VisioVoice Manual - Origin Instruments
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1. from the Visio Voice menu and then follow the above instructions for activating download copies Please store your permanent activation code and user information in a safe place in case you need to re install the software at some point Registration After activating your copy you are kindly requested to register VisioVoice online at http www assistiveware com register php so that we can keep you informed of updates and bug fixes There are also a number of optional questions on this online form that help us to further improve VisioVoice The information supplied will be kept confidential Getting started The different ways to use VisioVoice Visio Voice has two different base configurations One for users with minor to medium vision impairment who do not use the Mac OS X built in VoiceOver screen reader and want to make use of the zoom windows talking interface typing echo and large cursors offered by VisioVoice One for blind users who want to combine Visio Voice with Apple s VoiceOver making use of Visio Voice Text Reader and audio export features To quickly switch between different kinds of uses or to configure Visio Voice for the first time you can use the Configuration Wizard available in the Visio Voice menu You can subsequently further fine tune your configuration by accessing the Visio Voice preferences directly Note that it is highly recommended that people who can and want to use the mouse use VisioVoice s ta2. which is returned to Niemeijer Consult or a Niemeijer Consult authorized representative with a copy of the receipt This limited warranty and any implied warranties on the media including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability of satisfactory quality and of fitness for a particular purpose are limited in duration to thirty 30 days from the date of original retail purchase Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitation may not apply to you The limited warranty set forth herein is the only warranty made to you and is provided in lieu of any other warranties if any created by any documentation or packaging This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary by jurisdiction 7 Disclaimer of Warranties YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THE SOFTWARE 22 IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY PERFORMANCE ACCURACY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU Except for the limited warranty on media set forth above and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law the Software is provided as is with all faults and without warranty of any kind and Niemeijer Consult and Niemeijer Consult s licensors collectively referred to as Niemeijer Consult for the purposes of sections 7 and 8 hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with respect to the Software either express i
3. Creation of audio and iTunes files Visio Voice can convert Text Word HTML PDF and RTF documents to audio files or iPod ready iTunes tracks Translated version of VoiceOver VisioVoice includes translations of VoiceOver and VoiceOver Utility for French Dutch and Japanese so that now also non English users can make use of the built in Mac OS X screen reader on Mac OS X 10 4 Tiger For Mac OS X 10 5 Leopard this will no longer be necessary Infovox iVox naturally sounding multilingual voices VisioVoice comes bundled with Infovox iVox which provides the best voices ever on the Mac Infovox iVox is available for multiple languages including American English British English French Canadian French German Italian Dutch Flemish Polosh Russian Czech Turkish Spanish American Spanish Portuguese Norwegian and Swedish System wide keyboard shortcuts VisioVoice provides many user configurable system wide hot keys for easy access to its core functionality by blind and vision impaired users System requirements VisioVoice runs on Mac OS X 10 4 and higher Visio Voice requires a minimal screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels For optimum performance and access to all features Mac OS X 10 5 or higher is recommended Installation VisioVoice is distributed on a Disk Image a file with the extension dmg or a CD ROM VisioVoice can be installed by mounting the disk image or CD ROM and dragging the VisioVoice Application to your hard dis
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5. They can then still use the document and selection reader features of VisioVoice as well as the conversion to audio file features Sighted users are highly recommended not to use VisioVoice and VoiceOver at the same time and choose either VoiceOver s keyboard oriented navigation of the computer and pick the use with VoiceOver option from the Visio Voice configuration wizard or to use Visio Voice s mouse centered navigation support in the form of its talking interface typing echo and zoom features by selecting the use without VoiceOver option from the configuration wizard and keep VoiceOver turned off To use Visio Voice with the Infovox iVox voices you should run the Infovox iVox installer available for download or on CD DVD and install the voices for the languages you need If you purchased the products do not forget to enter your activation codes in both products Main features Image Zoom Visio Voice includes an Image Enlarger that makes it easier to see what is on the screen Unlike the built in zoom functionality of Mac OS X which zooms the entire screen the Image Enlarger window just zooms the area around the cursor so that you do not loose sight of the big picture Text Zoom VisioVoice includes a Text Enlarger that shows the title of buttons menus text entry areas and all other accessible text in large type in a separate window Because the text itself is enlarged rather than the image of the text
