 hotkey 188 268 275 downloading program components 17 Dual Monitor Support 69 advanced settings 77 78 dialog box 74 76 hotkeys 73 27
25. configured as follows e The extended desktop option must be enabled e The screen resolution and color quality must be set to equal values e The physical arrangement of your primary and secondary monitors must be horizontally aligned In Windows 7 and Windows XP ZoomText will automatically adjust these settings for you when you enable the dual monitor feature In Windows Vista you must manually enable the extended desktop as follows 1 Select Start Control Panel Appearance and Personalization Adjust Screen Resolution The Display Properties dialog appears Select the Settings tab Click on the box labeled 2 then click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor 4 Click the OK button Chapter3 Magnification Features 73 Using ZoomText s Dual Monitor Support The first time you start ZoomText it will automatically detect the presence of two monitors on your system and ask if you want to enable the dual monitor feature If you choose Yes ZoomText will enable the dual monitor feature in Primary Span view default However you can enable and disable the dual monitor feature or select a different dual monitor view at any time gt To enable and disable the dual monitor feature e On the Magnifier toolbar select Type Dual Monitor gt Enable or Disable Hotkey WINDOWS SHIFT D gt To select a dual monitor view e On the Magnifier toolbar select Type Dual Monitor and then select the
26. desired dual monitor view Primary Span Primary Clone or Primary with 1x Hotkey WINDOWS SHIFT Z Cycle through the dual monitor views A dual monitor view can also be selected in the Zoom Windows dialog as follows 1 Inthe Magnifier menu choose Zoom Windows The Zoom Windows dialog appears with the Window tab displayed 2 Adjust the dual monitor options as desired 3 Click the OK button z Zoom Windows Magnification Window Freeze View Locator _ Window Type Full 5 Docked Top D Overlay Docked Bottom Lens Docked Left Line Docked Right Z Set Line window height to cursor height ZoomText Dual Monitor Support E Enable Dual Monitor Primary Span Primary Clone Primary with 1x mO Primary Secondary Cancel Help Window tab The following table describes the Dual Monitor Support settings Chapter 3 Magnification Features 75 Description Enable Dual Enables ZoomText s dual monitor Monitor support Note When you enable Dual Monitor Support any applications located on the extended desktop are moved to the primary desktop When you disable Dual Monitor Support your extended desktop is re enabled Applications can then be moved back onto the extended desktop Primary Span Primary Span displays a Full magnified view of your primary desktop that spans across the primary and secondary monitors This mode doub
27. first the beginning of the word on the line line or nothing if the line begins with a space or tab END Moves the cursor to Speaks End of the end of the line line PAGEUP Pages the Speaks the word application window or line that the up cursor appears on according to the program echo setting When the text cursor moves to a new line Continued Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 219 PAGEDOWN Pages the application window down Speaks the word or line that the cursor appears on according to the program echo setting When the text cursor moves to a new line CTRL HOME Moves to beginning of the document Speaks the word or line that the cursor appears on according to the program echo setting When the text cursor moves to a new line CTRL END Moves to the end of the document Speaks the word or line that the cursor appears on according to the program echo setting When the text cursor moves to a new line 220 CHAPTER 5 Tools Features This chapter describes ZoomText s Tools features The ZoomText Camera feature is included in ZoomText Magnifier and Magnifier Reader The Recorder Background Reader and ImageReader are included in ZoomText Magnifier Reader only The Tools Toolbar The Tools toolbar provides quick access to ZoomText s tools features Each toolbar button has an intuitive icon and label for easy identific
28. highlight shape Transparency Sets the transparency of the highlight Note This setting is not available when the highlight color is set to Invert Preview Displays sample text with a preview of the selected highlight settings 134 Navigation Settings Navigation settings control how ZoomText keeps tracked activity in view including movement of the mouse pointer and text cursor and keyboard navigation through menus dialogs and other application controls With these settings you can e Select the types of activity that will be tracked e Define how tracked items are aligned in the zoom window e Route and constrain mouse pointer for smoother navigation Tracking As you move the mouse type text and navigate menus dialogs and other program controls the zoom window automatically scrolls to keep the focus in view This behavior is driven by ZoomText s tracking options which allow you to choose the items that you want ZoomText to track when they become active You can also limit tracking to a selected area of the screen gt To adjust the tracking options 1 Inthe Settings menu choose Tracking The Navigation Settings dialog appears with the Tracking tab displayed 2 Adjust the tracking options as desired 3 Click the OK button Chapter3 Magnification Features 135 Navigation Settings pose Tracking Alignment is Mouse Panning Track on these items T Mouse
29. how the toolbar appears when you start and run Background Reader gt To adjust the Background Reader settings 1 Inthe Tools menu choose Background Reader The Tools dialog appears with the Background Reader tab displayed 2 Adjust the Background Reader settings as desired 3 Select the OK button 250 Background Reader Toolbar Options F Start toolbar minimized when launched by hotkey Background Reader dialog Chapter 5 Tools Features 25 Setting Description Keep toolbar on top of other The Background Reader toolbar will remain on top of all other application aoe windows even when ZoomText is not the active application Start toolbar When Background Reader is started by a minimized hotkey Read Clipboard Text or Read when launched Selected Text the toolbar starts up by hotkey minimized to the Windows taskbar 232 ZoomText ImageReader ZoomText ImageReader is a companion product to ZoomText Magnifier Reader that allows you to scan and read printed materials and convert them into electronic documents or audio files Image Reader comes with a state of the art document camera that is USB powered and fits in a laptop bag or backpack ideal for on the go users and when away from a power source Buttons for launching ZoomText ImageReader appear on ZoomText s Tools toolbar This buttons are only enabled when ZoomText ImageReader is installed on the system For more in
30. information in view you can work with greater speed and comfort than is possible when using a single monitor Primary Clone displays the same magnified view on your primary and secondary monitors This mode is useful when two or more users need to see the same magnified view but are not seated so that they can share a single monitor Primary with 1x displays a magnified view on your primary monitor and an unmagnified view on your secondary monitor This mode is useful when a low vision user and normal sighted user are working together on the same system The low vision user can zoom in to the desired level on the primary monitor while the normal sighted user sees the unmagnified view on the secondary monitor Chapter 3 Magnification Features 7 Dual Monitor System Requirements To use ZoomText s Dual Monitor Support your system must have the following hardware and software e A desktop or laptop computer with a dual head video card or two video cards e Two computer monitors any combination of CRT or LCD Note For best viewing in Primary Span view we recommend using a matched set of LCD monitors size wise that are positioned immediately side by side This configuration provides a magnified view that s seamless and aligned 72 Required Display Settings In addition to the system requirements for using ZoomText s dual monitor feature the Windows display settings for your primary and secondary monitors must be
31. interface 34 Minimizing and Restoring the User Interface a The ZoomText user interface can be minimized hidden and restored made visible without affecting the operation of ZoomText To minimize ZoomText Do one of the following e Onthe ZoomText title bar click on the minimize button e While the ZoomText user interface is active press ESC To restore ZoomText Do one of the following e Click on the ZoomText 10 button in the task bar e Press the Display User Interface hotkey CTRL SHIFT U Note If the ZoomText user interface is already open but covered by other applications restoring it will bring it into view Chapter2 Getting Started 35 Enabling and Disabling ZoomText You can enable and disable ZoomText at any time without exiting the program When disabled ZoomText returns the screen to its normal unmagnified state and all speech output is suspended gt To enable ZoomText On the ZoomText user interface select the ZoomText Y button ZoomText Hotkey ALT INSERT Vv To disable ZoomText On the ZoomText user interface select the ZoomText AN button ZoomText Hotkey ALT DELETE 36 Using the Tray Icon When ZoomText is running its program icon appears in the system tray next to the clock Clicking on the tray icon will pop up menus that contain important ZoomText settings By left clicking the tray icon you can perform the following e Enable
32. itis activated For example application window or dialog window ZoomText Announces the command initiated by a Hotkey ZoomText hotkey when the hotkey is pressed ZoomText Announces the new value of a ZoomText Setting setting when it is changed by a hotkey These items are only recognized in Microsoft Excel 2000 and later Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 1 79 Reading Tools ZoomtText offers a variety of tools for quick and easy reading of documents web pages and email Each of these tools has unique characteristics that lend themselves to particular reading tasks We recommend that you familiarize yourself with each of these tools so that you can achieve maximum reading efficiency 180 AppReader AppReader reads documents web pages and email within the parent application As you enter and exit AppReader your view of the document does not change providing quick and seamless transitions between document editing and reading AppReader can automatically read through the entire document or you can manually read by word line sentence or paragraph As reading occurs each spoken word is highlighted AppReader settings allow you to customize the appearance of word highlighting including the highlight shape size color and transparency level wi W9 oo Dis Documenti Microsoft Word lol gX Home Insert Page Layout References Mailings Review View A e X Calibri Bod i2 z
33. of popular applications including Microsoft Office Word Excel Outlook Adobe Reader Firefox allow you to read and navigate your documents with 100 accuracy Built in Synthesizers ZoomText includes four built in speech synthesizers each providing a variety of male and female voices to choose from The new NeoSpeech synthesizer provides human sounding voices English only that are closer to the real thing than ever before Chapter Introduction 7 What s New in ZoomText 10 ZoomText 10 contains the following new features and enhancements allowing for greater productivity and support for the latest versions of popular applications Enhanced Web Finder The newly redesigned Web Finder has been expanded to allow you to swiftly search skim navigate and read webpages You can now search for words or phrases throughout an entire webpage to find topics of interest When you ve found a topic of interest you can have Web Finder start reading from that location ZoomText Magnifier Reader only Web Finder can also find and execute links and controls allowing you to seamlessly navigate between webpages For more information see Chapter 3 Web Finder ZoomText Camera The new ZoomText Camera feature allows you to use any high definition HD webcam to magnify printed items and other objects right on your computer screen including bills magazines photographs medicine labels craft items and more For more information
34. see Chapter 5 ZoomText Camera Background Reader The new Background Reader allows you to listen to documents webpages email or any text while you simultaneously perform other tasks You simply copy or select the text you want to listen to and start Background Reader While the text is being read aloud you are free to type notes browse the web or do any other work on your computer For more information see Chapter 5 Background Reader ZoomText Recorder The new ZoomText Recorder allows you to turn text from documents webpages email or other sources into audio recordings that you can listen to on your computer or transfer to your mobile device for listening to on the go Create recordings in your choice of ZoomText voices or any other voices available on your system For more information see Chapter 5 ZoomText Recorder Read from Pointer The new Read from Pointer command lets you instantly start AppReader at the word under the mouse pointer making use of AppReader fast and seamless in documents web pages and email For more information see Chapter 4 AppReader Text Finder Highlight You can now configure unique highlight settings for the ZoomText Text Finder For more information see Chapter 3 Text Finder Chapter1 Introduction 9 Full Windows Logon Support with ZoomText Logon UI ZoomText s logon support is now available in Windows 7 Windows Vista and Windows XP ZoomText s logon support prov
35. smoothing Z When starting ZoomText prompt if smoothing is enabled C Ce Gee Windows tab The following table describes the Windows preference settings Description Enable Enables ZoomText s magnification and ZoomText s screen reading support in the Windows logon support logon screen The ZoomText logon toolbar is also displayed allowing you to adjust the magnification level invert the screen colors and turn screen reading on and off Continued Disable font smoothing When starting ZoomText prompt if smoothing is enabled Chapter Preferences 26 Disables Windows font smoothing option allowing ZoomText to display the highest quality of magnified text When Windows font smoothing is enabled some of ZoomText magnified text may be degraded This Windows font smoothing option can also be enable and disabled in Windows Appearance Settings dialog To access these settings in the Windows Control Panel select Personalization gt Window Color and Appearance Note When selecting this option and clicking the OK button you will be prompted to restart your system Restarting the system insures that font smoothing has been disabled in all applications When you start ZoomText if the Windows font smoothing option is enabled ZoomText will prompt you with the option to disable font smoothing Note If you choose to disable font smoothing you will be prompted
36. tab Rate Controls the reading rate for AppReader and DocReader in words per minute ranges vary with speech synthesizers Note This setting is disabled when Use screen reading speech rate is selected AppReader Sets the tracking type for AppReader Edge Center or Jump Ahead With Edge alignment the zoom window only scrolls as needed to keep the highlighted word in view With Center alignment the zoom window scrolls as needed to keep the highlighted word in the center of the zoom window With Jump Ahead when the highlighted word exits the magnified view the zoom window scrolls to bring the highlighted word to the upper left corner Continued 212 DocReader Sets the tracking type for DocReader Edge Center or Jump Ahead With Edge alignment DocReader scrolls as needed to keep the highlighted word in view With Center alignment DocReader scrolls as needed to keep the highlighted word in the center of the zoom window With Jump Ahead when the highlighted word exits the view DocReader scrolls to bring the highlighted word to the upper left corner Show paragraph marks Displays paragraph marks where paragraphs end in the source document Show line break marks Displays end of line marks where bulleted and numbered list items end in the source document Show indent marks I Displays indent marks where indents occur in the source document Show
37. the focus in view As you type text and navigate menus dialogs and other program controls the magnified view smoothly pans across the screen rather than jumping in an abrupt manner You can also use smooth mouse panning to smoothly pan and explore in any direction Note Smooth mouse panning is only available when the zoom window type is set to Full gt To enable and adjust the smooth panning options 1 Inthe Settings menu choose Panning The Navigation Settings dialog appears with the Panning tab displayed 2 Make sure the Enable smooth panning box is checked 3 Adjust the panning options as desired 4 Click the OK button gt To turn smooth panning on and off e Press the Smooth Panning On Off hotkey WINDOWS SHIFT P 144 lecer Settings pose racking Alignment Mouse Panning 7 Enable smooth panning Panning Speed Slower l Faster E use smooth panning in AppReader Z Enable smooth mouse panning Sensitivity Wheel click modifiers F Shift Less More a F Alt V Ctrl Cancel Help Panning tab The following table describes the Panning settings Enable smooth Enables ZoomText s smooth panning panning feature Panning Speed Controls how fast ZoomText pans from one location to another Use smooth panning Enables smooth panning between in AppReader highlighted words in AppReader Enable smooth Enables ZoomText s smooth mou
38. the progress indicator or switch to another application and make better use of your time A friendly chime will sound when the recording process is complete Recording times vary depending on the size of the text selection chosen synthesizer destination and speed of the system However our general rule of thumb for recording time is about 5 to 10 seconds per page of text Note When Record text to is set to iTunes the iTunes application will open at the end of the recording process Chapter5 Tools Features 24 Use ZoomText Recorder to convert selected or copied text into an audio recording in iTunes Windows Media Player or a selected Folder Record text to Track Name ZoomText Recorder allows you to Track Location C Users smoore Music Record Text Preview and Capture Listen to Preview ZoomText Recorder allows you to turn text a from documents web pages email or other text sources into audio recordings that you can listen to on your computer or transfer to your mobile device for listening to on the go Capture Clipboard Hide Synthesizer Settings Close Synthesizer Settings Synthesizer NeoSpeech English Rate Volume 50 100 ZoomText Recorder dialog 242 Setting Description Record text to Selects the destination for your recording Choices are iTunes Windows Media Player or to a file Note This overrides the G
39. voices available on your system When choosing iTunes or Windows Media Player as your destination your recordings are conveniently placed in a ZoomText Recorder playlist And when using iTunes your recordings can be automatically synced when you plug in your iPod iPhone or other iDevice Chapter 5 Tools Features 239 Starting ZoomText Recorder There are two ways to record text when starting ZoomText Recorder ZoomText Recorder can record text that you have copied to the Windows Clipboard or text that you have selected in the active application gt To record text from the Windows Clipboard 1 Select the text that you want to record and copy it to the Windows Clipboard 2 Use one of the following methods to start ZoomText Recorder e Press the Record Clipboard Text hotkey CTRL CAPS LOCK C Recorder e On the Tools toolbar select Recorder The ZoomText Recorder dialog appears gt To record text selected in the active application 1 Select the text you want to record 2 Press the Record Selected Text hotkey CTRL CAPS LOCK S The ZoomText Recorder dialog appears 240 Completing the recording process When you start ZoomText Recorder its dialog appears with the captured text ready to record All you have to do is choose the desired recording options and select the Record Text button A progress indicator appears during the recording process to let you know that it is working You can stay and watch
40. will licensor be liable to you for damages including any loss of profits lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of your use or inability to use the software Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages the above limitation may not apply to you 11 This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Vermont 12 If you have any questions concerning this Agreement or wish to contact Licensor for any reason please write Ai Squared P O Box 669 Manchester Center VT 05255 or call 802 362 3612 13 U S Government Restricted Rights The Software and documentation are provided with Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph c 1 of The Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 or subparagraphs c 1 ii and 2 of Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52 227 19 as applicable Supplier is Ai Squared P O Box 669 Manchester Center VT 05255 Contents 1 Introduction 1 PIO ELEN GINA CIGD aocccierg ep atosieniaarearaeesesanrneieeondierens 2 ZOOM lext Magnifier KAGE seseina iaar 4 Whats New tm Zoom Text 10 issiceassnigtescteveasssivvessnmneaainyes 7 Dy Stem Kogu ime ore eina 10 About the ZoomText User s Guide esiis A Documentation formating s cnsinsiatesnemaiensam 12 2 Getting Started 13 Pastas ZOCM
41. 138 changing options 138 dialog box 139 140 edge margin 140 types of center 139 edge 139 always on top 257 258 See also preferences user interface application names See naming applications application settings 289 defining and saving 289 disabling and deleting 290 291 hotkey 289 272 Manage Application Settings dialog box 290 312 AppReader 180 changing settings 183 dialog box 183 184 exiting 181 hotkeys 181 185 186 268 269 275 options 209 See also reading options rate 211 See also speech adjusting speech rate Read from Pointer 182 268 starting 181 AppReader button 150 181 hotkey 181 268 275 automatic updating 18 disabling 19 254 256 manually checking for updates 19 wizard 18 19 Background Reader 245 hotkeys 248 270 operating 247 248 settings 249 251 starting 245 246 toolbar 247 C Camera 223 getting started 225 226 hotkeys 227 228 231 232 236 237 271 operating 227 232 performance 232 settings 233 235 starting 227 Index 313 toolbar 227 center alignment 139 See also alignment types of checking for updates See automatic updating ClearType 259 clipboard reading See Windows clipboard Close box 38 See also exiting ZoomText Color button 48 88 color enhancements 88 custom settings 89 dialog box 89 93 hotkey 88 273 schemes 88 commands See hotkeys configuration files 285 default Zt zxc 287 restoring 287 saving 287 loading 286 saving 286 saving automatically 254 255
42. 3 primary monitor and physical arrangement 79 80 requirements 71 72 troubleshooting 81 87 using 73 views 69 70 74 75 76 Echo settings 164 mouse 167 changing settings 167 dialog 168 169 enabling and disabling 167 hotkey 167 275 program 169 changing settings 170 dialog 170 171 typing 164 changing settings 164 dialog 165 166 enabling and disabling 164 hotkey 164 275 316 verbosity 172 changing level 172 changing settings 172 dialog 173 178 hotkey 172 275 edge alignment 138 139 See also alignment types of edge margin 139 140 See also alignment enabling ZoomText 35 36 excluding applications xFont 111 See also font enhancements xFont options exiting ZoomText 36 38 See also preferences program F Finders See Desktop Finder Text Finder and Web Finder Focus button 48 102 focus enhancements 3 8 48 102 custom settings 102 dialog box 103 105 hotkey 102 237 schemes 102 font enhancements 106 dialog box 108 110 hotkey 107 237 types of None 108 109 Standard 106 108 109 xfont 106 108 109 xFont options 107 108 bold 106 109 condensing 106 109 excluding applications 111 smooth edges 106 109 Index 317 fractional magnification levels 50 51 65 109 See also magnification Power Freeze tool 62 65 Freeze window 62 adjusting 62 creating 63 dialog 64 65 enabling and disabling 64 magnification level Power 64 65 Full zoom window 48 55 58 61 62 63 65 See also zoom window
43. 7 Turning tracking on and off At times you may want to disable tracking to keep a specific view in the zoom window gt To turn tracking on and off Press the Tracking On Off hotkey CTRL ALT SHIFT T Note ZoomText configurations are always saved with Tracking in the on state 138 Alignment Alignment options control how the zoom window scrolls to keep tracked items in view There are two general types of alignment edge and center With edge alignment the zoom window scrolls only as needed to keep the tracked object in view With center alignment the zoom window scrolls as needed to keep the tracked object in the center of the zoom window A third alignment type smart alignment scrolls a control and the maximum portion of its parent menu or window into view gt To adjust the alignment options 1 Inthe Settings menu choose Alignment The Navigation Settings dialog appears with the Alignment tab displayed 2 Adjust the alignment options as desired 3 Click the OK button Chapter3 Magnification Features 139 fe Navigation Settings pase Tracking Alignment Mouse Panning Mouse pointer alignment qcececccccccccsscssscssccssccsscccsccecccceccesoes Edge Margin Centered within the zoom window 15 Text Cursor alignment Within edge margins Edge Margin Centered within the zoom window 15 Control and menu item alignment Smart alignment with pare
44. Check for online updates each time ZoomText is launched 3 Click OK In addition to the automatic updating you can manually check for updates at any time gt To manually check for updates In the Windows Start menu choose Programs gt ZoomText 10 Other Check for Updates The Update Wizard appears and walks you through the update procedure 20 Starting ZoomText 10 Once ZoomText is installed on your system it can be started using one of the following procedures e On the Windows desktop select the ZoomText 10 program icon e Inthe Windows Start menu choose Programs ZoomText 10 gt ZoomText 10 Note ZoomText can be configured to load automatically when starting Windows This option can be enabled while installing ZoomText or in the ZoomText Program Preferences dialog box For more information see Program Preferences in Chapter 6 When ZoomText starts up it changes your display to show a magnified view of the normal screen As you move the mouse type text and navigate within your applications the magnified view automatically scrolls keeping the area of activity in view If you have installed ZoomText Magnifier Reader ZoomText will also speak aloud narrating your actions as you work with your documents and applications All of your Windows programs will operate normally while ZoomtText is running Chapter2 Getting Started 21 Activating ZoomText 10 ZoomText 10 contains product activat
