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1. Click OK to add the picture to your document Tip For ease of use add your own pictures to Write OutLoud s picture directory See Adding Your Own Pictures to the Pictures Directory p 41 AL You can also make pictures bigger or smaller Highlight the picture Then click the Grow or Shrink Selection buttons or choose the option you want from the Text menu Each time you click the Grow or Shrink Selection button the picture will change size You can also resize with the mouse cursor To do that click the picture so that you see the selection box Place your mouse pointer over the box in the lower right corner until your pointer changes to a double arrowed cursor Macintosh users hold the mouse button down Windows users click the right mouse button Oo Untitled 2 abe tea Use the mouse to resize the picture drag the lower right corner of the picture until it is the size you want Drag the corner of the picture box to make the box smaller or larger Release the mouse button Untitled 2 Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud Changing Picture Alignment When the picture is in your document you can click the Alignment button to change how the picture lines up with your text tited pE The picture above is centered in the document Tip Pictures are always inserted on th2. Underline Choose Underline to make the selected word s underlined If no words are highlighted the style applies to the next words typed See How Text Options Work page 21 Don Johnston Incorporated User Guide 23 Write OutLoud Options Menu Options Hide Toolbar 36 Shift Hide Toolbar CtrleShifte pene IUNE v Speak Toolbar Ctrl Set Colors 9g Set Colors Ctrl v Align Left Align Left Ctrl Align Center 3 Align Center Ctrl Align Right 9 f Align Right Ctrl v Single Space Singl Single Space Double Space Double Space Triple Space Triple Space Show Page Breaks Ctrl Show Page Breaks a8 Save As Default Ctrl Shift Save As Default Shift Windows Macintosh The Options menu includes features that affect how your document looks colors alignment line spacing how your toolbar looks and acts and whether or not you want to see page breaks This menu also includes the Save As Default option that lets you change settings for all new documents created Hide Show Toolbar Hides or shows the toolbar at the top of the document Older students might want to hide the toolbar to make the document window look more age appropriate or for class presentations Speak Toolbar When checked toolbar buttons say their names when they are clicked with the Right Mouse Button Windows or when the cursor dwells over a button for a second or two Macintosh Sel
3. Besides using the toolbar to quickly access several functions you can also use Write OutLoud s pull down menus to access all functions and settings This chapter describes all menu items and how to use them Note See Appendix A for a complete listing of key equivalents for menu functions New Open New Ctrl M Close Open Ctl 0 Close CtrleF4 Save TUE Save AS Save Chrl 5 Save Ag Ctrl H Page Setup Print Setup Print One a6 Shift P Print F Page Setup Ctrl J Print One Ctrl Shitt P Print Ctrl P Recent File Recent File Exit Alt F4 Quit Windows Macintosh The File menu includes standard items for file management Some of these functions are also available in the toolbar New Create a new document The new document will use the current default settings Open Open an existing document Write OutLoud displays a standard file directory window Q writing x Bio Poem 2 Dinosaur Dossier 2 Nis for Name Party Invitation 2 Silent Snake Actions 2 Silent Snake Animals 2 Social Values if she aaa Files Fe Use the popup menu to view a roe different file type Write OutLoud Files Text File or All Files Write OutLoud can also open and read Text Files that are scanned in created in other applications or downloaded from the Internet Close Close the current document User Guide 13 Write OutLoud 14 User Guide Save Save changes to docu
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5. Items that appear in this menu are names of Write OutLoud documents that are currently open The one that is checked is the current document When you choose a different document it moves to the front and you may work in it You may have as many documents open as your computer memory will allow If there are more than nine documents open and the document you want is not listed in the menu choose More Windows from the bottom of the Windows menu Window 1 Huck Finn 2 Huck Finn Journal 3SHuck and Tom 4Terry s Report ki Summer acation 6 Daily Journal 7 Science Project Outline 8 Shopping List OhMy Family Tree klore Windows The Select Window dialog opens Select Window Huck and Tom Terry s Report My Summer Yacation Daily Journal Science Project Outline Shopping List Kty Family Tree Untitled 10 Highlight the document you want to work with then click OR User Guide 31 Write OutLoud Help Menu Help About Balloon Help Show Balloons Help Index Using Help Index Using Help About 4 riteQutLoud Windows Macintosh On screen Help includes a review of Write OutLoud features and functions It also includes a list of key equivalents to perform functions without using the mouse 2 Windows Help Inelza BEGR Contents File Menu Edit Menu Text Menu Options Menu Speech Menu Windows Menu Help Menu The Toolbar Keyboard Equival
6. Waa Adventures of Huck Finn Mark Twain Huck Finn is a boy who lived by the Mississippi River He had a raft He ran away from from home He camped in a cave with his friend Joe Students can quickly get to the end of the document to add to existing work Speech feedback is important for writing success because it gives students immediate aural reinforcement of what they just typed It gives students the opportunity to self correct based on what they hear Write OutLoud includes three basic speech tools Speak Stop sentence or speaking selection Repeat Speak lt Click Speak to hear the sentence Write OutLoud speaks the selected text or the sentence containing the cursor Click Speak again and the next sentence is spoken With this feature you can move through your entire document sentence by sentence speaking each as you go To speak specific words or sentences highlight the text first then click Speak To speak the entire document choose Select All in the Edit menu and click Speak Note For speaking sentences are spoken until sentence ending punctuation or new paragraphs are encountered J HuckFinn Dk eare abe CETA Students can control reading of their document for comprehension or revision Tip For story narration the user can speak the document sentence by sentence and have control ov
7. of Huck Finn by Mark Twain Huck Finn is a boy who lived by the Mississippi River He had a raft He ran away from from home He camped ina cave with his friend Joe Students can quickly get back to the beginning of the document to add a title or reread the story Move To move your cursor to the next sentence click Move The cursor e moves to the beginning of the next sentence A sentence must end with a period question mark or exclamation point in order for Write OutLoud to recognize it as a sentence Students can quickly navigate through their document for reading and revising the story Select To highlight the next sentence click Select With the sentence highlighted you can click Speak Grow or Shrink Selection If your cursor is in the middle of a sentence Select highlights words from the cursor to the end of the sentence Huck Finn E EJ Adventures of Huck Finn by Mark Twain He even found a treasure chest with his best friend one time Huck gave his money away because he did not want his dad to take the p 4 Students can quickly select chunks of text for reading aloud revising or formatting sentence by sentence To move directly to the end of the document click End The cursor moves to the end of your document Don Johnston Incorporated Speech Buttons Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud M Huck Finn degoe
8. on using the dictionary see Chapter 4 Write OutLoud s Talking Spell Checker and Talking Dictionary 18 User Guide Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud Cue Misspelling Change the settings for misspelling cues Write OutLoud monitors your words as you type If you type a word it doesn t recognize it cues you with a sound auditory and or menu bar flash visual Cue Misspellings Return to document with changes A Visual Cue Flash Title Bar OK s Return to document without changes XAudio cue Do6 O Click the ellipsis to see a list of available sounds Click to check or uncheck cueing options File name of sound selected for audio cue Choose any combination of cueing that you desire or turn both off Change the Audio Cue To see a list of available sounds click the ellipsis symbol next to the Audio Cue field Use the standard file directory window to select the sound file you want to cue misspelling Or click Cancel to keep the current sound file for audio cueing Click OK when the settings are as you wish Click Cancel to return to the document without making changes to settings Add Your Own Sound for the Audio Cue If you have a different sound that you want to use for the Audio Cue just copy the sound file into the Sounds folder in the WriteOutLoud folder Then select Cue Misspelling and click the ellipsis symbol to select your sound file Write OutLoud will no