6. a series of customizable large cursors that can help you navigate your computer or find the system cursor In the Cursor tab of the Visio Voice preferences you can choose the cursor to use You can choose between None only the system cursor is used Enlargement Region which shows a rectangle around the area that will be shown in the Image Enlarger Target which shows a target around the system cursor and Cross hair which shows a cross hair across the screen The cursors work system wide except in Expos mode For each of the large cursors you can set the cursor thickness transparency size and color to your liking Note that of course for the Enlargement Region cursor the size setting is ignored as the size in this case is a function of the dimensions of the Image Enlarger window and its magnification factor If you only occasionally need the large cursors offered by Visio Voice you can use the control shift K hotkey to toggle the visibility of the Visio Voice cursor You can change the hot key combination in the Hotkeys tab of VisioVoice When the cursor is not moved for more than 4 seconds the large Visio Voice cursor will automatically be hidden so as not to obscure anything on screen When you start typing it will be hidden immediately 13 Using Visio Voice with VoiceOver VisioVoice was designed to work as well with VoiceOver as is currently technically possible There are a few glitches caused
7. audio file generator for basic information and some specific notes for VoiceOver users The main things to remember about these features and their interaction with VoiceOver are 1 all the relevant functions are available through system wide hot keys that can be reconfigured in the hot keys tab of the Visio Voice preferences 2 The standard Open and Save dialogs have some unknown items due to a bug in Mac OS X 10 4 so you will need to explore them a bit when you use them for the first time 3 VoiceOver has a tendency to cut off speech generated by third party applications Visio Voice can workaround this issue if you use the Infovox iVox voices with VisioVoice If you use other voices please keep in mind that you should not navigate around with VoiceOver at the same time that you want want VisioVoice to speak Once you get the hang of these issues you will probably find that the document reader and selection reader functionality of VisioVoice can be really helpful and convenient And if you own an mp3 player iPhone or iPod you will probably find the speech to audio file and iTunes track features very handy 14 Preference settings Accessing the preferences The VisioVoice Preferences can be accessed through the Preferences command from the Visio Voice menu In most cases the default preference settings will be fine but once you gain more experience with Visio Voice you will appreciate the ability to fine tune Visio Voice powerful
8. be set in the Text tab of the preferences and are the same as used for the Reader window There are two tricks regarding the Text Enlarger worth noting One is that using the configurable control shift H hot key the Text Enlarger will toggle between showing the visible text of an interface element versus it s help 12 tag The other one is that if there is a large amount of text causing a scrollbar to appear in the Text Enlarger window you can use the configurable control shift L hot key to lock the Text Enlarger on the text of the current interface element and then scroll up and down the text using the scrollbar When done you use the same hot key to unlock the text again The Talking Interface VisioVoice provides a talking interface that can be turned on in the Voice tab of the Visio Voice Preferences You can also toggle it on off with the control shift A hot key changeable in the Hot keys tab of the VisioVoice preferences To use the Talking Interface Enable access for assistive devices must be turned on in the Universal Access panel of the System Preferences When Talking Interface is on VisioVoice will speak the text associated with the interface element below the cursor or the focused interface element in case full keyboard access is used In the Voice tab of the VisioVoice preferences you can indicate whether the interface element type should be spoken whether Visio Voice should only speak when one or modifier keys are down han