45. Continued Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 177 List View Labels Announces the data field names for the selected item in a list view control This information is not spoken when List View Data verbosity setting is disabled List View Data Announces the data for a selected item in a list view control Menu Item Announces the accelerator key for the Accelerator selected menu item the underlined character in the menu item name Menu Open Announces the opening of a menu such as File menu open Menu Item Announces the shortcut key for a menu Shortcut item such as Ctrl S Menu Item State Announces the state of a menu item such as checked and or disabled Message Text Announces the text of a message box when opened Repeat Group Name Repeats a control groups name while navigating to a new control within the group Note This overrides the Group Name setting Continued 178 Sheet Tab Announces the name of a spreadsheet tab when initially selected Table Entry Announces table entry and exit Tool Tips Announces the text within tool tips when they are displayed Tree Level Announces changes in tree level such as level 3 when navigating a file tree in Windows Explorer and other applications Window Title Announces the title of a window when it is activated Window Type Announces the type of a window when
46. Each of these windows offer a unique way of viewing what is on the screen At any time you can switch zoom window types to accommodate a different task or application environment 56 Selecting a Zoom Window You can select a different zoom window at any time while ZoomtText is active gt To select a zoom window Ir On the Magnifier toolbar select Type and then Type select the desired zoom window v Full Overlay Hotkey CTRL SHIFT Z Lens Cycles through the zoom window Line types Docked b Frer A zoom window type can also be selected in the Dual Monitor Zoom Windows dialog as follows Adjust g 1 In the Magnifier menu choose Zoom ettings Window The Zoom Windows dialog appears with the Window tab displayed r3 Select the desired zoom window type 3 Click the OK button Chapter 3 Magnification Features e 5 7 Window Docked Top Overlay Docked Bottom Lens Line Docked Right Set Line window height to cursor height ZoomText Dual Monitor Support Enable Dual Monitor Primary Span Primary Clone Primary with 1x Primary Secondary Window tab The following table describes the Window Type settings 58 Eull Overlay Lens Line Docked Top Description Displays a zoom window that occupies the entire screen Displays a zoom window that lies on top of the normal screen and can be sized and moved to occupy any area Disp
47. For box Search text When an instance of the search text is found only the search text is spoken Entire line When an instance of the search text is found the entire line containing the search text is spoken Nothing When an instance of the search text is found the text is not spoken These settings are not available in ZoomText Magnifier 132 Text Finder Highlight The Text Finder highlight makes it easy to see and follow the current item found by Text Finder The Text Finder highlight settings allow you to customize the appearance of the highlighting including the highlight shape color and transparency level gt To configure the Text Finder highlight settings 1 Inthe Text Finder dialog click the Highlight button Adjust the highlight settings as desired Click the OK button Finder Highlight Settings nese Web Finder Text Finder Text Finder Highlight Shape Transparency Color Clear o Solid C Red E Thickness Preview Sa mple Text Finder Item Cancel Help Text Finder Highlight dialog Chapter3 Magnification Features 133 The following table describes the Text Finder highlight settings Setting Description Shape Sets the shape used to highlight the current search word phrase or web page item Block Underline or Frame Color Sets the highlight color Thickness Sets the thickness of the
48. LT V To start and stop reading of the zone click the Play Pause button Note The Play Pause button is disabled grayed out when navigating to non spoken zones To navigate to another zone click the Next and Previous buttons To exit Navigate Mode click the Exit button on the Navigate toolbar You can also exit by right clicking or pressing ESC 204 Reading Zones Settings The Reading Zones settings allow you to create examine and edit reading zones When activated the Reading Zones dialog displays a list of zones that have been defined in the current application By selecting a zone in the Zones list you can modify its settings trigger the zone or delete the zone You can also create new zones or navigate through all zones in the current application For complete information on creating editing navigating and triggering zones see Reading Zones in this chapter gt To adjust the reading zone settings 1 Inthe Reader menu choose Reading Zones The Reading dialog appears with the Zones tab displayed 2 Adjust the reading zone settings as desired 3 Select the OK button Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features v Show zones defined for Windows Explorer X zones zone Name 1 My Zone 1 My Zone 1 Zone is relative to Top left Top right Bottom left Bottom right Center Hotkey CTRL ALT 1 Zone Actions Speak text in zone Display zone Display and speak zone High
49. List Search toolbar dialog Chapter3 Magnification Features 121 gt To use List Search 1 8 If Web Finder is currently in Page Search mode click the List button to switch to List Search mode In the Page Items combo box select the type of items that you want to view in the Items found list To search or filter the list type a word or phrase in the Search box As you type in the Search box the list is automatically filtered to display only items that contain the search string The Search box turns orange when the typed word or phrase does not exist within the list of items Select the desired sorting order in the Sort by list box You can also sort the list by clicking on the Name and Type headings at the top of the list To have Web Finder execute an item that contains a link or control click the Execute button To have Web Finder start reading from the selected item using AppReader click the AppRdr button To have Web Finder go to the location of the selected item click the GoTo button To exit Web Finder click the Exit button In ZoomText Magnifier the AppRdr option is not available so this button is disabled grayed out 22 gt Refreshing the list in List Search Some webpages contain areas of dynamically changing content such as the top headlines on news sites or sports scores When Web Finder starts or switches to List Search it captures the current page content to populate the l
50. Navigate Reading Zones CTRL ALT V New Reading Zone CTRL ALT Z Edit Reading Zones CTRL ALT E Recorder Hotkeys Magnifier Reader only Commands Keys Record Clipboard Text CTRL CAPS LOCK C Record Selected Text CTRL CAPS LOCK S Chapter7 Hotkeys 2 77 Screen Reading Hotkeys agnifier Reader only Commands Keys Say Window Title CTRL ALT W Say Dialog Tab CTRL ALT T Say Dialog Message CTRL ALT M Say Focus CTRL ALT F Say Default Button CTRL ALT B Say Group Name CTRL ALT G Say Status Bar CTRL ALT X Say All CTRL ALT A Say Selected Text CTRL ALT S Say Cell Row Title CTRL ALT R Say Cell Column Title CTRL ALT K Say Cell Formula CTRL ALT O Say Cell Comment CTRL ALT C Say Current Time CTRL ALT I Say Current Date CTRL ALT Y Say Clipboard ALT SHIFT C Quiet ALT SHIFT Q or CTRL Change Speech Engine ALT SHIFT E 278 Scroll Hotkeys Commands Keys Scroll Up ALT UP Scroll Down ALT DOWN Scroll Left ALT LEFT Scroll Right ALT RIGHT Jump Up ALT PGUP Jump Down ALT PGDN Jump Left ALT HOME Jump Right ALT END Jump Center ALT NUMPAD 5 Save View ALT NUMPAD Restore View ALT NUMPAD Chapter 7 Hotkeys 2 79 Text Reading Hotkeys Magnifier Reader only
51. Navigation toolbar appear Using the toolbar controls or keyboard commands you can start and stop reading of the zone and navigate to the next or previous zone Zone Name Allows you to type a meaningful name for the selected zone Zone names appear in the Zones listbox in the Readings Zones dialog They also appear in the Reading Zones menu when pressing the Reading Zones List hotkey CTRL ALT L and when clicking Zones gt Trigger on the Reader toolbar Continued Zone is Sets the relative position of the zone within relative to the application window top left top right bottom left bottom right or center This keeps the zone in the correct location even when the application window has been resized or moved Note In some cases when resizing an application window controls within the window may also be resized When this occurs you may need to resize the individual zones Speak text When the reading zone is triggered all text in zone within the zone is spoken Display zone When the reading zone is triggered the zone is scrolled into view and highlighted Display and When the reading zone is triggered the speak Zone Zone is scrolled into view highlighted and spoken Highlight Sets the amount of time in seconds that zone for the reading zone is highlighted Note Highlighting only occurs when Scroll to zone is selected Return to After the zone is
52. Pointer V Controls E Alerts V Text Cursor E Tool Tips V Menus 7 Windows Area to track Entire Screen D Inside Area Set Tracking rea Outside Area Cancel Help Tracking tab The following table describes the Tracking settings Description Mouse pointer Track on the mouse pointer when it moves Text cursor Track on the text cursor when it moves Menus Track on highlighted menu items Controls Track on controls when they receive focus Controls include buttons check boxes listboxes etc Tool Tips Track on tool tips when they appear Continued 136 Windows Track on windows when they are activated Alerts Track on alert popups when they appear Entire Screen Allows activity anywhere on the screen to be tracked Inside Area Limits tracking to activity inside the defined tracking area The tracking area can be set by clicking the Set Tracking Area button Outside Area Limits tracking to activity outside the defined tracking area The tracking area can be set by clicking the Set Tracking Area button Set Tracking Activates a tool for setting the Inside and Area Outside tracking areas whichever is currently selected When the tool is activated a tracking area frame with sizing handles appears on the screen To size the frame drag any handle To move the frame drag inside the frame Right click to exit the tool Chapter3 Magnification Features 13
53. RL END Execute Item CTRL ENTER AppReader ALT SHIFT A Toggle List Search open close ALT L Cycle Page Item Type Up CTRL UP Cycle Page Item Type Down CTRL DOWN Next Heading CTRL H Previous Heading CTRL SHIFT H Next Heading Level 1 6 CTRL 1 6 Previous Heading Level 1 6 CTRL SHIFT 1 6 Next Form CTRL F Previous Form CTRL SHIFT F Continued 284 Next Table CTRL T Previous Table CTRL SHIFT T Next Link CTRL L Previous Link CTRL SHIFT L Next Control CTRL C Previous Control CTRL SHIFT C Next Image CTRL Previous Image CTRL SHIFT I Next List CTRL S Previous List CTRL SHIFT S CHAPTER 8 Configuration Files All ZoomText settings can be saved and restored using configuration files Configuration files control all ZoomText features including magnification level zoom window type screen enhancements reading options application settings and hotkeys Any number of files can be saved allowing you to create custom ZoomText configurations that can be recalled at any time 286 Saving and Loading Configurations The current ZoomText settings can be saved to a configuration file at any time This configuration file can be loaded at a later time and the new settings will take effect immediately gt To save se
54. RL RIGHT Say Previous Sentence CTRL ALT LEFT Say Current Sentence CTRL ALT NUMPAD 5 Say Next Sentence CTRL ALT RIGHT Continued Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 217 Say Previous Line 3 UP Say Current Line SHIFT NUMPAD 5 Say Next Line DOWN Say Previous Paragraph CTRL UP Say Current Paragraph CTRL SHIFT NUMPAD 5 Say Next Paragraph CTRL DOWN 1 Second press of the Say Current Character command speaks the character phonetically Alpha Bravo Charlie 2 Repeated presses of the Say Current Word command provides the following behavior e First press speaks the word e Second press spells the word e Third press spells the word phonetically Alpha Bravo Charlie Note Repeated presses must occur within two seconds 3 This command reads the current word or entire line according to the Program Echo setting When the text cursor moves into a new line In addition to the Text Reading commands listed above ZoomText will also speak when using standard text navigation and editing keys listed in the following table 218 Keys Application Action ZoomText Action BACKSPACE Deletes the character Speaks the deleted to the left of the character cursor DELETE Deletes the character Speaks the new to the right of the character to the cursor right of the cursor HOME Moves the cursor to Speaks the
55. T and press the arrow key that corresponds to the desired direction To Press Scroll left ALT LEFT Scroll right ALT RIGHT Scroll up ALT UP Scroll down ALT DOWN 2 To increase the scrolling speed press the same arrow key without releasing the ALT key each press will increase the speed 3 To decrease the scrolling speed press the opposite arrow key without releasing the ALT key each press will decrease the speed until scrolling stops 4 To scroll in a different direction press the arrow key corresponding to the new direction without releasing the ALT key 5 To stop scrolling release the ALT key Chapter3 Magnification Features Use the following hotkeys gt To jump to an edge or the center of the screen 147 To Press Jump to left edge ALT HOME Jump to right edge ALT END Jump to top edge ALT PAGE UP Jump to bottom edge ALT PAGE DOWN Jump to center ALT NUMPAD 5 gt To save and restore a specific view of the screen The current view can be saved and restored at a later time using the following hotkeys To Press Save the current view ALT NUMPAD Restore the saved view ALT NUMPAD 148 CHAPTER 4 Screen Reading Features This chapter describes ZoomText s screen reading features These features are included in ZoomText Magnifier Reader only The Reader
56. TRL SHIFT V Move Mouse To View CTRL SHIFT B Move View To Mouse CTRL SHIFT Y Smooth Panning On Off WINDOWS SHIFT P Pass Thru next hotkey ALT PAUSE AHOI On Off CTRL ALT SHIFT A AHOI Status Report CTRL ALT SHIFT S Capture ZoomText Screen CTRL ALT SHIFT C Cursor Detect CTRL ALT SHIFT D Highlight Detect CTRL ALT SHIFT H MSAA On Off CTRL ALT SHIFT M Tracking On Off CTRL ALT SHIFT T Update Screen Model CTRL ALT SHIFT U Chapter 7 Hotkeys 275 Reader Toolbar Hotkeys agnifier Reader only Commands Keys Speech On Off ALT SHIFT S Increase Speech Rate CTRL NUMPAD PLUS Decrease Speech Rate CTRL NUMPAD MINUS Typing Echo Mode ALT SHIFT T Mouse Echo Mode ALT SHIFT M Verbosity Level ALT SHIFT V AppReader ALT SHIFT A DocReader ALT SHIFT D SpeakIt Tool ALT SHIFT 276 Reading Zones Hotkeys Magnifier Reader only Commands Keys Trigger Zone 1 CTRL ALT 1 Trigger Zone 2 CTRL ALT 2 Trigger Zone 3 CTRL ALT 3 Trigger Zone 4 CTRL ALT 4 Trigger Zone 5 CTRL ALT 5 Trigger Zone 6 CTRL ALT 6 Trigger Zone 7 CTRL ALT 7 Trigger Zone 8 CTRL ALT 8 Trigger Zone 9 CTRL ALT 9 Trigger Zone 10 CTRL ALT 0 Next Reading Zone CTRL ALT N Previous Reading Zone CTRL ALT P List Reading Zones CTRL ALT L
57. Toolbar The Reader toolbar provides quick access to ZoomText s screen reading features Each toolbar button has an intuitive icon and label for easy identification Many of these buttons have pop up menus that provide fast access to the most important and frequently used settings Related buttons are grouped together and the group is labeled with a clickable link that opens their associated dialog box Icon Group label a gt Reader Speech Echo O 6 4 Speech Rate Typing Mouse Verbos a S AppRdr DocRdr Zones Speaklt Group Icon label Mouse 3 Verbos AppRdr ap DocRdr ee Zones Speech Turns speech output on and off and allows you to quickly switch between recently used speech synthesizers Rate Controls how fast ZoomText speaks Typing Selects typing echo settings Typing echo provides immediate feedback of the keys and words that you type Settings are specified in the Typing Echo dialog box Mouse Selects mouse echo settings Mouse echo automatically reads text beneath the pointer Settings are specified in the Mouse Echo dialog box Verbosity Selects a verbosity level Verbosity allows you to adjust the amount of information spoken when a program item receives focus Settings are specified in the Verbosity dialog box AppReader Launches AppReader to read text from the last active application AppReader provides continuous reading of documents web page
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59. ZoomtText 10 User s Guide 6 aisquared Copyrights ZoomText Magnifier Copyright 2011 Algorithmic Implementations Inc All Rights Reserved ZoomText Magnifier Reader Copyright 2011 Algorithmic Implementations Inc All Rights Reserved ZoomText 10 User s Guide Copyright 2011 Algorithmic Implementations Inc All Rights Reserved Unauthorized copying duplicating selling or otherwise distributing this software or documentation is a violation of Federal Copyright Law No part of this publication can be reproduced transmitted stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the express written consent of Algorithmic Implementations Inc d b a Ai Squared Credits Software Development Product Usability Cathy Gettel Richard Demar Scott Moore Lloyd Georgeson Jost Eckhardt Documentation Packaging Maurie Hill Jim Edwards Gace hangs James Jandzinski Y Fang Rebeca Previn Breton Knight Tony Jomaa Product Testing Gary Walker Tim Lalor Mushtaq Ahmed Shawn Warren Hwasoo Lee Derek Dove Fred Lichtenfels Nidal Comos Backend Web Development Vijetha Devarashetty Doug Hacker Gus Fleishmann Trademarks ZoomText and xFont are registered trademarks of Algorithmic Implementations Inc ZoomText Magnifier ZoomText Magnifier Reader and ZoomText ImageReader are trademarks of Algorithmic Implementations Inc TruVoice is a trademark of ScanSoft Inc NeoSpeech is a trademar
60. a Toolbar CTRL WINDOWS T Camera Zoom In CTRL WINDOWS UP Camera Zoom Out CTRL WINDOWS DOWN Camera View Full Docked CTRL WINDOWS SPACEBAR Camera View Cycle Docked CTRL WINDOWS D Camera View Rotate Image CTRL WINDOWS R Camera Manual Focus On Off CTRL WINDOWS M Camera Manual Focus In CTRL WINDOWS RIGHT Camera Manual CTRL WINDOWS LEFT Focus Out Camera Clarity ALT WINDOWS C On Off Camera Clarity ALT WINDOWS R Reset Continued Chapter5 Tools Features 237 Camera Brightness Increase ALT WINDOWS UP Camera Brightness Decrease ALT WINDOWS DOWN Camera Contrast Increase ALT WINDOWS RIGHT Camera Contrast ALT WINDOWS LEFT Decrease Camera Two Color ALT WINDOWS SPACEBAR On Off Camera Two Color ALT WINDOWS S Scheme 238 ZoomText Recorder ZoomText Recorder allows you to turn text from documents webpages email or other sources into audio recordings that you can listen to on your computer or transfer to your mobile device for listening to on the go You simply copy or select the text you want to record and start ZoomText Recorder With a few simple steps you give your recording a friendly name choose a destination to record to and click the record button And each recording is created using your choice of ZoomText voices or any other
61. a script file enter the path and filename for the script that you want to register Script file path and name Browse To register a script component enter the program ID for the component that you want to register Script component program ID ProglD Script information No information available on this script Ok Cancel Help The Register Script dialog The following table describes the Register Script settings Chapter Scripting 307 Script file path and name Browse Script component program ID ProgID Script information Show Script Information Provides a place for you to type the location and file name of the script program you want to register If you are not sure of the program s location or file name click Browse Displays the Select Script File dialog box which allows you to navigate files folders and select existing script files Provides a place for you to type the program ID for the script component you want to register Program IDs are provided by the script author Displays information about the specified script file or script component if provided within the script including the author date version contact information and a description of the script s purpose When entering a program ID clicking the Show Script Information button will display the script information if provided within the script 308 Script Hotkeys ZoomText scripts can b
62. ading Zones Reading Zones allow you to instantly see and hear selected locations in your applications Define up to 10 zones per application that you can trigger via pop up menu or keyboard commands Chapter Introduction 5 Full Internet Accessibility ZoomText reads any web page in the proper reading order You can read automatically or manually navigate by word line sentence and paragraph Text Navigation Navigation keys make it easy to read while creating and editing documents With simple commands you can read by character word line sentence and paragraph even while selecting text Typing Echo Each key or word that you type is automatically spoken You can choose to have all keys spoken or only selected groups of keys Mouse Echo Mouse echo automatically reads text that you point to Single words or complete lines of text are spoken instantly or after hovering briefly SpeakIt Tool The Speaklt tool allows you to read selected areas of the screen by clicking or dragging the mouse Background Reader Background Reader allows you to listen to documents webpages email or any text while you simultaneously perform other tasks ZoomText Recorder ZoomText Recorder allows you to turn text from documents webpages email or other sources into audio recordings that you can listen to on your computer or transfer to your mobile device for listening to on the go Special Application Support Built in support for latest versions
63. ame from such as the Programs Folder Target The Desktop Items are sorted by target string i e directory path or URL Open Opens the selected item Properties Displays the properties dialog for the selected item Chapter 3 Magnification Features e 117 Web Finder The Web Finder allows you to swiftly search skim navigate and read webpages You can search for words or phrases throughout an entire webpage to find topics of interest When you ve found a topic of interest you can have Web Finder start reading from that location ZoomText Magnifier Reader only Web Finder can also find and execute links and controls allowing you to seamlessly navigate between webpages All of these actions are performed using Web Finder s simple toolbar dialog and keyboard commands Web Finder provides two modes for searching webpages Page Search and List Search These modes and how to switch between them are described in the sections below Note Web Finder can be used in popular web browsers including Internet Explorer and Firefox Starting Web Finder gt To start Web Finder On the Magnifier toolbar click the Web button ne The Web Finder toolbar dialog appears Hotkey CTRL SHIFT W 118 Page Search Page Search displays a simple toolbar where you can type a word or phrase that you want to find and then navigate through all of the instances on the page You can also limit the page search to specific webpage eleme
64. and disable ZoomText e Adjust the magnification level e Start AppReader or DocReader ZoomText Magnifier Reader only Disable ZoomText Power Start AppReader Start DocReader 7 53PM 11 16 2011 Left click menu By right clicking the tray icon you can perform the following e Restore and minimize ZoomText e Exit ZoomText Restore ZoomText Minimize ZoomText Exit ZoomText Desktop a Pe iie fo gt FA ZPM 11 16 2011 _ Right click menu Chapter2 Getting Started 37 Using Tools with the Keyboard ZoomText s Adjust Freeze and Speaklt tools allow you to click and drag to select screen areas associated with their respective features Although these tools were designed for easy use with a mouse they can also be operated using keyboard commands that simulate mouse actions When these tools are active you can control them using the keyboard commands from the following table Mouse Action Keyboard Command Move the pointer UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT Left click ENTER Right click ESC Drag object right SHIFT RIGHT Drag object left SHIFT LEFT Drag object up SHIFT UP Drag object down SHIFT DOWN 38 Exiting ZoomText You can exit the ZoomText program at any time When ZoomText is exited the screen returns to its normal unmagnified state and all speech output is terminated gt To exit ZoomText Do one of the following e Inthe File menu choose Exi
65. ant to monitor When you ve completed your selection the Freeze window automatically appears on top of the Full zoom window displaying the selected area The Full zoom window continues to operate normally tracking all on screen activity and allowing you to navigate and work in all areas of the screen Chapter3 Magnification Features 63 gt To set up a Freeze window f Type v Full Overlay Lens Line Docked Freeze Dual Monitor A dj ust Settings Yv 1 2 Set the zoom window type to Full On the Magnifier toolbar select Type Freeze New The Freeze tool becomes active Hotkey CTRL SHIFT N Move the mouse pointer until the area you want to freeze is scrolled into view Hold down the left button drag to selection rectangle around the desired freeze area and release the button When you complete the drag the Freeze window will appear with sizing handles on the frame To size the window drag any handle To move the window drag inside the window frame To scroll the contents of the window hold down CTRL and drag inside the window frame To exit the Freeze tool right click or press ESC Note The Freeze window can be resized or moved using the Adjust tool 64 gt To enable and disable the Freeze window On the Magnifier toolbar choose Type Freeze Enable or Type gt Freeze Disable Hotkey CTRL SHIFT E gt To adjust the Freeze window o
66. arch For Search 4rea Active window Entire screen Start search From D Top I Bottom Cursor or Focus Options Match whole words only Match case Speak Search text D Entire line Nothing Highlight Close l Help Text Finder dialog 130 The following table describes the Text Finder settings Setting Description Search For Provides a place for you to type the text you want to search for or you can select a recent entry from the combo box list Search Finds and selects the next occurrence of the text specified in the Search For box Active window Text Finder searches the active application or dialog window for occurrences of the search text Entire screen Text Finder searches the entire screen for occurrences of the search text Top ZoomText searches the selected search area from top to bottom Bottom ZoomText searches the selected search area from bottom to top Cursor or focus ZoomText starts searching from the cursor position when a cursor is present or the control that currently has focus Match whole words only When selected ZoomText searches for occurrences that are whole words and not part of a larger word Continued Chapter3 Magnification Features 131 Match case When selected ZoomText finds only those instances in which the capitalization matches the text typed into the Search