9. or user dictionaries The general buttons in the Spelling Window let you make changes to the document or Write OutLoud User dictionary which contains personal words and names and other words that are not contained in the standard Franklin Dictionary Learn To add the highlighted word to the Write OutLoud User Dictionary click Learn Stop At any time click the Stop button to stop the speaking Next Word If you don t want to change the word in question click Next Word to continue the spell check Change When the correct word is in the Change to field click Change The word is replaced in your document and the spell checker goes on to the next word in question if any Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud OK Click OK when you are done with the spell checker and want to return to the document Read Word Spelling When checked Write OutLoud spells out words in question and suggested words letter by letter after it speaks them This option is helpful because many questioned words might be spelled phonetically and incorrectly by the writer When the word is spoken it will sound correct However when the word is spelled out it may help the writer hear the difference between the word they typed and the correct spelling The Word in the Spelling dialog displays the sentence containing the unknown or Question Window misspelled word highlighted along with suggested known or correct words Use th
10. the document during the revision stages of the writing process Clear Remove selection from document Not used with Paste Select All Highlight all text and pictures in the document With Select All students can easily make global changes to paragraph alignment font size or color 16 User Guide Don Johnston Incorporated Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud Find Locate a specific word or group of words in text Write OutLoud displays the Find dialog To move the dialog drag the title bar Displays the found phrase in context He amped in a cave with his friend Joe Gop 1 Speak the sentence and word found Find what Speak the word or phrase to be found Click OK when you are done Type the word or Click to find the next phrase you want instance of the word to find or phrase During the revision stages of writing students can search their document for items they want to change or correct This feature is very helpful when students are looking at a printed draft of their document Tip for writers using alternate access There are keyboard shortcuts for using the Find dialog See Appendix A for a complete list Check Spelling Select Check Spelling from anywhere in the document to begin the Franklin Spell Checker Works exactly like the Check Spelling button in the toolbar Write OutLoud always checks the entire document for spelling errors Write OutLoud display
11. the list of pictures in the folder When you find the picture you want click OK or press to accept it Add Picture Category hen zre Put the selected picture into your R ieai document mice PCT mountain lion PCT i mouse with cheese PCT L mouse PCT Return to the document without any pictures The picture is inserted into your document Mouse and Cheese story B Jo Baceie 7 M Write OutLoud automatically puts the picture in a new paragraph with one blank line before and after the picture The Mouse and the Cheese After a picture is inserted the cursor advances to the next line for more typing Once the picture is added to your document you can move it around or change its alignment You can change its size and line spacing too if desired See Chapter 5 Adding Pictures to Documents for more information on how to use pictures with Write OutLoud Move to Beginning of Document Move the cursor to the top of the first page of the document Works exactly like the Beginning button in the toolbar Students can quickly get back to the beginning of the document to add a title or start reviewing the Write OutLoud document from the beginning of the story Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud Move to Next Sentence Move the cursor to the beginning of the next sentence Works exactly like the Move button in the
12. Ctrl F ja ei i A eck Spelling Check Spelling Ctl G are Check Dict an 31 Check Dictionary Ctrl 1 pei cick Cue Misspelling Ctrl Shift Cue Misspelling 8 Shift Add Picture Ctrl Shift Add Picture Shift Move to Beginning of Document Ctrl Home Move to Beginning of Document Up Move to Next Sentence Ctrl Shift M Move to Next Sentence Ctrl Shift M Select Sentence Ctrl S hift es Select Sentence 3 Shift eM Move to End of Document Ctrl End Move to End of Document Dn Windows Macintosh The Edit menu contains standard commands for document editing including spell checker and dictionary In addition this menu has commands for document navigation and selection Undo Redo Undo cancels your last action If your undone action can be repeated Undo changes to Redo This item is unavailable if your last action cannot be undone or redone Cut Remove selection from document Cut may be used with Paste Students can use Cut to move or remove sections of their document during the revision stages of the writing process Copy Duplicate selection Copy may be used with Paste Students can use Copy to try out a section of their document in a different part of the document while they re revising text If they like the change they can Clear or Cut the duplicate passage Paste Place cut or copied selection in your document at the cursor Students can use Paste to move sections or add duplicate sections of
13. Guide 29 Write OutLoud Macintosh Choose a voice Click the voice you want to use The voice will be previewed at a the selected rate and volume Move the slide bars for the Rate or Volume field to change the Good News Hysterical Junior i Kathy Volume 100 Pipe Organ Princess value the selected voice will be Devinn to ihecocunicnt previewed at the new settings without the changes Return to the document with the changes Tip Earphones may be a good idea in a classroom lab setting or workplace eliminating outside sounds and distractions for the user as well as preventing the computer speech from becoming distracting to others in the environment The same volume setting applies Pronunciations Opens the Dictionaries dialog The built in speech does not always pronounce words exactly as you want abbreviations and proper names are often mispronounced Try out special words and names in Write OutLoud first If the pronunciation isn t exact choose Pronunciations to add these words to the pronunciation exceptions dictionary Dictionaries 2 x Special Words Roots Abbreviations Add Add a new entry ta kes you to the Dictionary Entry dialog sae Edit selected entry takes you to the key Dictionary Entry dialog Dre is Delete selected entry _ r Speak the Key value for the selected Hep entry S
14. assing the regular print dialog Click Print One to send the document to the printer Print One gives students simplified access to printing there are no additional windows to navigate through Don Johnston Incorporated Content Buttons Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud Students who struggle with writing often don t write very much text because of poor vocabulary spelling or organization Write OutLoud s Content features help students with editing for mechanics revising with better words and using pictures to support their content Check cbc ae z Add spelling MEE Picture Check dictionary Check Spelling os Click Check Spelling from anywhere in the document to begin the Franklin Spell Checker Write OutLoud always checks the entire document for spelling errors Write OutLoud displays the Spelling dialog when it finds a word that is not in either the regular Franklin or User dictionaries Hie WI away rom from home ie the sentence and the word in I question Add the highlighted word to the angeto iM cay M WOL User Dictionary Ctri 2 grin a a a SR E Continue the spell check without P a changing the current word Change word in question to the When checked words in word in the Change to field question and suggested c Return to the document words are also spelled out Speak suggeste letter by letter wor The spell checker displays the senten
