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ZoomText is a popular screen magnification software program. With magnification up to 16 times, ZoomText enlarges and enhances everything on the screen, making computer applications easy to see and use.
ZoomText also features "All Color Smoothing", for clear and sharp text at all magnification levels, "Pointer and Cursor Enhancements" that make it easy to find the mouse pointer and text cursor, and innovative "Color Filtering" that lets you change screen colors for improved clarity and reduced eyestrain.
ZoomText Level 1 has been installed on all Priority Stations in the Library.
Or you can double-click on the ZoomText icon on the desktop to launch the application. When ZoomText starts up, it changes your display to show an enlarged view of the normal screen and all of your Windows programs will continue to work as normal.
When you start ZoomText, its user interface appears on the screen. This window contains all required controls for working with this software. You will be working only with the Level 1 toolbar tab.
By leaving the mouse pointer stationary over any ZoomText control, a tool tip will appear and describes the control's function. The help tool displays help information about the clicked-on item. The Zoom Window displays a magnified view of the computer screen. Targets are spots on the screen that you can jump to (much like a bookmark). To delete a target, hold down the CTRL key and click on it.
In order to get to the additional settings of ZoomText buttons, you can right-click on a button and open its associate dialog box.
If there is a ZoomText icon in the system tray (right side of the lower part of the screen), this means ZoomText is running. By clicking on that icon, you can pop up menus that contain important ZoomText settings.
| Keystroke | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt + Insert | Activate ZoomText |
| Alt + Delete | Deactivate ZoomText |
| Alt + Number pad plus (+) | Increase magnification |
| Alt + Number pad minus ( - ) | Decrease magnification |
| Alt + Arrow keys | Scroll the zoom window |
| Ctrl + Shift + U | See user interface |
| Ctrl + Shift + X | Set target |
| Keystroke | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Activate DocReader |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | DocReader tool |
| Enter | Play / Pause |
| Right Arrow / Left Arrow | Next / Previous word |
| Down Arrow | Next DocReader line |
| Up Arrow | Previous DocReader line |
| > | Increase reading speed |
| < | Decrease reading speed |
Before starting DocReader, this utility needs to determine which program it should read from. The text can be from:
Use the DocReader Tool to select the application to be read by DocReader. To do this, position the tool within the desired text window and start using the software.
It is important to note that DocReader does not support Java applications.
For additional help using this software, call the Computer Support Desk at (630) 942-2679 or Dan Blewett, Reference Librarian, at (630) 942-2279.
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