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10. technology for a number of languages as well as providing several other speech and vision related features to enhance access to Mac OS X Visio Voice comes bundled with Infovox iVox which provides the best voices ever on the Mac in a wide range of languages VisioVoice makes using the computer easier more efficient and more fun because of the high quality voices its easy to use text reader the powerful zoom functionality the large cursors and its ability to convert text to audio files and iTunes tracks QuickStart Basic configuration of Visio Voice is quite simple You install it by dragging Visio Voice from the disk image or CD to your hard disk You double click the VisioVoice application icon to launch VisioVoice Next a configuration wizard will appear that allows you to configure Visio Voice for your most common use If you want to use VisioVoice for multiple purposes Text Enlarger VisioVoice can open and read Word HTML PDF 7 RTF and rext documen Text Enlarger Text Reader Tma ge Enlarger you can at any time access the configuration wizard from the Visio Voice menu to reconfigure Visio Voice for another use Alternatively you can make any further adjustments yourself in the Visio Voice Preferences Blind users are highly recommended to use VoiceOver for navigating the computer and choose the Visio Voice configuration for blind users so that VisioVoice will disable its talking interface and typing echo
11. track stage no progress can be reported For audio export the same Standard voice is used as for regular text reading Note for VoiceOver users The standard Save dialog used by VisioVoice has some unknown interface elements due to a Mac OS X 10 4 Tiger bug However with a little exploration you should be able to locate the place you want to save the document Also note that unless you use the Infovox iVox voices with VisioVoice you should always wait until audio export is complete before continuing to work with VoiceOver because due to a bug in Mac OS X 10 4 Tiger VoiceOver s speech interrupts audio exports Reading the selection For VisioVoice to be able to speak Rewind the selection Enable access Si ng le or mu Iti ple for assistive devices must be turned on in the Universal Access switch based computer panel of the System Preferences Visio Voice should be able to speak access solution providing the selection in any application with fu il emu lation of mouse an active Edit menu To trigger this function you use the control shift C hot key You can change to another hot key in the Hot keys tab of the Visio Voice preferences Once the hot key is pressed the selection will be loaded into a special Reader window that 11 floats above all applications and has the same functionality as the document Reader window discussed above You can use either the buttons or the hot keys to stop pause play rewind and f
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15. VisioVoice 1 2 for Mac OS X Access to Mac OS X for users with vision impairments User Manual by a Assistive Ware Van Speijkstraat 73 D 1057 GN Amsterdam The Netherlands Europe fax 31 20 6128266 http www assistiveware com Visio Voice contact Visio Voice assistiveware com VisioVoice the Visio Voice application icons and the VisioVoice documentation are copyright David Niemeijer 1996 2009 All rights reserved The Visio Voice application icon which also features on the cover of this manual was designed by Giesbert Nijhuis using KeyStrokes a HeadMouse and Photoshop This software was written by David Niemeijer Special thanks are due to Rudo Niemeijer Giesbert Nijhuis Rosa Lehmann Francois Bataille Laurent Hubaut David Descamps Alexandre Bistes Andrew Richards Paolo Leva and the beta testers including but not limited to Joe Barnick Ricky Buchanan Scott Howell Jean Francois Joureau Tim Kilburn Stefan Krizic David Poehlman Anne Robertson Gordon Smith We would also like to thank Apple Computer for its technical support in solving the technical issues we faced when developing this application for Mac OS X AssistiveWare is a trade name of AssistiveWare B V and registered trademark of Niemeijer Consult SwitchXS LayoutKitchen VisioVoice Proloquo KeyStrokes and SmartTransparency are trademarks or registered trademarks of Niemeijer Consult Macintosh Power Macintosh Mac and Mac O
16. and open the document you want to open Exporting audio At any time you can export the contents of a Reader window to an audio file or iTunes track These functions are available from the File menu Visio Voice will then convert the text to speech and save the speech as respectively and uncompressed AIFF file or as an iTunes track The export dialog will allow you to choose whether iTunes should import as AAC MP3 or in another format For e o Save Speech to iTunes Track AAC tracks you can also decide whether they Track name Manuscript Number ENIZA TY should be bookmarkable Bookmarkable track Playlist to add to Visiovoice will resume playing wherever you left off the cl et ad a ia l t ti d it Thi k ll ith Encoder MP3 Encoder E zS ime zou P aye It 1S Wor gt we wi l Bookmarkable only effective for AAC iTunes and iPods but do not use it when you a alge al Papal gelr erly want to use the track in other software such as on D GarageBand The iTunes tracks will appear in your iTunes library and are ready to load onto your iPod When you create an iTunes track you can also provide the name of the playlist it should be added to If the playlist does not yet exist VisioVoice will automatically create it During audio export Visio Voice will provide visual and spoken progress if an Infovox iVox voice is used other voices may not support progress reporting during audio file creation During the conversion to iTunes
