COMPUTER: Windows 3.1 or higher, Windows 95
SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS: 486 DX 66 (Pentium strongly recommended). 8MB RAM (12 MB Recommended). 15 Megs Disk Space before installation. Windows compatible Sound device required.
PREDICTION METHOD: textHELP! will complete words after two letters have been typed. textHELP! will also suggest words that are likely to follow previous words. textHELP! continually analyzes users' vocabulary, adding new words to its dictionaries, and storing the probability of words following previous words at the end of work sessions.
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PREDICTION WINDOW CHARACTERISTICS: Foreground and background colors on the word list can be adjusted. A small screen magnifier is included in textHELP! to aid users with mild vision impairment. The General Options Panel enables users to modify virtually all of their configuarion options from one screen.
WORD LIST CHARACTERISTICS: Comes with 41,000 word database. Speaking Spell Checker and Thesaurus. "Mark Word and Continue" option for users who want to correct all of their words at the end of the session. Up to 255 characters can be inserted for a corrected word.
WORD MODIFICATION: Homophone discrimination, whereby users can have the computer read out and distinguish between contractions, such as "their" and "they're".
ABBREVIATION EXPANSION: The abbreviations feature records keyboard macros to automate simple tasks such as typing addresses or accessing commonly used functions. textHELP! stores an abbreviations database which enables users to complete a paragraph by typing an abbreviation while holding CTRL and Shift and pressing the ENTER key. A panel allows users to add, edit and delete their own abbreviations.
REAL TIME SPELL CHECKING: textHELP! provides support for individuals who have spelling difficulties by correcting errors as they type. Suggestions are made with individuals with dyslexia in mind, rather than individuals who make typing errors.
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us at EduRehab.
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TYPE SIZE: Font style and size is adjustable. textHELP! includes a small screen magnifier to aid users with mild visual impairments.
SPEECH OUTPUT: textHELP! will speak each word as the user types it. In addition, the user can choose each letter, sentence or paragraph to be spoken upon completion. Pitch speed and volume of the voice is adjustable, as well as an exception dictionary for correcting mispronounced words. textHELP! uses TextAssist and ProVoice version 2 speech, offering English plus four foreign language speech fonts (sold separately) including 16 bit and 8 bit voices.
[Last updated September, 1997]
