MAGic(r) Screen Magnification Software with Speech User's Guide Freedom Scientific BLV Group, LLC June 2006 MAGic(r) User's Guide PUBLISHED BY Freedom Scientific BLV Group, LLC 11800 31st Court North St. Petersburg, Florida 33716-1805 USA http://www.FreedomScientific.com Information in this document is subject to change without notice. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Freedom Scientific. Copyright (c) 2006 Freedom Scientific BLV Group, LLC, All Rights Reserved. MAGic and JAWS are registered trademarks of Freedom Scientific BLV Group, LLC in the United States and other countries. OpenBook, WYNN, and Connect Outloud are trademarks of Freedom Scientific BLV Group, LLC in the United States. 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Table of Contents Introduction MAGic User's Guide 1 About This Book 1 Items Checklist 1 Chapter 1 Quick Start Guide 2 Welcome to MAGic 2 System Requirements 3 Installing MAGic 3 Uninstalling MAGic 4 Product Activation 4 Activating with Internet License Manager 5 Activating by Telephone 7 Activating by Fax 8 Activating through a Trusted Third Party 10 Dongle Authorization 11 3.5-inch Disk (Quella) Authorization 12 MAGic Program Group 12 Tools Folder 13 Explore MAGic 14 Starting MAGic 14 Quitting MAGic 15 Overview of MAGic for New Users 15 Magnification and Speech Buttons 16 MAGic Menus 17 The MAGic Key 18 Hot Keys 19 Reading Text with MAGic 19 Using the Mouse to Read Text 19 Using the Keyboard to Read Text 19 Typing Echo 21 Saving your MAGic Settings 21 Application-Specific Settings 22 Changing your Preferences 24 Minimize on Startup 24 Run MAGic at Startup 25 Prompt to Save Settings on Exit 25 Disable Screen Saver 25 Enable Bilingual User Interface 25 Prompt to Overwrite Schemes 25 Run MAGic from System Tray 26 Enforced Write Protect 26 Getting Help 26 Online Help System 26 What's This? Help 27 MAGic User's Guide 27 MAGic Basic Training 27 Technical Support 27 About MAGic 27 Basic Training 27 Chapter 2 Navigating MAGic 29 Use Your Mouse and Your Keyboard 29 Using the Keyboard with MAGic 29 The MAGic Key 29 Customizing the Keyboard 30 Using the Mouse with MAGic 30 Point and Click 30 Left Click vs. Right Click 31 Mouse Wheel Commands 31 Using the MAGic Context Menu 32 Chapter 3 User Interface 33 Title Bar 33 Menu Bar 34 Quick Access Window 35 The Magnification Buttons 35 The Speech Buttons 41 Chapter 4 Magnification 43 Magnification Features 43 The Magnification Menu 44 Display 44 Mouse Enhancements 45 Cursor Enhancements 51 Color Enhancements 54 View Properties 57 Quick View Frame 60 Locator 63 Panning 64 Tracking 66 Chapter 5 Speech 69 MAGic Speaks 69 The Speech Menu 69 Global Voice Adjustment 69 Individual Voice Adjustment 74 Mouse Echo 75 Typing Echo 76 Verbosity 78 Verbosity Schemes 80 Document and Text Reading 84 Chapter 6 Keyboard 87 MAGic Key 87 Keyboard Assignments 88 Customizing Hot Keys 89 Chapter 7 Application Specific Functions 90 MAGic and Microsoft Word 90 MAGic Keystrokes for Word 90 Creating Accessible Tables 95 MAGic and Microsoft Excel 96 MAGic Keystrokes for Excel 96 Defining Row and Column Titles 103 Defining Row and Column Titles for Worksheets with Multiple Regions 105 MAGic and Microsoft Internet Explorer 106 MAGic Keystrokes for Internet Explorer 106 MAGic and Adobe Acrobat/Reader 107 MAGic Keystrokes for Adobe Acrobat/Reader 107 MAGic and Outlook/Outlook Express 107 MAGic Keystrokes for Outlook/Outlook Express 107 Chapter 8 Contacting Freedom Scientific 109 Freedom Scientific Web Site 109 Documentation Feedback 110 Sales 110 Technical Support 110 Appendix A Remote Access 112 System Requirements 112 Server System Requirements 112 Client System Requirements 113 User and Shared Profiles for Remote Access 113 Assigning Access Privileges 114 Remote Access Installation Instructions 114 Installing MAGic on the Server 114 Installing MAGic on Client Computers 115 Authorizing MAGic for Remote Access 116 Starting a Terminal Session 116 Ending a Terminal Session 117 Appendix B SAPI Synthesizers on a Network 118 Appendix C Hot Keys 119 General 119 Magnification, Views, & Enhancements 119 Panning and Screen Movement 120 Tracking 120 Cursor Movement 120 Locator Mode 121 Quick View Frame 121 Speech 121 Document and Text Reading 122 Dialog Box Reading 123 Typing Echo 124 Mouse Echo 124 Appendix D Windows Shortcut Keys 125 General 125 For Windows and Menus 125 For Dialog Boxes 126 For Reading Text 126 For Editing Text 127 For Windows Explorer 127 Index 128 Introduction MAGic User's Guide About This Book The MAGic User's Guide teaches you to use and customize MAGic's magnification and speech capabilities to fit your personal needs. In the front of the book, you can find perforated keystroke reference cards that contain a list of important MAGic commands. Chapter 1 Quick Start Guide gives you the basics to get up and running with MAGic. Chapter 2 Navigating MAGic explains how to use your keyboard and mouse with MAGic. Chapter 3 User Interface provides details on the buttons and other options available on the MAGic user interface. Chapter 4 Magnification describes how to customize MAGic's magnification features, including mouse, cursor, and color enhancements. Chapter 5 Speech explains how you can customize how MAGic uses synthesized speech to read text on your screen. Chapter 6 Keyboard provides information on customizing MAGic's keystrokes. Chapter 7 Application Specific Functions describes MAGic commands you can use in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Internet Explorer. Chapter 8 Contacting Freedom Scientific tells you how to find our Web site and contact technical support. Items Checklist In your MAGic package, you should find the following items. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer. * CD wallet containing one program CD-ROM and either an authorization or update disk * Registration disk and return mail envelope * MAGic User's Guide Chapter 1 Quick Start Guide Welcome to MAGic MAGic is a software solution ideally suited for computer users with low vision, or anyone who spends extended periods of time in front of a computer screen. MAGic lets you magnify your computer screen from 1 to 16 times its usual size. You can choose from a number of different adjustable views that let you see both a magnified and unmagnified portion of the screen at the same time. Speech features assist you in processing the information on your screen. MAGic can read text that you type or point at with the mouse. MAGic moves the magnified area of the screen so you always see the text being read and highlights words as they are spoken. Mouse and cursor enhancements help you track the location of the mouse pointer and cursor on the screen. You can choose from a wide variety of enhancement styles. MAGic lets you change the color of these enhancements, apply transparency effects, adjust their size, and more. Color enhancements let you change how colors display on your screen. You can create rules that replace one color with another or switch two colors. You can also apply color tinting, make your screen black-and-white (monochrome), and invert the brightness and colors of your display. Other MAGic features track elements of your screen, such as the mouse pointer, dialog boxes, and so on. The Locator feature provides you with a way to quickly find and move to different areas of the screen. The MAGic multi-directional panning system gives you complete control with adjustable speed, direction, stop and start, and screen navigation controls. System Requirements The recommended system requirements for MAGic are listed below. Specification Minimum Requirement MAGic Standard Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP Home* MAGic Professional Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP Home and Pro* Processor speed 166 MHz RAM 64 MB Available hard disk space for installation 75 MB Available hard disk space after installation 45 MB Video 256 color graphics** Sound Windows compatible sound card (for speech option) * Some MAGic features are not available for Windows 95/98/ME users. ** While MAGic will work with 256 colors, it is recommended that you use high or true color depth (16-bit color or higher). Installing MAGic 1. Insert the MAGic CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. When the MAGic Setup dialog box appears, choose the MAGic Setup button. If you are installing Network MAGic, choose the Network MAGic Setup button instead. Tip: If your MAGic installation CD does not start automatically, click the Start button, select Run, and type D:\setup. If your CD-ROM is not D, substitute the correct drive letter. 3. The MAGic Setup program starts. You will hear the installation speak the instructions as they appear on your screen. Follow these instructions to complete the MAGic installation. Choose to run the automatic or guided installation of MAGic. The automatic installation assumes that you want to install all languages and you approve of the default location where MAGic is stored on your hard disk. Use the guided installation if you want to specify which languages to install, where MAGic is stored on your computer, or whether MAGic should start automatically when you start Windows. Instructions for installing MAGic on a network can be found in the online help system. Uninstalling MAGic If you want to uninstall MAGic go to the Program menu and select the Uninstall MAGic option in the MAGic submenu. Product Activation After you install MAGic, you must activate your software. MAGic runs in 40 minute mode until it is activated on your computer. Internet License Manager (ILM) allows you to quickly activate MAGic using the Internet. If you do not have an Internet connection, you can activate MAGic by telephone or fax. Alternatively, you can activate MAGic with the assistance of a trusted friend, relative, or organization that has access to the Internet. Tip: For information on activating a multi-user network license of MAGic, refer to the Network MAGic book in the MAGic online help. If you purchased a single-user license of MAGic, you are asked to activate when you first start the program. You can activate MAGic at a later time by opening the Help menu and choosing Update Authorization. Choose one of the following activation methods and refer to the listed page for detailed instructions: * Activate using the Internet (page 5) * Activate by Telephone (page 7) * Activate by Fax (page 8) * Activate with the Help of a Trusted Third Party (page 10) Note: If you are using Windows 2000, XP, or NT, your user account must have power user or administrator privileges to activate MAGic. Contact your network administrator if your account does not have the required level of access. You can also use a dongle (a hardware device that connects to your computer's USB or parallel port) to make your MAGic license more portable. A dongle allows you to use an authorized version of MAGic on any computer as long as the dongle remains connected. For more information, see Dongle Authorization on page 11. If your version of MAGic does not use Internet License Manager authorization, refer to page 12 for information on 3.5-inch Disk (Quella) Authorization. Note: Adding or removing certain hardware components may cause your computer's Locking Code to change. If this occurs, you must reactivate MAGic. If you need to request more activations, visit www.FSActivate.com. Activating with Internet License Manager You can use Internet License Manager (ILM) to activate MAGic using an Internet connection. This is the easiest and quickest way to activate your product. When you first start MAGic, you are asked to activate the program. You can also begin the activation process by opening the Help menu and choosing Update Authorization. To activate MAGic using the Internet, do the following: 1. In the Activation dialog box, choose Start Activation. 