17. ast forward through the text You can close this window using the Close button the Close Window hot key default control shift W or by clicking anywhere outside the Reader window The reader window can be moved and resized by dragging at its edges In the default Visio Voice configuration for VoiceOver users the selection Reader window is not displayed as VoiceOver users typically do not need to see the window to control speech with the hot keys At any time you can change the visibility of the Selection Reader window in the Reader tab of the VisioVoice preferences Using VisioVoice as a vision support tool Visio Voice has a number of features geared towards people with various degrees of vision impairments This section focuses on the features for users with minor to medium vision impairments The Image Enlarger VisioVoice provides an Image Enlarger window that can be shown or hidden through the Window menu or the control shift I hot key changeable in O A the Hot key tab of the VisioVoice preferences The Image Enlarger provides a zoomed view of the area around the F on cursor In the General tab of the Visio Voice preferences the lt oo magnification factor can be set as well as the color of the lt lt cross hair located in the center of the Image Enlarger which represents the location of the cursor To view a larger or smaller area of the screen simply drag the lower right corner of the Image Enlarger to cha
18. by bugs in Mac OS X The Text Reader and audio file generation features discussed above are also very handy for VoiceOver users as they provide features not available in VoiceOver itself Additionally Visio Voice currently adds support to VoiceOver which is English only on Mac OS X 10 4 for French Dutch and Japanese When you want to use Visio Voice with VoiceOver please use the configuration wizard available from the VisioVoice menu to setup Visio Voice correctly for maximum compatibility with VoiceOver However once you have used the wizard feel free to experiment with the VisioVoice preferences for further fine tuning to your needs When VisioVoice is used for the first time it will offer to add French Dutch and Japanese support for VoiceOver on Mac OS X 10 4 on Mac OS X 10 5 Leopard this is no longer necessary The same option is also available from the Visio Voice menu if you want to access this feature later The same menu also has an option to uninstall VisioVoice including its foreign language support for VoiceOver When installing foreign language support Visio Voice will bring up an authentication dialog that requires you to provide an administration password Please note that VoiceOver is sometimes a bit slow in recognizing that this dialog has appeared so be patient For uninstall the same authentication dialog will appear Regarding the Text Reader and audio export please read the section Using VisioVoice as a Text Reader and
19. d this issue when you use the Infovox iVox voices but if you use other voices please keep in mind that when you want VisioVoice to speak you should generally not at the same time navigate around with VoiceOver 20 Support Support steps Step 1 Check this manual and or consult the VisioVoice help function This help function can be accessed through the Help menu when VisioVoice is the ac tive front most application Step 2 Consult the dealer where you purchased Visio Voice Step 3 Contact your local distributor see below for details Step 4 If none of the above help or if you purchased directly with Assistive Ware send an email to Visio Voice assistiveware com Local distributors Please find below a list of the current local distributors Note that this may change over time and that the latest information on local distributors is always available at http www assistiveware com resellers php Distributor Dealer North America Origin Instruments Corporation Origin Instruments Corporation USA Canada full support full support Mexico amp 854 Greenview Drive http orin com ec visiovoice Caribbean Grand Prairie Texas 75050 2438 USA Phone 972 606 8740 FAX 972 606 8741 Email support orin com Web http orin com access visiovoice Everywhere else AssistiveWare Assistive Ware email only support in English French or email only support in English French or Dutch Dutch Van Speijkst
