ZoomText, Step-by-Step IU Adaptive Technology Center.

ZoomText,Step-by-Step

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ZoomText Overview

What is ZoomText? How to start, open a file, and exit How to enable and disable ZoomText

ZoomText is a Screen Magnifier

It is powerful software designed for the visually impaired and consists of two main technologiesScreen magnification with the power of

magnifications (1x – 16x)Screen reader speaks as you workThe primary users of ZoomText include

students with visual impairments.

How to Start ZoomText

To open ZoomText, click on ZoomText icon on your desktop.

Opening Files with ZoomText

Under the Finders icon, click on the Desktop button

Select the location of your file

Click Open

Exiting ZoomText

Three ways to exit ZoomTextPress ALT key + F4Select Exit from the File menuPress ALT key + Delete key and then select

Exit from the File menu

Enabling and Disabling ZoomText

When you open ZoomText, it automatically begins magnifying and reading your screen. You can enable and disable ZoomText at any time without exiting your program. To disable, click on the ZoomText button or press

ALT +DELETE To enable, click on the ZoomText button or ALT +

INSERT ZoomText button

Using ZoomText

The ZoomText User Interface

Minimizing and Restoring ZoomText To minimize ZoomText, press the Esc key

or click on the minimize button on the ZoomText task bar.

To restore ZoomText, press ALT key + INSERT or CTRL +SHIFT + U on your keyboard

ZoomText Magnifier Power On the main menu under magnifier, select

Power Choose the level of magnification that you

desire

ZoomText Magnifier Shortcuts Magnification Power

Press ALT + NUMPAD (+) to increase magnification power

Press ALT + NUMPAD (–) to decrease magnification

Type of ZoomText Windows Click on the Type button on the main

toolbar and ZoomText gives you five options for different windowsBy choosing Settings, you can configure and

personalize your window settings

Selecting ZoomText Windows

Press CRTL +Shift + Z several times to go through the different ZoomText Window Types

ZoomText Freeze Feature

The freeze feature allows you to view and observe information in one location while simultaneously working on information in another locationUnder Type, set the zoom option to FULLSet New under FreezeThe Freeze Tool becomes active

ZoomText Freeze Window

Move the mouse pointer to scroll the location freeze area into view Drag to select the freeze area

The freeze window appears with sizing on the screen

To size the window, drag any handle pull in or pull out

To remove freeze window Press CTRL + SHIFT + F

ZoomText Exercise 1 Under the magnifier increase the level of

magnification to 16

Under the Zoom Window type or settings, select Lens

ZoomText Color Enhancements Color Enhancement improves the clarity of

the text and graphics on your screen. The color enhancement options consist of a variety of filters.

To choose a preset color scheme, click the color button on the Magnifier toolbar, then choose Scheme from the submenu.

ZoomText Custom Color SettingOn the Magnifier menu, choose Color

Enhancements, select Custom, adjust the custom settings as desired, then click the OK .

ZoomText Pointer Enhancements Sometimes, the background of the screen

size and color of the pointer make it easy for you to see the location of the mouse pointer on the screen

You can select the settings for the mouse pointer under the Enhancements toolbar.

ZoomText Exercise 2 Click on the Enhancements section of the

magnifier toolbar and select the pointer color and cursor icon.

Screen Reading with ZoomText

Screen Reading FeaturesWhat is Echo?What are Reading tools?What is the Speak It tool?How to enable and disable speech?Web finders

ZoomText Echo The Echo setting allows you to control how

ZoomText speaks text as you type. Under Reader select Typing. ZoomText gives you five options such as Keys, Echo, or No Echo.Click settings to Customize.

ZoomText Program Echo

Program echo determines which items are spoken as you navigate Window titles, menus, dialog boxes, and so on. In the Reader menu, choose Program Echo Adjust the program echo options as desired Click the OK button

ZoomText AppReader

App ReaderOpen the document, web page, or email that

you wish to readOn the Reader toolbar select App Rdr. App

Reader begins reading from the current text cursor position

To stop and start automatic reading press ENTER or click the mouse

ZoomText DocReader

Doc ReaderDoc Reader can read documents, web pages

and email in a special environment such as a black background with white text for easier reading. It can automatically read an entire document by word, by line, sentence, or paragraph.

Open the document you wish to read On ZoomText’s Reader toolbar, select the DOC

Rdr button

ZoomText SpeakIt

SpeakItThe SpeakIt tool allows you to read selected

area of the screen by clicking or dragging with the mouse or by pointing the mouse on each word.

Text that appears on graphical images cannot be spoken.

To exit the SpeakIt tool, right-click or press ESC.

Enabling and Disabling Speech in ZoomText By unselecting Enable Speech output in the

Speech dialog box you can turn off the speech ZoomText also gives you options to select a

different voice and adjust its rate, pitch, and volume

To review all these options, choose the reader menu, select speech, then select synthesizer

ZoomText Web Finders

Internet Explorer must be open before and during the time you try the Web Finder

Browse to a page with links Leaving the Browser open, switch to the

ZoomText User Interface and start the Web FinderRemember ZoomText is not a web browser; it

reads other applications.