67. ation Related buttons are grouped together and the group is labeled with a clickable link that opens their associated dialog box Icon Group label YX Tools Camera Listening Image Reader apoo 0 m L Full Docked Recorder BgRdr Camera File Clipbrd Screen Group Icon label 222 I i8 O M x a Recorder aa 9 2S a Camera File Clipbrd Screen Full Launches the ZoomText Camera in Full view The camera image occupies the entire screen Docked Launches the ZoomText Camera in Docked view The camera image occupies one half of the screen Recorder Launches the ZoomText Recorder with text captured from the Windows Clipboard BgRdr Launches the Background Reader with text captured from the Windows Clipboard Background Reader automatically starts reading the captured text Camera Launches ZoomText ImageReader with the camera as the image source File Launches ZoomText ImageReader and prompts you to select an image file to process Clipbrd Launches ZoomText ImageReader to process an image already that is already in the Windows Clipboard Screen Launches ZoomText ImageReader with the screen capture tool active ZoomText ImageReader is a companion product for ZoomText Magnifier Reader Contact Ai Squared or your Ai Squared dealer for more information Chapter5 Tools Features 223 ZoomText Camera The ZoomText Camera feature allows you to us
68. ation within or between documents Each time you use an application s Cut or Copy command the selected information is placed in the Windows clipboard Then when you use the Paste command the information in the clipboard is inserted into your document at the selected location At times you may want to hear what is in the Windows clipboard This is easily accomplished using ZoomText s Read Clipboard command gt To read the Windows Clipboard 1 Press the Say Clipboard command ALT SHIFT C 2 To terminate reading of the clipboard press the CTRL key Note The Read Clipboard command is useful for reading text from problem applications that do not display text in a screen reader friendly format 216 Text Reading Hotkeys Text reading hotkeys let you navigate and read while creating and editing documents by word line sentence or paragraph When using these commands the text cursor moves in accordance with the command For example when pressing the Say Next Sentence command the cursor moves to the beginning of the next sentence and the entire sentence is spoken The following table lists the text reading commands Note Num Lock must be turned off when using ZoomText commands that use the numeric keypad Commands Keys Say Previous Character LEFT Say Current Character NUMPAD 5 Say Next Character RIGHT Say Previous Word CTRL LEFT Say Current Word CTRL NUMPAD 5 Say Next Word CT
69. ays a list of all hotkeys in the Command selected hotkey group When a hotkey is highlighted its primary and modifier keys are displayed Continued Chapter 7 Hotkeys 265 Primary Key Sets the primary key for the highlighted hotkey command Any key in the drop down list can be selected including mouse buttons Modifier Keys Sets the modifier keys for the highlighted hotkey command One or more modifier keys must be selected Disable Hotkey Disables a hotkey command from functioning When a hotkey is disabled the primary and modifier keys are grayed out Click on the Enable Hotkey button to re enable the hotkey Restore Restores all hotkeys to their original Defaults settings Configuration Displays the name of the configuration File file associated with a Load Configuration hotkey For more information see Chapter 7 Configuration Files Browse Displays the Select Configuration dialog box which lists the existing configuration files A configuration file can be assigned to a Load Configuration hotkey by selecting the desired file and choosing OK Note The Browse button is only enabled when a Load Configuration hotkey command is highlighted 266 Changing Hotkey Settings gt To change hotkey settings gt 1 Inthe Settings menu choose Hotkeys The Hotkeys dialog appears 2 Select the desired Hotkey Group and Hotkey Command Adjust the ho
70. beginning CAPS LOCK BACKSPACE Next Sentence CAPS LOCK RIGHT Current Sentence CAPS LOCK SPACEBAR Previous Sentence CAPS LOCK LEFT Next Word CTRL CAPS LOCK RIGHT Current Word CTRL CAPS LOCK SPACEBAR Previous Word CTRL CAPS LOCK LEFT Show Toolbar CAPS LOCK T Exit CAPS LOCK ESC Chapter7 Hotkeys 271 Camera Hotkeys Commands Keys On Off CTRL WINDOWS ENTER Toolbar CTRL WINDOWS T Zoom In CTRL WINDOWS UP Zoom Out CTRL WINDOWS DOWN View Full Docked CTRL WINDOWS SPACEBAR View Cycle Docked CTRL WINDOWS D View Rotate Image CTRL WINDOWS R Manual Focus On Off CTRL WINDOWS M Manual Focus In CTRL WINDOWS RIGHT Manual Focus Out CTRL WINDOWS LEFT Clarity On Off ALT WINDOWS C Clarity Reset ALT WINDOWS R Brightness Increase ALT WINDOWS UP Brightness Decrease ALT WINDOWS DOWN Contrast Increase ALT WINDOWS RIGHT Contrast Decrease ALT WINDOWS LEFT Two Color On Off ALT WINDOWS SPACEBAR Two Color Scheme ALT WINDOWS S 22 Configuration Hotkeys Commands Keys Load Configuration 1 ALT SHIFT 1 Load Configuration 2 ALT SHIFT 2 Load Configuration 3 ALT SHIFT 3 Load Configuration 4 ALT SHIFT 4 Load Configuration 5 ALT SHIFT 5 Load Configuration 6 ALT SHIFT 6 Load Configuration 7
71. ble cues when you encounter capital letters hypertext links or the start or end of a document Hints can be heard as a momentary pitch change while the item is read or a verbal announcement such as Cap or Link prior to the item being read gt To adjust the hints options 1 Inthe Reader menu choose Hints The Speech dialog appears with the Hints tab displayed 2 Adjust the Hints options as desired 3 Click the OK button bers nese Synthesizer Text Processing Hints Capital Letters No hints for capitals Pitch Change D Change pitch when reading a capital Say Cap before reading a capital Hypertext Links No hints For links Pitch Change D Change pitch when reading a link 5 Say Link before reading a link Other Hints V Say Beginning of document and End of document l Cancel Ji Help Hints tab The following table describes the Hints settings 162 Setting Description No hints for No hint is applied when a capital letter is capitals nee Change pitch when reading a capital The synthesizer pitch is changed when a capital letter is read Say Cap before reading a capital The word cap is spoken before a capital letter is read Pitch Change Capital Letters A percentage change to the voice pitch occurs when a capital letter is read Pitch change ranges from 50 to 50 in steps of 10 No hint
72. convert to a ZoomText Magnifier product i e all screen reading features will be disabled To regain the use of the screen reading features you must purchase a Magnifier Reader serial number and reactivate ZoomText Activating ZoomText on more than one computer With single user versions of ZoomText you can install and activate ZoomText on up to three computers in accordance with the ZoomText Software License Agreement Multiple activations are provided to accommodate individuals that use more than one computer such as a home computer a work computer and a laptop computer While ZoomText may be installed on up to three computers use of the collective installations is restricted to one user at any given time Note Multi user standalone versions of ZoomText provide one activation per licensed user Chapter2 Getting Started 27 Transferring Your ZoomText Software License Should you want to move your ZoomText software to a new computer or need to reformat the hard drive on your current computer it is important that you first transfer your software license back to the ZoomText activation server This preserves your license so that it may be used to activate your new installation of ZoomText To transfer your ZoomText software license from the ZoomText menu bar select Help gt Transfer Software License This action will launch the ZoomText Activation Wizard and guide you through the transfer process This process will deac
73. cripts and scripting languages 296 writing 297 scrolling 144 See also Adjust tool scrolling with hotkeys 144 145 282 saving and restoring a view 147 hotkeys 147 278 Setup 16 See also installing ZoomText smooth mouse panning 145 smooth panning 143 145 hotkeys 143 274 smooth scrolling 146 hotkeys 146 147 278 SpeakIt button 151 214 SpeakIt tool 152 214 hotkey 214 275 using the 214 speech 152 adjusting speech rate 153 enabling and disabling 152 hotkey 152 275 hotkeys 152 153 275 pitch 154 155 156 settings hints 161 163 synthesizer 154 157 text processing 158 160 terminating silencing 152 volume 154 155 156 Speech button 149 150 152 See also speech enabling and disabling speech rate 153 See also speech Index 325 speech synthesizer 154 See also speech settings starting ZoomText 20 minimized 254 shortcut key 254 255 starting automatically 254 status bar 33 257 258 synthesizer settings 154 157 See also speech settings system requirements 9 System tray icon 36 y taskbar button 257 258 Text button 49 127 text cursor tracking 134 135 See also tracking types of Text Finder 127 dialog box 129 131 hotkey 127 273 starting 127 toolbar 128 using the 127 text processing See speech settings text reading 216 See also AppReader and DocReader commands 216 219 279 281 text smoothing See text enhancements Ticker mode See DocReader display formats tool tip tracking 135 See also tracking types of
74. cute button To have Web Finder start reading at the current item using AppReader click the AppRdr button To enable and disable Web Finder speech output click the Speech button To exit Web Finder click the Exit button In ZoomText Magnifier the AppRdr and Speech options are not available so these buttons are disabled grayed out 120 List Search List Search expands the toolbar into a dialog that displays a list of headings links controls and other common webpage elements that are located in the webpage You can search filter and sort the list to quickly locate an item of interest Web Finder MEJ List Search Actions zoomtext X Allitems gt Tterns S Jh m gt xX Search Page Items st Execute AppRdr GoTo Exit List Search displays the following web page items headers links images lists tables Forms and controls Items found 33 Sort by Type X Refresh List A Name Type ZoomText Express Heading 2 E ZoomText Keyboard Heading 2 ZoomText USB Heading 2 Image of the ZoomText Express product box Image Image of the ZoomText Large Print Keyboard Image Image of the ZoomText product box Image Image of the ZoomText USB Drive Image Buy Keyboard Online Buy ZoomText Keyboard Online Link Buy Online Buy ZoomText Express Online Link T Hide unnamed images Read tips and tricks for using Web Finder Close Help Web Finder
75. day to update your account information view your Ai Squared orders and retrieve your ZoomText product serial number This is a real convenience when you need to activate your product and don t have your serial number on hand To initiate the online registration process do one of the following e Inthe ZoomText Activation Wizard select the Register online now link in the final wizard dialog e In ZoomText s Help menu select Register ZoomText e In your web browser go to www aisquared com register Mail in the ZoomText registration card A large print ZoomText registration card is included with every ZoomText product Just fill in the card attach the required postage and drop it in the mail Phone in your registration If you prefer you can call Ai Squared to register your product Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm Eastern Time e Inside of North America 1 800 859 0270 e Outside of North America 1 802 362 3612 32 The ZoomText User Interface When you start ZoomText its user interface appears on the screen This window contains all of the controls for operating ZoomText All of ZoomText s settings can be accessed through standard menus or easy to use toolbars Each toolbar features a set of buttons that provide fast access to the most important and frequently used settings Each button contains an intuitive icon and label for easy identification Buttons are grouped by function and each group is labeled
76. disabling Disable ZoomText See ZoomText enabling and disabling Enable Speech See speech enabling and disabling Disable Speech See speech enabling and disabling Start AppReader See AppReader starting Start DocReader See DocReader starting SpeakIt Tool See SpeakIt tool Adjust Tool See Adjust tool Enable Freeze Window See Freeze window New Freeze Window See Freeze tool New Reading Zone See Reading Zones creating Edit Reading Zones See Reading Zones editing Trigger Reading Zone See Reading Zones triggering Navigate Reading Zones See Reading Zones navigating View Mode See View mode Magnifier Power See magnification Power Zoom Window See zoom windows Freeze Window See Freeze tool and Freeze window View Locator See view locator Color Enhancements See color enhancements Pointer Enhancements See pointer enhancements Cursor Enhancements See cursor enhancements Text Enhancements See text enhancements Desktop Finder See Desktop Finder Web Finder See Web Finder Text Finder See Text Finder 320 Reader Synthesizer See speech settings Text Processing See speech settings Hints See speech settings Typing Echo See echo settings Mouse Echo See echo settings Program Echo See echo settings Verbosity See echo settings AppReader See AppReader DocReader See DocReader Reading Zones See Reading Zones Reading Options See reading options Tools Background Reader See Background Reader Camera See Camera Recorder See Recorder Settings Tracking S
77. displayed ZoomText previous scrolls back to the location that was in view location l prior to triggering the zone Dim area When a reading zone is triggered the area outside of zone outside of the reading zone is dimmed Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 209 Reading Options Reading Options contain additional settings for AppReader and DocReader You can set an independent reading rate for AppReader and DocReader select how highlighted words are tracked and aligned and activate the display of format marks in DocReader Format marks appear in the DocReader s Prompter and Ticker displays and indicate the layout of text in the source document gt To adjust the reading options 1 Inthe Reader menu choose Reading Options The Reading dialog appears with the Options tab displayed 2 Adjust the reading options as desired 3 Select the OK button 210 Highlight Tracking AppReader DocReader DocReader Format Marks Show paragraph marks q Show line break marks J Show indent marks Show space marks Show end of cell marks Fe Show end of frame marks Underline links Options tab The following table describes the AppReader and DocReader Options settings Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 211 Setting Description Use screen reading speech rate When selected AppReader and DocReader reading rate are set by the Rate setting in the Speech dialog Synthesizer
78. e Display Properties dialog so that the two magnified screens line up to provide a seamless magnified view Using the Dual Monitor Feature with Three or More Monitors When activating ZoomText s dual monitor feature on a system configured with three or more monitors the following will occur All application windows that are located on the secondary displays monitor devices 2 and greater will be moved to the primary screen ZoomText will utilize the primary display and the secondary display selected in ZoomText s advanced dual monitor settings To access the advanced settings from the ZoomText menu bar choose Magnifier Zoom Windows Advanced button Additional display devices will display the Windows desktop wallpaper but they cannot be accessed and used That is you cannot move the mouse or application windows into these areas Chapter3 Magnification Features 81 Dual Monitor Troubleshooting This Help topic s provides information for troubleshooting problems that can occur when using ZoomText s dual monitor feature ZoomText asked Do you see a yellow Z on your secondary monitor but I did not see the Z This problem can occur for the following reasons e You have a second monitor but it is not properly attached to your computer not connected to a power source or not switched on Check the connections for your second monitor and make sure it is switched on e Your system is configur
79. e Zoom Windows dialog select Advanced fe Advanced Dual Monitor Settings pes Windows Display Properties In some cases resolving compatibility issues with ZoomText s Dual Monitor Feature may require adjustments to your Windows display settings located in the Display Properties dialog Sosccccssecseccscescusscesssecseoss sescusverssssusvostcued seveueveressossscessecstecsecsscersvecseeetosset Secondary Display Device The selected display device is used by ZoomText for the secondary screen Display Device 2 NVIDIA Quadro Fx 2800M v Identify Cra See Advanced Dual Monitor Settings dialog The following table describes the Advanced Dual Monitor Settings 78 View Windows Opens the Windows Display Display Properties properties Settings dialog box Settings Display Device Displays a list of display devices that can be used by ZoomText for the secondary monitor Identify Identifies the secondary monitors on your system On systems configured with two monitors a large Z is displayed on the secondary monitor On systems configured with three or more monitors an identifying number appears on each of the secondary monitors e g 1 2 3 Using ZoomText with Dual Monitors Disabled When ZoomText s dual monitor support is disabled ZoomText will magnify and speak applications and documents located on the primary desktop You can move application windows onto the secondary desktop but they
80. e any high definition HD webcam to magnify printed items and other objects right on your computer screen including bills magazines photographs medicine labels craft items and more Simple controls allow you to quickly zoom in and out and choose between full and high contrast colors You can also switch between Full and Docked screen views which allow you to see the camera image and your Windows desktop at the same time And by utilizing affordable and readily available HD webcams the ZoomText Camera feature offers a portable and affordable compliment or alternative to conventional CCTVs 224 ZoomText 10 is a powerful compute impaired Consisting of two adaptiv screen reading ZoomText allows y computer screen providing comple and the Internet ZoomText 10 also standard HD webcam Full view ZoomText 10 is a powerful compute impaired Consisting of two adaptiv screen reading ZoomText allows y amera Power View Zoom Zoom iew Enhancements Full Docked Enh e iS oo Rotate Color Clarity Docked Top view Chapter5 Tools Features 225 Getting Started With ZoomText Camera Before you can use the ZoomText Camera feature you must acquire a suitable camera and camera stand set up the camera in your work space and choose your camera in the ZoomText Camera settings Acquiring a suitable camera and stand To use the ZoomText Camera feature you will need an HD webcam with autofocus Fo
81. e current default configuration 288 Configuration Hotkeys You can use hotkeys to load configuration files without activating the ZoomText user interface Before a configuration hotkey can be used a configuration file must be assigned to it The following table lists the default configuration hotkeys For information on assigning configurations to hotkeys see Changing Hotkey Settings in Chapter 6 To load Press Configuration File 1 ALT SHIFT 1 Configuration File 2 ALT SHIFT 2 Configuration File 3 ALT SHIFT 3 Configuration File 4 ALT SHIFT 4 Configuration File 5 ALT SHIFT 5 Configuration File 6 ALT SHIFT 6 Configuration File 7 ALT SHIFT 7 Configuration File 8 ALT SHIFT 8 Configuration File 9 ALT SHIFT 9 Configuration File 10 ALT SHIFT 0 Chapter 8 Configuration Files 289 Application Settings Within each ZoomText configuration you can define custom settings for each application that you use For example you can have ZoomText display your web browser at one magnification level and your word processor at another Whenever these applications become active their ZoomText settings are automatically restored Applications without custom settings are displayed and spoken according to the settings of the current configuration file gt To define and save application settings 1 Open the application for which you want to define settings
82. e written so that they execute automatically in response to specified events or when pressing a hotkey or hotkeys When a script is written for execution by hotkey s the hotkey s will appear in ZoomText s Hotkeys dialog box Like all ZoomText hotkeys you can view and modify the script hotkey assignments gt To view the script hotkeys In the Options menu choose Hotkeys A list of script hotkeys appear in the Hotkeys Command list In the Hotkey Group box select Scripts The Hotkeys dialog appears To view a script hotkeys assigned key combination click on the desired script hotkey The hotkey s assigned key combination appears in the Primary Key and Modifier Keys settings Adjust the hotkey combination as desired Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each hotkey you wish to view or modify Click the OK button Chapter Scripting 309 f Hotkeys a Primary Key Scripts vy K Hotkey Command Outlook Read Modifier Keys utlook Reader at ctrl Disable Hotkey Hotkey n Restore Defaults P shift V wi _ Caps Lock Reads entries in Microsoft Outlook s Inbox Configuration File Browse Cancel Help The Hotkeys dialog The following table describes the new Hotkey settings related to scripts Hotkey Group Selects a group of related hotkeys The hotkeys in the selected group appear in the Hotkey Command list Hotkey Command Displays a list o
83. ed with a video card or cards that support a secondary monitor but you do not have a second monitor on your workstation Attach a second monitor to your system or do not attempt to enable the dual monitor feature ZoomText asked Do you see a yellow Z on your secondary monitor I saw the yellow Z but when I clicked the Yes button ZoomText displayed a message saying ZoomText was unable to activate the dual monitor feature This problem occurs for the following reason 82 ZoomText was unable to adjust the primary and secondary display settings so that they have matching screen resolutions and color quality Note Matched settings are required You must manually adjust these settings so that they have matched values To adjust the screen resolutions and color quality for your primary and secondary monitors 1 In Windows 7 Select Start Control Panel Display Adjust Resolution In Windows Vista Select Start Control Panel Appearance and Personalization Adjust Screen Resolution In Windows XP Select Start Control Panel Display Settings tab The Windows display settings appear Click on the display box labeled 1 or the number that represents your primary monitor and then select the desired Screen Resolution and Color Quality Chapter3 Magnification Features 83 3 Click on the display box labeled 2 or the number that represents your secondary monitor and
84. ed you have a license for each separate computer on which the Software is installed and run Except as otherwise provided in Section 2 b a license for the Software may not be shared installed or used concurrently on different computers b Fora Single User product license the Software may be installed and activated on up to three computers While the Software may be activated on three computers use of the collective installations is restricted to one user at any given time Simultaneous use by more than one user violates this license agreement c You agree that Ai Squared or a legal representative of Ai Squared may audit your use of the Software for compliance with these terms at any time upon reasonable notice In the event that such audit reveals any use of the Software by you other than in full compliance with the terms of this Agreement you shall reimburse Ai Squared for all reasonable expenses related to such audit in addition to any other liabilities you may incur as a result of such non compliance d Mandatory Product Activation The license rights granted under this Agreement may be limited to the first sixty 60 days after you first install the Software unless you supply information required to activate your licensed copy in the manner described during the activation sequence of the Software You may need to activate the Software through the use of the Internet or telephone toll charges may apply There are technological measu
85. ee navigation settings Alignment See navigation settings Mouse See navigation settings Program See preferences User Interface See preferences Hotkeys See hotkeys Help ZoomText Help See Help documentation and tools Help Tool See Help tool Check for Program Updates See checking for updates Download Program Components See downloading program components Transfer Software License See activating ZoomText transferring your license Microsoft Speech 154 Minimize button 33 34 Index 321 minimizing ZoomText 34 See also starting ZoomText minimized Mouse button 150 167 Mouse navigation 141 changing options 141 dialog box 141 142 mouse pointer tracking 135 See also tracking types of mouse wheel zooming 53 dialog box 54 enabling and configuring 53 naming applications 292 dialog box 293 294 naming and saving 293 navigation settings 134 alignment 138 140 See also alignment mouse 141 142 See also mouse navigation smooth scrolling 146 147 See also smooth scrolling tracking 134 137 See also tracking NeoSpeech 5 154 O outside area tracking bounds 134 See also tracking area Overlay zoom window 48 55 58 60 66 See also zoom windows P panning 143 Pass Thru hotkey 267 274 See also hotkey passing to current application Pointer button 48 94 322 pointer enhancements custom settings 94 dialog box 95 97 hotkey 94 273 schemes 94 Power spinbox 48 50 51 65 See also magnification Power Primary Clone 69 70 74 76 See
86. eech dialog from the DocReader toolbar 158 Text Processing Text processing modifies how numbers punctuations and mixed case words are spoken so that they are pronounced in the proper context or desired format With these settings you can create a reading style that clarifies complex words and numbers gt To adjust the text processing options 1 Inthe Reader menu choose Text Processing The Speech dialog appears with the Text Processing tab displayed 2 Adjust the text processing options as desired 3 Click the OK button Speech pee Synthesizer Text Processing Hints Text Repeat Count gt Speak numbers according to synthesizer settings lt a or ag a Cc Fr I o am oa a or o a A a a bm Qa A or ao wv Numbers Speak numbers using their Full word representation Speak numbers as single digits Speak numbers as digit pairs Punctuation Speak punctuation according to synthesizer settings Speak all punctuation Speak embedded punctuation only Cancel Help Text Processing tab The following table describes the Text Processing settings Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 157 Setting Description Speak mixed Breaks mixed case words into separate case as separate words words for more accurate pronunciation by the speech synthesizer For example the word
87. een Enhancements Screen enhancements improve the legibility of the screen With these settings you can e Adjust screen colors for improved contrast and clarity e Modify the mouse pointer and text cursor making them easier to see and follow e Apply focus enhancements making it easy to see and follow the control focus e Apply font enhancements for sharp print quality text that s easy to read at all magnification levels Color Enhancements gt vV Normal Scheme Custom Settings Color enhancements improve clarity of text and graphics providing easier viewing and reduced eyestrain The color enhancement options consist of a variety of filter effects that adjust color contrast and brightness You can choose from preset color schemes or configure your own custom color settings To choose a preset color scheme On the Magnifier toolbar select Color Scheme and then select the desired color scheme 3 Note You can turn color enhancements on and off using the Color Enhancements On Off hotkey CTRL SHIFT C Chapter 3 Magnification Features gt To configure custom color settings 89 1 Inthe Magnifier menu choose Color Enhancements The Enhancements dialog appears with the Color tab displayed 2 Select Custom 3 Adjust the custom settings as desired 4 Click the OK button Enhancements Enhancements 0 Color Color Enhancement Normal Scheme Inve
