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1. e The icons will change size immediately when you change the setting Making desktop icons and text easier to see continued Change screen resolution You can also make all on screen objects larger by changing the screen resolution though this will result in a smaller desktop workspace To change the screen resolution right click on a blank area of the desktop and select Screen resolution from the menu In the Screen resolution window you will see a button displaying the current screen resolution which will probably be indicated as the recommended resolution Press this button and push the slider downwards to lower the resolution When you are satisfied with the selected resolution you may want to experiment with different dimensions click the Apply button The resolution will change immediately but a small panel will pop up at the same time allowing you fifteen seconds to reject the resolution change if you prefer not to keep it Note All the above changes will normally be retained when you log into any University open access PC You can use the procedures above to reverse or make further changes on any open access PC Windows 7 Ease of Access Center The Windows 7 Ease of Access Center provides information common tools and links which will allow you to make changes to the computer to suit your accessibility requirements To open the Ease of Access Center choose Start gt C2. i a Browse Options M Open Acquired Image s in Photoshop Create Unique Subfolder Using Date Today Click Start to open the Select Device panel The scanner should be highlighted in the panel there will usually be only one choice of scanner 22 July 2015 11 Accessible PCs Scanning with Adobe Photoshop CS6 continued Click OK to open the Scanning options window What do you want to scan Paper source Flatbed x Select an option below for the type of picture you want to scan C Color picture Grayscale picture Eil C Black and white picture or text ge C Custom Settings was You can also Adjust the quality of the scanned picture Legal 6 5 14 inches 216 45 Make sure the paper source drop down menu is set to Flatbed and then adjust the remaining options as required The image can be previewed prior to scanning Previewing will allow you to adjust the area to be scanned by dragging the marquee edges the dotted line seen in the above image to the preferred position When you are satisfied with the settings click the Scan button to complete the task The scanned image will open within Photoshop where it can be colour or size edited and then saved to the file format of your choice including jpg pdf tiff and many more 12 Accessible PCs Zoomtext Magnifier and Reader Zoom Text Magnifier and Reader is installed on all Accessible PCs It allows the on screen
3. Accessible PC Quick Start Guide www ed ac uk is accessibility pcs 22 July 2015 IS Helpline ed ac uk For advice and assistance with this computer or to request this document in an alternative format please contact IS Helpline IS Helpline ed ac uk 01316515151 Contents Introduction Making desktop icons and text easier to see Windows 7 Ease of Access Center 5 Optical Character Recognition scanning with ABBYY FineReader Scanning with Adobe Photoshop ZoomText Magnifier and Reader Jaws Professional 13 Screen Reader CC TVs Keyboards and mice Accessible PC Locations Accessible PC Locations Central Area Accessible PC Locations King s Buildings 8 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 24 Introduction This computer has been set up as an accessible workstation It has the same software as standard open access lab computers plus additional assistive software and hardware to make it more accessible to users with disabilities As some of the assistive technologies with this workstation may not be available in the open access computer labs please give priority to users who require them The following additional assistive software is installed on this computer e ABBYY FineReader 11 optical character recognition e Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended image scanning and editing e ZoomText 10 screen reader and magnifyer JAWS screen reading software is available on the PCs in Accessible Study Room 1 Noreen and Ken