15. ce containing the unknown or misspelled word highlighted along with suggested known or correct words Write OutLoud makes the spell checker talk so you can hear the word in question spelled out and spoken in context and to hear other suggestions in its place If the word in question is really a correct word or proper name you can add it to the WOL User Dictionary by clicking Learn When you are finished with the spell checker and want to return to the document click OK All spelling changes are in the document For more information on using the spell checker see Chapter 4 Write OutLoud s Talking Spell Checker and Talking Dictionary User Guide 7 Write OutLoud 8 User Guide Check Dictionary Check word meanings with the Franklin Dictionary and Homonym Checker Select the word you want to check and click Check Dictionary If you don t select a word Write OutLoud checks the word you just finished typing Dictionary ie camped n o wih is end Toe Speak the sentence and the word in i question hud _ Go to the next word in question Sanand without changing the current word an underground hollow Change to cave gt P speaking cerier Speak definition s of the word in 2 pm Me Change to fil Read Word Spelling Change word in question to the word in the Change to field Definition When checked words in question and suggested Return to the document Speak the wor
16. d and short definition words are also Select another word of the word in the Change to field spelled out letter to see its definition by letter Write OutLoud displays the Franklin Dictionary and Homonym Checker with the sentence that includes the word you are checking in the first window The word meanings are displayed in the second window and homonyms or confusables if any are in the third window Use the dictionary to hear the word in question spelled out and spoken in context and to read and or hear its definition If the definition does not match the word you want you can consider the other words with similar spellings or pronunciations that are frequently confused with it When you are finished with the dictionary and want to return to the document click OK All word changes are in the document For more information on using the dictionary see Chapter 4 Write OutLoud s Talking Spell Checker and Talking Dictionary Tip for writers using alternate access There are keyboard shortcuts for using the Spelling and Dictionary dialogs See Appendix A for a complete list Don Johnston Incorporated Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud Add Picture le Students can enhance the meaning of their writing by adding illustrations or photographs to their documents Write OutLoud includes a library of sample pictures and also supports other pictures that are Bitmaps BMP PICT or JPEG files To place a picture in yo
17. e checking in the first window The word meanings for the word in question are displayed in the second window and homonyms if any are displayed in the third window Next Word If more than one word was selected for Check Dictionary click Next Word to continue the dictionary check without changing the current word in question Stop At any time click the Stop button to stop the speaking Change When the correct word is in the Change to field click Change The word is replaced in your document and the dictionary goes on to the next word in question if any Don Johnston Incorporated The Word in Question Window The Definition Window The Homonyms Window Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud OK When you are finished with the dictionary and want to return to the document click OK All changes are in the document Read Word Spelling When checked Write OutLoud spells out words in question and homonyms letter by letter after it speaks them Use the dictionary to hear the word in question spelled out and spoken in context Speak Sentence and Word in Question The word in question and the sentence in which it appears is in the first window To help understanding and independence students may click the Speak button to hear the sentence Write OutLoud speaks the entire sentence and repeats the highlighted word in question If Read Word Spelling is checked Write OutLoud also spells out the w
18. e spell checker to hear the word in question spelled out and spoken in context and to hear other suggestions in its place If the word in question is really a correct word or proper name you can add it to the Write OutLoud User Dictionary by clicking Learn Speak Sentence and Word in Question To hear the sentence with the misspelled word click the first Speak button Write OutLoud speaks the entire sentence and repeats the misspelled highlighted word If Read Word Spelling is checked Write OutLoud also spells out the word in question letter by letter Speak the First Suggested Word Write OutLoud suggests a word in the Change to field To hear this word spoken and spelled click the word to highlight it The word moves to the Change to field Click the Speak button next to the Suggested Words If Read Word Spelling is checked Write OutLoud also spells out the suggested word letter by letter Speak More Suggested Words To hear another suggested word click the word to select it and then click the Speak button Ways to select a suggested word are e Click the word e Use W until the suggested word is selected Type the key equivalent 1 Ctrl 2 etc that precedes the word you want e If there are more than five additional suggestions use the scroll bar to view more then click the word you want to select If the correct word doesn t appear in the suggested word list type the correct word in the Chang
19. e to field Don Johnston Incorporated User Guide 35 Write OutLoud Using the Franklin Dictionary in Write OutLoud The Dictionary Dialog 36 User Guide You Can initiate the dictionary function in either of two ways Click the Check Dictionary button in the toolbar Select Check Dictionary from the Edit menu The Dictionary dialog opens In it you can check word meanings with the Franklin Dictionary and Homonym Checker Select the word or section of the document that you want to check Then select Check Dictionary Note If you don t select a word or section of your document Write OutLoud checks only the word you just finished typing Go to the next word in question without changing the current word Ea ene Speak the sentence and the word in cave e cavern g question an underground hollow Stop speaking Change to lt cert Change word in question to the word in Ctri 2 Sta u n e A the Change to field Read Word Spelling Speak definition s of the word in the Change to field WW hencheckec Return to the document words in question Select another Speak the word and short definition of and suggested words word to see its the word in the Change to field are also spelled out definition letter by letter Write OutLoud displays the Franklin Dictionary and Homonym Checker with the sentence that includes the word you ar
20. e typing the next word the change is cancelled Tip To hold the changed style without typing words type x after making your style selections Then you can reposition the cursor without the changes being cancelled When you come back and type additional information on the line the changes are still active This is a useful technique when creating online quizzes or worksheets in Write OutLoud To change a section of your document highlight the part s you want to change then make the desired changes to font size and style The selected text will change to the settings selected Don Johnston Incorporated User Guide 21 Write OutLoud 22 User Guide To change the entire document Select All Edit menu and make the desired changes to font size and style The entire document will change to the settings selected Font When opened the Font dialog allows you to choose the font the style and size of text for your document or text selection See How Text Options Work page 21 Windows dialog Use the scroll field to select a Font x different font Font Font style Size Regular fi 4 Arial Black Itali T Arial Narrow Bol 18 T Balloon Bold Italic 120 T Bodoni DTC 22 T Bookman Old Style Effects 24 Tp Bookshelf Symbol1 x Underline E Oo Use the scroll field to select a different size Use the scroll field to select a different style Regular Italic Bold or Bold Ita
21. ect Speak Toolbar to uncheck and turn off toolbar speech Set Colors The Set Colors dialog lets you change the color of the text background and highlight in one convenient place Background and highlight color are global settings that affect your entire document But you can change text colors for each word sentence or section of your document if you like To change the text color of the next text typed just select Set Colors with no text highlighted To change the text color of a section of your document highlight the part s you want to change then select Set Colors To change the text color of the entire document Select All Edit menu then Set Colors 24 User Guide Don Johnston Incorporated Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud The Set Colors window is displayed Select Text Color Background Color or Highlight Color and choose the color you want for each Set Colors Click the radio button of the color you want to change Choose color pieis S33 pressi Seperate RRHH Text Color Background Color B Highlight Color fel in Sample E A iz tac EE OK Return to the Return to the document with document with no changes the selected changes Write OutLoud displays sample text with the selected text background and highlight colors Click the color you want for the selected item As you make color selecti