88. ensing to 100 maximum condensing Displays settings for excluding the use of xFont in problem applications See Excluding xFont in Problem Applications below Displays a list of fonts available on your system The selected font is displayed in the sample text box according to the selected enhancement type and xFont options These settings only apply when using the xFont enhancement type Chapter 3 Magnification Features e 111 Excluding xFont in Problem Applications Some applications contain user interface components that are not compatible with ZoomText s xFont feature resulting in missing or corrupted text When this occurs you can exclude the use of xFont within the problem application by selecting checking the application s name in the Exclude Applications dialog box Note Applications that have known conflicts with xFont have been excluded in the default ZoomText configuration gt To exclude xFont in selected applications 1 Inthe Font Enhancements dialog select Exclude Applications The Exclude Applications dialog appears 2 Inthe Exclude xFont from listbox check the applications in which you would like to exclude the use of xFont 3 Click the OK button 112 fe Exclude Applications In some applications xFont text enhancements may not work properly Should this occur check the application in the list below to exclude the use of xFont within that application Exclude xFo
89. ent When reading text scrolls horizontally like a ticker tape Shortcut Key T Prompter Displays multiple wrapped lines of text that do not exceed the width of the DocReader screen When reading text scrolls vertically like a teleprompter Shortcut Key P Settings Opens the Reading dialog box to change the DocReader settings Shortcut Key E Speech Opens the Speech dialog box to change the speech settings Shortcut Key S Exit Exits DocReader and activates the source application The application s cursor if exists is positioned at the last spoken word Shortcut Keys X or ESC Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 19 DocReader Settings The DocReader settings allow you to customize the appearance of text and word highlighting in the DocReader environment gt To adjust the DocReader settings 1 Inthe Reader menu choose DocReader The Reading dialog appears with the DocReader tab displayed 2 Adjust the DocReader settings as desired 3 Select the OK button Reading pee AppReader DocReader Zones Options Fonts Use fonts and styles From the captured document Font Style verdana z Regular Z Document Colors Use colors From the captured document Text Background __ white H c Highlight Shape Color Magenta w Preview Sample DocReader Text Cancel Help DocReader tab 192 The following table describes the DocReader sett
90. er computer Should you want to move your ZoomText software to anew computer it is important that you first transfer your software license back to the ZoomText activation server This preserves your software license so that it may be used to activate your new installation of ZoomText See Transferring Your ZoomText Software License in the preceding section 30 Registering ZoomText 10 To ensure that you get the most out of ZoomText and to protect your product license Ai Squared recommends that you promptly register ZoomText immediately after completing the product installation By registering ZoomText you are eligible for technical support low cost upgrades and cost saving support plans You ll also receive our email newsletter providing information about new product releases special offers and helpful ZoomText tips and tricks And don t worry when registering with Ai Squared your personal information is always held in the strictest confidence Ai Squared does not share customer information with other organizations so you don t have to worry about unwanted solicitations from 3rd parties There are three ways to register your ZoomText product Chapter2 Getting Started 31 Register ZoomText online recommended Registering ZoomText online is quick and easy Just create or login to your Ai Squared customer account and select Register your product With your Ai Squared customer account you can log in 24 hours a
91. escribes the Mouse Echo settings Setting Description No Echo Turns off mouse echo Instant Echo Enables instant mouse echo Words are spoken immediately when the mouse pointer is moved over them Hover Echo Enables delayed mouse echo Words are spoken after the mouse pointer hovers over them for the selected hover time Continued Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 169 Hover Time seconds The amount of time in seconds that the mouse pointer must hover over an object before it is spoken This setting applies to Hover Echo only Echo the word only Only the word beneath the mouse pointer is echoed Echo all words in the line or object When the mouse pointer moves into a new line of text or over a new object all words in the line or object are spoken Objects include title bars menu items dialog controls desktop icons and task bar buttons Note When using mouse echo holding down the SHIFT key toggles the echo mode from Echo the word only to Echo all words in the line or object or vice versa Program Echo Program echo determines what items are spoken as you navigate and use your applications These items include window titles menus dialogs list views tree views and text that the cursor moves through The amount of detail that is spoken for these items can be adjusted using the Verbosity Settings For more information see Echo Settings
92. ess ESC When AppReader exits the cursor is automatically positioned at the last word that was highlighted in AppReader if a cursor exists in the application 182 Read from Pointer ZoomText 10 introduces the new Read from Pointer command for starting AppReader The Read from Pointer command lets you instantly start AppReader at the word under the mouse pointer making use of AppReader fast and seamless in documents web pages and email gt To use the Read from Pointer command 1 Position the mouse pointer over the word where you want AppReader to start 2 Press the Read from Pointer command ALT SHIFT LEFT CLICK AppReader starts up and begins reading at the word under the mouse pointer Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 183 AppReader Settings The AppReader settings allow you to customize the appearance of word highlighting in AppReader including the highlight shape color and transparency level gt To adjust the AppReader settings 1 Inthe Reader menu choose AppReadet The Reading dialog appears with the AppReader tab displayed 2 Adjust the AppReader settings as desired 3 Select the OK button kcii E AppReader DocReader Zones Options Options M Track and highlight words J Exit AppReader at end of document Highlight Shape Thickness Thin Q Thick Color Transparency E Red v Clear A Solid Preview Sample AppReader Text Cancel
93. f all hotkeys in the selected hotkey group When a hotkey is highlighted its primary and modifier keys are displayed Primary Key Sets the primary key for the highlighted hotkey command Any key in the drop down list can be selected including mouse buttons Continued 310 Modifier Keys Disable Hotkey Restore Defaults Configuration File Browse Sets the modifier keys for the highlighted hotkey command One or more modifier keys must be selected Disables a hotkey command from functioning When a hotkey is disabled the primary and modifier keys are grayed out Click on the Enable Hotkey button to re enable the hotkey Restores all hotkeys to their original settings Displays the name of the configuration file associated with a Load Configuration hotkey Displays the Select Configuration dialog box which lists the existing configuration files A configuration file can be assigned to a Load Configuration hotkey by selecting the desired file and choosing OK Note The Browse button is only enabled when a Load Configuration hotkey command is highlighted Index A about the user s guide 11 12 documentation formatting 12 activating ZoomText 21 activating on more than one computer 26 activation FAQs 28 29 activation process 23 25 preparing to activate 22 transferring your license 27 wizard 23 24 25 Adjust tool 61 63 hotkey 61 273 using the 61 scrolling with 61 alignment
94. formation on ZoomText ImageReader visit the Ai Squared website at www aisquared com or contact your Ai Squared dealer CHAPTER 6 Preferences Preferences are convenience features that control how ZoomText starts exits and appears on the Windows desktop while running You can also enable Automatic Updating so that ZoomText automatically checks for available online updates each time you launch the program Program Preferences Program preferences control how ZoomText starts and exits and allows you to enable automatic updating gt To adjust the program preferences 1 Inthe Settings menu choose Program The Preferences dialog appears with the Program tab displayed 2 Adjust the program preference options as desired 3 Select the OK button 254 Preferences mEn Program User Interface Windows 7 Startup Settings v Start ZoomText automatically when the system starts Run ZoomText minimized lt Display a ZoomText icon on the desktop E Start ZoomText from a shortcut key Ctrl Shift Alt Z Exit Settings Save ZoomText settings automatically before exiting V Prompt before exiting ZoomText Automatic Updating Check For online updates each time ZoomText is launched Error Reporting F Report ZoomText errors to Ai Squared via the Internet Program tab The following table describes the Program preference settings Descript
95. ght gt Docked Bottom gt Docked Left Chapter 5 Tools Features 231 gt To switch between Full and Docked views Do one of the following From either Full or Docked view press CTRL WINDOWS SPACEBAR From Docked View on the ZoomText Camera toolbar click the Full button Note By default when starting or switching ZoomText Camera into Full view a dialog will appear to inform you that the ZoomText Camera toolbar is not available in Full view The dialog also displays a list of hotkeys you can use to operate ZoomText Camera in Full view or Docked view Should you become stuck in Full view press ESC to exit the ZoomText Camera ZoomText Camera x You are activating the ZoomText Camera in Full view The camera toolbar will not be available Use the Following commands to operate the camera Command Camera On Off Camera Zoom In Camera Zoom Out Camera Two Color On Off Camera Two Color Scheme Camera View Rotate Image Camera view Full Docked Key Combination CTRL WIN Enter CTRL WIN Up CTRL WIN Down ALT WIN SpaceBar ALT WIN 5 CTRL WIN R CTRL WIN SpaceBar vr F Do not show me this again 232 gt To exit the ZoomText Camera Do one of the following e From Full view press ESC e From Docked view click the Exit button e From either Full or Docked view press CTRL WINDOWS ENTER Camera Video and System Performance On older compu
96. gt To select a camera 1 Inthe Tools menu choose Camera The Tools dialog appears with the Camera tab displayed 2 Inthe Active Camera list box choose the camera you want ZoomText Camera to use 3 Click the OK button Chapter5 Tools Features 227 Using ZoomText Camera Use the following processes to start configure and use ZoomText Camera gt To start ZoomText Camera 1 On the Tools toolbar click the Docked button The camera image appears in the top half of the screen while ZoomText s magnified view of the desktop remains on the bottom half of the screen The ZoomText Camera toolbar appears in the bottom half 2 If the Camera toolbar is not in view press CTRL WINDOWS T to bring the toolbar into view ff ZoomText Camera o aE Power View Enhancements F Color Clarity Focus AP BB cs Zoom Zoom Full Docked Rotate Exit ZoomText Camera toolbar gt To rotate the camera image Place a document under the camera so that it is right side up from your perspective If the document is not oriented right side up on the screen click the Rotate button until the image appears right side up 228 gt To zoom the image in and out Click the Zoom and Zoom buttons to adjust the magnification to a comfortable reading size gt To adjust the image colors 1 Click the Color button The color menu appears Normal Two Color Scheme gt 2 Choose between Normal full
97. h all of the reading zones 202 gt To trigger a specific reading zone a New Edit Trigger Navigate Settings L Open the application that contains the reading zones you want to trigger On the Reader toolbar select Zones Trigger then select the desired reading zone The selected reading zone is displayed and or spoken according to the zone settings Hotkey CTRL ALT reading zone number Each applications set of reading zones are numbered 1 through 10 Reading zone hotkeys correspond to these numbers For example the hotkey for readme zone lis CIRC FALCI reading zone 2 is CIRC ALITI and so on Note The hotkey for reading zone 10 is CIRC ALTO You can also trigger reading zones using the following methods Press the List Reading Zones hotkey CTRL ALT L then select the desired zone from the menu Use the Next and Previous Reading Zone hotkeys To trigger Press Next Reading Zone CTRL ALT N Previous Reading Zone CTRL ALT P Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 203 gt To navigate through all reading zones New Edit Trigger Navigate Settings 1 Open the application that contains the reading zones you want to navigate On the Reader toolbar select Zones gt Navigate Navigate Mode becomes active and the Reading Zones toolbar appears over the first active zone The zone name and number are spoken Hotkey CTRL A
98. he Magnifier toolbar select Desktop The Desktop Finder dialog appears Hotkey CTRL SHIFT D Filter and sort the Desktop Items list by selecting the desired options under Show These Items and Sort Items By To narrow the search type the information you are searching for in the Search For combo box or select a recent entry from the combo box list As you type the Desktop Items list is automatically filtered to display only items that contain the search string Select the desired item in the Desktop Items list Click the Open button to launch the selected program or open the selected folder Click the Properties button to view the properties for the selected item When selecting the Properties button the Desktop Finder remains open allowing you to repeat this action on other desktop items To bring the Desktop Finder dialog back into view switch the focus back to ZoomText by pressing ALT INSERT or click the ZoomText button in the Windows task bar Chapter 3 Magnification Features e 115 Desktop Finder nese Desktop Items amp v Type Name Source Target Accessories Programs C PROGRA E Accessories Programs CAUSERSIE 9 Acronis Programs C PROGRA E Add in Express Documents C USERS S E Administrative Tools Programs C PROGRA Adminictrative Tonle Pranrame CALISERSIS T 4 w p Show These Items Sort Items By V Desktop V Programs menu 5 Type
99. ides essential magnification and screen reading features when logging into Windows For more information see Chapter 2 Windows Logon Support Special Application Support Support for latest versions of popular applications including Microsoft Office Word Excel Outlook Adobe Reader Firefox allow you to read and navigate your documents with 100 accuracy 10 System Requirements The following hardware and software is required to run ZoomtText 10 Windows 7 Windows Vista or Windows XP SP2 or later 1 5 GHz for Windows 7 and Windows Vista 1 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent for Windows XP 1 GB RAM for Windows 7 and Windows Vista 2GB recommended 512 MB RAM for Windows XP 1 GB recommended 50 MB free hard disk space additional 60 MB required for each NeoSpeech synthesizer USB 2 0 for webcam support if using ZoomText Camera feature Sound card for Magnifier Reader version only Chapter 1 Introduction 11 About the ZoomText User s Guide The ZoomText 10 User s Guide provides complete instructions for installing and using ZoomText Magnifier and ZoomText Magnifier Reader Features that are unique to ZoomText Magnifier Reader are grouped together in Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features or are noted as a screen reader feature only This user s guide assumes you have a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and its conventions including how to use the mouse and standard menu commands For help with
100. iew Locator settings 68 Enable view locator Locator Type Color Transparency Blink view locator Blink Rate Description Enables the display of the view locator Selects the type of view locator that is displayed Block Inverted Block Frame or Cross Selects the color that the view locator will appear in Sets the level of transparency for the view locator The transparency level controls the amount of the desktop image that is visible through the view locator Turns locator blinking on or off Sets the blink rate for the view locator in seconds from 5 to 5 in increments of 5 Chapter3 Magnification Features 69 Dual Monitor Support When using a computer equipped with two monitors ZoomText s Dual Monitor Support allows you to use the primary and secondary monitors to double the width of the magnified view Primary Span duplicate the magnified view Primary Clone or simultaneously see a magnified and unmagnified view of the screen Primary with 1x ZoomText s dual monitor views are designed to enhance productivity and comfort for individual users working alone or a group of users low vision and normal sighted that are working together on the same system 70 e_m a Primary Span Primary with 1x Primary Span extends ZoomText s magnified view across the primary and secondary monitors doubling the amount of information that can be seen at any time With twice as much
101. inate speech output while it is occurring For example when ZoomText is reading a message box that you are already familiar with You can force ZoomText to stop speaking this text without turning speech off altogether gt To terminate speech output as it occurs Press and release the CTRL key The information that is currently being spoken is terminated Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 153 Adjusting the Speech Rate Speech rate allows you to control how fast ZoomText speaks in words per minute SAPI 4 synthesizers or in percentage of the synthesizer s range SAPI5 synthesizers gt To adjust the speech rate so On the Reader toolbar adjust the level in the Rate Rate spinbox Hotkeys Increase Speech Rate CTRL NUMPAD PLUS Decrease Speech Rate CTRL NUMPAD MINUS Note The speech rate can also be adjusted in the Speech Synthesizer dialog box For more information see Speech Settings Synthesizer Settings in this chapter A separate speech rate is available for AppReader and DocReader This setting is located in the Reading Options dialog box For more information see Reading Options in this chapter 154 Synthesizer Settings Synthesizer settings let you customize the screen reading voice You can select from a variety of male and female voices and adjust their speaking rate pitch and volume ZoomText comes with four speech synthesizers NeoSpeech English only TruVoice ViaVoice and Mic
102. indows Windows clipboard 215 hotkey 215 277 reading the clipboard 215 Windows Microsoft 259 Windows 7 259 Windows Vista 259 Windows XP 259 ClearType 259 logon support 40 42 259 260 preferences 259 261 user account control 43 44 X xFont See font enhancements Index 329 Z Zones button 150 198 200 201 202 203 zoom window type hotkey 56 273 zoom windows 55 dialog 57 59 moving and sizing 60 See also Adjust tool selecting 56 types 55 57 59 ZoomText activating 21 See also activating ZoomText enabling and disabling 35 exiting 38 installing 14 minimizing and restoring 34 starting 20 ZoomText button 33 35 ZoomText toolbar See also user interface minimizing and restoring 34 Zt zxc file See configuration files default 330 Notes 332 Notes 333 334 Notes 335 336 Notes 337 338 Notes 339 340
103. ings Setting Description Use fonts and styles from the When selected the font types and styles used in the captured document are caprureg reserved document k Font Sets the font type that the captured document will be displayed in such as Arial Tahoma or Verdana Style Sets the font style that the captured document will be displayed in such as Regular Bold or Italic Use colors When selected text colors used in the from Capua ed captured document are preserved document Text Selects the text color that the captured document will be displayed in The text and background cannot be set to the same color Background Selects the background color for the DocReader screen The text and background cannot be set to the same color Continued Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 193 Shape Selects the shape used for word highlighting Block Underline Frame or Wedge Color Sets the color of the word highlight Thickness Sets the thickness of the word highlight Transparency Sets the transparency of the word highlight Preview Displays sample text using the selected font color and highlight settings 1 This setting is not available when highlight shape is set to Block 2 This setting is not available when Use fonts and styles is selected This setting is not available when Use colors from the
104. ion Start ZoomText ZoomText will automatically run each automatically time you start your system Run ZoomText The ZoomText user interface is minimized minimized when ZoomText is started Display a Displays the ZoomText desktop icon ZoomText icon Continued Start ZoomText from a shortcut key Save ZoomText settings automatically Prompt before exiting ZoomT ext Chapter Preferences 255 Enables ZoomText to be started by pressing a shortcut key The box to the right provides a space for you to define type the keyboard shortcut for starting or switching to ZoomText Shortcut keys consist of a two modifier keys any combination of CTRL ALT and SHIFT and a primary key any letter number or symbol For example to define the ZoomText shortcut key as CTRL SHIFT Z select the Shortcut key field and then press CTRL SHIFT and Z simultaneously Note When Start ZoomText from a shortcut key is enabled no other program can use the defined shortcut key All ZoomText settings are saved to the active configuration when the program exits You are prompted to confirm your choice to exit the program Continued 256 Check for online updates Report ZoomText errors to Ai Squared Each time you start ZoomText if an Internet connection is established ZoomtText will check the Ai Squared website for available program updates If updates are available the Update Wizard wi
105. ion technology designed to eliminate unauthorized use of ZoomText without imposing a burden on legitimate users Product activation is a simple straightforward and anonymous process that takes just a few seconds to complete when performed over the Internet After you install ZoomText you have up to 60 days to activate the software Until you do ZoomText will run as a trial You can activate immediately or anytime during the 60 day trial period All features are available during the trial period so you have full use of the software When the trial period expires you must activate ZoomtText to continue using it 22 Preparing to Activate ZoomText To activate ZoomText 10 you will need your ZoomText 10 serial number provided with your purchased copy If you have purchased an upgrade version of ZoomText 10 you will also need the serial number from your previous version of ZoomText version 9 1 or earlier unless your previous version is already installed on your system These serial numbers can be found within your ZoomText product packages as described below gt Where to find your ZoomText serial number e On the ZoomText CD sleeve e On the product registration card e On the top of the ZoomText product box e On the back of the ZoomText User s Guide Note If you purchased your ZoomText 10 product from Ai Squared s online store your product serial number will be included in your purchase confirmation email Chapter2 Getting Star
106. ist and then ignores subsequent dynamic changes If you know that the webpage has dynamically updated and want to update the Found items list click the Refresh List button gt Hiding unnamed images in List Search Many webpages contain images that are unnamed and ambiguous to the viewer To keep these unnamed images from cluttering up the Found items list place a checkmark next to Hide unnamed items checkbox Chapter3 Magnification Features 123 Web Finder Highlight The Web Finder highlight makes it easy to see and follow the current item found by Web Finder The Web Finder highlight settings allow you to customize the appearance of the highlighting including the highlight shape color and transparency level gt To configure the Web Finder highlight settings 1 Inthe Web Finder dialog List Search mode click the Highlight button Adjust the highlight settings as desired Click the OK button Finder Highlight Settings meam Web Finder Text Finder Web Finder Highlight Shape Transparency Color Clear a Solid C Red v Thickness Preview Sa mple Web Finder Item Cancel J Help Web Finder Highlight dialog 124 The following table describes the Web Finder highlight settings Setting Description Shape Sets the shape used to highlight the current search word phrase or web page item Block Underline or Frame Color Sets the highlight colo
107. ity Settings Alerts Cell Column Title Cell Comment Cell Contents Cell Formula 4 Announces the text within alerts when they are displayed Verbosity tab The following table describes the Verbosity settings 174 Setting Description Beginner Selects beginner level verbosity settings Displayed text is spoken along with complete details about the object Intermediate Selects intermediate level verbosity settings Displayed text is spoken along with basic details about the object Expert Selects expert level verbosity settings Displayed text is spoken along with minimal details about the object Verbosity A list of checkboxes that define the settings verbosity levels The displayed settings reflect the current verbosity level and automatically update when a different verbosity level is selected Select All Checks all items in the Verbosity Settings listbox Unselect All Un checks all items in the Verbosity Settings listbox Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 175 Verbosity Ss Settings Description Alerts Announces the text within alerts when they are displayed Cell Column Title Announces the column title of the active cell in a spreadsheet Cell Comment Announces the comments associated with the active cell in a spreadsheet Cell Contents Announces the contents of the active cell in a spreadsheet Cell Formula An
108. just xFont character attributes None xFont Options V Smooth ed Smooth edges Width Height E Bold so a o o Condense by So gt i Exclude Applications Sample Text Font 1234567890 8 abedefghijkl mnopgrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIIKLMNOPORS TUVWXYZ The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy The quick brown fox jumps over Font tab The following table describes the Font Enhancement settings Chapter3 Magnification Features 109 xFont Standard Smooth edges Bold Condense by Width Description Displays print quality text in the magnified view Note xFont is the recommended and default font enhancement type Displays medium quality text in the magnified view Use this setting when faster system performance is required Note The Standard enhancement type is not applied when using fractional magnification levels Disables all smoothing of text and graphics Use this setting when you want to view the magnified screen without any font enhancements Text character edges are smoothed Text characters are bolded Each text character is condensed increasing inter character and line spacing Condenses the width of text characters from 0 no condensing to 100 maximum condensing Continued 110 Height Exclude Applications Condenses the height of text characters from 0 no cond