2. Read the message that displays and then choose Continue. Insert the Authorization CD into your CD-ROM drive and choose Activate Using Authorization CD. You can find your Authorization CD in the same sleeve as your MAGic program CD. If you do not have your Authorization CD, choose Enter Your Authorization Number Manually. Note: If you have previously inserted your Authorization CD, you will not be asked to insert it again. Continue to step 3 of the activation. 3. Choose Activate. 4. Use the arrow keys to select Now, Using the Internet (RECOMMENDED), and then press ENTER. 5. If you used your Authorization CD, your 20-digit Authorization number is automatically inserted into the Authorization Number edit box. If your Authorization number is not shown, type it into the edit box. You can find your Authorization number in print and Braille on your MAGic CD sleeve. 6. Press ENTER to continue. You will be asked to connect to the Internet if you have not already done so. You must establish an Internet connection before continuing with the activation. 7. If you have not registered MAGic, you are asked to do so now. Registering MAGic lets you receive technical support. Choose Register Now and complete the online registration form by following the instructions provided. You can choose to register later, but you must register the next time you activate MAGic. 8. After you submit your registration, Internet License Manager attempts to activate MAGic. This process may take several minutes. When the activation is successful, choose Finish. Note: If Internet License Manager cannot activate MAGic because of your firewall software, see Troubleshooting Firewall Software on page 6. Troubleshooting Firewall Software Firewalls protect computer systems from being accessed by unauthorized users. Some network or personal firewall software may interfere with the installation, activation, or usage of MAGic. The following information will help you reconfigure your firewall to work with MAGic. Refer to your firewall software documentation for more information on allowing access for programs and files. Note: Hardware firewalls do not interfere with installing, activating, or running MAGic. Firewall Interferes with Installation If your firewall software is preventing you from installing MAGic on your computer, reconfigure the firewall to allow the file Setup.exe to run. Then retry the installation procedure. Firewall Interferes with Activation If your firewall software prevents you from activating MAGic using the Internet, reconfigure the firewall to allow the following files to run: FSActivate.exe, CAUtil.exe, and CAUtil.enu. Once you have reconfigured your firewall, retry the activation process. If you cannot reconfigure the firewall, or if you still cannot activate MAGic, go to www.FSActivate.com. Follow the instructions on the Web page to retrieve an Activation License code and activate your software. For more information on using www.FSActivate.com, see Activating through a Trusted Third Party on page 10. Firewall Interferes with Using MAGic If the firewall software prevents MAGic from running or starting, or displays a warning message, reconfigure the firewall to allow the file JFW.exe to run. Advanced Troubleshooting Information For a complete list of all files that need to be allowed by your firewall software, including the connection type, incoming port, and outgoing port, refer to Advanced Troubleshooting in the MAGic Online Help. Activating by Telephone If you do not have an Internet connection, you can call Freedom Scientific Customer Service. Customer Service will send you a CD in the mail that will automatically activate MAGic. When you first start MAGic, you are asked to activate the program. You can also begin the activation process by opening the Help menu and choosing Update Authorization. To activate MAGic by telephone, do the following: 1. In the Activation dialog box, choose Start Activation. 2. Read the message that displays and then choose Continue. Insert the Authorization CD into your CD-ROM drive and choose Activate Using Authorization CD. You can find your Authorization CD in the same sleeve as your MAGic program CD. If you do not have your Authorization CD, choose Enter Your Authorization Number Manually. Note: If you have previously inserted your Authorization CD, you will not be asked to insert it again. Continue to step 3 of the activation. 3. Choose Activate. 4. Use the arrow keys to select Telephone to Receive Activation by Mail, and then press ENTER. 5. Call (727) 803-8015. Provide the customer service representative with the Authorization number and Locking code shown in this dialog box. If your Authorization number is not shown, you can find it in print and Braille on your MAGic CD sleeve. 