Sight and Sound Technology

 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. 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.

ZoomText Magnifier/Reader is a fully integrated magnification and screen reading program that enlarges, enhances and reads aloud everything on the computer screen.

ZoomText 10 Magnifier/Reader includes all the features of ZoomText Magnifier, plus:

ZoomText Recorder ** New in Version 10 
The ZoomText Recorder allows you to turn text from documents, webpages, email, etc. into audio recordings that you can transfer to on your mobile device and listen to at your convenience.  Recordings can be saved directly to a ZoomText Recorder playlist in iTunes or Windows Media Player and automatically synced to your mobile device. 

ZoomText Background Reader ** New in Version 10 
ZoomText’s Background Reader allows you to listen to documents, webpages, email, etc. while you simultaneously perform other tasks.  You simply select the text you want to listen to and press the Background Reader hotkey, Background Reader begins reading the text while you go about other work.  At any time you can pause and resume reading and skim forward and backward by word or sentence. 

‘NeoSpeech’ Synthesizer Voices 
NeoSpeech provides human-sounding male and female voices that are closer to the real thing than ever before (English only). ZoomText also includes classic TruVoice, ViaVoice and Microsoft speech synthesizers.

Complete Screen Reading 
ZoomText automatically speaks all program controls, including menus, dialogs, list views and messages. Three verbosity levels give you complete control over the amount of information spoken.

Automatic Document Reading 
ZoomText’s AppReader automatically reads documents, web pages and email within the parent application. ZoomText’s DocReader reads documents in a special environment where text is reformatted for easier viewing.

Reading Zones 
Reading Zones allow you to instantly see and hear selected locations in your applications. Define up to 10 zones per application that you can trigger via pop-up menu or keyboard commands.

Full Internet Accessibility 
ZoomText reads any web page, in the proper reading order. You can read automatically or manually navigate by word, line, sentence and paragraph.

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.

Typing Echo 
Each key or word that you type is automatically spoken. You can choose to have all keys spoken or only selected groups of keys.

Mouse Echo 
Mouse echo automatically reads text that you point to. Single words or complete lines of text are spoken instantly or after hovering briefly.

SpeakIt Tool 
The SpeakIt tool allows you to read selected areas of the screen by clicking or dragging the mouse.

Special Application Support 
Built in support for popular applications – including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), Adobe Acrobat X. Adobe Reader X, Firefox, iTunes and Java – allow you to read and navigate your documents with 100% accuracy.

ZoomText Scripting Services

If you or your organisation does not have the resources to write scripts for ZoomText, we can assist you with your scripting needs. For further information and a quote for services, contact us on 0845 634 7979 or by emailing info@sightandsound.co.uk

Requirements: Magnifier

To use ZoomText Magnifier/Reader, your computer must have the following hardware and software:

One of the following operating systems:

• Windows 7
• Windows Vista
• Windows XP
• Windows2000

• Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
• Minimum 512 MB RAM, Minimum 1 GB required for Windows Vista or Windows 7
• Minimum 250 MB free hard disk space

Note: Hardware requirements are higher for systems running the core features of Windows Vista or Windows 7. For more information, see the Minimum Support System Requirements on the Windows website.