Index
A
Adjust tool 20, 24, 28, 29
hotkey 28, 131
using the 28
scrolling with 28
alignment 54
changing options 54
dialog box 54-55
edge margin 55
types of
center 55
edge 55
always on top 119, 120 See also preferences, user interface
AppReader 90
changing settings 92
dialog box 92-93
exiting 91
hotkey 91, 133
keyboard commands 94-95, 127-129
options 105 See all reading options
rate 107 See also speech, adjusting speech rate
starting 91
AppReader button 62, 91
hotkey 91, 133
C
center alignment 55 See also alignment, types of
clipboard reading see Windows clipboard
146
Color button 20, 35
color enhancements 35
custom settings 36
dialog box 36-39
hotkey 35, 131
schemes 35
commands See hotkeys
configuration files 141
default (Zx32.zxc) 143
restoring 143
saving 143
loading 142
saving 142
saving automatically 116, 118
configuration hotkeys 130
assigning configuration files to 125
contrast 38 See also color enhancements, custom settings
control tracking 51 See also tracking, types of
Cursor button 20
cursor color 46 See also cursor enhancements
Cursor Detect hotkey 132
cursor enhancements 44
custom settings 44
dialog box 45-47
hotkey 44, 131
schemes 44
cursor locator 46 See also cursor enhancements
cursor size 46 See also cursor enhancements, types of
cursor tracking See mouse pointer tracking
Index 147
D
default configuration file 143 See also configuration files
disabling ZoomText 13, 14
Display User Interface hotkey 12, 140
Docked zoom windows 24, 32 See also zoom windows
types
Docked Bottom 24
Docked Left 24
Docked Right 24
Docked Top 24
DocReader 96
changing settings 100
dialog box 100-102
display formats (modes)
Ticker 96, 99
Prompter 96, 99
exiting 97
hotkey 97, 133
keyboard commands 103-104
options 105 See all reading options
Power (magnification) 98
rate (reading speed) 98, 107
See also speech, adjusting speech rate
screen 96
speech settings see speech, settings
starting 97
toolbar 98-99
DocReader button 62, 97
hotkey 97, 133
148
E
Echo settings 75
mouse 78
changing settings 78
dialog 79-80
enabling and disabling 78
hotkey 78, 133
program 81
changing settings 81
dialog 81-82
typing 75
changing settings 75
dialog 76-77
enabling and disabling 75
hotkey 75, 133
verbosity 83
changing level 83
changing settings 83
dialog 84-89
hotkey 83, 133
edge alignment 55 See also alignment, types of
edge margin 55 See also alignment
enabling ZoomText 13, 14
exiting ZoomText 14, 16 See also preferences, program
F
Freeze tool 20, 29, 30, 131
Freeze window
adjusting 30
creating 29
dialog 30-31
enabling and disabling 30
Index 149
magnification level 30-31
Full zoom window 23, 29 See also zoom windows
H
Help, documentation and tools 17
Help tool 12, 17 See also What’s This tool
using the 18
hotkeys 121
changing hotkey settings 125
combinations 121
configuration hotkeys 130
assigning to a configuration file 125
dialog box 122-124
disabling 122,123
groups
AppReader and DocReader 127
configuration 130
magnification 130
magnifier toolbar 131
miscellaneous 132
reader toolbar 133
screen reading 134
scroll 135
text reading 136-139
user interface 140
passing to current application 126
restoring defaults 122,123
I
inside area 52 See also tracking, area
installing ZoomText 6
installing in Windows 2000 and Windows XP 7
150
running Setup 7
uninstalling ZoomText 7
L
Lens zoom window 23 See also zoom windows
locator 32
changing options 33
dialog box 33-34
enabling and disabling 33
hotkey 33, 132
M
Magnifier
See product types, Magnifier
Magnifier/ScreenReader
See product types, Magnifier/ScreenReader
Magnifier toolbar 19 see also toolbars
magnification (Power) See also DocReader, magnification
adjusting 14, 21
hotkeys 21, 130
horizontal 25, 27
horizontal = vertical 25, 27
Power spinbox 19, 21
vertical 25, 27
margins See alignment, edge margin
menus
File See configuration files
Actions
Enable ZoomText See ZoomText, enabling and disabling
Disable ZoomText See ZoomText, enabling and disabling
Start AppReader See AppReader, starting
Start DocReader See DocReader, starting
Index 151
SpeakIt Tool See SpeakIt tool
Adjust Tool See Adjust tool
Freeze Tool See Freeze tool
View Mode See View mode
Magnifier
Power See magnification (Power)
Zoom Window See zoom windows
Freeze Window See Freeze tool and Freeze window
Color Enhancements See color enhancements
Pointer Enhancements See pointer enhancements
Cursor Enhancements See cursor enhancements
Text Enhancements See text enhancements
Reader
Synthesizer See speech, settings
Text Processing See speech, settings
Hints See speech, settings
Typing Echo See echo settings
Mouse Echo See echo settings
