ZoomText 9 Magnifier/Reader
Easy to See. Easy to Hear. Easy to Use.
Combining the revolutionary new features of ZoomText Magnifier with a powerful set of reading tools, ZoomText Magnifier/Reader gives you the total computer access solution. See and hear what you're doing in all of your applications, and give your eyes a rest while ZoomText reads your documents, web pages and email - right through your computer's speakers. With ZoomText Magnifier/Reader, your computer is easier to see, hear, and use.
Features
Easy to See
- 1x to 36x Magnification
- Includes fractional powers of 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x and 2.5x.
- Eight Zoom Window Types
- You choose which part of the screen is magnified.
- New 'xFont' Advanced Text Magnification
- Displays the clearest magnified text possible, at all magnification levels. Once you've seen it, no other screen magnifier will do.
- Color, Contrast and Brightness Controls
- Change screen colors to eliminate glare and reduce eyestrain.
- Visible Pointers and Cursors
- Enhance the size and color of the mouse pointer and text cursor, making them easier to find and follow.
Easy to Hear
- New 'NeoSpeech' Synthesizer Voices
- Human-sounding reading voices that are closer to the real thing than ever before. (English only)
- Complete Screen Reading
- Program, typing and mouse echo options narrate all of your actions. ZoomText can speak as little or as much as you want.
- Automatic Document Reading
- Sit back and let AppReader or DocReader read your documents, web pages and email, highlighting each spoken word along the way.
- Reading Zones
- ZoomText's new Reading Zones let you instantly see and hear selected areas of your applications. Define up to 10 zones per application.
Easy to Use
- Application Settings
- Save unique settings for each application that you use. As you switch applications, ZoomText automatically loads the desired settings.
- Web Finder
- Quickly locate links and controls in any web page. Surf the web with greater speed and accuracy.
- Desktop Finder
- Quickly find and launch programs and documents located in your My Documents folder, control panel and on your Windows desktop.
- Text Finder
- Instantly locate words or phrases in any application or document window, then begin reading from any found location with AppReader.
- Friendly User Interface
- Makes it easy to access and adjust all of ZoomText features using the mouse or the keyboard.
Requirements
To use ZoomText Magnifier/Reader, your computer must have the following hardware and software:
- Pentium® III (450 MHz or higher)
- Windows XP, ME, 2000, 98 or NT4 (with SP6 or later)
- Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
- 25 MB disk space (additional 60 MB for each NeoSpeech synthesizer)
- Sound Card
ZoomText 9.18 Available
Improved performance, smooth panning, scripting and support for Vista 64-bit Edition
Yup, this one's big! It's a ZoomText update that's packed with new features and enhancements that are too important to ignore.
For starters, we've given ZoomText a major tune-up that provides improved performance across the board. How major of a tune up is this? Well, early adopters of 9.18 are telling us that ZoomText and their applications are running faster...and that we've fixed some nagging problems that we weren't even aware of.
Next, we've added a cool new feature called Smooth Panning that allows you to comfortably navigate your applications without all that abrupt jumping around in the magnified view. As you type text, arrow key through menus and dialogs, and switch windows, ZoomText smoothly pans from one location to another.
But there's more: ZoomText Scripting is now included in every license of ZoomText Magnifier and Magnifier/Reader. With ZoomText Scripting, you can automate tasks in ZoomText and most applications, allowing you to work faster than ever before. Just imagine cutting 10 steps down to one or two!
We've also added support for 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, which is rapidly becoming the standard on new laptops and desktops. With ZoomText 9.18, when you're ready to upgrade to one of these new systems, ZoomText is ready to go with you.
Newer features with ZoomText Magnifier and ZoomText Magnifier/Reader:
- Expanded Support for Internet Explorer 7
- ZoomText has been updated for compatibility with Internet Explorer 7, including support for tabbed browser windows.
- ZoomText Supports USB CCTVs
- ZoomText can be used with USB CCTV devices, allowing for simultaneous
magnified viewing from ZoomText and a CCTV camera. When used together,
ZoomText's magnified view appears in one half of the screen while the CCTV
camera view appears in the other.
The following CCTV manufacturers have added or are currently adding support for ZoomText in their USB CCTV products: Ash Technology, Clarity Solutions, Low Vision International, Optelec, Optron and SynSupport. For information on using your USB CCTV device with ZoomText, contact your CCTV manufacturer. Note: Some ZoomText features are not available when a USB CCTV device is active on the system.
With ZoomText, seeing and hearing everything on your computer screen is clearer than ever. The newer xFont magnification displays high-definition text that you'll recognize effortlessly. With NeoSpeech synthesizers, your applications and documents are read aloud by friendly, human-sounding voices - right through your computer's speakers. And with ZoomText's productivity tools, finding what you're looking for is quick and easy.
NeoSpeech rate changes are applied immediately in DocReader.
When the magnification level is set to 1x, ZoomText enables Windows ClearType font smoothing, improving the boldness and clarity of unmagnified text. - 1x to 36x Magnification
- Includes fractional powers of 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x and 2.5x
- 8 Zoom Window Types
- You choose which part of the screen is magnified
- Color, Contrast and Brightness Controls
- Change screen colors to eliminate glare and reduce eyestrain
- Visible Pointers and Cursors
- Enhance the size and color of the mouse pointer and text cursor, making them easier to find and follow
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