4. can use ABBYY with a scanner which has no document feeder but multiple document scanning will take more time If you prefer a scanner with a document feeder see the Accessible PC location information at the end of this guide Please be aware that some of these scanners are located in Accessible Study Rooms and so only available to key holders 8 ABBYY FineReader 11 continued select Start gt All Programs gt ABBYY FineReader 11 gt ABBYY FineReader 11 If the FineReader license agreement appears when the programme starts click Accept to to close it and continue ABBYY FineReader 11 End User License Agreement End User License Agreement EULA ABBYY FineReader 11 mp er jeden eke e pebbled hena ARAA cranial the ee ng ABBYY Fin ons ader at nakai the SOFTWARE Ins Be nae py ngor ner Paaie SOFTWARE ndicates you This End User sy e Agreement her Loci re Leki to as the EULA is legal agre get een y pe en paa r a iam had the SOFTWARE a ka aguas The s SOFTWA ARE aclu des ie ala _ print Ss sie docum MAEA A s we aa applicatio Hi ne cine and athe fe at Aa is By installin ee ak ng ea ip a hae a ag Eee that you a this fly wed ak rstand it bound a This EULA o for eean ou a pce terms sta ead p SOFTWA ARE in ats Jla tior en ri ing the ws RE i The ABBYY Welcome screen window will now open Select your preferred scanning task e g Scan to Microsoft Word Microsoft Word gt W Scan to Microsoft Wo
5. 13 0 gt JAWS 22 July 2015 14 Accessible PCs CCTVs MyReader 2 The MyReader CCTV can digitally capture and store several paper pages for manipulation as required It s a stand alone unit with integrated monitor The power button is just below the monitor and it has a separate control pad for adjusting screen colours reading mode and magnification See the large print pamphlet next to each MyReader 2 unit for detailed instructions Merlin elite HD OCR Video Magnifier The Merlin Elite is a full HD desktop video magnifier with text to speech and optical character recognition OCR features It provides a wide field of view with a 24 inch screen The large document platform below the screen can be used to make notes that can be viewed on the magnifier while being written Standard CCTVs The standard CCTVs work with the computer s monitor When the CCTV is switched on pressing the Video or equivalent button on the monitor should switch between computer and CCTV video outputs The wired CCTV control panel provides joystick button or rotor control of magnification colour contrast and guide lines to make reading easier CCTVs continued Where are CCTVs available MyReader CCTVs e Accessible Study Room 3 first floor Main Library e Divinity Manson Room Lab New College e New College Library MyReader 1 model e Mezzanine Study area first floor Noreen amp Kenneth Murray Library King s Buildings Merlin Eli
6. 2 Increase resolution to improve recognition of small text G Page 4 There are no objects to recognize on this page no text table or barcode areas have been detected When errors have been resolved press the Read button on the ABBYY toolbar at the top of the screen to re recognize the text before sending it to Word K ABBYY FineReader File Edit View Document Page Areas Tools 2 i New Task E Open A new Word document will open containing your scanned text or image with any edits you have carried out a B eR M GAA ee ie ee A E aaee AaB as Aah Aspbee na Aabboo AsBDCO A daimo AACN aaeb Wie Sioontem Ei sane A 8 Beene fe L t p tasta ut Yee tann son Introduction set upas Tips for making programs and text easier to see If you find on screen windows and text too small on lai Scanning with Adobe Photoshop oa J m Photoshop can be used to scan images and has many editing features You can use Photoshop to create a scanned image then edit and save it as a JPEG or other image file format Make sure the scanner is switched on Place the image you want to scan face down on the scanner s glass surface Select Start gt Adobe Photoshop In Photoshop select File gt Import gt WIA Support The WIA Support Wizard will open This Wizard assists you with acquiring images from WIA compatible cameras and scanners Destination Folder Voi E gii Ei F r k b ph 7 ee i
7. esk e 24 inch monitor e HP ScanJet 5590 scanner with document feeder e MyReader 2 CCTV magnifier e Logitech Marble mouse 22 July 2015 21 Accessible PCs Accessible PC Locations Central Area continued New College Library H ardwa re users have individual ces myReader offers These include full col Motorised adjustable OMMY height desk eo oo 0 e 24 inch monitor e HP ScanJet 5590 scanner with document feeder e MyReader 1 CCTV magnifier Microsoft Natural keyboard Logitech Marble mouse Holland House Micro Lab Pollock Halls Hardware e Motorised adjustable height desk e 24 inch monitor e HP ScanJet 5590 scanner with document feeder e Kensington Orbital mouse 22 July 2015 22 Accessible PCs Accessible PC Locations Central Area continued Law Library Old College Hardware e Manual adjustable height desk e 24 inch monitor A HP ScanJet 5590 if Ruan AU scanner with a m To os document feeder e Clearview Bright CCTV and Tieman programmable XY table e BlGtrack ergonomic mouse e Microsoft Natural keyboard Edinburgh College of Art rary Evolution House Hardware e Manual adjustable height desk e 24 inch monitor e Epson Expression 10000 A3 flatbed scanner e Logitech Marble mouse 22 July 2015 23 Accessible PCs Accessible PC Locations King s Buildings First floor Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library Hardware m E E