20. dy when you do not need the speech feedback all the time and set a delay before VisioVoice should speak so that it won t speak if you just move over an element You can also select the interface voice to use for the talking interface The most recently used interface voices can also be accessed from the Voice menu or through hot keys The typing echo Visio Voice provides a typing echo that can be turned on in the Voice tab of the Visio Voice Preferences You can also toggle it on off with the control shift E hot key changeable in the Hot keys tab of the VisioVoice preferences To use the Echo Typing Enable access for assistive devices must be turned on in the Universal Access panel of the System Preferences When typing echo is on Visio Voice can speak as you type in virtually any application speaking each letter and or word as it is typed In the Voice tab of the VisioVoice preferences you can indicate whether you want each letter and or each word to be spoken You can also choose to hear modifier keys such as shift and control punctuation and finally control and separator keys Best results are obtained in applications that support Apple s Accessibility API but it also works in other applications Note that VisioVoice will only speak letters and or words not full sentences You can use the arrow keys to move backward or forward through your text and hear the character or word next to the cursor Large cursors Visio Voice provides
21. e speed used for each of the voices Note that the rate is currently expressed as a percentage deviation from the default rate of the voice Volume Enter a value between 1 and 100 to change the volume used for each of the voices 15 Note that the most recently used standard and interface voices are available in the Voice menu for quick access at any time without having to go in to the Preferences Talking interface Use this check box to turn on or off all talking interface features at once Say interface element type Use this if you want VisioVoice to not just say the title of a button or menu item but also that it is a button or menu item VisioVoice Preferences e00 General Voice Text Cursor Reader Hotkeys Rate Volume Standard voice Heather Infovox iVox HH 50 50 Interface voice Z Ryan Infovox iVox HQ i 50 50 M Talking Interface _ Say interface element type Only speak when modifier key s are held down Ox Delay before speaking G I i 1 I i i i 0 1 2 3 4 sec M Echo typing Mi each letter M each word C modifier keys C punctuation l control and separator keys Only speak when modifier key s are held down Check one or more of the modifier keys if you only want Visio Voice to speak the item below the cursor when the selected modifier keys are held down at the same time Use this option if you only want to hear what is below the cursor occasionally rathe
22. eech These functions are available as buttons but also as menu items from the 16 66 Reader Speech menu and as system wide hot keys which you can configure in the Hot keys tab of the VisioVoice preferences rei VisioVoice will highlight the words or VisioVoice can ope n and sentences as they are spoken You can read Word HTM L PDF change this behavior in the Reader tab of RTF an d text d ocuments the Visio Voice preferences In the Text tab of the preferences you can change the font style and size of the text shown in the Reader window as well as change Z the Text Background and Highlight colors The text in the Reader window is editable so you can make small pronunciation corrections there if you want You can even open a New Reader window and enter or paste Play Rewind Fast Forward 10 in some text to speak As this is a Text Reader and not a Text or Word processor there is no save function However you can always select the text copy it and then paste it into TextEdit Word or another word processor to save it there For reading Visio Voice uses the Standard voice selected in the Voice tab of the VisioVoice preferences The most recently used voices are also available from VisioVoice s Voice menu Note for VoiceOver users The standard Open dialog used by VisioVoice has some unknown interface elements due to a Mac OS X 10 4 Tiger bug However with a little exploration you should be able to locate
23. ences Hot keys preferences VisioVoice Preferences eoc Cursor Reader Hot keys General Voice Text M Display Reader window when speaking selection m Highlight text in Reader window while speaking Highlight words C Highlight sentences This preference panel consists of a table showing all the Visio Voice functions that have associated hot keys Hot keys work system wide not just in VisioVoice When changing a hot key be careful to select a key combination not in use by other applications 17 For each function you can set a hot key to trigger the function from the keyboard If you also check the active check box for that function the hot key will be active To temporarily disable a hot key uncheck the Active checkbox To edit a hot key click on the cell displaying the hot key and type a new key combination Hot keys work system wide so if the hot key you are trying to assign is already in use by another running application you will trigger the function that application has eoc VisioVoice Preferences General Voice Text Cursor Reader Hot keys Active Hot key Function TA OS Stop speech v OD Pause speech v DP Play speech v AOR Rewind v OOF Fast Forward v OC Speak selection v OL Toggle lock Text Enlarger on current item v CH Toggle display help tag in Text Enlarger v OT Toggle Text Enlarger visibility 2 4 as ty Toggle Image Enlarger visibility Hot keys w
