Aurora Echo provides a number of simple screenreading and readback features which are controlled by the Echo toolbar. If you feel that you don't need some of the tools on the toolbar, they can be removed or added to as you like.
The "Read Marked Block" button will read aloud any section of text you mark in a
word processor, web browser or email program. This is great if you need to
proofread a document from someone else, or if you need help reading your email.
To read the marked sentence in Netscape below, I just mark what I want read with the mouse or keyboard, then click on the read marked block button to read it aloud. Unfortunately this feature needs Microsoft Active Accessibility which is not available for Windows 3.1.
If you have trouble reading menus, icons or buttons, you can have them read to
you using the "Read Button or Window" tool. This turns the mouse cursor into a
screen reader, just put the mouse over the text you want to read, whether it is
an icon, menu item, or dialog box, and it will be read to you. *
* This feature works best in Windows 95 and above with Active Accessibility installed. All applications may not be readable because this feature relies on application support which may not be provided by all applications.