22. eir own line with blank lines before and after the picture After adding pictures you can delete the extra blank lines and even add text to the lines containing the pictures if you want You might want to put a Qab or Spacebar between the picture and the text Adding Your Own You can of course import pictures from anywhere on your hard drive network Pictures to the or media in your computer Locating files with the directory dialog may not be Pictures Directory easy for some students To make pictures easy for students to find you may want to add them right the Write OutLoud Pictures directory To do this Locate the pictures you want to use Stegasaurus Pteradacty Prehistoric swamp Windsor castle Buckingham Palace Don Johnston Incorporated User Guide 41 Write OutLoud Graphic Formats Supported 42 User Guide Make sure the graphics are in a format that Write OutLoud can import BMP PICT or JPEG see Graphic Formats Supported below for more information Organize them into folders by subject or category Name the folder s something unique so it is easy to remember what pictures are in them I Cj Pictures from Internet Double click a folder to open it fee AN Be ee Pictures are now organized into folders Copy or move the folder s into the Pictures folder within the WriteOutLoud folder DonJohnston 27 items 1 003 7 MB available v Oj WritedutLo
23. en type your next word The size is changed Note Because no text was selected if you reposition the cursor before typing the next word the change is cancelled To change the size of a section of your document highlight the part s you want to change then click Grow or Shrink until the text is the size you want Don Johnston Incorporated Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud To resize the entire document Select All Edit menu and click Grow or Shrink until the text is the size you want HuckFinn Huck Finn is a boy who lived by the Mississippi River He had a raft He ran away from from home He camped ina cave with his friend Joe Choose how to align each paragraph left centered or right Put the cursor in the paragraph you want to change Each time you click Alignment you cycle through the alignment options of Align Left Align Center and Align Right Continue clicking to cycle through the alignment options To change the current paragraph click Alignment until you get the alignment you want To change the next paragraph press to start a new paragraph then click Alignment until the cursor indicates the alignment you want Begin typing To change a section of your document highlight the part s you want to change then click Alignment until you get the alignment you want To change the entire document to the same alignment select all Edit menu and c
24. ent for comprehension or revision Repeat Repeat last spoken text Works exactly like the Repeat button in the toolbar Students can repeat what was just heard to increase comprehension or when proofreading their work Stop Speech Click this to immediately stop the current speech This works exactly like the Stop button in the toolbar Students can immediately interrupt speech for any reason to revise their work work quietly end a work session make a different selection etc Speak Letters When checked speaks each letter as it is typed Choose Speak Letters to uncheck Turn Speak Letters on for students learning keyboarding skills and students with physical disabilities or visual impairments to reinforce that the correct letter has been typed or selected Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud Speak Words When checked speaks each word as it is completed A word must be followed by a space punctuation or a paragraph return before Write OutLoud can speak it Choose Speak Words to uncheck Turn Speak Words on for students with learning disabilities and poor spellers for immediate auditory feedback that they have or have not typed the word they wanted Speak Sentences When checked speaks each sentence as it is completed A sentence must be followed by punctuation period exclamation point or question mark before Write OutLoud will speak the sentence Choose Speak Sentences to uncheck Turn Speak Sente
25. ents The first Help window has a list of topics Click on the topic you want to view and information will appear on that specific menu or topic Windows Help Options Menu Hide Toolbar Ctrl Shift v Speak Toolbar Ctrl Set Colors Ctrl v Align Left Ctrl Align Center Ctrl Align Bight Ctrl v Single Space Double Space Triple Space Show Page Breaks Ctrl Save s Default Ctrl Shift Show Hide Toolbar ew Si When checked displays the Write OutLoud toolbar at the top of the screen Select Show Toolbar to uncheck and turn off display Speak Toolbar er When checked toolbar buttons say their names when the mouse pointer is over a toolbar button Select Speak Toolbar to uncheck and turn off toolbar speech 32 User Guide Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud The Spell Checker and Dictionary I think we need to seek continually new ways to be successful with children and spelling Getting an A on a spelling test is simply not going to motivate some children Then too some children get A s but forget the words as soon as they pass the test Building vocabulary I have found is not a kid s goal that s a teacher goal If you want Rids to be motivated spellers you have to tie it to their life and the things they do Joe Turner Center for Inquiry Indianapolis Indiana Why Write OutLoud s Spell Checker and Dictiona
26. er the rate of storytelling Place the cursor at the beginning of the file Click Speak and the first sentence speaks The cursor advances to the next sentence Click Speak when ready For smoother delivery turn off Highlight Word by Word in the Speech menu User Guide 5 Write OutLoud File Management 6 User Guide Buttons Repeat J a Students can repeat what was just heard to increase comprehension or when proofreading their work Click Repeat to hear again what was just spoken Stop K Click Stop to stop the current speech Students can immediately interrupt speech for any reason to revise their work work quietly end a work session make a different selection etc Write OutLoud includes many more speech options that you can turn on and off to meet students needs See Chapter 3 The Menus for more information It s important for students to feel in control of common tasks Our Save and Print One buttons give them easy access to these functions Save Print Save izl Click Save to save your file to disk The first time you save it give it a name This function is the same as selecting Save in the File menu S Write0utLoud Y a Creative Te Pictures Cj SampleDocuments Q Sounds Save As Untitled File ty WriteOutLoud File w Use Save frequently while you re working to save changes to the document Print One Print One automatically prints one copy of your document byp
27. ess from the toolbar type a few sentences in the Write OutLoud window You hear Write OutLoud speak as you go At the end of the sentence it speaks the entire sentence highlighting each word as it reads Note See Appendix A for a complete listing of key equivalents for toolbar functions If you do not want to see the toolbar display select Hide Toolbar from the Options menu H Huck Finn Adventures of Huck Finn Mark Twain Huck Finn is a boy who lived by the Mississippi River He had araft He ran away from from home He camped ina cave with his friend Joe Write OutLoud document with toolbar hidden Tools for text navigation and selection help students quickly and efficiently move through and review their writing Write OutLoud includes four in the toolbar Move cursor Move cursor to beginning to end of of document document Move cursor Select to next next sentence sentence These tools are especially helpful for students with poor visual and or motor skills There are many more keyboard shortcuts for text navigation and selection see Appendix A for a complete list Beginning To move your cursor quickly to the start of the document move your mouse pointer to the toolbar and click Beginning The cursor moves to the beginning of your text entry User Guide 3 Write OutLoud 4 User Guide Huck Finn raja a EO alaal Adventures