24. features to your specific needs or preferences Some settings are also available for quick access from the Dock menu This is the menu that pops up when you hold down the cursor on top of the Visio Voice application icon in the Mac OS X Dock General preferences Automatically launch VisioVoice ES VisioVoice Preferences after login Use this option if General Voice Text Cursor Reader Hot keys you want to use Visio Voice each and every day and like it to _ Automatically launch VisioVoice after login automatically load after you login to P Image Enlarger magnification f your machine ries an 1x 5x 10x 15x 21x i Cross hair color E Image Enlarger Magnification Use this to change the magnification Text Enlarger transparency X _e zoom level of the screen image 0 20 40 60 80 99 shown in the Image Enlarger window Cross hair color This allows you to change the color of the cross hair cV ee shown in the center of the Image Enlarger window and represents the current location of the cursor Text Enlarger transparency This allows you to change the transparency level of the content of the Text Enlarger window Voice preferences Standard voice This is the voice that is used by the Reader window and for exporting to audio file or iTunes track Interface voice This voice is used for the Talking Interface features of Visio Voice Rate Enter a value between and 100 to change th
25. k It is recommended that you install Visio Voice in the Applications folder To use Visio Voice with the Infovox iVox voices you should run the Infovox iVox installer available for download or on CD DVD and install the voices for the languages you need If you purchased the products do not forget to enter your activation codes in both products Activating download copies In case you have downloaded VisioVoice Activation from the Internet the software will a David Niemeijer run in a full trial mode Full trial mode Your company AssistiveWare expires after 15 days of use these i Your e mail support assistiveware com need not be consecutive At that time Visio Voice will revert to restricted trial mode in which you will no longer be able to save panels preferences settings will no longer be saved and the software will refuse to run for more than 10 minutes at a time You will need to activate VisioVoice to lift these restrictions If after your 15 Activation code VV A458 DA36 Your current licenses i Add license day full trial has expired you still feel e that you require more time to evaluate Purchase Online Purchase Offline Register Online lt visiovoice trial assistiveware com gt to get an activation code that will allow you to extend your trial period for at least 7 consecutive days counted from the moment your extended trial request is received To lift all restrictio
26. l currently support Apple s Accessibility API This makes these applications currently less ideal for Visio Voice Users relying on VisioVoice s Talking Interface or Text Enlarger You may want to consider Nisus Writer Express as an alternative to Word Nisus Writer Express does fully support Apple s Accessibility API making it a perfect partner for Visio Voice Compatibility with VoiceOver Great efforts have been made to make Visio Voice as compatible as possible with VoiceOver However as often happens when working on the bleeding edge a number of issues were identified with the Mac OS X 10 4 version of VoiceOver We have reported these issues to Apple and have good hopes they will be addressed in the future Where possible we have tried to work around the issues but there are a few things worth noting e Mac OS X 10 4 only When installing foreign language support for VoiceOver Visio Voice will bring up an authentication dialog that requires you to provide an administration password Please note that VoiceOver is sometimes a bit slow in recognizing that this dialog has appeared so be patient For uninstall the same authentication dialog will appear e Mac OS X 10 4 only The standard Open and Save dialogs have some unknown items due to a bug in Mac OS X 10 4 so you will need to explore them a bit when you use them for the first time e VoiceOver has a tendency to cut off speech generated by third party applications Visio Voice works aroun
27. lking interface typing echo and zoom windows for navigation of the computer and turn Apple s VoiceOver off Those people who cannot or do not want to use the mouse should turn these features off and use VoiceOver for navigation of the computer Using VisioVoice s navigation support at the same time as VoiceOver is confusing and only useful if you know very well what you are doing and want to make use of the fact that Visio Voice can offer support in some applications that VoiceOver cannot handle The configuration wizard can help to switch between these kinds of uses In this chapter each of the different ways to use VisioVoice is briefly discussed Note that to prevent repetition some topics relevant to multiple uses are covered in great detail in one section and only touched upon in other sections Thus to get a complete picture of what VisioVoice can do for you it is recommended to read the whole manual Using VisioVoice as a Text Reader and audio file generator VisioVoice actually has two Text Readers one for reading documents and one for reading the selection Both readers are useful for everyone irrespective of any visual impairment Reading documents You can open any Word HTML PDF RTF or Text document by opening the file from the File menu Visio Voice will extract the text from the document and present it in a Reader window To listen to the text you can use the Play Rewind and Fast Forward functions You can also stop or pause sp