8. image to be magnified without loss of quality In combination with the use of personal headphones Zoom Text utilises text to speech TTS technology to read back text entered using the keyboard or from existing documents web pages and emails A choice of reading voices are available and the reading speed can be adjusted Other accessibility features include colour contrast and pointer adjustments The programme can be accessed by double clicking the yellow Zoom Text icon on the desktop or from the Start menu Start gt All Programs gt ZoomText Jaws Professional 13 Screen Reader JAWS Professional 13 screen reading software has been developed for blind and visually impaired computer users It helps users access applications for browsing the Web reading or writing e mail messages working with spreadsheets or accessing databases A manufacturer s quick start guide and user manual are kept with this documentation where JAWS is available Accessible Study Room 1 Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library and Accessible Study Room 2 Main Library JAWS for Windows screen reading software Voice Adjustment Ea Freedom Scientific Profile Adjust All Contexts w Person Ree Rate 57 F Pitch BS Punctuation Volume Spell Rate Change Percent 20 Upper Case Pitch Change Percent 20 Say All eau Rate 11 Person Texthelp Jane US United States select Start gt All Programs gt JAWS
9. neth Murray Library and Accessible Study Room 2 Main Library Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition software is available on the PCs in Accessible Study Rooms 1 and 3 Main Library The following assistive software is installed on this Accessible PC and on all Open Access Lab PCs e Inspiration 9 mind mapping e MindGenius Business Enterprise mind mapping e Texthelp Read And Write 11 literacy support e Sonocent Audio Notetaker 3 1 interactive note taking Making desktop icons and text easier to see EEA If the desktop icons and text are too small for you to see clearly there are a few things you can do to make them easier to see Change desktop text size Open the Control Panel Start gt Control Panel select Appearance and Personalization from the list of options then select Display Miurstc Note depending on the Windows 7 set up Control Panel the Display option can be available in the Control Panel without having to go through the Appearance and Personalization panel first Devices and Printers Default Programs Help and Support select the Medium or Larger radio button to change text size the default text size is Smaller Log off and on again to apply changes made in the Display panel Change desktop icon size e Right click on a blank area of the desktop e From the drop down menu select View then select Large icons or Medium icons from the sub menu
10. o a e Manual adjustable height desk e 24 inch monitor e HP ScanJet 5590p EFFEC ee ee ee flatoed scanner eee Q e Mini keyboard e Belkin number pad e Kensington SlimBlade Trackball mouse Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library first floor Accessible Study Room 1 Hardware e Manual adjustable height desk e 24 inch monitor e HP ScanJet 5590 with document feeder e Merlin elite HD k OCR Text to speech Microsoft Natural keyboard CCTV reader e 3M Ergonomic right handed vertical optical joystick mouse Extra software e JAWS screen reader 22 July 2015 24 Accessible PCs Accessible PC Locations King s Buildings continued Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library first floor Accessible Study Room 2 Hardware Manual adjustable height desk e 24 inch monitor e HP ScanJet 5590 with document feeder e SARA scanner reader Microsoft Natural keyboard e 3M Ergonomic right handed vertical optical joystick mouse 22 July 2015 25 Accessible PCs www ed ac uk is accessibility pcs IS Helpline ed ac uk 22 July 2015 26 Accessible PCs
11. ontrol Panel gt Ease of Access gt Ease of Access Center The narration and window scanning options are set to on by default the check boxes will be ticked and assuming the computer s sound is enabled and you are using headphones you will hear the scanning narration immediately after the Ease of Access Center is launched Both narration and scanning can be switched off by un ticking the appropriate boxes in the first section of the Ease of Access Center In the same section you will find Quick Access buttons to the most commonly used accessibility tools Magnifier Narrator On screen Keyboard and High Contrast Optical Character Recognition scanning with ABBYY FineReader ABBYY FineReader software converts paper and electronic documents into a variety of accessible formats e g from paper to editable text files such Word or RTF Rich Text Format The following explains how you can use the program to scan a paper document correct it using FineReader s in built OCR Optical Character Recognition and proofreading tools and then save it as a Word file Make sure the scanner is Switched on and connected to the PC Place the document or image you wish to scan in the scanner When scanning multiple documents with a scanner which has a document feeder see image right place the documents face up in the feeder When scanning images place them face down on the scanner s glass surface Note You