28. ferent default setting make changes here then use Save As Default in the Options menu to keep those settings for all new documents Print Setup Macintosh Only The Print Setup dialog lets you choose the printer paper size paper source and orientation Appearance of the dialog will vary depending on the operating system and print driver you use Print One This skips the traditional dialog and directly prints one copy of the document This is easy to use because it eliminates a step Works exactly like the Print One button in the toolbar Print Choose print specifications from the print window and send document to the printer You can print documents in color if you have a color printer Recent Files List This section of the File menu can show up to four of the most recently used files Print Preview Print One Print 1 UNTITLEDIT WOL hae fof i iud h 2 Sue s Speech WOL IST OF UP fO fOUr MOST recently Used Tes 3 Letter WOL Highlight the file you want to open 4 Color Words YWYOL Exit Students can easily pull up their most recent files to resume working Exit or Quit Quit the Write OutLoud application The program prompts you to save your work if you have not done so User Guide 15 Write OutLoud Edit Menu Edit Undo Chaz Undo e Cut Ctrl x Cut 2X Copy Ctrl C Copy C Paste Ctrl V Paste FV Clear Delete Clear Delete Select All 3A Select All Crl 4 Find
29. ff from the text around it This also makes it easy for the student to select the picture for additional formatting Of course you can delete the extra lines and even put more than one picture on a line if you want provided the pictures are small enough to fit Write OutLoud can also import graphics from other places on your computer Select Add Picture Add Picture Category Preview z omer To add a picture that is not in the aims Write OutLoud Pictures folder click C Cloth e pescribers OK Other oe to locate It Co Food l E Senses Erio cassis Use the popup menu to save as a _ uUCKFINN e e 01_2 HuckFinn PCT E different file format T 01_3 HuckFinn PCT T 01_4 HuckFinn PCT 01_5 HuckFinn PCT T 01_6 HuckFinn PCT T 02_1 HuckFinn PCT v PICT Files Bitmap Files JPEG Files File Use the standard dialog directory to select a graphic from anywhere on your computer Use the popup menu to change the file type if necessary Select a picture file and click Open The selected picture will be shown in the Preview window If it is not the picture you wanted click Other to select a different picture User Guide 39 Write OutLoud Resizing Pictures 40 User Guide Add Picture e om ae Preview of the graphic you just actions selected nimals 7 Circletime TalesArt J Clothes oD ib Eeeriers Co Household
30. he word used in context and gives a brief definition of the word in question It also lists homonyms and other similar words that could be confusing to the student Again Write OutLoud can speak and spell out the word in question the contextual sentence definitions and suggested words to help students choose the word that really conveys the meaning they intend Don Johnston Incorporated User Guide 33 Write OutLoud Using the Franklin Spell Checker in Write OutLoud The Spelling Dialog 34 User Guide You can initiate the spell check function in either of two ways Click the Check Spelling button in the toolbar obe Select Check Spelling from the Edit menu Write OutLoud always checks the entire document for spelling errors Spelling He fj away from from home Speak the sentence and the word in re question Add the highlighted word to the WOL User Dictionary ej mjo A YS Change to Ctri 1 Q Oa mo py 4 ctriea ran Stop speaking Ctri 4 Ron Ctri 5 Fun Continue the spell check without Spey re changing the current word Change word in question to the word in the Change to field When checked ds i Return to the document words in Speak question and dood suggested suggested words word are also spelled out letter by letter Write OutLoud displays the Spelling dialog when it finds a word that is not in either the regular Franklin
31. heck and click Check Dictionary If you don t select a word Write OutLoud checks the word you just finished typing Speak the sentence and the word in question Definition Go to the next word in question sete ener without changing the current word Stop speaking Speak definition s of the word in the Change to field Change word in question to the word in the Change to field When checked Read Word Spelling Select Return to the document words in another Speak the word and short definition question and word to see of the word in the Change to field suggested words _ its definition are also spelled out letter by letter Write OutLoud displays the Franklin Dictionary and Homonym Checker with the sentence that includes the word you are checking in the first window The word meanings for the word in question are displayed in the second window and homonyms or confusables if any are displayed in the third window Use the dictionary to hear the word in question spelled out and spoken in context and to read and or hear its definition If the definition does not match the word you want you can consider the other words with similar spellings or pronunciations that are frequently confused with it When you are finished with the dictionary and want to return to the document click OK All word changes are in the document For more information
32. ith the selected homonym click Change When you are finished checking definitions and making changes click OK to return to your document User Guide 37 Write OutLoud Adding Pictures to Documents Add a Sample Picture 38 User Guide Pictures play an important role in telling stories and conveying information When writers are revising their text for meaning they might find something that is difficult to put adequately into words Adding pictures is a natural way for writers to help make their ideas clearer Write OutLoud includes a number of sample pictures which are organized into categories It also can import pictures from clip art collections and other locations on your computer After you select and add a picture to your document you can resize it change its alignment copy or paste it in much the same way as you do text ia To place a picture in your Write OutLoud document position the cursor where you want your picture to be Mouse and Cheese story The Mouse and the Cheesed y Picture will be added after this point Click Add Picture or select Add Picture from the Edit menu Add Picture Category Preview Samim To add a picture that is not in the on E Oher oe Pictures folder click 9 Clothes 7 Describers Food Co Household Other to locate it Double click a folder or press to see the list of pictures in the selected category Write OutLoud pictures are
33. lic Click to check or uncheck if you want the text underlined Sample AaBbYyZz Cancel Return to the document with the selected changes Write OutLoud Return to the displays sample text document with with the selected font no changes size and style attributes Macintosh dialog Return to the document with the selected changes Font Size CE I Style Effects Regular v Underline Sample AaBbYyZz Use the popup menu to select a 7 different size Return to the document with no changes Use the popup menu to select a different font Click to check or uncheck if you want the text underlined Use the popup menu to select a different style Regular Regular Italic Bold or Bold Italic Write OutLoud displays sample text with the selected font size and style attributes Click on the font style or point size to select it The highlighted area is the current setting The sample box will show you what it will look like You may select letters words sentences or the entire file and change the font style or size Apply different styles for visual needs or to emphasize text Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud Grow Selection Choose Grow Selection to increase the size of all words you have selected Works exactly like the Grow button in the toolbar If nothing is selected the next letters you type will be larger See How Text O
34. lick Alignment until you get the alignment you want Background Color Bl Click Background Color to change the color of the entire document background Each time you click this button it cycles to the next available background color Continue clicking to cycle through the color options Text Color EJ Change the color of the text Select the word or words you want to change and click Text Color Each time you click Text Color it cycles to the next available text color Continue clicking to cycle through the color options To change the color of the next text typed click Text Color until the Text Color button displays the color you want the text to be Then type to see the new text color Note Because nothing was selected if you reposition the cursor before typing the next word the change is cancelled User Guide 11 Write OutLoud To change the text color of a section of your document highlight the part s you want to change then click Text Color until the text is the color you want To change the text color of the entire document Select All Edit menu and click Text Color until the text is the color you want Tip You can set the text background and highlight colors for the document all at once by choosing Set Colors in the Options menu See Chapter 3 Using the Menus for more information 12 User Guide Don Johnston Incorporated The Menus File Menu Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud
35. ly clicking the toolbar at the top of the Write OutLoud window This section helps you understand the features unique to Write OutLoud including navigating through text speech options spell checker and more When you launch Write OutLoud you re ready to type and create documents immediately The Write OutLoud toolbar gives you one click access to common tasks Navigation Speech File Management Appearance Content The buttons on the toolbar are grouped according to tasks for easier use It s also a talking toolbar To hear a button speak its function place the mouse pointer over the button Windows users click the Right Mouse button Macintosh users speech is automatic after your cursor stays on a button for a second or two Also a label that lists the button name pops up from the button Untitled 1 i label pops up after the cursor dwells on a button When the cursor is placed over a toolbar button Write OutLoud displays a label below description of what the button and a description of the button s h b d h function in the status bar the button does Is shown in the status bar Print one copy of the active document Tip If you do not want to hear the buttons speak their functions turn Speak Toolbar off in the Options menu Don Johnston Incorporated Text Navigation and Selection Buttons Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud To try all the features you can acc
36. ment and continue working If the document is untitled the standard Save window comes up so you can give it a name Works exactly like the Save button in the toolbar Save As 2 x Save in EX My Documents ic c ey File name Teny s book report Save as type WriteDutLoud Files wol Cancel Use the popup menu to save as a Save As different file format Save document with a new name and continue working Or you can save your document as a Text File to import it into another application The original document remains intact S WriteoutLoud Y a Creative Te Save As Terry s Book Report 2 File ty v WriteOutLoud File m Use the popup menu to save as a different file format Don Johnston Incorporated Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud Page Setup Sets the page margins and measurement system for the current document Page Setup Return to the document with the Margins changes Top Highlight the margin you want to change and type in the value Inches LO Centimeters Return to the document without changes Reset margins to the default values 1 inch for each side Or click arrows to Choose the measurement incrementally increase system you want to use or decrease the margin Tip Write OutLoud automatically sets 1 inch margins for each side of the document If you want your documents to have a dif
37. nces on for writers to hear completed sentences or for students using Write OutLoud for communication Speak Paragraphs When checked speaks each paragraph as it is completed Write OutLoud identifies a paragraph when a or is selected Choose Speak Paragraphs to uncheck Turn Speak Paragraphs on for reading lists for writers to hear completed paragraphs or for students using Write OutLoud for communication Highlight Word by Word When checked individual words are highlighted as they are spoken Choose Highlight Word by Word to uncheck Highlight Word by Word is an option that is helpful for students who are learning to read or for students with visual tracking difficulties because it helps students see and hear the word simultaneously Tip This option slows down speech feedback somewhat If speech seems sluggish on your computer use a faster computer or uncheck this option while you work Voice Settings Opens the Voice Settings dialog This is where the voice speed and speech volume can be changed and tested Windows Click the voice you want to use The voice will be previewed at the selected rate and volume Move the slide bars or type in a new value in the Rate or Volume field to change the value the selected voice will be previewed at the new settings Return to the document Return to the document without the changes with the changes Don Johnston Incorporated User
38. o change a section of your document highlight the part s you want to change then select the alignment option you want User Guide 25 Write OutLoud 26 User Guide To change the entire document to the same alignment Select All Edit menu then select the alignment option you want J Treasure Island SHE SD A Petes CUE This student chose Align Right for his name and grade The picture and title information is centered on the page with Align Center The body of the report is lined up Treasure Island on the left the default setting of by Robert Louis Stevenson Align Left was used to Treasure Island is an adventure about a young boy d h h named Jim Hawkins Jim s f ran an inn in England A In ent e ac pa rag rap pirate captain name Flint sta at the inn for a long time Captain Flint died without paying his bill to Jim s mother They really needed the mone ved them so they looked l ch ney found and J grabbed some papers Then they hid Other pirates came and took the rest of the mo Hi Gl ee A id hid a gt Single Space Lines of text are close together with no extra space or leading between lines This is how text usually appears in newspapers and magazine articles Change this setting by selecting another line spacing option See How Line Spacing Works below Double Space Lines of text are separated wi
39. ons the Sample field previews the changes so you can see how the colors work together Click OK after selecting the desired color s Note In most cases Write OutLoud will not allow you to select a color that is already in use by another color attribute For instance if your text color is pink you cannot select pink as the highlight color or background color Tip For best visibility choose a combination that has good contrast between text background and highlight colors You may want to experiment with several text and background colors to find a combination that works well for you Align Left Line up your text on the left with a ragged right side This is how text usually appears Change this setting by selecting another alignment option See How Alignment Works below Align Center Line up your text in the center of the page This is useful for titles etc Change this setting by selecting another alignment option See How Alignment Works below Align Right Line up your text on the right with a ragged left side Change this setting by selecting another alignment option See How Alignment Works below How Alignment Works Each paragraph can have its own alignment To change the current paragraph select the alignment option you want The current paragraph will reflect the change To change the next paragraph press to start a new paragraph then select the alignment option you want Begin typing to see the change T
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41. ord in question letter by letter You can check the meaning of the word in question by looking at the second window Definitions for the word in question appear there If there are more meanings they are listed also you may have to scroll to bring them into view If the definition does not match the word you want you can consider the other words listed in the Homonyms window Speak Definitions To help with understanding and independence students may click the Speak button to listen to the definitions This feature helps students check their own work for correct word usage If the word in question has homonyms confusing words with similar spellings or pronunciations they are listed in the third window This feature helps students understand that there are words that sound alike To help understanding and independence students may click the Speak button to listen to the homonyms To hear another suggested word click the word to select it and click speak Ways to select a suggested word are e Click the word e Use W until the suggested word is selected Type the key equivalent Q 2 3 that precedes the word you want to select e If there are more than three additional suggestions use the scroll bar to view more then click the word you want to select The selected highlighted homonym appears in the Change to field Its definition appears in the Definition field If you want to replace the word in question w