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29. nge the dimension of the window If you have a dual display setup you can put the Image Enlarger on the second display and use the main display as your workspace Image Enlarger La The Text Enlarger Visio Voice provides a Text Enlarger Macintosh HD window that can be shown or hidden through the Window Q E menu or the control shift T hot key changeable in the D Applications Hot keys tab of the Visio Voice preferences To use the Feet jo Text Enlarger Enable access for assistive devices must cai be turned on in the Universal Access panel of the System 6 items 3 77 47 Preferences The Text Enlarger shows a magnified view of GB avai abl e the title or text of the interface element below the cursor or the focused interface element when navigating with full keyboard access This works for any application 6 items Z7 47 GB available supporting Apple s Accessibility API Because it displays the actual text the view is much crisper than the pixilated view of the Image Enlarger When an interface element contains more text than can fit into the Text Enlarger window which is resizable just like the Image Enlarger it will show the text surrounding the selection or caret If there is no selection or caret it will show the first part of the visible text of the interface element The transparency of the Text Enlarger can be set in the General tab of the Visio Voice preferences The text characteristics and colors can
30. ns you should purchase a license of Visio Voice to obtain a permanent activation code You should enter the activation code as well as your name company name if applicable and e mail address if applicable in the Activation window select Activation from the Visio Voice menu and press the Add License button Activating CD ROM copies In case you obtained Visio Voice on a CD ROM the application may have been pre registered for you In this case when you first launch VisioVoice an Activation window will appear with your permanent activation code already pre entered Now you will only have to enter your name company name if applicable and e mail address if applicable in the Activation window and press the Add license button Note that if the Activation window does not appear automatically or a permanent activation code does not appear in the designated field your copy may not have been pre registered and you will have to enter the code you obtained from your reseller manually it may have been written on the disk the sleeve a separate piece of paper or may have been sent to you by e mail In this case follow the instructions for activating download copies If you do not activate your copy Visio Voice will run in full trial mode for 15 non consecutive days and after that revert to restricted trial mode To remove all limitations you should activate your copy by going to the Activation window select Activation
31. ork system wide so be careful to select key combinations not used by other software Click on the hot key and type a new keyboard combination to change it assigned to it instead of assigning the key to the Visio Voice function If that happens try another key combination It is generally recommended to use at least two modifier keys these are command control option shift caps lock when you assign a hot key because then it is less likely that you use a combination that is already in use by other software you use 18 Tips and Tricks This section describes a few tips and tricks when using Visio Voice Working with multiple languages The Voice menu allows you to quickly switch between the five most recently used standard and interface voices If you prefer to use the keyboard to switch voices you can use the command key shortcuts listed in that menu The menu also allows you quick access to the Voice preferences panel of Visio Voice if you want to pick a voice not listed in the menu 19 Known issues Compatibility with iWork iWork 08 contains the first versions of Keynote and Pages that sufficiently support Apple s Accessibility API to make them workable if not yet perfect with VisioVoice s Talking Interface Typing echo and Text Enlarger Older versions of iWork are not recommended iWork s Numbers is not yet as compatible as the other iWork 08 applications Compatibility with Microsoft Office 2004 Neither Word nor Exce
