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ClaroRead SE™ for PC
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ClaroRead SE™ for PC is a highly effective multi-sensory software solution for supporting any computer user who struggles with reading and writing - perhaps due to dyslexia or other conditions. It is designed and crafted by experts, and provides a quality text to speech tool that is simple to use.
When purchasing ClaroRead SE™ for PC, the high quality AT&T Natural Voices™ Mike and Crystal US English
voices are included. The trial version uses voices already present on your PC.
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For a summary of ClaroRead SE's main advantages, download the ClaroRead 2008 Product Overview".
Download "What's new in ClaroRead SE" to see the enhancements.
You can view the online help and tutorial videos from here.
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ClaroRead SE™ for PC System Requirements
• Windows Vista, XP
• Sound Card
• 512 MB RAM or more is recommended
• 250MB Hard Disk Space Maximum Required
• Microsoft Word 2000, XP, 2003 or 2007 recommended
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ClaroRead SE provides text to speech support tools that allow computer users to read and write independently. By making a computer speak any text with a human voice, text documents can be proofed out loud along
with web pages, e-mails and any other text. ClaroRead SE can reduce reliance on teachers, partners, support staff and parents by giving its user the opportunity to achieve the same standards as everyone else.
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ClaroRead SE Features and Benefits
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Text to Speech Features, Word Integration, Colour, Font & Spacing, Homophones, Dictionary, Word Prediction, ScreenRuler, Claroview, USB Version, Works with Vista.
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Make your PC Speak with a Human Voice
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ClaroRead SE speaks back text as it is typed, allowing a student to check and proof-read their work quickly and easily. Text can be spoken at any point by highlighting individual sections of text and pressing Play - great for proofreading.
Close integration with Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007, and Internet Explorer 6 and 7 means you can click and play at any point in a document or web page.
A wide range of voices from including other languages are available from NextUp.com.
Spoken words can be tracked using a custom colour selection. Any accessible text under the mouse can be spoken if needed.
Make Audio files from text documents for listening to on your PC or a portable audio player. Simply Select and Save - great for revision or listening on the move. Audio quality has been further improved for 2008.
A Text to Speech Pronunciation Dictionary is available to modify the way words are pronounced if needed.
NEW! - Speak This Word: Allows the user to hear a single word spoken back in their desired voice, simply by holding the CTRL button ClaroRead SE will speak the word under the mouse pointer.
NEW! - Sentence Review Mode: Allows the user to review their work sentence-by-sentence simply by clicking the Play button on the ClaroRead SE toolbar. To read the next sentence just click Play again (or press the hot key). Excellent for reviewing Word documents at your own pace.
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Integration with Microsoft Word 2003 & 2007
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ClaroRead SE provides a single tool bar for use in Microsoft Word that combines a homophone and tricky word dictionary, font and spacing commands, a thesaurus , spell checker button and a save to audio function. All have clear graphic icons for ease of recognition.
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Font and Colour Changing
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When working in Microsoft Word, ClaroRead SE’s Font Button allows you to modify the font size, type, and colour of the whole document very easily.
You can:
- Increase or decrease the font size.
- Change the font to one of 3 popular fonts with one click. The fonts can be chosen in the new ClaroRead SE Advanced Settings Editor.
- Change the colour of the text of a whole document and change the background colour of your PC easily.
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ClaroRead SE provides a single tool bar for use in Microsoft Word that combines a homophone and tricky word dictionary, font and spacing commands, a thesaurus , spell checker button and a save to audio function. All have clear graphic icons for ease of recognition.
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Spacing
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Text character, line and paragraph spacing using Microsoft Word menus requires some detailed knowledge. ClaroRead SE makes it simple to space out text, both in Word and on web pages using Internet Explorer 6 or 7. Pressing the Spacing Button when working in Word or Internet Explorer will help you:
- Expand spacing
- Change line spacing
- Changes the number of points (spaces) after the end of each paragraph.
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Homophones and Tricky Words - Helping Choose the word
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Homophones are words that are pronounced alike even if they differ in spelling or meaning, such as "pair" and "pear".
ClaroRead SE Homophone features will:
- Mark in colour all the homophones and confusable words in a document. Using the new Advanced Settings Editor, you can also add additional tricky and confusable words.
- The Check Feature will list alternative words that sound the same, along with the meaning of each word.
- Mark homophones in colour as you type.
- Word with Pictures: One thousand extra pictures included in ClaroRead SE, helping users to select the correct homophone or choice of wording. Pictures can be turned on or off.
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Check Word - a single button press
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ClaroRead SE provides a single Check Button for use in Microsoft Word that combines a homophone dictionary, thesaurus,reference dictionary and spellchecker, making the checking of your text and documents easier and more comprehensive.
If a word is a homophone the Homophone Check Box will appear, along with meanings. If the word has alternative words with the same or similar meaning, the Meaning Check Box will appear. You can then drill down further to see the dictionary definition. You can SpellCheck individual words or the whole of your document at any point.
The Check Boxes are fully speech enabled, so hovering the mouse over the words will make them speak. We also have over 1000 picture icons to help with word meanings.
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Word Prediction
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ClaroRead SE contains a word prediction feature, which can be useful for certain computer users. ClaroRead SE uses a base prediction dictionary consisting of the most frequently used words in the English language. The dictionary learns as you type, and rejects words that don't pass the automatic spellcheck.
The Prediction List will automatically appear by your cursor during typing. Alternatively, you can dock the Prediction windows anywhere on the screen to use it as a reference.
The ClaroRead SE Advanced Settings Editor now allows the creation of multiple Prediction Dictionaries, by importing words from existing documents. Ideal for creating subject and curriculum specific dictionaries, it puts the tool into the hands of the teacher.
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ClaroRead SE Extras
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For 2008 we are adding more applications and utilities (ClaroRead SE Extras) to enrich the toolkit available to you. We have still concentrated on Ease of Use, so many of the Extras are neatly tucked away. However, you have the peace of mind knowing that the feature is there should you need to turn it on for a particular task or assignment. Existing and future ClaroRead SE users can visit www.claroreadextras.com to obtain product updates, free downloads, add on products and support information.
ClaroRead SE Extras neatly groups together a range of accessibility utilities such as; ClaroView screen colour filter, ScreenRuler magnification tool, Speaking Calculator, Accessible PDF, MindFull concept mapping and Lightning screen magnifier. ClaroRead SE Extras also includes OmniPage 16 OCR software along with Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition tool.
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Save to Video
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Building on the popularity of our Save to Audio feature, we have now enhanced this to produce Save to Video. It is now possible to convert any text into a video with a high quality "voice over" synchronised with the text. You can change the text colour settings to your preferences and the video can be produced to suit a wide range of popular mobile devices with video screens - iPhone, iPod Touch and Nano, Nokia and Walkman phones and of course Media Player software. It is quick and easy to do, allowing you to take your documents and webpages with you on the move.
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Accessible PDF
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ClaroRead SE has always allowed PDF files to be spoken aloud. We wanted to give the user more options for PDF files to be spoken aloud, so we produced a standalone Accessible PDF reader, which is available as a free download for anyone. The Claro Accessible PDF Reader will convert accessible PDF Files into a web page style retaining the original format and layout or a simple text only view. You can then change any of the colour, font and spacing using the built in controls, and ClaroRead SE will speak back the text aloud.
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