109. k of NeoSpeech Inc ViaVoice is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Speech Synthesis Engine are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation First Edition November 2011 Ai Squared P O Box 669 Manchester Center VT 05255 Software License Agreement IMPORTANT Read this carefully before using this product ALGORITHMIC IMPLEMENTATIONS INC D B A AI SQUARED IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE ENCLOSED SOFTWARE TO YOU ONLY IF YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS IN THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS LICENSOR WILL NOT LICENSE THIS SOFTWARE TO YOU AND IN THAT CASE YOU SHOULD RETURN THIS PRODUCT PROMPTLY INCLUDING THE PACKAGING CD ROM AND ALL WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND Ownership of the Software 1 The enclosed Licensor software program Software and the accompanying written materials are owned by Licensor and are protected by United States copyright laws by laws of other nations and by international treaties Grant of License 2 The licenses granted in this Section 2 are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Software License Agreement a Subject to Section 2 b you may install and use the Software on a single computer OR install and store the Software on a storage device such as a network server used only to install the Software on your other computers over an internal network provid
110. lays a zoom window that moves over the normal screen like a magnifying glass displaying what is directly beneath it The lens automatically follows as you move the mouse pointer type text and navigate through your programs Displays a zoom window that moves up and down the screen like a magnifying ruler displaying what is directly beneath it The line automatically follows as you move the mouse pointer type text and navigate through your programs Displays a zoom window that occupies the top half of the screen The height of the zoom window can be adjusted to occupy a larger or smaller portion of the screen Continued Chapter3 Magnification Features 59 Docked Bottom Displays a zoom window that occupies the bottom half of the screen The height of the zoom window can be adjusted to occupy a larger or smaller portion of the screen Docked Left Displays a zoom window that occupies the left side of the screen The width of the zoom window can be adjusted to occupy a larger or smaller portion of the screen Docked Right Displays a zoom window that occupies the right half of the screen The width of the zoom window can be adjusted to occupy a larger or smaller portion of the screen set Line As the text cursor moves through larger window height or smaller text the height of the Line to cursor height window increases or decreases so that only the current line of text is displayed For information
111. les the width of your magnified view With twice as much area in view scrolling is reduced and productivity is increased Continued 76 Primary Clone Primary with 1x Advanced Primary Clone displays a magnified view of your primary desktop on both the primary and secondary monitors This mode is useful when two or more users need to see the same magnified view but are not seated so that they can share a single monitor Primary with 1x displays a magnified view of your primary desktop on the primary monitor and a 1x view of your primary desktop on your secondary monitor This mode is useful when a low vision user and normal sighted user are working together on the same system The low vision user can zoom in and out as needed on the magnified screen while the normal sighted user views the unmagnified 1x screen Displays settings for identifying and selecting a secondary display device and allows you to open and adjust settings in the Windows Display Properties dialog sometimes used to resolve compatibility issues Chapter 3 Magnification Features e 77 Advanced Dual Monitor Settings ZoomText s Advanced Dual Monitor Settings allow you to select a display device to use for your secondary screen on systems configured with three or more display devices and provides quick access to the Windows display properties settings gt To access the Advanced Dual Monitor Settings e Inthe Window tab of th
112. light zone for Return to previous location Dim area outside of zone Reading Zones dialog 205 The following table describes the Reading Zones settings 206 Setting Description Show zones Displays a list of applications that are defined for currently running Zones associated with the selected application appear in the Zones listbox Zones Displays a list of zones associated with the selected application selected in the Show zones defined for listbox Hotkey Displays the hotkey for the selected zone Edit Activates the Edit Zone tool When activated the Reading Zones dialog is hidden and zones associated with the selected application appear The Edit Zone tool also appears allowing you to size and move any of the zones Delete Deletes the selected zone Trigger Triggers the selected zone When triggered the Reading Zones dialog is hidden and the selected zone is displayed and spoken according to its zone settings Afterward the Reading Zone dialog reappears Continued Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 207 New Zone Activates the New Zone tool When selected the Reading Zones dialog is hidden and zones associated with the selected application appear The New Zone tool also appears allowing you to create a new zone Navigate Zones Activates the Zone Navigation mode When activated the Reading Zones dialog is hidden and the selected zone and
113. ll appear in the ZoomText status bar when the associated application is active CHAPTER 9 Scripting In today s computer centric world visually impaired individuals are challenged to meet the same performance goals as their normal sighted peers In many situations especially job related it can be difficult for these individuals to meet their goals even when equipped with ZoomText With ZoomText s scripting feature you can create and utilize scripts to customize the behavior of ZoomText and other applications providing more informative visual and audible feedback and automation of tasks This in turn allows you to work with improved speed and efficiency Here are just a few examples of things you can do with ZoomtText scripting e Automatically announce selected fields of information in a database or spreadsheet e Automatically announce new items in your email inbox and automatically read email when opened e Automatically announce application controls and data in more meaningful way e Automatically read new text that arrives in a chat window e Automatically announce when a selected field of information changes such as the balance in spreadsheet dipping below a specified value 296 What are Scripts and Scripting Languages e What isascript A script is a text file containing programming commands that initiate a given ZoomText or application task Scripts can consist of a few lines of very simple command
114. ll give you the option to download and install the updates When a ZoomText program error occurs an error report is transmitted to Ai Squared via the Internet if an active Internet connection exists No personal information is included in the error report Chapter Preferences 257 User Interface Preferences User interface preferences control how the ZoomText user interface appears on the Windows desktop gt To adjust the user interface preferences 1 Inthe Settings menu choose User Interface The Preferences dialog appears with the User Interface tab displayed 2 Adjust the user interface options as desired 3 Select the OK button Preferences Eam Program User Interface windows 7 Toolbar Settings Restore toolbar after using tool F Display the status bar on the ZoomText user interface WI Highlight toolbar buttons on mouse over Color E Light Orange v Taskbar Settings Display ZoomText taskbar button and tray icon Display ZoomText taskbar button only Display ZoomText tray icon only Interface Settings Language English United States z User Interface tab The following table describes the User Interface settings 258 Always on top Restore toolbar after using tool Display the status bar Highlight toolbar buttons Color Display taskbar button and tray icon Display taskbar button only Display tray icon o
115. lt many fonts are difficult to read including small fonts serif and italic fonts and most cursive and ornate fonts These problems are eliminated with ZoomText s new xFont text enhancement technology patented With xFont all font types are magnified with perfect clarity at all magnification levels In addition xFont options allow you to fine tune text legibility by applying Smooth Bold and Condense options The Smooth option sharpens the edges of text characters Bold increases the thickness of text characters Condense increases the spacing between characters and or lines of text If your system is too slow to support xFont you can switch to Standard font enhancements which displays medium quality text with faster system performance Chapter3 Magnification Features e 107 gt To switch font enhancement types Press the Font Enhancements hotkey CTRL SHIFT F Repeated presses of this hotkey cycles through the three enhancement type settings xFont Standard and None Note You can also set the font enhancement type in the Font Enhancement dialog gt To configure font enhancement options 1 Inthe Magnifier menu choose Font Enhancements The Enhancements dialog appears with the Font tab displayed 2 Adjust the Font enhancement options as desired 3 Click the OK button 108 xFont displays print quality text in the magnified Standard view recommended setting Use xFont Options to sank ad
116. mText s Logon Support Enabling and disabling ZoomText s logon support is performed in ZoomText s Windows Preferences dialog box When ZoomText s logon support is enabled it is available to all users in the Windows logon screen gt To enable ZoomText s logon support 1 In ZoomText s Settings menu choose Program The Preferences dialog appears with the Windows tab displayed 2 Make sure the Enable ZoomText s logon support box is checked Note You must be logged in with administrative privileges to adjust this option If you are not logged in with administrative privileges this option will be grayed out 3 Select the OK button Chapter2 Getting Started 43 Windows User Account Control One of the important security features in Windows 7 and Windows Vista is User Account Control referred to as UAC for short UAC is designed to prevent malicious programs from damaging files changing system configurations and even transmitting confidential data outside the system To accomplish this task UAC forces all of your applications to run as a standard user even if you are logged in with administrative privileges Asa result when you run a program that requires administrative privileges a UAC prompt appears requesting your permission With the Windows UAC feature many legitimate program processes will generate a UAC prompt even for common tasks such as changing the clock s time or installing a new printe
117. matic and Custom Automatic installation installs ZoomText using the most common setup options listed in the table on the next page You are presented with fewer dialogs and the installation is completed in less time Custom installation allows you to choose all of the setup options Note When you install ZoomText the setup program will install system level components In order to install these components you must have administrator privileges If you do not have these privileges contact your network administrator before proceeding with the installation The following table describes the setup options that are applied during automatic installations Chapter 2 Getting Started 15 f Automatic Installation Setup Options Settings Installation folder In 32 bit versions of Windows C Program Files ZoomText 10 In 64 bit versions of Windows C Program Files x86 ZoomText 10 Display a ZoomText icon on the Windows desktop Start ZoomText automatically when the system starts Enable Windows logon Yes support Speech synthesizers ZoomText English only version All English speech synthesizers are installed ZoomText International versions TruVoice English and all available synthesizers for the selected language are installed This setting can be changed at any time after installing ZoomText This setting is located in ZoomText s Program Preferences dialog To open this dialog in
118. nager dialog choose Register a Script The Register Script dialog appears Browse to folder containing the script program you want to register Select the script program and click the OK button The Script Manager dialog appears Click the OK button Chapter Scripting 305 gt To register a script component with ZoomText e g DLL WSC If your script component is already registered with the Windows operating system proceed to step 2 Otherwise first register your script with Windows as follows To register a Windows scripting component WSC file a In Windows Explorer locate the scripting file b Right click on the file and select Register To register a COM scripting component DLL file a Click on the Windows Start button and select Run b Type COMMAND and click the OK button The command prompt appears c At the command prompt type REGSVR32 path filename of script d Press the ENTER key The script is registered with Windows e Type EXIT and press the ENTER key The command prompt window closes In the Settings menu choose Scripting gt Script Manager The Script Manager dialog appears 306 In the Script Manager dialog choose Register a Script The Register Script dialog appears In the Script component program ID field type the program ID aka ProgID for the script component you want to register Register Script ko kE To register
119. nd Color and Background Color combo boxes appear allowing you to define the two color spectrum Replace Color Replaces one screen color with another When the Replace Color effect is selected Replace and With combo boxes appear allowing you to choose the color to replace and the replacement color Remove Color Removes a selected color from the screen When the Remove Color effect is selected a Color to Remove combo box appears allowing you to choose the color that you want to remove A Bandwidth slider also appears allowing you to expand the range of color removal to hues close to the selected color Continued 72 Invert Brightness Color Level Bandwidth Brightness Restore Normal Settings Inverts the brightness of all screen colors Light colors become dark and vice versa Adjusts the amount of color saturation on the screen At 0 color is completely removed and the screen resembles black and white television At 100 colors are intensified Note This setting is only available when Effect is set to None Increases the range of color replacement or color removal to include all shades of the selected color Note This setting is only available when Effect is set to Replace Color or Remove Color Increases or decreases the brightness of the screen image from 0 to 100 Normal brightness is 50 Increases or decreases the contrast of the screen image from 0 to 100 Normal cont
120. nd quick launch bar Web Finder Web Finder helps you search skim navigate and read webpages for topics of interest Text Finder Text Finder helps you locate words phrases and topics of interest in documents web pages and application windows ZoomText Camera ZoomText Camera allows you to magnify printed documents books and other items using a standard HD webcam Application Settings Save unique settings for each application that you use As you switch applications ZoomText automatically loads the desired settings Windows Logon Support Magnification and screen reading support in the Windows logon screen ZoomText Magnifier Reader ZoomText Magnifier Reader is a fully integrated magnification and screen reading program that enlarges enhances and reads aloud everything on the computer screen ZoomText 10 Magnifier Reader includes all the features of ZoomText Magnifier plus Complete Screen Reading ZoomText automatically speaks all program controls including menus dialogs list views and messages Three verbosity levels give you complete control over the amount of information spoken Automatic Document Reading AppReader automatically reads documents web pages and email within the parent application Use AppReader s Read from Pointer command to instantly start AppReader at the word under the mouse pointer DocReader reads documents in a special environment where text is reformatted for easier viewing Re
121. nly Language Description The ZoomText user interface window will remain on top of all other windows even when ZoomText is not the active application The ZoomText toolbar is always restored when exiting a ZoomText tool Displays the name of the active application and informs you when ZoomText s reading tools reading zones and application settings are available to be used When the mouse moves over buttons on ZoomText s toolbar the buttons are highlighted Selects the color for button highlighting When ZoomText is running its taskbar button and tray icon are both displayed When ZoomText is running only its taskbar button is displayed When ZoomText is running only its system tray icon is displayed Selects the language that the ZoomText user interface will appear in Note This option is not available in English only versions Chapter Preferences 259 Windows Preferences Windows preferences allow you to enable ZoomText s logon support and disable Windows ClearType font smoothing for improved quality of ZoomText s magnified text gt To adjust the Windows preferences 1 Inthe Settings menu choose Windows The Preferences dialog appears with the Windows tab displayed 2 Adjust the Windows options as desired 3 Select the OK button 260 E Preferences ea Program User Interface Windows 7 Logon Settings Windows Font Smoothing Settings Disable font
122. nounces the formula for the active cell in a spreadsheet Cell Name Announces the name of the active cell in a spreadsheet such as A1 Cell Row Title Announces the row title of the active cell in a spreadsheet Control Accelerator Announces the accelerator key for the active control the underlined character in the control s label Control Name Announces the name of the active control Control State Announces the state of the active control such as checked and disabled Continued 176 Control Type Announces the type of the active control such as button or checkbox Control Value Announces the current value of the active control such as the number displayed in a spinbox or text in an edit box Dialog Tab Announces the title of the active dialog tab Group Name Announces the name of a control group when it receives focus By default the group name is only announced when navigating into the group and not repeated while navigating within the group To have the group name repeated while navigating within the group select check the Repeat Group Name verbosity setting Item Number Announces the item number of the selected item in a list control and the total number of items in the list For example item 5 of 10 Item State Announces the item state of the selected item in a list control such as checked or grayed
123. nt from A Application Name Displayed Name cstss exe Microsoft Client Server Run F _ DCPButtonSyc exe _ DCPSysMgr exe _ DCPSysMgrSvc exe Dell ControlPoint exe E Dell UCM exe Dropbox exe al m m Exclude Applications dialog The following table describes the Exclude Applications settings Description Exclude xFont Displays a list of applications that are from currently running on the system Checked applications are excluded from xFont processing the Standard font enhancement type is applied in these applications Chapter3 Magnification Features 113 Finders ZoomText s Desktop Web and Text Finders allow you to quickly find applications and documents web page links and text within the active application or the entire screen With intuitive filters and search tools you can quickly find any item of interest Desktop Finder The Desktop Finder helps you find and open programs and documents located in the Windows desktop environment including the quick launch bar system tray and control panel When executing the Desktop Finder a dialog box displays a list of items located in the desktop environment This list can be filtered and searched allowing you to quickly locate the desired item Desktop Finder Actions allow you to open the item or view its properties 114 gt To use the Desktop Finder a 2 Desktop On t
124. nt window Centered within the zoom window Cancel Help Alignment tab The following table describes the Alignment settings Description Within edge The zoom window scrolls only as margins needed to bring the tracked object within the edge margins Centered within The zoom window scrolls to keep the the zoom tracked object centered in the magnified window view Continued 140 Edge Margin Defines how close to the edge of the zoom window a tracked object can move before the window begins to scroll The edge margin can be set from 0 no margin to 50 half the width and height of the zoom window smart The zoom window scrolls to bring the alignment with parent window tracked control or menu item and the maximum portion of its parent window or menu into view Chapter3 Magnification Features 141 Mouse The Mouse navigation options pointer positioning and pointer constraints make it easy to explore and move about the screen With pointer positioning the mouse pointer is always brought into view when you need it With pointer constraints you can limit mouse pointer movement to horizontal or vertical directions or within the active window gt To adjust the mouse navigation options 1 Inthe Settings menu choose Mouse The Navigation Settings dialog appears with the Mouse tab displayed 2 Adjust the mouse navigation options as desired 3 Click the OK
125. nts such as headings links or controls Web Finder A Page Search Navigation Actions gt b ede List Execute AppRdr Speech Exit zoomtext vy AllText v K gt Search Page Items Previous Next 4 Web Finder Page Search toolbar gt To use Page Search 1 If Web Finder is currently in List Search mode click the List button to switch to Page Search mode 2 Select the type of Page Items that you want to search Choose All Text recommended for most searches to search for words or phrases anywhere on the page including hidden labels for images and controls 3 Inthe Search box type a word or phrase that you want to find If the word or phrase does not exist in the selected type of page item the Search box will turn orange and the navigation buttons will be disabled grayed out 8 Chapter3 Magnification Features 119 Note When Page Items is set to All Text you must type at least one character in the Search box to initiate a search When Page Items is set to any other type you can navigate through those items without entering a search word or phrase Click the Next and Previous buttons to navigate forward and backward through the matching items As you navigate each item is highlighted When using ZoomText Magnifier Reader with Web Finder speech enabled the sentence containing the item is announced To have Web Finder execute a link or control in the current item click the Exe
126. o 16x in steps of 2 20x to 36x in steps of 4 and fractional powers of 1 25x 1 5x 1 75x and 2 5x Display whole Excludes fractional magnification levels powers only from the Power spinbox P FAZ i file Actor ffegriier Seeder foots Settings tjeip Q Magritier A Recher lo Teo Zoom Text rower lype Coko Pontw Applicaton Desktop 2x View File Actions Magnifier Reader Tools Settings He Q Magnifier G Reader sj Zoom Text 10 Zoom Windows Enhans a f DEMER ZoomText Power Type Color Pointer ZoomText Videos Application Desktop 3x View Chapter3 Magnification Features 53 Mouse Wheel Zooming If your mouse has a wheel it can be used to zoom in and zoom out over the mouse pointer position Turning the wheel away from you will increase magnification while turning the wheel towards you will decrease it Since the mouse wheel is used to scroll documents in some programs ZoomText uses a modifier key to share the wheel with other programs By default the modifier key is CTRL which means that you must hold down the CTRL key while turning the wheel Turning the wheel without the modifier key will allow the mouse wheel to perform its normal function You can turn off all modifier keys allowing ZoomText to use the mouse wheel without a key but if you do so the normal mouse wheel functions will no longer operate in other applications gt To enable and configure mouse wheel
127. oaaeacsomeannaeeans 62 Using View Mode and the View Locator 66 Dual Monitor puppies stxcussaceeaenrsncecenscevess 69 Dual Monitor System Requirements cee 71 Required Display Seti Gs sijxcacisssssepsesooecedesossnsondosets 12 Using ZoomText s Dual Monitor Support la Advanced Dual Monitor Setting Susissssrisssesisirsiisa 77 Using ZoomText with Dual Monitors Disabled 78 Primary Monitor and Physical Arrangement 79 Using with Three or More Monitors eee 80 Dual Monitor Troubleshooting s s s 81 Screen EMMAMCEIMEIES sass scsescessesaccisnedansivereasevencessnsnvesecesdst 88 Color Enhancements ccsicissrauiessttvarienetessteeeerreedes 88 Pointer Enhancements cacssiaterssrsseaesveeeiraneasaieen 94 Cursor Enhancementts sscccsssscssssecesstecssnsecssesees 98 Focus Enhancementte cscccssscssssecsssecsssneessseeees 102 Font Enhancements secsvecseavcxesstacieexseeexancssnariacanransas 106 Excluding xFont in Problem Applications 111 Pi aA ER 113 Desktop IGT sorsien 113 Web Tinde ssena voewern tenets oeaessaaceneey estates 117 Dba rn VV CD PINGET siiis 117 PAS E e a A E E E aan ronan 118 Li Oa an NN 120 Web Finder Highlig Miscrunuscisnsninna 123 Web Finder Keyboard Cominiand Sy scssssssveuseensonsss 125 To E e OAN 127 Text Finder Toolbar ys sccinssavanwnicunwucunwuw 128 Text Finder Seti cis cqussnesecsigesssaacsneneusseweeenass 129 Toxt Pinder Hie Nlo Micuna
128. ode No Echo Keys Hotkey ALT SHIFT T j Words Cycles through the typing echo Keys and Words modes Settings gt To adjust the typing echo options 1 Inthe Reader menu choose Typing Echo The Echo Settings dialog appears with the Typing tab displayed 2 Adjust the typing echo options as desired 3 Click the OK button Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 165 Echo Settings Esm Typing Mouse Program Verbosity Typing Echo No Echo D Keys Echo these keys when they are pressed V Printable Keys E Function Keys E Other Keys F Navigation Keys F Modifier Keys F Editing Keys Locking Keys l Cancel Help Typing tab The following table describes the Typing Echo settings Setting Description No Echo Turns off typing echo Keys Activates typing echo by keystroke You can select which keys are echoed using the settings under Echo these keys when they are pressed Words Activates typing echo by word Echoing occurs only when a completed word appears on the screen Continued 166 Keys and Words Activates typing echo by keystroke and by word Printable Keys Echoes all printable characters letters numbers and symbols Navigation Keys Echoes navigation keys arrows Home End Page Up and Page Down Editing Keys Echoes text editing keys Space Tab Backspace Insert Delete Escape and Enter