6. Choose Quit. You can continue using MAGic in 40 minute mode until you receive your CD. When you receive the CD with your Activation License code from Freedom Scientific, insert it into your CD-ROM drive to automatically activate MAGic. Note: If the CD does not automatically activate your software, press WINDOWS Key+R, type "D:\ActivationCode.exe" and press ENTER. If your CD-ROM drive is not D:, then substitute the correct letter. Activating by Fax If you do not have an Internet connection, you can send a fax to Freedom Scientific with your Authorization number and Locking code. You will then receive an Activation License code either in an e-mail message or on a CD. When you first start MAGic, you are asked to activate the program. You can also begin the activation process by opening the Help menu and choosing Update Authorization. To activate MAGic by fax, do the following: 1. In the Activation dialog box, choose Start Activation. 2. Read the message that displays and then choose Continue. Insert the Authorization CD into your CD-ROM drive and choose Activate Using Authorization CD. You can find your Authorization CD in the same sleeve as your MAGic program CD. If you do not have your Authorization CD, choose Enter Your Authorization Number Manually. Note: If you have previously inserted your Authorization CD, you will not be asked to insert it again. Continue to step 3 of the activation. 3. Choose Activate. 4. Use the arrow keys to select Fax, and then press ENTER. 5. Complete the form by typing the required information into the edit boxes. If you want to receive your Activation License code in an e-mail message, enter your e-mail address. If you do not enter an e-mail address, Freedom Scientific will send you a CD in the mail that will automatically activate MAGIC. 6. If you used your Authorization CD, your 20-digit Authorization number is automatically inserted into the Authorization Number edit box. If your Authorization number is not shown, type it into the edit box. You can find your Authorization number on your MAGIC CD sleeve. 7. Choose Print to send the form to your printer. After you have printed the form, choose Quit. 8. Fax the printed form to (727) 803-8001. If you entered your e-mail address, you should receive an e-mail message from Freedom Scientific within one or two business days. Follow the instructions provided in the message to activate MAGIC. If you do not enter an e-mail address, you will receive a CD from Freedom Scientific in the mail. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive to automatically activate MAGIC. Note: If the CD does not automatically activate your software, press WINDOWS Key+R, type "D:\ActivationCode.exe" and press ENTER. If your CD-ROM drive is not D:, then substitute the correct letter. Activating through a Trusted Third Party If you know a friend, relative, or other trusted person with an Internet connection, they can help you activate MAGic. Alternatively, you can use an Internet connection in a library, at work, or anywhere else. You or a trusted third party can visit www.FSActivate.com to obtain your Activation License code. Tip: A free program from Freedom Scientific called Activation Media Image Creator lets you create a CD, 3.5-inch disk, or e-mail attachment containing MAGic license information. To obtain an Activation License code from FSActivate.com, do the following: 1. Point your Web browser to http://www.FSActivate.com. 2. Enter your 20-digit Authorization number and Locking code. Your Authorization number appears on your MAGic CD sleeve in both print and Braille. To find your computer's Locking code, open the MAGic Help menu and choose About. Note: The Locking code is unique for each individual computer. Be sure you enter the Locking code of the computer you intend to use with MAGic when it is activated. 3. Choose Submit License Request to receive an Activation License code. 4. The remaining steps must be completed on the computer where the copy of MAGic you want to activate is installed. Begin by starting MAGic on this computer. From the MAGic Help menu, choose Update Authorization. 5. In the Activation dialog box, choose Start Activation. 6. Read the message that displays and then choose Continue. Insert the Authorization CD into your CD-ROM drive and choose Activate Using Authorization CD. You can find your Authorization CD in the same sleeve as your MAGic program CD. If you do not have your Authorization CD, choose Enter Your Authorization Number Manually. Note: If you have previously inserted your Authorization CD, you will not be asked to insert it again. Continue to step 7 of the activation. 7. Choose Activate. 8. Use the arrow keys to select the Activation Generated from www.FSActivate.com radio button and press ENTER. 9. Type the Activation License code you received from www.FSActivate.com into the edit box and then press ENTER. 10. After you have successfully activated MAGic, choose Finish to complete the process. Using Activation Media Image Creator Activation Media Image Creator is a free program from Freedom Scientific that allows a user with an Internet connection to retrieve Activation License codes from Internet License Manager. The user can then distribute these Activation License codes on CD, 3.5-inch disk, or e-mail. Users without Internet connections can use the files created by this program to activate MAGic without having to type the lengthy Activation License code. To download the installation package for Activation Media Image Creator, visit www.FSActivate.com. After you install the program, follow the instructions in the Activation Media Image Creator online Help to retrieve and distribute Activation License codes from Internet License Manager. Dongle Authorization A dongle is a hardware device that you can connect to a computer's parallel or USB port (depending on the type of dongle). MAGic