[blindlaw] ZoomText Magnifier/Reader Question

Tue Jul 11 04:07:02 UTC 2017

Daniel,
I don't know if this will help you or not.  Here is a link to a Zoomtext Quick Reference Guide.  

http://www.aisquared.com/docs/zt10/ZT10_QRG_US_English.pdf

Here is some info that might be of benefit to you:

Background Reader allows you to listen to documents, webpages, email or any textwhile you simultaneously perform other tasks. You simply copy or select the text youwant to listen to and start Background Reader. While the text is being read aloud, youare free to type notes, browse the web or do other work on your computer.Starting Background ReaderThere are two ways to capture text when starting Background Reader. BackgroundReader can read text that you have copied to the Windows Clipboard or text that youhave selected in the active application. 

To read text from the Windows Clipboard 
1. Select the text that you want to listen to and copy it to theWindows Clipboard. 
2. Use one of the following methods to start Background Reader: 
3.  Press the Read Clipboard Text hotkey: CAPS LOCK + C.  
On the Tools toolbar, select BgRdr. The Background Reader toolbar appears and automatically startsreading the text you placed in the Windows Clipboard.

To read text selected in the active application 
1. Select the text you want to listen to. 
2. Press the Read Selected Text hotkey: CAPS LOCK + S. 
The Background Reader toolbar appears and automatically starts reading the textyou selected in the active application. Note: If the toolbar does not appear when starting Background Reader the "Starttoolbar minimized" option has been selected in the Background Readersettings. To access and disable this setting; in the Tools menu, chooseBackground Reader…Operating Background ReaderOnce you have started Background Reader you can operate it using the toolbar or thehotkeys. The toolbar is an easy way to get started and learn how Background Readerworks. However, we highly recommend learning to use the hotkeys as they will allowyou to seamlessly control Background Reader while you are working in otherapplications (without having to switch back and forth) and realize the truemultitasking potential of Background Reader.

To operate Background Reader using the toolbar 
1. To start and stop reading, click the Play/Pause button. 
2. To skim forward and backward, click the Sentence and Word buttons. 
3. To restart reading at the beginning, click the Restart button. 
4. To read new text that you have placed in the Windows Clipboard, click theCapture button. 
5. To exit Background Reader, click the Exit button.  
To bring the Background Reader toolbar into viewWhen Background Reader is running you can bring its toolbar into view bypressing Caps Lock + T.  To operate Background Reader using hotkeysBackground Reader can be fully operated using the Background Reader hotkeys.See "Background Reader Hotkeys" on page 79).

Hotkeys are key combinations that execute ZoomText commands without having toactivate the ZoomText interface. Hotkeys exist for almost all ZoomText features,allowing you to control ZoomText while another application is active.Some important facts about ZoomText hotkeys are:  Hotkeys can be changed or disabled to eliminate conflicts with other programs.  Both keys and mouse buttons can be used to define a hotkey.  Each hotkey must be unique.Each hotkey consists of one or more modifier keys and a single primary key. Themodifier keys consist of any combination of ALT, CTRL, SHIFT, CAPS LOCK and theWindows Key. The primary key can be any other key or any mouse button.  To change hotkey settings 
1. In the Settings menu, choose Hotkeys… 
2. Select the desired Hotkey Group and Hotkey Command. 
3. Adjust the hotkey combination as desired. 
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each hotkey you wish to modify. 
5. Click the OK button.

Background Reader Hotkeys (Magnifier/Reader only)Commands KeysBGR Read Clipboard Text CAPS LOCK + C 
BGR Read Selected Text CAPS LOCK + SBGR 
Play / Pause CAPS LOCK + ENTER 
BGR Restart (from the beginning) CAPS LOCK + BACKSPACE 
BGR Next Sentence CAPS LOCK + RIGHTBGR 
Current Sentence CAPS LOCK + SPACEBAR 
BGR Previous Sentence CAPS LOCK + LEFTBGR 
Next Word CTRL + CAPS LOCK + RIGHT 
BGR Current Word CTRL + CAPS LOCK + SPACEBAR 
BGR Previous Word CTRL + CAPS LOCK + LEFT 
BGR Show Toolbar CAPS LOCK + T 
BGR Exit CAPS LOCK + ESC

Hope something from this helps!
Nicole

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Smyth via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Daniel Smyth <daniel.smyth06 at gmail.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 10, 2017 6:04 pm
Subject: [blindlaw] ZoomText Magnifier/Reader Question

Greetings All,

I am taking the NYS Bar in two weeks. I typically use Mac OS X's built in
text-to-speech tool in my studies and day-to-day life. As I can't take the
bar exam on a Mac I am using a laptop equipped with ZoomText
Magnifier/Reader. I am having trouble setting it up to function any way
similar to the Mac OS X text-to-speech tool.

In sum, I would like to highlight text, push a command key, and have the
text read to me. Does anyone have any experience setting up the software to
work like that?

Thank you all in advance.

Sincerely,

*Daniel E. Smyth, J.D.*
*(917) 692-1978*
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