User manual

ClaroRead 2008
Supports any
computer user
who struggles
with reading and
writing, perhaps
due to dyslexia.
It provides
text to speech
support tools
that allow users
to read and write
independently.
By making a computer speak any text
with a human voice, text documents
can be proofed out loud along with web
pages, emails and any other text.
ClaroRead 2008 - practically any text can
be spoken aloud. You can also scan paper
documents or convert PDF files and have
them spoken. There are male or female
human sounding voices and spoken
words can be tracked using a custom
colour selection. With Word, ClaroRead
offers a homophone and tricky word
dictionary, font and spacing commands,
a thesaurus, spell checker button and a
‘save to audio file’ function. It also has
word prediction and a talking calculator.
Customisable to meet the user’s needs.
 Windows CD-Rom £129
ClaroRead PLUS - includes ScreenRuler
and ClaroView (see right).
 Windows CD-Rom £159
ClaroRead Premium - includes ClaroRead
PLUS, a portable version of ClaroRead
Standard on a USB memory stick, as well
as the Mindfull concepts mapping tool.
 Windows CD-Rom £259
WordRead 2
Allows the text on
your PC’s screen to
be spoken back in
a natural, human
quality voice. It is
simple to use and
there is no need
to copy and paste
text into a separate
window. Proof read
and listen to Word documents, emails,
web pages, spreadsheets, presentations
and accessible PDF files. In Word, click
your mouse at the required start point
and press play to hear the text. For web
pages viewed with Internet Explorer,
hover your mouse over the text you
want to hear, or click anywhere on the
web page and press play. Each sentence
is highlighted as it is read.
You can convert any Word document,
Internet Explorer web page (or text
copied to the clipboard) into an audio file
for transfer to a portable audio player.
Choose from over 17 Realspeak voices
and languages.
 Windows CD-Rom £59
 Two Voice Version £42
ClaroView
A colour overlay for
easier screen viewing.
Allows you to better
view your PC screen,
with the potential to
make browsing and
reading easier. It can
change the colour of
the screen “overlay”
and you can vary the
tint level. Included with ClaroRead PLUS.
 Windows CD-Rom £34
Lightning Magnifier V2
With Lightning V2,
whatever appears
on the computer
screen can be
magnified up to 32 times.
Magnify the entire screen or a
specific area using a magnification
strip or lens. It works well with all
Windows applications - you can even
magnify video clips. You can also change
the shape or size of letters and pictures,
invert on-screen colours and use split
screen views. Also available on USB
memory stick for portability.
 Windows CD-Rom £99
 CD-Rom and USB Bundle £149
Scan2Text V2
Scan2Text V2 extracts
text from a paper
document or PDF
file. It provides easy
access to printed
text using almost any
standard scanner.
It will convert PDF
files and extract text
contained in image
files, such as .tif format. Simply scan
a document and the text is dropped
straight into Microsoft Word. Scan2Text V2
is operated from within Microsoft Word,
by adding just four extra menu items to
the Word File Menu. The text can then be
edited, or read back by a screen reader
or WordRead 2. You can choose to retain
the original format of the document and
retain or remove images. You can even
preview the scanned image and select
the areas of the page that you wish to be
converted into Word. It can automatically
recognise and convert text in over 100
languages. Requires a scanner with a
TWAIN or WIA driver interface.
 Windows CD-Rom £59
 5 - 20 users (each) £42
Thunder Plus
A keyboard driven screen reader - no
need for a mouse. Without needing to
see the screen you can write documents,
hear what you have typed, change the
speed and voice and more. Thunder
Plus will speak all Windows menus and
dialogue boxes, allowing full control. It
gives full speech feedback for most text
based word processing tasks, including
editing documents in Microsoft Word,
WordPad or Notepad. It also has a spell
check function.
ScreenRuler
ScreenRuler puts a strip
or ‘ruler’ across the
screen, which can be
magnified, have the
contrast changed or
have the background
greyed or dimmed
out. The cursor colour
can also be changed
easily. Works with any
software. Included with ClaroRead PLUS.
 Windows CD-Rom £34
Works with Microsoft Excel, Outlook,
Windows Calculator and Messenger, and
should speak the text from any accessible
software program. It will also read out
information from accessible websites:
you will be able to search for information
as well as fill in forms.
Includes two high quality Realspeak
voices. It is provided on CD and a USB
memory stick for portability. Also works
with Dragon Naturally Speaking to read
out your input or commands.
 Windows CD-Rom £159
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Also available: ClaroView and ScreenRuler bundle £49