is authorized to run on that computer as long as the dongle remains connected. This is useful if you frequently need to use MAGic on many different computers and do not want to activate the program on each of them. When MAGic starts, it first determines whether a dongle is connected to the computer. If one is connected, MAGic uses the features and information for the license associated with the dongle to authorize MAGic. If no dongle is connected, MAGic searches for the license information stored on the computer. You can use the Dongle Viewer utility to view information on the license associated with the dongle currently connected to your computer. To start this utility, go to the MAGic program group, open the Tools submenu, and choose Dongle Viewer. Note: It is recommended that you do not connect the dongle to your computer until after you install MAGic. If the dongle was connected before or during installation, you must restart your computer to receive proper authorization. Dongles are sold separately or as an additional MAGic feature. Contact Freedom Scientific Sales if you want to purchase one. Note: Certain international versions of MAGic require a dongle for authorization. Using one of these versions without a dongle displays an error message. 3.5-inch Disk (Quella) Authorization If your version of MAGic uses a 3.5-inch disk for authorization instead of Internet License Manager, this section will help you authorize your software. The authorization key contains the information your computer needs to run MAGic. MAGic prompts you for either an authorization disk or an update disk, if you received one. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete your authorization of MAGic. The first time you start MAGic, you are asked to register your software. MAGic Program Group To see the MAGic program group, click the Start button and choose Programs, MAGic. The contents of the MAGic program group display in the MAGic submenu. Within the MAGic program group, you will find the following: * FSReader Demo - Starts FSReader Demo. This program allows you to listen to DAISY books created by Freedom Scientific. The MAGic Basic Training is available in DAISY format. You can install this book when you install MAGic. After you start FSReader, open the File menu and choose Open. You can listen to the included "FSReaderGettingStarted" DAISY book to learn how to use the program. * Help - Opens the online help system. * MAGic - Launches the MAGic program. * View Readme.txt - The MAGic Readme.txt contains important information regarding installing and uninstalling MAGic, starting MAGic, technical notes and known issues, video card compatibility, and contact information for Freedom Scientific. Tools Folder This folder contains the following MAGic utilities: * Dongle Viewer - Allows you to view license information for the dongle currently connected to your computer. For more information on using a dongle to authorize MAGic, refer to Dongle Authorization on page 11. * Installation Maintenance - Allows you to modify, repair, or remove MAGic. Use the Modify option to change the languages that you have installed with MAGic. This is also a useful setting for troubleshooting. Use the Repair option to reinstall MAGic. Use the Remove option to uninstall MAGic from your system. * MAGic Network Administrator - Network administrators use this to add, delete, and modify user settings of MAGic in a network environment. * Uninstall MAGic - Used to uninstall MAGic from your computer. * ILM Authorization Viewer - Allows you to view details of your ILM software licenses. * Remove Product Activation - Allows you to delete your ILM licenses for all versions of MAGic installed on this computer. Until you acquire a new license, you will only be able to use MAGic in 40 minute mode. * Video Intercept Manager - Allows you to install/uninstall Video Intercept and displays information about your computer's display adapter, video chain, and Display Chaining Manager (DCM) compliant drivers. Explore MAGic This folder provides shortcuts to folders containing your user settings, shared settings, and program files. * Explore My Settings - Opens the folder containing your user-specific MAGic settings. When you create new schemes or modify factory schemes, MAGic saves them in this folder. Your custom settings are also saved in this folder. * Explore Program Files - Opens the folder where you installed MAGic, allowing you to access the program files. * Explore Shared Settings - Opens the folder containing your shared MAGic settings. Factory schemes and default factory settings are saved in this folder. Starting MAGic MAGic gives you a variety of ways to start the program. * Press the hot key, ALT+CTRL+M, which can be automatically assigned when you install MAGic. * Double-click the MAGic icon on your desktop. * From the Start menu, choose Programs, open the MAGic submenu, and choose MAGic. After you start MAGic for the first time, you can choose to run the program when Windows starts. To do this, open the File menu, choose Preferences, and select the Run MAGic at Startup check box. Quitting MAGic To quit MAGic, do one of the following: * Press ALT+F4 * Click the in the top right hand corner of the window. * Select Exit from the File menu. Tip: If you want MAGic to ask you to save your settings when you quit, open the File menu and choose Preferences. Select the Prompt to Save Settings on Exit check box. Overview of MAGic for New Users Start MAGic by pressing ALT+CTRL+M or by double-clicking the MAGic program icon on your Windows desktop. You can also start MAGic by opening the Start