42. organized by categories and kept in folders Double click or press to open the highlighted folder category The list of pictures appears A preview of the highlighted picture is shown next to the list Use the scroll bars to view other pictures in the folder If you want to look in a different folder double click the arrow at the top of the list to go back one level in the Write OutLoud Pictures folder Add Picture TERN a Double click arrow at the top of the list a lt P to go back a level in the file directory Bleticatorrcr SG i estore Use the scroll bars to move up and down Sec the list of pictures in the folder L bear cub PCT k Don Johnston Incorporated Add Your Own Picture Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud When you find the picture you want click OK Add Picture z Put the selected picture into your Category Preview Dj hen 2 Pct other document horse PCT g kitten Pct Return to the document without any mice PCT L mountain lion PCT pictures E mouse with cheese PCT L mouse PCT Write OutLoud automatically puts the picture in a new paragraph with one blank line before and after the picture After a picture is inserted the cursor advances to the next line for more typing Write OutLoud automatically puts one blank line both before and after the picture to set it o
43. peak the Translation value for the selected entry List of special Return to the words already document in the with the pronunciation changes exceptions dictionary Windows Dictionary Entry 2 x Add Entry to Special Words Dictionary Type in word Key Karyl o Speak Speak Key field eae Speak Translation field Carol Speak js Type in phonetic pronunciation SPR From Key SPR From Translation Cancel Help 7 Return to the Dictionaries dialog without the changes Return to the Dictionaries dialog with the changes 30 User Guide Don Johnston Incorporated Windows Menu Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud Add a new entry Type in word Speak current field Delete selected entry Macintosh Written as E kan et Pronounced as 4 Beethoven _Detete formatting funniest ghost Close __ Return to the document without the changes List of special words already Type in in the pronunciation phonetic Return to the document with the changes exceptions dictionary pronunciation The dictionary already contains pronunciations for many common abbreviations and proper names Add your own to the list whenever you encounter a mispronounced word window w 1 Huck Finn 2 Huck Finn Journal Window 1 Huck Finn 3 Huck and Tom 3 Huck and Tom Windows Macintosh Huck Finn Journal
44. ptions Work page 21 Tip You can also use Grow Selection to resize a picture you ve added to your document Just select the picture then select Grow Selection or click the Grow button in the toolbar The picture will automatically increase in size by 10 Continue until the picture is the size you want Shrink Selection Choose Shrink Selection to decrease the font size of all the words you have selected Works exactly like the Shrink button in the toolbar If nothing is selected the next letters you type will be smaller See How Text Options Work page 21 Note The minimum font size for Write OutLoud is 4 point Tip You can also use Shrink Selection to resize a picture you ve added to your document Just select the picture then select Shrink Selection or click the Shrink button in the toolbar The picture will automatically decrease in size by 10 Continue until the picture is the size you want Regular When you choose Regular all other styles are automatically turned off See How Text Options Work page 21 Bold Choose Bold to make the selected word s display in the bold version of the selected font If no words are highlighted the style applies to the next words typed See How Text Options Work page 21 Italic Choose Italic to make the selected word s display in the italic version of the selected font If no words are highlighted the style applies to the next words typed See How Text Options Work page 21
45. ry Work Recent educational research shows that the best way for students to learn spelling is to link it to writing But students who are frustrated with their inability to recall the spelling of the word they want to use often give up and substitute a simpler word that is easier to spell Students who know a word when they hear it may not recognize it in print And many students also have difficulty distinguishing between homonyms and other confusables Write OutLoud and the Franklin Spell Checker and Dictionary help students do just that Hand held Franklin Spell Checkers have been the teacher s choice for students struggling with spelling because of their ease of use and capability to recognize homonyms and phonetic spellings of irregular words in addition to common misspellings And Write OutLoud has long been recognized as an effective tool for struggling writers because of its simplicity and powerful speech features With Write OutLoud the integrated Franklin Spell Checker and Dictionary become talking tools that go even further to help struggling students The Franklin Spell Checker shows the word as used in context as well as possible alternate spellings The student can see what they wrote and see if it is what they intended to write Write OutLoud can speak and spell out the word the contextual sentence and suggested words to help students determine the correct spelling of the word they want The Franklin Dictionary also shows t
46. s the Spelling dialog when it finds a word that is not in either the regular Franklin or Write OutLoud User dictionaries He fj away from from home Speak the sentence and the word in oco o Add the highlighted word to the Cerist M Write OutLoud User Dictionary cries run Stop speaking eanan Continue the spell check without changing the current word When checked Change word in question to the word words in question in the Change to field and suggested words are also spelled out Return to the document letter by letter y Speak suggested word User Guide 17 Write OutLoud The sentence containing the unknown or misspelled word highlighted is displayed along with suggested known or correct words Use the spell checker to hear the word in question spelled out and spoken in context and to hear other suggestions in its place If the word in question is really a correct word or proper name you can add it to the WOL User Dictionary by clicking Learn When you are finished with the spell checker and want to return to the document click OK All spelling changes are in the document For more information on using the spell checker see Chapter 4 Write OutLoud s Talking Spell Checker and Talking Dictionary Check Dictionary Check word meanings with the Franklin Dictionary and Homonym Checker Works exactly like the Check Dictionary button in the toolbar Select the word you want to c
47. te When page breaks are displayed the background color will stop at the margins of the page leaving a white border around the active area of the document When you select Hide Page Breaks the background color will extend throughout the entire page Save As Default Select Save As Default to save the current settings of font color spacing alignment margins etc to be the default settings for all new documents For more information on saving file preferences and options for individual students and groups of students see Saving Option Settings in Chapter 6 Using Write OutLoud in the Classroom Speech Turn Speech Off Ctrl D Speak Ctrl T Repeat Ctrl R Stop Speech Ctrl Speak 3T Repeat R Speak Letters Ctrl K Stop Speech 2 Speak Words Ctrl E Speak Letters 98K Speak Sentences Ctrl M v Speak Words E Speak Paragraphs Ctrl v Speak Sentences 3M Speak Paragraphs BY Turn Speech Off D a lt 4 4 Highlight Word by Word Ctrl Shift mee v Highlight Word by Word 8 Shift Voice Settings Ctrl Voice Settings g Pronunciations Ctrl Pronunciations Windows Macintosh Use the Speech menu to select Write OutLoud s speech functions Write OutLoud will let you decide when you want the system to speak what should be spoken and what to repeat You control whether to listen to the speech while you are typing or listen later You decide which voice and rate you want for speech Yo
48. th an extra line of space This is how formal papers are often formatted and may help some students with visual processing of text Change this setting by selecting another line spacing option See How Line Spacing Works below Triple Space Lines of text are separated with two lines of space This option is useful when printing drafts for peer proofreading because it leaves room for comments Change this setting by selecting another line spacing option How Line Spacing Works Each paragraph can have its own line spacing To change the current paragraph select the line spacing option you want The current paragraph will reflect the change To change the next paragraph press to start a new paragraph then select the spacing option you want Begin typing to see the change To change a section of your document highlight the part s you want to change then select the line spacing option you want To change the entire document to the same alignment Select All Edit menu then select the line spacing option you want Don Johnston Incorporated Speech Menu Don Johnston Incorporated Write OutLoud Hide Show Page Breaks Select Show Page Breaks to show a dotted line around page margins and across the screen at page breaks Use this setting to make sure your document will print the way you desire Select Hide Page Breaks to view your document without these lines Note Margin and page break lines will not print No