12. rd Adobe PDF j W File PDF Image to Microsoft Word E book j Jn Scan and Save Image A Scan to Searchable PDF S W Photo to Microsoft Word Select Scanner HP Scanjet 5590 Doc TWAIN TWAIN v You can now adjust the scanning options For multi page document scanning expand the Multi Page Scanning option and tick both boxes if appropriate Multi Page Scanning Muse automatic document feeder ADF M ouplex scanning Pause for 10 Scan Close ABBYY FineReader 11 continued Press the Scan button to begin scanning When scanning is complete click on the Close button f Scanning images 7 pages scanned E ABBYY will now attempt to recognize the contents of your document before opening it in Microsoft Word Scan to Microsoft Word Recognizing the document Recognized 24 of 24 pages Be J Brad Page 2 Increase resolution to improve recognition of small text G Page 4 There are no objects to recognize on this page no text table or barcode areas have been detected When the Word document opens you have the option to resolve errors which ABBYY has picked up during the character recognition stage Scan to microsoft Word M l ii a ie Process completed Opening the document in Microsoft Word Close Pages 1 3 5 13 15 17 19 23 Image resolution may be incorrect For best results set the resolution to 600 Open image editor 1 A Page
13. ry first floor Accessible Study Room 2 Hardware e Manual adjustable height desk e 21 inch monitor e HP ScanJet 5590 a scanner with n a document feeder Cutat Wft Vein Vedi o o ETS tyty nity m4 mi Ba 1 Pee cre DETE aay tog ho a3 Logitech Marble trackball mouse e BigKeys keyboard Extra software e JAWS screen reading software 22 July 2015 19 Accessible PCs Accessible PC Locations Central Area continued Main Library first floor Accessible Study Room 3 Hardware Manual adjustable height desk 21 inch monitor gue HP ScanJet 5590 scanner with document feeder Quill left hand mouse e Kineses Advantage Ergonomic keyboard Cirque mouse pad e MyReader 2 CCTV magnifier Extra software e Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition software Hugh Robson Building George Square basement lab Hardware O E e Motorised adjustable height desk e 24 inch monitor e HP ScanJet 5590p scanner e 3M vertical optical joystick mouse 22 July 2015 20 Accessible PCs Accessible PC Locations Central Area continued Moray House KETAY Dalhousie Land St John Street Hardware e Manual adjustable height desk e 24 inch monitor e HP ScanJet 5590 scanner with document feeder Goldtouch Split adjustable keyboard Goldtouch number pad AirO2bic quill right handed mouse Tieman CCTV reader Manson Room Lab New sia Hardware Set e Manual adjustable height d
14. te CCTV e Accessible Study Room 1 first floor Noreen amp Kenneth Murray Library King s Buildings Standard CCTVs e Law Library Old College e Moray House Library Dalhousie Land St John Street Keyboards and mice Many of the Accessible PC workstations have specialised keyboards or mice attached The location information at the end of this document provides more information about the types of specialised keyboard or mouse attached to particular Accessible PCs Keyboards available with some of the Accessible PCs include Ergonomic BigKeys Mini Specialised mice include Joystick Quill Rollerball 22 July 2015 17 Accessible PCs Noree dK eth M n and Kenneth Murray Library Address King s Buildings Edinburgh EH9 3JF amp Link to this building Accessible PC Locations This section provides information to help you find Accessible PCs around the University campuses and details the hardware available at each workstation Campus Maps http www ed ac uk maps Accessible PCs and Accessible Study Rooms www ed ac uk is accessibility pcs Accessible PC Locations Central Area Main Library first floor Accessible Study Room 1 Hardware Manual adjustable height desk 24 inch monitor HP ScanJet 5590 scanner with document feeder Kensington Orbital trackball mouse SARA scanner reader Extra software e Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition software Main Libra
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