menu, choosing Programs, MAGic and then selecting MAGic. When you first start MAGic, your screen is displayed in 2× magnification using the Full view. Speech will also be enabled. You can change the magnification level, magnified view, speech, and many other options by using the MAGic user interface. The user interface is a small window that allows you to control all aspects of MAGic. This window contains the magnification and speech buttons in addition to the MAGic menu and title bars. The user interface is shown below. For more information on the MAGic user interface, please refer to Chapter 3 User Interface. Magnification and Speech Buttons One of the first things you will notice about the user interface are the rows of blue and orange buttons. The blue buttons control magnification features while the orange buttons control speech. Below are brief descriptions of each button. Button Function Use the Magnification button to enable or disable magnification. The current magnification level can be adjusted with the two Magnification Level buttons. The number in the box shows the current magnification level. Use the Mouse Enhancements button to enable/disable enhancements and modifications for your mouse pointer. These enhancements make the mouse pointer easier to track and maneuver on your screen. Use the Cursor Enhancements button to enable/disable enhancements for your cursor. These enhancements make the cursor easier to follow when editing or writing text. Use the Color Enhancements button to enable/disable color enhancements. This feature allows you to replace colors, adjust the brightness and contrast, apply tinting, and invert the brightness and colors of your display. Use the Locator button to enable/disable the Locator function. The Locator function allows you to find items on your screen. Use the Smoothing button to enable/disable smoothing. This feature smoothes the appearance of jagged letters in a magnified state. The Resize View button allows you to change the dimensions of your magnified view. Select your preferred magnified view from the Magnified Views list. Use the Speech button to enable or disable speech. Use the Mouse Echo button to toggle the mouse echo feature on and off. Mouse echo enables MAGic to read text that you point at with the mouse. Use the Typing Echo button to enable or disable typing echo. If typing echo is enabled, MAGic announces the words or characters you type. MAGic Menus Located above these buttons is the menu bar. The menu bar allows you to customize speech, magnification, and your keyboard. You can also view help information and perform other functions. Each menu is described below. Menu Purpose File The File menu allows you to save your settings and restore the original Freedom Scientific settings. You can also use this menu to change your MAGic preferences. Magnification The Magnification menu allows you to customize how you view your screen with MAGic. You can also change mouse options, panning settings, view properties, and more. Speech You can customize MAGic's speech components to fit your particular needs. The Speech menu allows you to customize how you read text with MAGic. Keyboard The Keyboard menu allows you to customize how you use your PC's keyboard with MAGic. You can re-assign the MAGic Key to a different key or manage shortcut keys. Help The Help menu provides you with detailed help information for the various MAGic functions and options. You can also view information on the newest features for this release and see your current MAGic version. Most of these commands display a dialog box that allows you to customize certain aspects of MAGic. You can press F1 or use the button to get help on any option in the dialog box. From the MAGic user interface, you can select Help Topics from the Help menu to view the complete online help system which provides a full-text search, index, and table of contents to help you find the information you need. For more information on MAGic Help, refer to Getting Help on page 26. The MAGic Key The MAGic Key is the CAPS LOCK key on your keyboard. Pressing the MAGic Key in combination with other keys activates a number of MAGic commands. If you want to assign the MAGic Key to a different key on your keyboard, open the Keyboard menu and choose MAGic Key. For more information, refer to MAGic Key on page 87. Hot Keys In addition to the menus and magnification/speech buttons, there are a number of keyboard hot keys you can use at any time to read text, change how MAGic magnifies your screen, or perform a variety of other functions. For a complete list of hot keys, refer to Appendix C MAGic Hot Keys on page 119. Reading Text with MAGic MAGic can use synthesized speech to read text that appears on your screen, including documents, menus, dialog boxes, e-mail messages, Web pages, and more. Additionally, MAGic can highlight the text as it is spoken. To customize MAGic's speech, use the commands available on the Speech menu. Tip: You can silence MAGic's speech at any time by pressing CTRL. To toggle speech on or off, press MAGic Key+F3. Using the Mouse to Read Text Mouse echo is a feature that allows you to read text with your mouse. To use mouse echo, just move your mouse pointer to some text on your screen and then stop. After a short delay, MAGic will speak the word you pointed to. You can use the Mouse Echo button to enable or disable this feature. For more information, refer to Mouse Echo on page 75. In addition, you can hold down the MAGic Key and press the left mouse button to start reading from the current location of the mouse pointer. You do not need to hold down the