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Magnification Power
ZoomText provides a full range of magnification
levels up to 16x. New fractional powers (1.25, 1.5 and 1.75) provide fine
control for users needing minimal magnification.
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Zoom Window Type
ZoomText provides eight zoom window types: Full,
Overlay, Lens, Line and four Docked positions. Each of these windows offers
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.
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Zoom Window Adjust
ZoomText's windows can be sized and/or moved to
occupy a different portion of the screen. To size a window, drag any handle.
To move a window, drag inside the window frame.
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Zoom Window Freeze
The Freeze window allows you to monitor information
at one location while you simultaneously view and edit information in other
locations. The Freeze window sits on top of the Full zoom window while the
Full zoom window continues to scroll and display all areas of the screen.
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Color Enhancements
Color enhancements improve screen clarity for easier
viewing and reduced eyestrain. The color enhancements options consist of a
variety of filtering effects that allow you to adjust screen colors,
brightness, and contrast. You can choose from preset color schemes or
configure your own custom color enhancements.
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Pointer Enhancements
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.
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Cursor Enhancements
Cursor enhancements make it easier 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.
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Desktop Finder
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.
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Web Finder
Web Finder helps you find links and controls in any
webpage. Web Finder 'Actions' allow you to execute a selected link, scroll
to a link or control, or begin reading (using AppReader) at the location of
a link or control.
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All-Color Smoothing
This new technology automatically smoothes all text,
regardless of its color, for easy viewing at all magnification levels.
Color-rich web pages and documents have never looked so good.
Zoom Window View
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. 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.
Smooth Navigation
New mouse navigation options make it easier to
explore and move around the screen. You can restrict pointer movement to
horizontal and vertical only, for easier scrolling through rows and columns
of text. You can also restrict pointer movement to the current window, to
keep from straying away from your work.
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ScreenReader Features
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Reader Toolbar
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Speech
Turns speech output on and off.
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Rate
Controls how fast ZoomText speaks - in words per
minute.
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Typing Echo
Typing echo provides immediate feedback of the keys
and words that you type. Each key or word that you type is automatically
spoken. You can choose to have all keys spoken or only selected groups of
keys.
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Mouse Echo
Mouse echo automatically reads text that you point
to. Single words or complete lines of text can be spoken instantly or after
hovering briefly.
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Verbosity
Select 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.
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AppReader
The new AppReader provides continuous reading of
documents, web pages and email, within the parent application programs. You
can automatically read through the entire document or manually navigate by
word, line, or sentence.
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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.
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SpeakIt
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's outside the active program.
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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.
Full Internet Accessibility
ZoomText 9.1 reads any web page, in the proper
reading order. You can read automatically or manually navigate by word,
line, sentence or paragraph.
Special Application Support
Built in support for popular applications - including
Word, Excel, Outlook , Acrobat Reader (PDF) and Java - allows you to read
and navigate your documents with 100% accuracy. ZoomText easily reads
through columns, tables, and other document objects, in the correct reading
order.
New Setup Program
The new ZoomText Setup program makes installations
faster and easier. You can choose automatic installation using the default
options or custom installation for complete control over all installation
options. All setup dialogs display large readable text that is automatically
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