129. olor enhancements improve screen clarity for easier viewing and reduced eyestrain You can choose from a variety of preset color schemes or configure your own custom color settings Pointer Selects mouse pointer enhancement settings Pointer enhancements make it easy to locate and follow the mouse pointer You can choose from a variety of preset pointer enhancement schemes or configure your own custom pointer enhancements Cursor Selects cursor enhancement settings Cursor enhancements make it easy to locate and follow the text cursor You can choose from a variety of preset cursor enhancement schemes or configure your own custom cursor enhancements Focus Selects focus enhancement settings Focus enhancements make it easy to locate and follow the control focus when you tab and arrow key through menus dialogs and other application controls You can choose from a variety of preset focus enhancement schemes or configure your own custom focus enhancements A Desktop Web Text Chapter3 Magnification Features 49 Desktop Activates the Desktop Finder The Desktop Finder helps you find and launch programs on the desktop system tray and quick launch bar In addition the Desktop Finder also helps you find and open items in the Control Panel Programs menu and My Documents folder Web Activates the Web Finder The Web Finder helps you find links and controls in any web page Text Activates the Text Finder The Text Finder help
130. om Settings Pointer Size Color Large z C Yellow v Pointer Locator Type Thickness Full Cross Z Tha Color Transparency Red O e Clear Ai Solid Display the pointer locator Modifier Keys Shift Alt Always 5 When pointer is stationary When pointer is moving Ctrl O When modifier key is pressed in Cancel Help Pointer tab The following table describes the Pointer Enhancement settings Description Normal Disables all pointer enhancements Scheme Enables a preset pointer scheme selected in the neighboring combo box Continued 96 Customize Color pointer Activates the Custom Settings allowing you to create your own custom pointer scheme Activates and configures the Custom Settings to match the selected preset pointer scheme This allows you to use a preset scheme as the starting point for a custom scheme Sets the size of the enhanced mouse pointer to standard 1x large 2x or extra large 4x sizes Sets the color for the mouse pointer Selects the type of pointer locator Circle Displays a circle that is centered over the pointer s hot spot Sonar Displays animated circles that radiate inward toward the pointer s hot spot Full Cross Displays a set of crosshairs that extend across the entire zoom window and intersect the pointer s hot spot Crosshairs Displays a set of crosshairs that are centered over the pointer s h
131. on adjusting zoom windows see Adjusting a Zoom Window in this chapter 60 Adjusting a Zoom Window ZoomText s windows can be sized and or moved to occupy a different portion of the screen with the exception of Full zoom The following table outlines the size move characteristics for each zoom window type mo o o e e oew he e tes o pe eoe Chapter3 Magnification Features 61 gt To size and move a zoom window a Type v Full Overlay Lens Line Docked Freeze Dual Monitor Adjust Settings 1 On the Magnifier toolbar choose Type Adjust The Adjust tool becomes active and sizing handles appear on the zoom window frame Hotkey CTRL SHIFT A To size the window drag any handle To move the window drag inside the window frame To scroll the contents of the window hold down CTRL and then drag inside the window frame To exit the Adjust tool right click or press ESC 62 The Freeze Window In a magnified view it is impossible to see the entire screen at once As a result you may not be able to view multiple items of interest at the same time such as information located at opposite edges of the screen The Freeze window solves this problem by allowing you to monitor a selected area of the screen while you simultaneously view and work in other areas of the screen Here s how it works Using the Freeze tool you select an area of the screen that you w
132. on of the Software 5 You may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the Software Limited Warranty 6 Licensor warrants that the Software will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of 90 days from the date of your receipt of the Software Any implied warranties on the Software are limited to 90 days Some states do not allow limitations on duration of an implied warranty so the above limitation may not apply to you 7 Licensor disclaims all other warranties either express or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement with respect to the software and the accompanying written materials This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights You may have others which vary from state to state 8 Licensor s entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be at licensor s choice either a return of the price paid or b replacement of the software that does not meet licensor s limited warranty and which is returned to licensor with a copy of your receipt Any replacement Software will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or 30 days whichever is longer These remedies are not available outside the United States of America 9 This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the Software has resulted from modification accident abuse or misapplication 10 In no event
133. onitors must be switched in the Display Properties dialog as follows i In Windows 7 Select Start Control Panel Display Adjust Resolution In Windows Vista Select Start Control Panel Appearance and Personalization Adjust Screen Resolution In Windows XP Select Start Control Panel Display Settings tab The Windows display settings appear Switch the positions of the boxes representing your primary and secondary monitors 3 Click the OK button Chapter3 Magnification Features 87 ZoomText only magnifies and scrolls across half of the desktop area This problem can occur for the following reasons ZoomText s dual monitor feature is enabled and you are only looking at one of your monitors The other half of the desktop area is displayed on the second monitor ZoomText detected support for two monitors on your system and although you do not have a second monitor you chose to enable the dual monitor support You chose to activate dual monitor support while you had two monitors attached to your system but you are now running your system with only one monitor Note ZoomText is not able to detect that the second monitor is no longer present To disable ZoomText s dual monitor support On the Magnifier toolbar select Type Dual Monitor gt Disable You can also disable ZoomText s dual monitor feature using the Dual Monitor On Off hotkey WINDOWS SHIFT D 88 Scr
134. opic from a section of the online Help e Index Lets you use the index to find a topic e Search Lets you find a topic by searching for a particular word or phrase in the online Help Note Each ZoomText dialog box also contains a Help button that when selected displays context sensitive Help for that dialog 46 CHAPTER 3 Magnification Features This chapter describes ZoomText s magnification features These features are included in ZoomText Magnifier and ZoomText Magnifier Reader The Magnifier Toolbar The Magnifier toolbar provides quick access to ZoomText s magnification features Each toolbar button has an intuitive icon and label for easy identification Many of these buttons have pop up menus that provide fast access to the most important and frequently used settings Related buttons are grouped together and the group is labeled with a clickable link that opens their associated dialog box Icon Group label Q Magnifier Zoom Windows Enhancements Finders Q amp Power Type Color Pointer Cursor Focus Desktop Web Text Group Icon label Color N Pointer I Cursor Power Sets the magnification level from 1x to 36x Type Sets the zoom window type Full Overlay Lens Line or one of four Docked types Each of these windows offers a unique way of viewing what is on the screen accommodating different tasks and application environments Color Selects color enhancement settings C
135. ot spot Continued Chapter3 Magnification Features 97 Color locator Sets the color for the pointer locator Thickness Sets the thickness of the pointer locator Thin Medium or Thick Transparency Sets the level of transparency for the pointer locator The transparency level controls the amount of the desktop image that is visible through the pointer locator The pointer locator is always displayed When pointer is The pointer locator is only displayed stationary when the pointer is stationary not moving When pointer is The pointer locator is only displayed Moving when the pointer is moving When modifier The pointer locator is only displayed key is pressed when the pointer modifier keys are held down Modifier Keys Selects a key or combination of keys that when pressed will display the pointer locator Note Display the pointer locator must be set to When modifier key is pressed 98 Cursor Enhancements Cursor enhancements make it easy to locate and follow the text cursor A choice of high visibility locators mark the cursor s position without obscuring the surrounding text You can choose from preset cursor schemes or configure your own custom cursor settings gt To choose a preset cursor scheme On the Magnifier toolbar select Cursor Scheme Cursor and then select the desired cursor scheme Normal ee Note You can turn cursor enhancements on and
136. our trial period When it ends you must activate ZoomText to continue using it The ZoomText Activation Wizard Welcome dialog When you choose to activate ZoomText you are prompted to enter your product serial number Once you have entered your serial number the manner in which activation is completed depends on whether or not you have an Internet connection Chapter2 Getting Started 25 If you are connected to the Internet your serial number and system code are automatically passed to the Ai Squared activation server for validation An activation code is then passed back to your computer activating your ZoomText license This process takes just a few seconds to complete If you are not connected to the Internet the wizard displays your serial number and system code along with instructions on how to manually obtain an activation code An activation code can be obtained from Ai Squared s activation website using another computer that is connected to the Internet or by contacting Ai Squared s Product Support department Telephone activation support is available Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm Eastern Time In North America call toll free 866 331 1233 Outside North America call 802 362 5393 26 Activating a Magnifier Reader installation with a Magnifier serial number If you have installed the ZoomText Magnifier Reader software and then activate ZoomText using a Magnifier serial number the software will
137. ptions 1 Inthe Magnifier menu choose Freeze Window The Zoom Windows dialog appears with the Freeze tab displayed 2 Adjust the freeze window options as desired 3 Click the OK button Zoom Windows pase Magnification Window Freeze View Locator Enable freeze window Use Full zoom magnification level D Use the magnification level below Power New Freeze Window Note The freeze window can only be used when the full window type has been selected Cancel Help Freeze tab Chapter3 Magnification Features 65 The following table describes the Freeze window settings Description Enable freeze Enables the Freeze window when the window zoom window type is set to Full Use full zoom Sets the Freeze window to use the same magnification magnification level as the Full zoom level window Use the Allows the Freeze window to use its magnification level below own magnification level set using the Power spinbox Power Sets the Freeze window s magnification level Magnification levels include 1x to 8x in steps of 1 10x to 16x in steps of 2 20x to 36x in steps of 4x and fractional powers of 1 25x 1 5x 1 75x and 2 5x New Freeze Activates the Freeze Tool Window 66 Using View Mode and the View Locator View mode shows you the area of the screen that is currently being magnified and allows you to select a new area to zoom in on
138. r Thickness Sets the thickness of the highlight shape Transparency Sets the transparency of the highlight Note This setting is not available when the highlight color is set to Invert Preview Displays sample text with a preview of the selected highlight settings Chapter3 Magnification Features 125 Web Finder Keyboard Commands The following keyboard commands can be used to operate Web Finder Learning to use these commands will allow you to search skim navigate and read webpages even faster Commands Keys Start Web Finder CTRL SHIFT W Exit Web Finder ESC Next Item ENTER or CTRL RIGHT Previous Item SHIFT ENTER or CTRL LEFT First Item in filtered list CTRL HOME Last Item in filtered list CTRL END Execute tem CTRL ENTER Cycle Page Item Type Down AppReader ALT SHIFT A Toggle List Search ALT L open close Cycle Page Item Type Up CTRL UP CTRL DOWN Continued 126 Next Heading CTRL H Previous Heading CTRL SHIFT H Next Heading Level 1 6 CTRL 1 6 Previous Heading Level 1 6 CTRL SHIFT 1 Next Form CTRL F Previous Form CTRL SHIFT F Next Table CTRL T Previous Table CTRL SHIFT T Next Link CTRL L Previous Link CTRL SHIFT L Next Control CTRL C Previous Control CTRL
139. r company or organization start by checking with your department manager or IT department You may also find an experienced script writer through services advertised on the Internet If you are unable to find a script writer on your own Ai Squared may be able to assist you in finding a script writer contact Ai Squared s product support department at 802 362 3612 or send email to support aisquared com Other Sources of ZoomText Scripts With growing popularity of ZoomText scripting a variety of scripts for mainstream applications will become available for users to download and purchase These scripts will be made available in the ZoomText Scripting Library on Ai Squared s website For more information go to Www aisquared com scripting 298 Scripting Documentation for Script Writers The ZoomText Scripting Documentation for Script Writers provides instructional information for writing and testing ZoomtText scripts gt To view the Documentation for Script Writers Do one of the following e Inthe Settings menu choose Scripting gt Documentation e Inthe Windows Start menu select All Programs gt ZoomText 9 1 gt Scripting gt Documentation Chapter Scripting 299 Managing Scripts ZoomText s scripting feature allows you to register and run scripts for any application Some users may only require a few scripts for a single application while other may need many scripts for many applications The ZoomTe
140. r best quality your webcam should deliver 1080p video resolution with automatic low light correction An available USB 2 0 port is also required to connect your webcam In addition to a camera you will also need a camera stand that can securely position the camera over the items you want to view The stand should be adjustable and stable Ai Squared offers high quality webcam and camera stand packages that are flexible portable and affordable For more information on these packages visit the Ai Squared website at www aisquared com or contact your Ai Squared dealer 226 Setting up your camera in your workspace To achieve best performance and usability with the ZoomText Camera feature use the following guidelines when setting up your camera in your workspace e Position the camera as close as possible to your computer screen This will allow you to easily manipulate items under the camera while viewing the image e Make sure there is sufficient lighting around the camera to minimize shadows in the camera s view e Adjust the camera stand so that the camera is about 4 inches from the target item Selecting a camera when more than one camera is present ZoomText automatically detects all webcams that are attached or built into your system If your computer has more than one webcam you will need to tell ZoomText which webcam you want it to use This setting resides in the Camera settings in ZoomText s Tools dialog box
141. r driver UAC prompts may also appear when adjusting or using the following ZoomText features all of which are completely safe to run on your system e Running the Activation Wizard e Running the ZoomText updates wizard e Transferring your ZoomText software license e Downloading and installing program components e Using certain Fix It commands in the Support dialog e Changing ZoomText s program or user interface preferences 44 For more information on User Account Control refer to the Windows Help system If you have questions or concerns about ZoomText that generate a UAC prompt please contact Ai Squared s Product Support department Chapter2 Getting Started 45 Getting Help gt ZoomText provides the following documentation and tools to help you learn and work with the program ZoomText 10 User s Guide Contains complete information on using all ZoomText features and commands ZoomText 10 Quick Reference Guide Provides concise user friendly instructions for each of ZoomText s essential features ZoomText 10 Online Help Contains all of the information in the ZoomText 10 User s Guide optimized for use online You can access complete documentation directly from the user interface and find topics using the Contents Index and Search tabs To use ZoomText Online Help il 2 In the Help menu choose ZoomText Help In the Help window click one of the following tabs e Contents Lets you choose a t
142. rast is 50 Restores Brightness and Contrast to 50 normal Continued Chapter3 Magnification Features 93 Apply color enhancements to Determines whether color enhancements are applied to the zoom window background normal screen or both Preview Displays the color spectrum as it will appear with the selected color enhancements 94 Pointer Enhancements gt Vv Normal Scheme Custom Settings Pointer enhancements make it easy to locate and follow the mouse pointer You can adjust the size and color of the pointer and activate a locator that emphasizes the pointer s position on the screen You can choose from preset pointer schemes or configure your own custom pointer settings To choose a preset pointer scheme On the Magnifier toolbar select Pointer Scheme and then select the desired pointer scheme Note You can turn pointer enhancements on and off using the Pointer Enhancements On Off hotkey CTRL SHIFT P gt To configure custom pointer settings 1 Inthe Magnifier menu choose Pointer Enhancements The Enhancements dialog appears with the Pointer tab displayed 2 Select Custom Adjust the custom settings as desired 4 Click the OK button Chapter3 Magnification Features 95 E Enhancements E Color Pointer Cursor Focus Fon Pointer Enhancement Normal Scheme Yellow with Full Cross X Customize Cust
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144. resses of the Say Current Word command provides the following behavior e First press speaks the word e Second press spells the word e Third press spells the word phonetically Alpha Bravo Charlie Note Repeated presses must occur within two seconds 196 Reading Zones Reading zones let you instantly see and hear selected locations in an application window For example your database application may display a dozen or more fields of information In your normal work flow you may be interested in only a few of these fields With reading zones you can instantly see and or hear these select fields with the press of a hotkey You can create up to 10 reading zones for each of your applications As you open and switch applications zones defined for the active application are automatically loaded and ready to use Reading Zones Toolbar The Reading Zones toolbar appears over the active reading zone whenever you access reading zones The toolbar provides controls for navigating and reading the defined zones 1 gt Kd x Reading Zones toolbar Reading Zones toolbar Edit and Navigate modes Trigger mode Id Dl Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 197 Play Pause Stop Starts and stops reading When Play mode is executed the Pause or Stop button appears on the toolbar according to the mode that is active The Pause button appears in Trigger and Navigate modes where you can pause and restart reading at
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146. ript Enable Displays a list of scripts that are currently registered for use when ZoomText is running Scripts that appear in this list may be enabled and disabled moved up and down to prioritize their execution when triggered by the same event or removed altogether by unregistering the script To perform these actions select the desired script or scripts and then choose the desired script action Opens the Register Script dialog where you can specify scripts that you want to register for use with ZoomText For information on how to register a script see Registering Scripts Enables the highlighted script or scripts When a script is enabled it is executed whenever ZoomText is running according to its designed purpose Note A script can also be enabled or disabled by clicking its associated check box Continued 302 Disable Disables the highlighted script or scripts When a script is disabled it remains registered with ZoomText but is not executed Note A script can also be enabled or disabled by clicking its associated check box Opens the selected script in Windows Notepad where it may be viewed and edited Unregister Removes the selected script so that it is no longer loaded by ZoomText When a script is unregistered it is immediately terminated and removed from the list of Registered Scripts Script Displays information about the Information highlighted script if provided
147. rosoft Speech The ZoomText Setup program allows you to install any combination of these synthesizers ZoomText also supports other SAPI 4 or SAPI 5 based synthesizers that have been installed on your system gt To adjust the speech synthesizer settings 1 Inthe Reader menu choose Synthesizer The Speech dialog appears with the Synthesizer tab displayed Make sure the Enable speech output box is checked Choose a Synthesizer and Voice and then adjust the Rate Pitch and Volume as desired 4 To preview the synthesizer settings type some text in the Sample Text edit box and then click Speak Sample 5 Click the OK button Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 155 Speech pose Synthesizer Text Processing l Hints WlEnable speech output Synthesizer Voice NeoSpeech English Kate Z Synthesizer Settings Rate Pitch volume 50 100 Sample Text This is a test Speak Sample Cancel Hep Synthesizer tab The following table describes the Synthesizer settings Setting Description Enable speech output Enables or disables speech output for screen reading Note This setting cannot be adjusted when the Speech dialog is opened from the DocReader toolbar Synthesizer Displays a list of speech synthesizers available on your system Note ZoomText supports SAPI 4 and SAPI 5 based speech synthesizers Continued 156 Voice
148. roup Name setting Track Name Allows you to type a meaningful name for your recording Each time new text is captured the track name is automatically set to the first 5 words of the captured text You can type over this text Note Invalid file naming characters are replaced with the underscore character Track Type Selects or displays the type of audio file format in which the recorded text will be saved If Record Text To is set to File you can choose WAV or WMA If Record Text To is set to iTunes the audio file is automatically set to MP3 If Record Text To is set to Windows Media Player the audio file is automatically set to WMA Continued Chapter5 Tools Features 243 Track Location Displays the current folder location where the audio file will be saved and allows you to enter a new folder location Note The control is disabled grayed out when the Track Location is set to iTunes because the location is predefined for iTunes Browse Opens a Windows Explorer dialog for selecting a location to save the audio file Note The button is disabled grayed out when the Track Location is set to iTunes Record Text Initiates the recording process During the recording process this button changes to Cancel Recording Listen to Speaks up to the first 400 words of the Preview captures text During the preview this Cancel P re Previ bu
149. rt Brightness v Customize Custom Custom Settings Effect Bi wert Brightness Foreground Color Brightness Black z O 0 100 B d Col ackground Color Contrast _ white X 0 a 100 Preview Ca Pointer Cursor Focus Font Restore Normal Settings Apply color enhancements to Zoom window amp background Color tab 90 The following table describes the Color Enhancement settings Normal Scheme Custom Customize Effect Description Disables all color enhancements Activates a preset color scheme selected in the neighboring combo box Activates the Custom Settings allowing you to create your own custom color scheme Activates and configures the Custom Settings to match the selected preset color scheme This allows you to use a preset scheme as the starting point for a custom scheme Selects the type of color effect and activates the associated settings None No filtering is applied Black and White Converts all screen colors to equivalent shades of gray Reverse Video Inverts all screen colors Continued Chapter3 Magnification Features 9 Dyed Transforms all screen colors to a single hue while preserving their light and dark values When the Dye effect is selected a Color combo box appears allowing you to select the dye color Two Color Transforms all screen colors to a two color spectrum When the Two Color effect is selected Foregrou
150. s 4 To read manually by word line sentence and paragraph use the DocReader navigation commands see DocReader Commands in this chapter 5 To exit DocReader right click or press ESC When DocReader exits the text cursor is automatically positioned at the last word that was highlighted in DocReader if a cursor exists Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 189 The DocReader Toolbar F Play Pause 50 Rate The DocReader toolbar provides the essential controls for operating DocReader and provides access to dialogs for configuring the DocReader display DocReader Bljoidjxi B Play Rate Power Ticker Prompter Settings Speech Exit DocReader toolbar Play Pause Starts and stops reading at the highlighted word When Play mode is executed the Pause button appears on the toolbar Shortcut Key ENTER Rate Controls how fast DocReader speaks in words per minute SAPI 4 synthesizers or in percentage of the synthesizer s range SAPI 5 synthesizers This setting also controls the reading rate for AppReader Hotkeys Increase speed CTRL NUMPAD PLUS Decrease speed CTRL NUMPAD MINUS Power Sets the magnification level used by DocReader from 1x to 36x in steps of 1x Hotkeys Increase magnification ALT NUMPAD PLUS Decrease magnification ALT NUMPAD MINUS Prompter vV m vV m Settings Speech Ticker Displays a single line of text with a 1x view of the captured docum