MAGic Key while MAGic reads. MAGic stops reading when you move the mouse or press a key. Using the Keyboard to Read Text MAGic has a number of different keystrokes that let you use the keyboard to read text. To use these keystrokes, move the insertion point or mouse pointer to any location within the document. Then press one of the following key combinations to read from that location: * To begin reading from your current location, press MAGic Key+SPACEBAR or INSERT+DOWN ARROW. * To read the current character, press NUM PAD 5. * To read the current word, press MAGic Key+ALT or INSERT+NUM PAD 5. To spell the current word, press the keystroke twice quickly. * To read the next word, press INSERT+RIGHT ARROW. To read the previous word, press INSERT+LEFT ARROW. * To read the current line, press MAGic Key+L or INSERT+UP ARROW. To read the next line, press DOWN ARROW. To read the previous line, press UP ARROW. * To read from the beginning of the line to the current position of the cursor, press INSERT+HOME. To read from the current position of the cursor to the end of the line, press INSERT+PAGE UP. * To read the current sentence, press MAGic Key+S. To read the next sentence, press CTRL+MAGic Key+S. * To read the current paragraph, press MAGic Key+P. To read the next paragraph, press CTRL+MAGic Key+P. To read the previous paragraph, press ALT+MAGic Key+P. * To begin reading a column of text from your current location, press MAGic Key+C. * To read text that you have selected, press MAGic Key+CTRL or INSERT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW. * To hear the contents of the Clipboard, press MAGic Key+X. Note: By default, the MAGic Key is assigned to the CAPS LOCK key. To change this, open the Keyboard menu and choose MAGic Key. Refer to MAGic Key on page 87 for more information. When you read text with these keystrokes, MAGic highlights the word it is currently speaking. To change the color and/or style of this highlighting, open the Speech menu and choose Document and Text Reading. For more details, see Document and Text Reading on page 84. Reading Text in Dialog Boxes In addition to the reading commands listed previously, you can use the following keystrokes to hear information in Windows dialog boxes: * To read the title bar of the active window or dialog box, press MAGic Key+T or INSERT+T. * To read the bottom of the active window (which usually contains the status bar), press INSERT+PAGE DOWN. To read the top line of the active window (which usually contains the title bar), press INSERT+END. * To hear the name of the default button that will be activated when you press ENTER, press INSERT+E. * To read the currently selected dialog box option (such as an edit box or check box), press MAGic Key+TAB or INSERT+TAB. * To hear the access key for the currently selected dialog box option, press SHIFT+NUM PAD 5. Typing Echo If typing echo is enabled, MAGic repeats each character or word that you type. MAGic also speaks the character to the right of the insertion point when you use the arrow keys to move through text. You can use the Typing Echo button to enable or disable this feature. For more information, refer to Typing Echo on page 76. Saving your MAGic Settings If you adjust any of the magnification, speech, or other settings in the various dialog boxes, you must save your changes if you want MAGic to use those settings the next time it starts. To save your current settings, open the File menu and choose Save Default Settings or press CTRL+S. These default settings are applied whenever there are no application-specific settings for the program you are using. If you do not save your settings, your changes will be discarded when you quit MAGic. Tip: MAGic can ask you whether you want to save your changes when you quit the program. To enable this feature, open the File menu and choose Preferences. Then, select the Prompt to Save Settings on Exit check box. You can recall your default MAGic settings at any time. To do this, open the File menu and choose Open Default Settings or press CTRL+SHIFT+D. These default settings replace your current settings. Application-Specific Settings Your usual magnification and speech settings may not be suited to all programs that you use. For this reason, MAGic allows you to save specific groups of settings that are automatically applied while you use certain programs. These are referred to as application-specific settings. For example, if you prefer greater magnification when surfing the Internet, you could create and save settings that are only applied while you are using Internet Explorer. Whenever you are working with Internet Explorer, MAGic will increase the level of magnification. When you quit Internet Explorer or switch to a different program, MAGic will reduce the magnification level. Application-specific settings make it easy to customize MAGic to work well with all of your favorite programs. To save a group of application-specific settings for a program, do the following: 1. Start the program that you want to create application-specific settings for. 2. From the File menu or the MAGic Context Menu, choose Create Application Settings (where the word Application is the name of the program you are saving settings for). Tip: The program name displayed on the menu is the last program you used before switching to MAGic. If you are using the MAGic context menu, the program is the one that is currently active. Make sure that the correct program name appears on the menu before creating or saving your settings. 