Verbosity See echo settings
Program Echo See echo settings
Settings
Tracking See navigation settings
Alignment See navigation settings
Mouse See navigation settings
Program See preferences
User Interface See preferences
Hotkeys See hotkeys
Help See Help, documentation and tools
menu tracking 52 See also tracking, types of
Microsoft Speech 65
minimizing ZoomText 12
See also starting ZoomText, minimized
Mouse button 62, 78
152
Mouse navigation 56
changing options 56
dialog box 56-57
mouse pointer tracking 52 See also tracking, types of
mouse wheel zooming 119, 120
See also preferences, user interface
N
navigation settings 50
alignment 54-55 See also alignment
mouse 56-57 See also mouse navigation
smooth scrolling 58-59 See also smooth scrolling
tracking 50-53 See also tracking
O
outside area 52 See also tracking, area
Overlay zoom window 23, 32 See also zoom windows
P
Pass Thru hotkey 132
See also hotkey, passing to current application
Pointer button 20
pointer enhancements
custom settings 40
dialog box 40-43
hotkey 40, 131
schemes 40
Power spinbox 19, 21 See also magnification (Power)
preferences
program 115
changing options 115
dialog box 115-118
Index 153
user interface 119
changing options 119
dialog box 119-120
product types 1, 2, 3, 6
Magnifier 1, 2, 3, 6
Magnifier/ScreenReader 1, 3, 6
exclusive features 6, 61
Prompter mode See DocReader, display formats
R
Rate spinbox 61, 64 see also, speech, synthesizer settings
Reader toolbar 61 see also toolbars
reading options 105
changing settings 105
dialog box 106-108
reading text See AppReader, DocReader and text reading
restoring ZoomText 12
S
SAPI 65
saving and restoring a view 59
screen enhancements
color enhancements See color enhancements
cursor enhancements See cursor enhancements
pointer enhancements See pointer enhancements
text enhancements See text enhancements
screen reading 61
commands 134
scrolling 58 See also Adjust tool, scrolling with
hotkeys 58-59, 135
saving and restoring a view 59
hotkeys 59
154
Setup 7 See also installing ZoomText
smooth scrolling 58
hotkeys 58-59
SpeakIt tool 62, 109
hotkey 109, 133
using the 109
speech 63
adjusting speech rate 64
enabling and disabling 63, 64
hotkey 63, 133
hotkeys 64, 133
settings
hints 72-74
synthesizer 65-68
text processing 69-71
terminating (silencing) 63
Speech button 61, 63 see also speech, enabling and disabling
speech rate 64 See also speech
speech synthesizer 65 See also speech, settings
starting ZoomText 10
minimized 116
shortcut key 116, 117
synthesizer settings 65-68 See all speech, settings
system requirements 5
System tray icon 14
T
taskbar button 119, 120
text cursor tracking 51 See also tracking, types of
text enhancements 47
changing options 48
dialog box 48-49
Index 155
hotkey 48, 131
types of
black and white 49
all text colors 49
text processing See speech, settings
text reading 111 See also AppReader and DocReader
commands 111-114, 136-139
text smoothing See text enhancements
Ticker mode See DocReader, display formats
tool tip tracking 51 See also tracking, types of
toolbars 11
commands
Magnifier 131
Reader 133
DocReader 103-104, 127-129
restoring 119, 120
types
Magnifier 19-20
Reader 61
DocReader 98-99 See also DocReader
tools
types
Adjust See Adjust tool
Freeze See Freeze tool
SpeakIt See SpeakIt tool
using with the keyboard 15
tracking 50
area
inside area 52
outside area 52
setting 52
changing options 50
dialog box 51-52
156
enabling and disabling 53
hotkey 53, 132
types of
controls 51
menus 51
mouse pointer 51
text cursor 51
tool tips 51
windows 51
tray icon 14, 119, 120
TruVoice 65
Type button 19, 25
hotkey 25, 131
Typing button 62, 75
typing echo 75 See also echo settings, typing
U
uninstalling 7
user interface 11-12
commands 140
V
Verbosity button 62, 83
hotkey 83
verbosity See echo settings, verbosity
ViaVoice 65
view, saving and restoring 59
View button 20, 32
view mode 32
enabling 32
hotkey 32, 131
view locator 32,
Index 157
changing options 33
dialog 33-34
enabling 33
hotkey 33
W
What’s This tool 17 See also Help tool
using the 18
window tracking 52 See also tracking, types of
windows See zoom windows
Windows clipboard
hotkey 110, 133
reading the clipboard 110
Z
zoom window hotkey 25
zoom windows 29
basics of 23
dialog 25-27
moving 24, See also Adjust tool
selecting 24
sizing 24 See also Adjust tool
types 23-24, 25, 26
ZoomText
enabling and disabling 13-14
exiting 14, 16
installing 6-7
minimizing 12
restoring 12
starting 10
ZoomText button 11, 13
ZoomText toolbar See also user interface
158
opening and closing 14
Zx32.zxc file See configuration files, default