32. ound Colors Choose the colors for the text the background and the highlight used in the Reader window anmd the Text Enlarger Cursor preferences Cursor This menu allows you select a large cursor type or select none if you do not want a large cursor Cursor thickness Use this slider to change the Visio Voice large cursor thickness Cursor transparency Use this slider to set the transparency of the Visio Voice large cursor Cursor size Use this slider to set the size of the Visio Voice large cursor VisioVoice Preferences Text Cursor Reader eoc General Voice Hot keys Cursor Target B Cursor thickness lt i 40 pixels 1 10 20 30 Cursor transparency _ _ 0 20 40 60 80 90 Cursor size e i tt 20 60 100 140 180 220 pixels Cursor color L Note that you can use the Toggle VisioVoice cursor visibility hot key to show hide the VisioVoice cursor Cursor color This allows you to change the color of the large cursor Reader preferences Display Reader window when speaking selection Turn this on when you want Visio Voice to display a special reader window above all other windows when you use the speak selection hot key VoiceOver users may want to turn this off Highlight text in Reader window while speaking Turn on if you want Visio Voice to highlight the text in the Reader window as the text is spoken Choose between highlighting of words or of sent
33. r than all the time Delay before speaking Set the delay that VisioVoice should respect before speaking an interface element so that it will only speak items that you really pause above Echo typing Check the items you want to be spoken while you type into any application each letter each word modifier keys punctuation control and separator keys Note that all the features in the Talking Interface panel require Enable access for assistive devices to be turned on in the Universal Access system preferences Also note that this feature only works for those interface elements for which applications support Apple s Accessibility API In some applications it will work for all elements and in others only for specific ones It works very well in for example Apple s Safari TextEdit and iChat Also Echo typing requires Enable access for assistive devices to be turned on in the Universal Access system preferences Text preferences Preferred font Select the font you would like Visio Voice to use for the Reader window and the Text Enlarger Style Choose plain or bold for the preferred font Text size Select the text size VisioVoice should use for the Reader window and Text Enlarger 16 ear VisioVoice Preferences General Voice Text Cursor Reader Hot keys Preferred font Lucida Grande RA Style Bold in Text size lt i Ii 9 40 75 110 140 175 205 240 Highlight i Colors Text B Backgr
34. raat 73 D http www assistiveware com purchase 1057 GN Amsterdam php The Netherlands Europe FAX 31 20 6128266 Email Visio Voice assistiveware com Web hittp www assistiveware com 21 Software License Agreement AssistiveWare Niemeijer Consult Software License Agreement Single Use License PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE BY USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF APPLICABLE RETURN THE NIEMEIJER CONSULT SOFTWARE TO THE DEALER WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT DEPENDING ON THE TERMS OF DELIVERY OF YOUR DEALER YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A PARTIAL REFUND 1 General The Software and documentation accompanying this License whether on disk in read only memory on any other media or in any other form henceforth referred to collectively as the Software are licensed not sold to you by Niemeijer Consult for use only under the terms of this License and Niemeijer Consult reserves all rights not expressly granted to you The rights granted herein are limited to the use rights of the Software and do not include any other rights You own the media on which the Software is recorded but Niemeijer Consult and or Niemeijer Consult s licensor s retain ownership of the Software itself 2 Evaluation copies This license also applies in full for so called demo or evaluation copies of the Software
35. the enlarged text is crisp and easy to read This feature works for all applications that support Apple s Accessibility API including Safari Mail Finder TextEdit as well as many third party applications The text enlarger also show the text you are typing Talking interface VisioVoice s Talking Interface speaks the contents of buttons menu items text entry areas and all other accessible text as the user navigates across the screen using the mouse or full keyboard access This feature works for all applications that support Apple s Accessibility API including Safari Mail Finder TextEdit as well as many third party applications Typing echo Visio Voice can speak as you type in virtually any application speaking each letter and or word as it is typed It can optionally also speak modifier keys such as shift and command punctuation and control and separator keys Best results are obtained in applications that support Apple s Accessibility API but it also works in other applications Large cursors Visio Voice includes large customizable cross hair and target cursors that make using the Mac much easier for vision impaired users Document Reader Visio Voice includes an advanced document and selection reader with play pause stop rewind and fast forward functions As it speaks it can highlight the spoken words or sentences Use it to listen to the selection in any application or to Text Word HTML PDF and RTF documents
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