151. s H Help documentation 45 hotkeys 265 changing hotkey settings 266 combinations 265 configuration hotkeys 72 assigning to a configuration file 266 dialog box 264 265 disabling 264 265 groups AppReader and DocReader 268 269 configuration 272 magnification 272 magnifier toolbar 273 miscellaneous 274 reader toolbar 266 reading zones 276 screen reading 277 scroll 278 text reading 279 281 318 user interface 282 passing to current application 267 restoring defaults 264 265 I ImageReader 252 inside area tracking bounds 136 See also tracking area installing ZoomText 14 running Setup 16 interface settings language 257 258 L Language interface settings 257 258 Lens zoom window 48 55 58 60 See also zoom windows Line zoom window 48 55 58 59 60 See also zoom windows locator 66 changing options 67 dialog box 67 68 enabling and disabling 67 hotkey 67 274 logon support Windows Vista 40 42 259 260 M Magnifier See product types Magnifier Magnifier Reader See product types Magnifier Reader Magnifier toolbar 47 See also toolbars magnification Power See also DocReader magnification adjusting 36 50 dialog 51 displaying whole powers only 51 fractional levels 50 51 hotkeys 50 272 Index 319 Power spinbox 48 50 51 65 margins See alignment edge margin menu tracking 135 See also tracking types of menus File See configuration files Actions Enable ZoomText See ZoomText enabling and
152. s you locate words or phrases within the active application window or anywhere on the entire screen 50 Setting the Magnification Level ZoomText provides a wide range of magnification levels allowing you to enlarge the view according to your needs Magnification levels include 1x to 8x in steps of 1 10x to 16x in steps of 2 20x to 36x in steps of 4 and fractional powers of 1 25x 1 5x 1 75x and 2 5x gt To adjust the magnification level 2 On the Magnifier toolbar adjust the level in the Power Power spinbox Hotkeys Increase Magnification ALT NUMPAD PLUS Decrease Magnification ALT NUMPAD MINUS The magnification level can also be adjusted in the Zoom Windows dialog as follows 1 Inthe Magnifier menu choose Magnification The Zoom Windows dialog appears with the Magnification tab displayed 2 Adjust the level in the Power spinbox 3 Click the OK button Chapter 3 Magnification Features 5 Zoom Windows pose Magnification Window Freeze View Locator Magnification Level Power z Display whole powers only Mouse Wheel Zooming Modifier Keys F shift Alt ctrl lt S Enable wheel zooming lt Cok cena C Hep Magnification tab The following table describes the Magnification Level settings Description Sets the magnification level Magnification levels include 1x to 8x in steps of 1 10x t
153. s and email within the parent application DocReader Launches DocReader to read text from the last active application DocReader provides continuous reading of documents web pages and email in a special environment where text is reformatted for easier viewing Zones Allows you to create edit and navigate reading zones Reading zones let you instantly see and hear selected locations in an application window Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 151 SpeakIt The Speaklt tool allows you to read selected Speaklt areas of the screen by clicking or dragging with the mouse Any text that is visible on the screen can be spoken even if it is outside the active program The AppReader and DocReader buttons gray out when the active application does not have text available for reading 152 Speech Settings Speech settings allow you to customize speech output to fit your needs You can customize the screen reading voice synthesizer settings reading style text processing and activate audible cues hints Turning Speech On and Off You can turn speech output on and off without disabling the magnification features gt To enable and disable speech On the Reader toolbar select Speech aenee Enable or Disable Enable Hotkey ALT SHIFT S NeoSpeech English Kate Settings Note AppReader DocReader and the Speaklt tool can still be used when speech is disabled There may be times when you want to term
154. s for No hint is applied when a hypertext link links is read Change pitch The synthesizer pitch is changed when a when reading a link hypertext link is read Say Link before a link is read The word link is spoken when a hypertext link is read Pitch Change Hypertext Links A percentage change to the voice pitch occurs when a hypertext link is read Pitch change ranges from 50 to 50 in steps of 10 Continued Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 163 Say Beginning of document and End of document The words beginning of document and end of document are spoken when navigating to the beginning or end of a document in AppReader and DocReader 164 Echo Settings Echo settings control how ZoomText speaks as you type use the mouse and navigate Microsoft Windows and your applications These settings allow you to fine tune the amount of information spoken according to your needs Typing Echo Typing echo allows you to hear the keys and words that you type You can choose to have individual keys words or both keys and words spoken Typed words are spoken upon completion as soon as you type a space or punctuation character Additional typing echo options also allow you to select which keys are spoken all keys or selected groups of keys gt To enable typing echo F On the Reader toolbar select Typing and then Typing select the desired typing echo m
155. s on the Reading Zones toolbar Note The Next and Previous buttons are grayed if only one zone has been defined Click inside the zone to activate the sizing handles and toolbar To size the zone drag any handle To move the zone drag inside the zone frame To test reading of the zone click the Play button To move to another zone press the number of the desired zone or click the Next or Previous buttons To edit another zone repeat steps 4 through 8 To exit the Edit Zones tool right click or press ESC Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 20 gt To delete a reading zone 1 New Edit Trigger b 2 Navigate Settings Ds 4 Ds 6 On the Reader toolbar select Zones gt Settings The Reading Zones dialog appears In the Show zones defined for combo box select the application that contains the zone you wish to delete The Zones list updates to display zones associated with the selected application In the Zones listbox select the zone you wish to delete Click the Delete button The deleted zone is removed from the Zones list To delete another zone repeat steps 2 through 4 When you re finished deleting zones click the OK button Using Reading Zones Once you ve created reading zones for an application you can use them any time the application is active You can trigger a single zone at a time via menu or hotkey or enter a mode that allows you to navigate throug
156. s or many lines of complex programming ZoomText scripts are written using one of the industry standard scripting languages such as VBScript Jscript JavaScript C or Perl No special tools are required to write a script in fact scripts can be written using the Windows Notepad However you must have some knowledge and experience writing scripts e What are scripting languages Scripting languages are programming languages that control existing applications or their components Scripting languages can be created and used without special programming software or the need for traditional compiling and building of program code Thus they favor rapid development and the ability to communicate with other programs There are many different scripting languages each of which is generally designed for a specific type of use e What scripting languages can be used to write ZoomText scripts The standard industry scripting languages that we suggest are VBScript Jscript JavaScript C and Perl Chapter Scripting 297 Writing ZoomText Scripts Although most anyone can learn to write basic ZoomText scripts writing true productivity scripts requires an amount of experience and expertise Therefore Ai Squared recommends using an experienced script writer to design create and test scripts preferably one that is understands the challenges faced by visually impaired computer users An experienced script writer may be available within you
157. s the Speaks the word or line application that the cursor appears window on according to the down program echo setting When the text cursor moves to a new line CTRL Moves to the Speaks the word or line FONE beginning of that the cursor appears the document on according to the program echo setting When the text cursor moves to a new line CTRL END Moves to the end of the document Speaks the word or line that the cursor appears on according to the program echo setting When the text cursor moves to a new line Note When holding down the SHIFT key to select text by character word line or paragraph the visible text that is selected or de selected will be spoken 282 Tools Toolbar Hotkeys Commands Keys Camera On Off CTRL WINDOWS ENTER Background Reader CAPS LOCK C Recorder start CTRL CAPS LOCK C ImageReader See the ZoomText ImageReader User Guide User Interface Hotkeys Commands Keys Enable ZoomText ALT INS Disable ZoomText ALT DEL Display User Interface CTRL SHIFT U Help Tool CTRL SHIFT H Chapter 7 Hotkeys Web Finder Hotkeys 283 Commands Keys Start Web Finder CTRL SHIFT W Exit Web Finder ESC Next Item ENTER or CTRL RIGHT Previous Item SHIFT ENTER or CTRL LEFT First Item in filtered list CTRL HOME Last Item in filtered list CT
158. s the entire display with a toolbar at the top of the screen and the document text below it The document text is formatted and displayed according to the current DocReader settings DocReader DocReader DocReader provides continuous reading of documents web pages and email in a special environment DocReader provides continuous readi 4 r where text is reformatted for easier viewing Text is presented in a ticker tape or teleprompter format with your choice of fonts colors word highlighting and magnification level Jochieader Prompter mode Ticker mode 188 gt To start and operate DocReader 1 Open the document web page or email that you wish DocRdr to read 2 On ZoomText s Reader toolbar select DocRdr The DocReader screen appears with text from the source document If the source document contains an active text cursor the word at the cursor position is highlighted in the DocReader display Otherwise the first word in the DocReader display is highlighted Hotkey ALT SHIFT D Note The DocReader button is disabled grayed out when the last active application does not contain readable text 3 Tostart and stop reading click the Play Pause button or press ENTER While paused you can click any word to set a new location to read from You can also perform repeated clicks on a word to speak spell and then phonetically spell the word repeated clicks must occur within two second
159. se mouse panning panning feature Continued Chapter3 Magnification Features 145 Sensitivity Controls the sensitivity of smooth mouse panning when moving the mouse At lower settings the mouse must be moved further to start panning and to accelerate panning speed Wheel click Selects the key combination to be used when modifiers clicking the mouse wheel to activate smooth mouse panning The selected keys must be held down while clicking the mouse wheel To use smooth mouse panning 1 Make sure the zoom window type is set to Full 2 Press the Smooth Mouse Panning hotkey CTRL mouse wheel click The mouse panning tool becomes active 3 To start panning move the mouse pointer in the direction you want to pan 4 To increase the panning speed move the pointer further away from the center point 5 To decrease the panning speed move the pointer back toward the center point 6 To change the panning direction move the pointer to anew direction relative to the center point 7 To stop panning move the pointer back to the center point 8 To exit smooth mouse panning right click or press ESC 146 Smooth Scrolling Scroll hotkeys allow you to smoothly scroll to any area of the screen or jump instantly to a specific screen location Note Num Lock must be turned off when using ZoomText commands that use the numeric keypad gt To smoothly scroll the zoom window 1 Hold down AL
160. settings Selects the type of cursor locator Wedges Displays triangular wedges above and below the cursor Circle Displays a circle around the cursor Frame Displays a rectangular frame around the cursor Continued Chapter3 Magnification Features 101 Size Sets the size of the cursor locator Thin Medium or Thick Color Sets the color for the cursor locator Transparency Sets the level of transparency for the cursor locator The transparency level controls the amount of the desktop image that is visible through the cursor locator Always The cursor locator is always displayed When cursor is The cursor locator is only displayed stationary when the cursor is stationary not moving When cursor is The cursor locator is only displayed moving when the cursor is moving When modifier The cursor locator is only displayed key is pressed when the cursor modifier keys are held down Modifier Keys Selects a key or combination of keys that when pressed will display the cursor locator Note Display the cursor locator must be set to When modifier key is pressed 102 Focus Enhancements Focus enhancements make it easy to locate and follow the control focus when you tab and arrow key through menus dialogs toolbars and other application controls When enabled a choice of high visibility locators mark the position of the control with focus without obscuring any surrounding te
161. space marks Displays space marks where extended space such as tabs occur in the source document Continued Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 213 Show end of cell Displays end of cell marks where text marks ends in each table cell Show end of frame Displays end of frame marks where marks s text ends in a web page frame Underline links When selected hypertext links are underlined in the Prompter and Ticker view 214 SpeaklIt Tool The SpeakIt tool allows you to read selected areas of the screen by clicking or dragging with the mouse Any text that is visible on the screen can be spoken even if it is outside the active program Note Text that appears in graphical images cannot be spoken gt To use the SpeakIt tool 1 On the Reader toolbar select the SpeakIt Tool Speaklt The SpeaklIt tool becomes active Hotkey ALT SHIFT 1 2 To speak a single word click on the word 3 To speak a block of text hold down the left button drag the selection rectangle over the text you want to read and release the mouse button When you complete the drag release the mouse button all highlighted text will be spoken 4 To exit the SpeaklIt tool right click or press ESC Note The SpeakIt tool can be used when speech is disabled Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 215 Reading the Windows Clipboard The Windows Clipboard allows you to copy and move inform
162. t Ea e Inthe ZoomText title bar click the close box Chapter2 Getting Started 39 Uninstalling ZoomText gt If you no longer need ZoomText on your system you can uninstall it at any time Uninstalling ZoomText erases all its program files and returns your system to the state it was in before installing Before you uninstall ZoomText you should be aware of the following If you are running ZoomText in its 60 day trial period uninstalling the software will result in loss of all remaining trial days Reinstalling ZoomText will not restore the trial days If your installation of ZoomText has been activated you should transfer your software license back to the ZoomText activation server before uninstalling This will preserve your software license so that may be used to activate ZoomText on another system For more information see Transferring Your ZoomText Software License in this chapter To uninstall ZoomText 1 In the Windows Start menu choose Programs ZoomText 10 Other Uninstall ZoomText 10 Follow the on screen instructions The ZoomText Uninstall program starts 40 Windows Logon Support ZoomText s logon support provides essential magnification and screen reading features when logging into Windows You can zoom in and out up to 36x invert the screen colors and enable screen reading so that each control is spoken as you navigate the logon dialog box Note ZoomText s
163. t To name an application 1 Inthe File menu choose Name Applications The Name Applications dialog appears 2 Inthe Application name listbox select the application you wish to rename 3 Inthe Friendly name text box type a new name that makes sense to you 4 To name another application repeat steps 2 through 4 5 Click on the OK button Note Some built in Windows applications and utilities have pre assigned friendly names that cannot be modified These items are grayed out when selected in the Name Applications dialog Name Applications This dialog allows you to specify friendlier application names For ZoomText to display in its status bar and dialogs re Manage Application Settings and Exclude Applications Choose an application in the Application name combo box IF desired enter a friendlier name in the Friendly name box Note Some applications cannot be renamed in which case the Friendly name box will be grayed out Application name Desktop ss vy Friendly name Desktop So Ga Ga Name Applications dialog The following table describes the Name Application settings 294 Setting Description Application Displays a list of applications that are name currently running on your system The application name is the name of the program s executable file Friendly Allows you to type a new friendly name for name the selected application The name wi
164. t a different camera Automatically set camera resolution for widest view ZoomText auto selects a camera resolution that provides the closest match to the screen resolution Resolution Displays the current camera resolution and allows you to select a specific camera resolution Higher resolutions provide a larger camera image but with slower video system performance Lower resolutions provide a smaller camera image but with faster video system performance Note To use this setting you must uncheck Automatically set camera resolution for widest view View Mode Displays the current camera view and allows you to select a different view for the ZoomText Camera Image Rotation Displays the current image rotation of the camera image and allows you to select a different image rotation Continued Chapter5 Tools Features 235 Color Displays the current color filter setting and allows you to select a different color filter Display Enables or disables displaying an alert command with command instructions when instructions Seid ae switching to Full view activating Full view Launch Camera Launches the ZoomText Camera This button is grayed out if the ZoomText Camera is already active ZoomText Camera Hotkeys The following hotkeys can be used to operate the ZoomText Camera settings Commands Keys Camera On Off CTRL WINDOWS ENTER Camer
165. t you want to listen to and copy it to the Windows Clipboard 2 Use one of the following methods to start Background Reader e Press the Read Clipboard Text hotkey P CAPS LOCK C BgRdr e On the Tools toolbar select BgRdr The Background Reader toolbar appears and automatically starts reading the text you placed in the Windows Clipboard 246 gt To read text selected in the active application 1 Select the text you want to listen to 2 Press the Read Selected Text hotkey CAPS LOCK S The Background Reader toolbar appears and automatically starts reading the text you selected in the active application Note If the toolbar does not appear when starting Background Reader the Start toolbar minimized option has been selected in the Background Reader settings To access and disable this setting Background Reader Settings see Background Reader Settings in this chapter Chapter 5 Tools Features 247 Operating Background Reader Once you have started Background Reader you can operate it using the toolbar or the hotkeys The toolbar is an easy way to get started and learn how Background Reader works However we highly recommend learning to use the hotkeys as they will allow you to seamlessly control Background Reader while you are working in other applications without having to switch back and forth and realize the true multitasking potential of Background Reader oo ZoomT ext Background Reader oa Pla
166. ted 23 The Activation Process During the 60 day trial period each time you start ZoomText the Activation Wizard appears The wizard presents the following options for you to choose from Option 1 I have a serial number and want to activate ZoomText Choose this option if you have already purchased or been provided with a ZoomText product and you re ready to activate the software The wizard will guide you through the activation process Option 2 I want to purchase ZoomText Choose this option if you are ready to purchase a ZoomText product The wizard will display information on how to purchase ZoomText Option 3 I want to try ZoomText Choose this option if you want to run ZoomText in trial mode Trial mode allows you to use ZoomText for up to 60 days When the 60 day trial period expires you must activate ZoomText to continue using it 24 ey ZoomText Activation Welcome to ZoomText 10 Oe I have a serial number and want to activate ZoomText Necccnsenscnccnscsscenscnsensensesnonscenesneescenseeneesennensvenseneusnesceneesnenssenessoesceaueriesecnensveneeneenessesnecsnenssnsesnenseescecssenened Enter your serial number to automatically activate ZoomText it takes only a Few seconds I want to purchase ZoomText You can purchase ZoomText online or by phone We will supply you with a serial number For activation I want to try ZoomText 60 days remaining There are 60 days remaining in y
167. ters when using ZoomText Camera you may experience slow system and camera video performance when the camera is configured to run at a higher resolution particularly at camera resolutions of 1280 and above To resolve this problem lower the camera resolution until your system and camera video performance is at an acceptable level The resolution setting for ZoomText Camera is located in the Camera tab in ZoomText s Tools dialog box See ZoomText Camera Settings below Chapter5 Tools Features 233 ZoomText Camera Settings The ZoomText Camera settings allow you to configure and launch the ZoomText Camera gt To configure the ZoomText Camera settings In the Tools menu choose Camera The Tools dialog appears with the Camera tab displayed Tools Camera Background Reader Camera Active Camera Logitech HD Webcam C615 F Automatically set camera resolution for widest view Resolution 1600 x 896 View view Mode Docked Top z Image Rotation 0 degrees E Enhancements Color Normal X Advanced Settings Keep toolbar on top of other windows Display command instructions when activating Full view Launch Camera Cancel Help ZoomText Camera dialog 234 The following table describes the ZoomText Camera settings Setting Description Active Camera Displays the name of the camera currently being used by ZoomText and allows you to selec
168. the highlighted word The Stop button appears in Edit mode where reading always restarts at the first word in the zone Shortcut Key ENTER Previous Activates the previous reading zone Shortcut Key SHIFT TAB Note This button does not appear in Trigger mode Next Activates the next reading zone Shortcut Key TAB Note This button does not appear in Trigger mode Close Exits the Reading Zone mode Shortcut Key ESC 198 Creating Editing and Deleting Reading Zones Creating a new reading zone is a straightforward process For most new zones you simply define the zone area type in a descriptive zone name and choose to have the zone displayed spoken or both You can always edit or delete the zone later so there s no need to worry about mistakes gt To create a reading zone ls New Edit Ba Trigger Navigate 3 Settings 4 Di Open the application in which you want to create a reading zone Make sure the desired application tab view or window is displayed Switch to the ZoomText user interface On the Reader toolbar select Zones gt New The New Zone Tool becomes active and all existing zones for the active application are displayed Hotkey CTRL ALT Z Move the mouse pointer to scroll the new zone area into view Hold down the left button drag the selection rectangle over the desired zone area and release the button When you complete the drag release the mo
169. the Settings menu choose Program Gata This setting can be changed at any time after installing ZoomText This setting is located in ZoomText s Program Preferences dialog To open this dialog in the Settings menu choose Windows Speech synthesizer options only apply when installing ZoomText Magnifier Reader To install ZoomText 1 pas 3 Disable virus protection software and close all other programs Insert the ZoomText 10 CD into the CD ROM drive The ZoomText Setup program will start automatically Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation If Setup does not start automatically i 2 3 4 Click on the Windows Start button and select Run Browse to your CD ROM drive Select the Setup program and click Open Click OK in the Run dialog box Chapter 2 Getting Started 17 Downloading Program Components If you obtained your ZoomText 10 software via download from Ai Squared s website you may not have received some of ZoomText s optional program components These components include speech synthesizers and product localizations versions of ZoomText in other languages You can download these components at any time Note The selection of components that you can download depends on the type of ZoomText product installed on your system gt To download program components In ZoomText s Help menu select Download Program Components Your web browser launches to
170. the ZoomText program components web page A list of available components is displayed along with instructions for downloading and installing 18 Automatic Updating ZoomText 10 includes automatic online version checking and updating This service keeps your installation of ZoomText up to date with the latest fixes and enhancements Here s how it works Each time you start ZoomText the Update Wizard checks to see if you are online If so it quickly checks to see if you are running the latest version If an update is available the Update Wizard will ask if you want to download it By clicking on the Yes button the update will download and install automatically Note An Internet connection is required to use this feature P ZoomText Update Wizard pee ZoomText Update is Available ay 4 ZoomText update is available for download Updates contain important fixes and enhancements that will improve the performance and compatibility of your ZoomText software pocececececescococsccocscocsccoosesesocsesesessssossesg Latest update version 10 00 0 328 More Information To proceed with the update click the Next button ZoomText Update Wizard Chapter2 Getting Started 19 If you or your network administrator does not want to check for updates each time you start ZoomText you can disable automatic updating as follows gt To disable automatic updating 1 Inthe Settings menu choose Program 2 Uncheck
171. the text cursor moves to a new line the word at the new cursor location is spoken Echo the entire line When the text cursor moves to a new line the entire line is spoken 172 Verbosity Verbosity allows you to adjust the amount of information spoken about program controls when they become active or highlighted Program controls include application and document windows menus dialogs buttons icons and more Three verbosity levels Beginner Intermediate and Expert allow you to quickly increase or decrease the verbosity Beginner verbosity provides more information while Expert verbosity provides less information Each of these verbosity levels can be fully customized according to your personal needs gt To select a verbosity level 3 Verbos Intermediate Hotkey ALT SHIFT V On the Reader toolbar select Verbosity and then select the desired verbosity level Cycles through the verbosity levels gt To adjust the verbosity options 1 Inthe Reader menu choose Verbosity The Echo Settings dialog appears with the Verbosity tab displayed 2 Adjust the verbosity options as desired 3 Click the OK button Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 173 verbosity Level Beginner Speak text and detailed descriptions Intermediate Speak text and brief descriptions Expert Speak only text that appears on screen My Batis Nocccoccsceseece aT a a a a A a verbos
