ClaroRead Premium

Product Information

ClaroRead Plus is also available as the ClaroRead Premium USB Mobile version. This allows a user to run ClaroRead directly from the USB memory stick, and does not install any files on the PC. CD and USB thumb drive both included.

New in Version 5

• New - Visual highlighting
  The new focus sentence feature greys or dims out sentences in MS Word not being spoken by the ClaroRead voice. This is helpful for focussing the eye on the text, and also tracking the position in a document. The word trail feature makes words color progressively as they are spoken by ClaroRead. This mode allows effective word by word highlighting, with minimal visual disruption. Any color can be chosen to highlight the text.
• New - Readable font
  The Tiresias family of fonts have been designed for optimum accessibility and usability. Tiresias PC font is now installed by ClaroRead for use in all your Windows applications. Tiresias was developed by Dr John Gill currently at RNIB Scientific Research Unit.
• New - Scanning paper and converting PDF files
  ClaroRead Plus V5 now uses the updated Omnipage 16 engine, which gives you faster and more accurate scanning, including a rich new Preview function. The Preview function lets you add, delete and re-order scanned areas, alter page orientation and other settings. The highest quality Optical Character Recognition is now included in ClaroRead Plus and Premium, making it ideal for scanning or converting books, articles and other content to become accessible, readable and editable.
• New - Word checking
  Word Check now gives extra definitions, context for the current spelling, and a Google search link within the improved Word Check window. Any corrections you make in the ClaroRead spellcheck window are remembered, and you can review your own spelling corrections later. You can use this information to build your personal correction list and add your corrections directly to Word’s Autocorrect in bulk from the ClaroRead Advanced Settings Editor.
• New - Voices
  Claro has always aimed to offer the highest quality voices for inclusion with ClaroRead. Two new excellent voices have been introduced for ClaroRead Plus V5, a Scottish female and English male.

No installation files required

ClaroRead Plus is available as the ClaroRead Premium USB Mobile version. This allows a user to run ClaroRead Plus directly from the USB memory stick, and does not install any files on the PC. This is ideal for students on the go or employees in the workplace and does not require an individual user to purchase multiple copies. In the workplace or public places users often do not have administrator privileges so new programs cannot be installed, however with the Premium USB version no files are loaded or stored on the system, allowing full functionality. System settings and preferences are stored on the USB memory stick. ClaroRead Premium also features a RealSpeak Voice and a Mindfull concept mapping software solution.

Basic Features for ClaroRead Premium -

Speech Features

• Read text back from anywhere within Microsoft Word for proofing.
• Read text back instantly once selected by your mouse. Great for making web pages talk.
• Echo back letters, words or sentences as they are typed into your computer. Great for confirming what you have typed.
• Automatically hear many menu items and objects read by hovering the mouse over the item.
• Echo back words and phrases dictated into any text processor or email application using Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
• Make Audio files (.wav) from documents for listening to on your PC or a portable audio player.
• Echo characters, words, sentences whilst typing (all applications).
• Stop speaking after sentecte in MS Word and pause speaking between words.
• Pronounciation editor for changing how the voice pronounces words.
• Highlight word by word, sentence by sentence or paragraph by paragraph (with text and background color choice).
• Homophone and Tricky Word Spelling Editor - add new homophones, tricky words and additional spelling suggestions.
• Updated ClaroRead for Mac Toolbar.
  

Scanning Features
ClaroRead PLUS features text to speech and scanning capabilities. The ClaroRead PLUS OCR engine is Scan2Text, which uses powerful OmniPage optical character recognition technology to convert documents into Microsoft Word text, which can then be read back immediately by ClaroRead. To scan and convert a paper document or PDF image into text from within Microsoft Word, click the Scan Button and:

• Read documents back using the speech features of Claroread.
• Edit, cut and paste the text to produce new documents.
  

Font Features
When working in Microsoft Word, ClaroRead’s Font Button allows you to modify the font size, type, and color 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.
• Change the color of the text of a whole document, and change the background color for easier viewing.
  

Spacing Features

• Expand spacing.
• Change line spacing.
• Changes the number of points (spaces) after the end of each paragraph.

 Word Prediction
 ClaroRead contains a word prediction feature, which can be useful for certain computer users. ClaroRead uses a base prediction dictionary consisting of the most frequently used words in the English language. The Prediction List will automatically appear by your cursor during typing. It only appears when it is attempting a prediction. There are also a number of word Prediction Settings that will modify the prediction towards the typical content of your writing.

Homophone Features

• Mark in color all the homophones  in a document.
• 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.

Check Features
ClaroRead provides a single Check Button for use in Microsoft Word that combines a homophone dictionary, thesaurus 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 SpellCheck individual words or the whole of your document at any point.
  

Talking Calculator Features
ClaroRead adds a voice to the Windows Calculator. Enter the sum with the numeric keyboard and the figures will be echoed back to you. The buttons on a standard and scientific calculator can also be spoken, providing the speech settings are enabled.


ScreenRuler Feature

System Requirements

Windows XP, Vista Pentium 650 Mhz or above
256 MB RAM
Sound card or sound chip
Headphones or speakers
60-140 MB hard disc for each Realspeak Voice Required