49. toolbar Write OutLoud knows a new sentence usually begins after a period question mark or exclamation point Students can quickly navigate through their document for reading and revising the story Select Sentence Highlight the next sentence Works exactly like the Select button in the toolbar If the cursor is at the end of a sentence it highlights the whole next sentence If the cursor is in a sentence it highlights from the insertion point to the end of the sentence Use this to speak or modify selected sentences Students can quickly select chunks of text for formatting or reading aloud sentence by sentence Move to End of Document Move the cursor to the bottom of the last page of the document Works exactly like the End button in the toolbar Students can quickly get to the end of the document to add to existing work Text Menu Font Ctrl 2 Grow Selection Ctrl Shrink Selection Ctrl Font Grow Selection Shrink Selection w ARegular Plan Ctrl L Italic Ctrl l Bold Ctrl B Underline Ctrl L Reqgular Plain Italic Bold Underline Windows Macintosh The Text menu lets you make changes to the font size and style of text in your document You decide what parts of the document to change How Text Options Work To change the next text typed make the desired changes to font size and style Then type to see the changes Note Because no text was selected if you reposition the cursor befor
50. u also can phonetically correct the pronunciation of selected words Turn Speech Off On Toggles all speech options off and on When turned off the Speak and Repeat toolbar buttons are not available Speak Toolbar in the Options menu is not available This is useful for users who want to turn off the speech options temporarily to work quietly without altering their usual speech settings Tip Earphones may be a good idea in a classroom lab setting or workplace eliminating outside sounds and distractions for the user as well as preventing the computer speech from becoming distracting to others in the environment The same volume setting applies Choose Turn Speech On to have your speech settings active again User Guide 27 Write OutLoud 28 User Guide Speak Speak text Works exactly like the Speak button in the toolbar Write OutLoud speaks highlighted text or if no text is highlighted speaks the sentence containing the cursor Click Speak again and the next sentence is spoken With this feature you can move through your entire document sentence by sentence speaking each as you go To speak specific words or sentences highlight the text first then click Speak To speak the entire document choose Select All in the Edit menu and click Speak Huck Finn Note For speaking sentences are spoken until sentence ending punctuation or a paragraph break is encountered Students can control reading of their docum
51. ud Today 11 34AM Cj Pictures Today 11 32AM i New folders have been gt Actions Fri Jan 15 1999 1 s gt Wed Mar 3 1999 1 dragged Into the Pictures gt jj British landmarks Today 11 32AM folder in the WriteOutLoud gt Cj Circletime Tales Art Fri Dec 4 1998 4 folder gt Qj Clothes Mon Jan 18 1999 gt Cj Describers Mon Jan 18 1999 gt amp Dinosaur pictures Today 11 32 AM gt C Food Mon Jan 18 1999 b Cj Household Mon Jan 18 1999 Your picture folder s should be available in the Write OutLoud Pictures folder when you select Add Picture Add Picture Category Preview J Actions 7 Animals fa British landmarks C9 Circletime Tales Art J Clothes 7 Describers C3 Dinosaur pictures Write OutLoud supports pictures that are Bitmaps PICTs or JPEGs Bitmaps BMP BMP is the standard Windows bitmap image format on DOS and Windows compatible computers PICT The PICT format is widely used among Macintosh graphics and page layout applications JPEG The Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG format is often used to display photographs and other images in HTML documents over the World Wide Web and other online services JPEG images can be compressed at different levels so image quality can vary greatly Most images downloaded from the Internet will be in JPEG format Tip The Space folder in the Pictures folder contains sample JPEG photos f
52. ur Write OutLoud document click Add Picture Mouse and Cheese story The Mouse and the Cheese y Picture will be added after this point Write OutLoud sample pictures are organized by categories and kept in folders Open the folder category you want Add Picture Category Preview aia ____To add a picture that is not in the eee Write OutLoud Pictures folder click 9 Circletime Tales Art i Other to locate it C3 Clothes C Describers Co Food Double click a folder or press to see the list of pictures in the selected category Household The list of pictures appears A preview of the highlighted picture is shown next to the list Add Picture Double click arrow at the top of the regor Preview i z list to go back a level in the file gaS directory Best Preview of the highlighted picture O bear cub PCT Use the scroll bars to move up and down the list of pictures in the folder Use the scroll bars to view other pictures in the folder If you want to look in a different folder double click the arrow at the top of the list to go back one level in the Write OutLoud Pictures folder When you find the picture you want click OK Add Picture Category TEs Put the selected picture into your horse PCT 7 kitten Pct ach docu ment L mice PCT L mountain lion PCT O mouse with cheese PCT OTE m Return to the document
53. w use your sound for the audio cue Add Picture Initiate the Add Picture feature Works exactly like the Add Picture button in the toolbar To place a picture in your Write OutLoud document select Add Picture Add Picture ae Beige omer To add a picture that is not in the Erte alsa FB Write OutLoud Pictures folder click Clothes a Descrers Other to locate it J Household Double click a folder or press to see the list of pictures in the category Write OutLoud includes a library of sample pictures and also supports other pictures that are Bitmaps BMP PICT or JPEG files Write OutLoud pictures are organized by categories and kept in folders Open the folder category you want Don Johnston Incorporated User Guide 19 Write OutLoud 20 User Guide The list of pictures appears A preview of the highlighted picture is shown next to the list Use the scroll bars to view other pictures in the folder If you want to look in a different folder double click the arrow at the top of the list to go back one level in the Write OutLoud Pictures folder Add Picture Double click arrow at the top of the list to go back a level in the file directory Category Preview Bon mae oa By alligator Pcr Nees ipo L ant 1 PCT enaa L ant 2 PCT bald eagle PcT bat PcT O bear cub PCT R Preview of the highlighted picture Use the scroll bars to move up and down
54. without any _ pictures User Guide 9 Write OutLoud Appearance Buttons 10 User Guide The picture is inserted into your document Mouse and Cheese story ske esye Ea Write OutLoud automatically puts the picture in a new paragraph with one blank line before and after the picture The Mouse and the Cheese After a picture is inserted the cursor advances to the next line for more typing Once the picture is added to your document you can move it around or change its alignment You can change its size and line spacing too if desired See Chapter 5 Adding Pictures to Documents for more information on how to use pictures with Write OutLoud Write OutLoud s Appearance buttons let students change the way their document looks because they can see the tools and use them more easily than hidden menu items or commands These tools give students control over font size and color too Text color Shrink Alignment Background color Grow amp Shrink Click Grow or Shrink to change the font or picture size Highlight letters words sentences or pictures Click Grow to increase the size Click Shrink to decrease the size Each time you click Grow or Shrink the font will change to the next available font size Pictures will automatically change size by 10 Continue clicking until you get the size you want To change the size of the next text typed click Grow or Shrink Th
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