172. then select the same Screen Resolution and Color Quality that you chose for 1 If you cannot select equal values repeat steps 3 and 4 choosing a lower resolution or color quality 4 Click the OK button ZoomText asked Please select the number displayed on your secondary monitor but you didn t see a number on the monitor you want to use This problem can occur for the following reasons e You have a second monitor but it is not properly attached to your computer not connected to a power source or not switched on Check the connections for your second monitor and make sure it is switched on e Your system is configured with a video card or cards that support a secondary monitor but you do not have a second monitor on your workstation Attach a second monitor to your system or do not attempt to enable the dual monitor feature Note This problem can only occur on systems that are configured with three or more display devices 84 In Windows Vista ZoomText informs you that The desktop must be manually extended in order to utilize the dual monitor feature Extend the desktop and restart ZoomtText To enable the extended desktop in Windows Vista 1 Select Start Control Panel Appearance and Personalization Adjust Screen Resolution The display settings appear 2 Click on the box labeled 2 or the number that represents your secondary monitor and then click Extend my desktop onto this monitor
173. these techniques please refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation Before using this manual we recommend you install ZoomtText 10 l2 Documentation formatting Throughout this user s guide you will see special formatting used to represent important information The following table outlines these formats and what they represent Format represes Screen item On screen items that you select or click Screen item on such as menus dialogs and controls Hotkey Keys that you should press The plus commands sign between keys means that you should hold down the first key while you press the second key If three keys are represented hold the first two keys while you press the third CHAPTER 2 Getting Started In this chapter you will learn the basics of ZoomText including How to install and activate ZoomText How to start and exit ZoomText How to enable and disable ZoomText How to use the main ZoomText user interface and tray icon How to use ZoomText s Windows logon support How to get help on using ZoomText Although the information in this chapter should get you up and running please refer to the following chapters for complete instructions 14 Installing ZoomText ZoomText 10 is easy to install on your system The ZoomText CD includes a talking setup program with large print dialog boxes that guide you through the installation The setup program offers two methods of installation Auto
174. tiones 287 Configuration Hotkeys ai ostenssess tern ieracdneimeriausageeiens 288 PX PICA Detin E Sessien 289 Namings AppPCANONG erei 292 Scripting 295 What are Scripts and Scripting Languages 296 Waung Zoom Textopi ea 297 Other Sources Of ZoomText Scripts 297 Scripting Documentation for Script Writers 298 Mana ie Scrip iiser i 299 Kerisi rine OCUPE soarana 303 CITC HOLKY Sirsi eceemedctedeeonsies 308 CHAPTER Introduction ZoomText 10 is a powerful computer access solution designed for the visually impaired Consisting of two adaptive technologies screen magnification and screen reading ZoomText allows you to see and hear everything on the computer screen providing complete access to applications documents email and the Internet ZoomText 10 also allows you to magnify printed material using a standard HD webcam ZoomText 10 is available in two product versions Magnifier a standalone screen magnifier Magnifier Reader an integrated magnifier and screen reader Both versions of ZoomText 10 are designed for users of all ages and skill levels With a precise mix of power and simplicity ZoomText provides total independence at home school and in the workplace ZoomText Magnifier ZoomText Magnifier is an advanced screen magnification program that enlarges and enhances everything on the computer screen ZoomText 10 Magnifier features include Flexible Magnification F
175. tivate ZoomText on your current computer so that it can be reactivated on the new computer 28 Frequently Asked Questions about Product Activation What is product activation Product activation is an anti piracy technology designed to verify that ZoomText has been legitimately licensed How does product activation work The activation process verifies that the serial number is legitimate and has not been activated on more computers than allowed by the ZoomText Software License Agreement What happens if I don t activate my product If you don t activate your product by the 60th day after installation ZoomText will stop working until you activate it What if my product activation fails Product activation will only fail under exceptional circumstances In most cases you can reactivate ZoomText as quickly and easily as the original activation If your attempt to reactivate fails contact Ai Squared Product Support for help What if I need to reformat or upgrade my computer If you need to reformat your hard drive or upgrade your Windows operating system you should first transfer your ZoomText software license back to the ZoomText activation server See Transferring Your ZoomText Software License in the preceding section Note You do not need to transfer your ZoomText license when installing Windows service packs and hot fixes Chapter2 Getting Started 29 What if I want to move my ZoomText software to anoth
176. tkey combination as desired Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each hotkey you wish to modify 5 Click the OK button To assign a configuration file to a configuration hotkey 1 Inthe Settings menu choose Hotkeys The Hotkeys dialog appears 2 Inthe Hotkeys Group box select Configuration Hotkeys 3 Inthe Hotkey Command box select the desired configuration hotkey 4 Click on the Browse button 5 In the Select Configuration dialog box select the desired configuration file 6 Click on the OK button Chapter 7 Hotkeys 267 Passing Hotkeys to the Current Application When a key combination is assigned to a ZoomText hotkey this command will only be processed by ZoomtText If the key combination is also used by the current application this program will not respond to the command However you can force ZoomText to pass a hotkey to the current application gt To pass a hotkey to the current application 1 Press the Pass Thru hotkey ALT PAUSE 2 Press the desired key combination The current application will process the key combination ZoomText Hotkeys The following tables list the command names and default assignments for all ZoomText hotkeys by Hotkey Group Hotkey assignments can be changed in the Hotkeys dialog box Note AppReader and DocReader Navigation Commands and all Text Reading Commands have fixed key assignments that cannot be changed These commands do not appear in the Hotkeys dialog
177. to restart your system 262 CHAPTER 7 Hotkeys Hotkeys are key combinations that execute ZoomText commands without having to activate the ZoomText user interface Hotkeys exist for almost all ZoomText features allowing you to control ZoomText while another program is active Some important facts about ZoomText hotkeys are e Individual hotkeys can be changed or disabled to eliminate conflicts with other programs e Keys and mouse buttons can be used to define a hotkey e Each hotkey must be unique Hotkey Combinations Each hotkey consists of one or more modifier keys and a single primary key The modifier keys consist of any combination of ALT CTRL SHIFT CAPS LOCK and the Windows Key The primary key can be any other key or any mouse button 264 Hotkeys Dialog Box All ZoomText hotkeys can be examined and modified in the Hotkeys dialog box Hotkeys stem Hotkey Group Primary Key User Interface E Delete v Hotkey Command Disable ZoomText Modifier Keys Isable soomi ex _ Disable Hotke Enable ZoomText jal E ctrl i User InterFace shift win Restore Defaults F Caps Lock Disables ZoomText Configuration File Browse Cancel Help Hotkeys dialog The following table describes the Hotkeys settings Setting Description Hotkey Group Selects a group of related hotkeys The hotkeys in the selected group appear in the Hotkey Command list Hotkey Displ
178. to use a preset scheme as the starting point for a custom scheme Selects the type of focus locator Block Displays a block over the control that has focus Underline Displays a line beneath the control that has focus Frame Displays a rectangular around the control that has focus Sets the color for the focus locator Sets the thickness of the focus locator Continued Chapter3 Magnification Features e 105 Transparency Sets the level of transparency for the focus locator The transparency level controls the amount of the desktop image that is visible through the focus locator Note This setting is not available when the locator color is set to Invert Margin Increases or decreases the space between the control with focus and the focus locator Continuously Enables continuous display of the focus locator when a control has focus Briefly Enables brief display of the focus locator When a control receives focus the locator is displayed for 1 5 seconds When modifier The focus locator is only displayed when key is pressed the focus modifier keys are held down Modifier Keys Selects a key or combination of keys that when pressed will display the focus locator Note Display the focus locator must be set to When modifier key is pressed 106 Font Enhancements With conventional screen magnifiers the clarity of fonts text characters is degraded in the magnified view As a resu
179. toolbar appears above the found text providing controls for navigating and reading occurrences of the search text gt Mb YAX The Text Finder toolbar Read Reads the entire line that contains the found word Shortcut Key ENTER Previous Displays the previous occurrence of the search text Shortcut Key LEFT or SHIFT TAB Next Displays the next occurrence of the search text Shortcut Key RIGHT or TAB Start AppReader Launches AppReader and begins reading from the location of the highlighted search text Shortcut Key A or CTRL ALT A Settings Returns to the Text Finder dialog Shortcut Key BACKSPACE Close Exits the Text Finder Shortcut Key ESC This option is not available in ZoomText Magnifier Chapter3 Magnification Features 129 The following commands can also be used to speak the highlighted search text or the line or sentence in which it resides To Press Say current word phrase CTRL NUMPAD 5 Say line SHIFT NUMPAD 5 Say sentence CTRL ALT NUMPAD 5 Text Finder Settings The Text Finder settings allow you to refine and accelerate your search These options allow you to select the search area search starting point and text matching criteria When running ZoomText Magnifier Reader you can also configure Text Finder to speak each found occurrence of the search text or the entire line containing the text Text Finder Se
180. toolbars 32 button highlighting 257 258 commands Magnifier 273 Reader 275 Tools 221 326 restoring 257 258 types tools Background Reader 247 DocReader 189 190 See also DocReader Magnifier 47 49 Reader 149 151 Reading Zones 196 197 Text Finder 128 Web Finder 118 types Adjust See Adjust tool Freeze See Freeze tool SpeakIt See SpeakIt tool using with the keyboard 37 tracking 134 area inside area 136 outside area 136 setting 136 changing options 134 dialog box 135 136 enabling and disabling 137 hotkey 137 268 types of controls 169 menus 169 mouse pointer 169 text cursor 169 tool tips 169 windows 172 transferring your ZoomText license See activating ZoomText transferring your license Index 327 tray icon 36 257 258 TruVoice 154 Type button 48 56 hotkey 56 273 Typing button 150 164 typing echo 164 See also echo settings typing U uninstalling ZoomText 39 user interface 32 33 commands 272 V verbosity See echo settings verbosity Verbosity button 150 172 hotkey 172 275 ViaVoice 154 view saving and restoring 147 view mode 66 enabling 66 hotkey 66 230 view locator 66 changing options 67 dialog 67 68 enabling 67 hotkey 67 328 W Web button 49 117 Web Finder 117 Page Search 118 119 List Search 120 122 Highlight 123 124 hotkeys 118 229 starting 118 What s New in ZoomText 10 7 9 window tracking 134 135 136 See also tracking types of windows See zoom w
181. ttings to a configuration file 1 Set all ZoomText features as desired 2 Inthe File menu choose Save Configuration The Save Configuration dialog box appears displaying the existing configuration files 3 Type the name of the new configuration in the File name box 4 Click on the OK button gt To load settings from a configuration file 1 Inthe File menu choose Open Configuration The Open Configuration dialog box appears displaying the existing configuration files 2 Highlight the desired configuration file 3 Click on the Open button Chapter 8 Configuration Files 287 The Default Configuration When you start ZoomText the default configuration file ZT ZXC is automatically loaded This file contains the built in defaults for all ZoomText settings You can create your default configuration which will load your custom settings whenever ZoomText is run Don t worry about losing the built in settings the original default file can be easily restored gt To save a custom default configuration 1 Set all ZoomText features as desired 2 Inthe File menu choose Save As Default A dialog appears prompting you to confirm saving the configuration 3 Select Yes to overwrite the current default configuration gt To restore the original default configuration file 1 Inthe File menu choose Restore Defaults A dialog appears prompting you to confirm restoring the configuration 2 Select Yes to overwrite th
182. tton changes to Cancel Preview review Capture Captures the text currently in the Windows Clipboard Clipboard replacing the previously captured text Show Hide Expands and collapses the section of the Synthesizer ZoomText Recorder dialog that contains Settings the synthesizer settings Continued 244 Synthesizer Displays a list of available synthesizers on your system Note ZoomText supports SAPI 4 and SAPI 5 based speech synthesizers Voice Displays a list of available voices in the selected synthesizer Rate Adjusts the voice rate if supported by the synthesizer Pitch Adjusts the voice pitch if supported by the synthesizer Volume Adjusts the voice volume if supported by the synthesizer Chapter5 Tools Features 245 Background Reader Background Reader allows you to listen to documents webpages email or any text while you simultaneously perform other tasks You simply copy or select the text you want to listen to and start Background Reader While the text is being read aloud you are free to type notes browse the web or do other work on your computer Starting Background Reader There are two ways to capture text when starting Background Reader Background Reader can read text that you have copied to the Windows Clipboard or text that you have selected in the active application gt To read text from the Windows Clipboard 1 Select the text tha
183. ull range of magnification levels up to 36x Levels include 1x to 8x in steps of 1 10x to 16x in steps of 2 20x to 36x in steps of 4 and fractional powers of 1 25x 1 5x 1 75x and 2 5x Powerful Zoom Windows 8 different zoom windows allow you to configure the magnified view according to your needs Font Enhancements xFont technology patented displays print quality text that s easy to read at all magnification levels Smooth bold and condense settings allow you to fine tune the thickness and spacing of text for added legibility Dual Monitor Support Allows you to expand your magnified view or simultaneously see magnified and normal views of your screen Enhanced Screen Colors Innovative color controls improve screen clarity and reduce eyestrain Special effects include color dyes two color modes and replacement of problem colors Chapter1 Introduction 3 Visible Pointers and Cursors Size and color enhancements make it easy to see the mouse pointer Special locators make it easy to find and follow the mouse pointer and text cursor Focus Enhancements New focus enhancements make it easy to locate and follow the control focus when you navigate through application menus dialogs and other application controls Smooth Navigation Navigating your applications and scrolling the view is always smooth and comfortable Desktop Finder Desktop Finder helps you find and launch programs and documents on your desktop system tray a
184. use button the Reading Zones dialog appears This dialog allows you to name the zone and select zone options For information on the Reading Zones dialog see Reading Zones Settings in this chapter 10 11 Chapter 4 Screen Reading Features 199 In the Zone Name box type a descriptive name for the new zone When you navigate to the next dialog control the new zone name will appear in the Zones list Under Zone is relative to select the zone s relative position within the application window Under Zone Actions select the desired options To test the new zone click Trigger The Reading Zones dialog is temporarily hidden while the zone is displayed and or spoken according to the selected settings To create additional zones click New Zone and repeat steps 4 through 9 When you re finished creating and editing zones click the OK button 200 gt To edit a reading zone L ee 2 Edit Trigger b os Navigate Settings 4 O 6 ig 8 g 10 iL Open the application that contains the reading zone that you want to edit Switch to the ZoomText user interface On the Reader toolbar select Zones Edit The Edit Zones Tool becomes active and all existing zones for the active application are displayed The Reading Zones toolbar appears over the active zone Hotkey CTRL ALT E Move the mouse pointer to scroll the desired zone into view or click the Next or Previous button
185. will not be magnified or spoken Chapter3 Magnification Features 79 Primary Monitor and Physical Arrangement On a system configured with multiple monitors Windows provides settings that allow you to select which monitor will be the primary monitor that is where your Windows taskbar appears and to tell Windows how your monitors are physically arranged in your workspace More about selection of the primary monitor On a system configured with multiple monitors Windows numbers each monitor device as displayed in the Settings tab of the Display Properties dialog By default monitor 1 is configured as the primary display with monitor 2 configured as the secondary display and so on Although Windows normally sets monitor 1 as the primary display on some systems you can select another numbered monitor to operate as the primary monitor Whichever monitor you select as your primary monitor ZoomText will use that monitor for its primary display More about physical arrangement of multiple monitors By arranging the monitors in the Display Properties dialog as they are physically arranged on your desktop Windows can properly configure the extended desktop so that you can intuitively move the mouse and application windows directly across from one monitor to another as if it were one seamless screen 80 When using ZoomText s Dual Monitor feature in Span View it is important that your monitors are properly arranged in th
186. with a clickable link that opens the group s associated dialog box with the exception of the Finders label Note Features associated with magnification and screen reading are grouped into separate toolbars and dialogs Features associated with screen reading only appear in ZoomText Magnifier Reader Chapter2 Getting Started 33 Tools tab Reader tab Magnifier tab Minimize button Z ZoornText 10 File Actions Magnifier Reader Tools Settings Help Q Magnifier JY Reader X Tools Zoom Windows Enhancements Finders k xs Pek I QQ we M Power Type Color Pointer Cursor Focus Desktop Web Text Application Firefox Readers Zones App Settin ZoomtText button Status bar ZoomText button Enables or disables ZoomText When disabled all magnification and speech features are turned off without exiting the program Magnifier tab Displays toolbar controls for ZoomText s magnification features Reader tab Displays toolbar controls for ZoomText s screen reading features ZoomText Magnifier Reader only Tools tab Displays toolbar controls for ZoomText s camera and listening features and the ImageReader companion product Status bar Displays the name of the active application and informs you when AppReader and DocReader Readers reading zones Zones and application settings App Settings are available for use Minimize button Hides the ZoomText user
187. xFont text magnification is not available during Windows logon therefore the quality of magnified text will be degraded ZoomText will also use the default speech synthesizer configured in Windows The ZoomText Logon Support Toolbar When ZoomText s logon support is enabled the ZoomText Logon Support toolbar appears automatically each time the Windows logon screen is displayed The Logon Support toolbar provides controls for enabling disabling and adjusting the available magnification and screen reading features ZoomText Logon Support 7 OD ZoomText Power Invert Speech ZoomText Logon Support toolbar S ZoomText Power Loy Chapter2 Getting Started 41 ZoomText button Enables or disables ZoomText When ZoomText is disabled all magnification and screen reading features are turned off without exiting the program Hotkeys Enable ZoomText ALT INSERT Disable ZoomText ALT DELETE Power Sets the magnification level from 1x to 36x Hotkeys Increases magnification ALT NUMPAD PLUS Decreases magnification ALT NUMPAD MINUS Invert Enables and disables color inverting Hotkey CTRL SHIFT C Speech Enables and disables speech output Hotkey ALT SHIFT S Note Each time you log into Windows using ZoomText s logon support the selected logon support settings are automatically saved and then restored the next time the Windows logon screen is displayed 42 Enabling and Disabling Zoo
188. xt You can choose from preset focus schemes or configure your own custom focus settings gt To choose a preset focus scheme On the Magnifier toolbar select Focus Scheme Focus and then select the desired focus scheme vV Normal TE Note You can turn focus enhancements on and Custom off using the Focus Enhancements On Off Settings hotkey CTRL SHIFT O gt To configure custom focus settings 1 Inthe Magnifier menu choose Focus Enhancements The Enhancements dialog appears with the Focus tab displayed 2 Select Custom Adjust the custom settings as desired Click the OK button Chapter3 Magnification Features 103 Focus Enhancement Normal Scheme Red Rectangle X Custom Settings Focus Locator Type TET Color i Q E Red Margin Thickness Display the focus locator Narrow A Modifier Keys _ Shift ctrl Continuously Briefly When modifier key is pressed Focus tab The following table describes the Focus Enhancement settings 104 Normal Scheme Custom Customize Type Color Thickness Description Disables all focus enhancements Activates a preset focus scheme selected in the neighboring combo box Activates the Custom Settings allowing you to create your own custom focus scheme Activates and configures the Custom Settings to match the selected preset focus scheme This allows you
189. xt Script Manager makes the process of registering viewing and managing scripts a simple and intuitive task Here s what you can do with the ZoomText Script Manager e Register new scripts written for ZoomText e Enable and disable scripts as needed without having to unregister them e Open and edit scripts Important Editing scripts should only be performed by a qualified script writer e View a description of each script including the script s purpose Note You must have administrative privileges to make changes in the ZoomText Script Manager Registering and modifying scripts can adversely affect the behavior of your system and should only be performed by a qualified individual or according to their instructions 300 gt To view and manage ZoomText scripts In the Settings menu choose Scripting gt Script Manager The Script Manager dialog appears Modify the registered scripts as desired Click the OK button ke l L ZoomText Script Manager Script Actions Registered Scripts ooo F Ai2_Sample_O utlook vbs Edit Unregister P lt m Register a Script Script Information 24 April 2008 1 00 01 Description This script implements a inbox message reader for Microsoft Outlook The ZoomText Script Manager dialog The following table describes the Script Manager settings Chapter Scripting 301 Registered Scripts Register a Sc
190. yback Previous Next O Play Restart Capture a amp Sentence Word Exit D ww Word Sentence Background Reader toolbar gt To operate Background Reader using the toolbar 1 To start and stop reading click the Play Pause button 2 To skim forward and backward click the Sentence and Word buttons 3 To restart reading at the beginning click the Restart button 4 To read new text that you have placed in the Windows Clipboard click the Capture button 5 To exit Background Reader click the Exit button 248 To bring the Background Reader toolbar into view When Background Reader is running you can bring its toolbar into view by pressing Caps Lock T To operate Background Reader using hotkeys Use the following commands Commands Keys BGR Read Clipboard CAPS LOCK C Text BGR Read Selected Text CAPS LOCK S BGR Play Pause CAPS LOCK ENTER BGR Restart CAPS LOCK BACKSPACE from the beginning BGR Next Sentence CAPS LOCK RIGHT BGR Current Sentence CAPS LOCK SPACEBAR BGR Previous Sentence CAPS LOCK LEFT BGR Next Word CTRL CAPS LOCK RIGHT BGR Current Word CTRL CAPS LOCK SPACEBAR BGR Previous Word CTRL CAPS LOCK LEFT BGR Show Toolbar CAPS LOCK T BGR Exit CAPS LOCK ESC Chapter 5 Tools Features 249 Background Reader Settings The Background Reader settings allow you to choose
191. zooming 1 Inthe Magnifier menu choose Magnification The Zoom Window dialog appears with the Magnification tab displayed Make sure the Enable wheel zooming box is checked Select the modifier key or keys that must be pressed in order for the mouse wheel to be used for zooming 4 Click the OK button 54 Zoom Windows pes Magnification Window Freeze View Locator Magnification Level Power z F Display whole powers only Mouse Wheel Zooming Modifier Keys E shift E Akt T ctrl V Enable wheel zooming COK Cira He Magnification tab The following table describes the Mouse Wheel Zooming settings seming Desciption SSS Enable wheel Enables use of the mouse wheel to ZOOMING change the magnification level Modifier Keys Selects the key combination to be used for mouse wheel zooming The selected keys must be held down while rotating the mouse wheel in order to change the magnification level Chapter 3 Magnification Features e 55 Zoom Windows A zoom window displays a magnified view of the computer screen You can think of a zoom window as a magnifying glass held in front of the screen A zoom window can only display a portion of the screen at any one time but by scrolling its magnified contents any area of the screen can be viewed ZoomText provides eight zoom window types Full Overlay Lens Line and four Docked positions

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