Dragon echo is as a proofreading tool for students who use Dragon Naturally Speaking. The echo immediately reada aloud the text Dragon has written, which enables you to check that the text is correct. The video below provides more information on the Continue reading ClaroRead Speak – Dragon echo feature
To have a passage of text read aloud by ClaroRead Speak, first download the software via the software centre, then select the ‘Advanced Speech’ button. You will then be presented with the Advanced Speech window. The first option available is to Continue reading ClaroRead Speak – How to have a passage of text aloud at the click of a mouse
ClaroView, is the screen tinting package that is available on campus via the networked PCs. After downloading the software from the software centre click on the ClaroView icon (The customer services staff in each library can show you how to download Continue reading ClaroView screen tinting software
Who might this blog post be useful for?: Anyone who finds reading printed text challenging, including individuals who want to increase their reading comprehension and reduce the amount of time it takes to ‘read’ an academic text. This software is also useful Continue reading ClaroRead Speak- increase your ‘reading speed’ and comprehension by turning text based files into audio
Who might this blog post be useful for?: Many students experience difficulties with proofreading their own work as their mind can trick them into reading what they think is on the page rather than what is actually there. Using text-to-speech Continue reading How to use text-to-speech tools to proofread academic assignments
ClaroCapture, which is part of the ClaroRead package that is available on capmus, is a study skills tool which lets you capture text and images from different locations into one “ClaroCapture project”. This allows you to gather information in preparation Continue reading ClaroRead – Capture and organise your research with the ClaroCapture tool
When having text read back, it will be highlighted in your document using colours. In the highlight tab you can set the colour and method of highlighting. In the Highlight section, you have the option to highlight by Word, Word Continue reading ClaroRead Speak – the options for highlighting text as it’s read aloud
Shortcuts and alerts can help increase your productivity and also reduce the risk that you will end up with false ‘corrections’ in the body of your text when using Global AutoCorrect. Todays tutorial will demonstrate how to create and customise Continue reading Shortcuts and Alerts in Global AutoCorrect
Something discussed in my introductory post on Global AutoCorrect was the frustration of words being autocorrected to the wrong one, or not being corrected at all. A simple way that we can get around this is by adding dictionaries. To Continue reading Adding dictionaries in Global AutoCorrect
Who might this blog post be useful for?: This software has helped people with literacy difficulties, fatigue, OCD, RSI and visual impairments. What study skills challenges can this app help you overcome?: Problems with spelling, long periods of time wasted Continue reading Struggling with spelling? Global Autocorrect could help.