3. Type a name for the application-specific settings file, or use the suggested name. Then, choose OK to create the file. 4. Use the MAGic menus and dialog boxes to select the magnification and speech options that you want to use for this program. 5. From the File menu, choose Save Application Settings (where the word Application is the name of the program you are saving settings for). The next time you start this program, MAGic will automatically apply the settings you have selected. If you switch to a different program, MAGic returns to your default settings or the settings you have chosen for the other program. When you quit the program, MAGic applies your default settings. Modifying Application-Specific-Settings If you want to change your current application-specific settings for a program, do the following: 1. Start the program that you want to modify your application-specific settings for. 2. Use the MAGic menus and dialog boxes to select the magnification and speech options that you want to use for this program. 3. From the File menu, choose Save Application Settings (where the word Application is the name of the program you are saving settings for). Managing Application-Specific Settings You can easily see which programs you have created application-specific settings for. To do this, open the File menu and choose Manage Application Settings. The Manage Application Settings dialog box appears, showing all programs with defined application-specific settings. If you no longer want MAGic to use the settings you have defined for a program, clear the check box next to the program's name. To quickly clear all the check boxes, choose the Disable All button. You can re-enable any group of application-specific settings by selecting the check box next to the program's name. To quickly select all the check boxes, choose the Enable All button. To delete an application-specific settings file, select it in the list and then choose the Remove Selected button. Changing your Preferences From the File menu, choose Preferences to change the way you use MAGic on your computer. You can use this dialog box to start MAGic when your computer starts, disable your screen saver while MAGic is running, minimize MAGic when it starts, enable/disable the bilingual user interface, specify whether MAGic should prompt you before overwriting schemes, and determine whether MAGic asks you to save your settings when you quit. After you close this dialog box, you must choose Save Settings from the File menu to save any changes you made to your preferences. Minimize on Startup If you select the Minimize on Startup check box, the MAGic user interface will be minimized when you start the program. Click MAGic Screen Magnification in the taskbar or press MAGic Key+U to display the user interface. Run MAGic at Startup If you select the Run MAGic at Startup check box, MAGic automatically starts when you start Windows. Prompt to Save Settings on Exit Select the Prompt to Save Settings on Exit check box if you want MAGic to ask you to save your settings when you quit the program or shut down your computer. If you do not select this check box, you must press CTRL+S or open the File menu and choose Save Settings to save your settings. Disable Screen Saver Select the Disable Screen Saver check box if you want to prevent your screen saver from starting while MAGic is running. Your screen saver will be enabled again when you quit MAGic. Enable Bilingual User Interface Select the Enable Bilingual User Interface check box to change the language of MAGic's menus, dialog boxes, and online help system when you switch to a voice profile that uses a different language. The resource files for the language must be installed in order to use this feature. Clear this check box if you do not want to change the language of MAGic's user interface when you switch to a voice profile that uses a different language. Note: The current release of MAGic contains only English and Spanish resource files. Prompt to Overwrite Schemes Select the Prompt to Overwrite Schemes check box if you want MAGic to ask for confirmation before saving a mouse, cursor, or color enhancements scheme with the same name as an existing scheme. If you do not select this check box, MAGic will save the new scheme over the old scheme without asking for confirmation. Note: Different types of schemes can have the same name. For example, a cursor enhancement scheme can have the same name as a mouse enhancement scheme. Run MAGic from System Tray Select the Run MAGic from System Tray check box if you do not want the MAGic window to appear in the Windows taskbar with other programs that you are currently using. In addition, the MAGic window does not appear in the list of active windows when you press ALT+TAB. An icon appears in the Windows system tray (located in the bottom right corner of the screen) to indicate that MAGic is running. Double-click this icon or press MAGic Key+U to display the MAGic program window. If you minimize the MAGic window, it is removed from the taskbar again. Note: You must restart MAGic before any change to this option can take effect. Enforced Write Protect It is recommened that you leave the Enforced Write Protect check box cleared if you use your computer for multi-session work, such as Citrix/Terminal Services remote access or fast user switching. You should also leave this check box cleared if your network administrator uses service management software to install updates or make changes to your computer remotely. If you select this check box, your network administrator cannot update or modify MAGic files remotely. Prompt Scheme Demo at Startup Select this check box if you want MAGic to display a message at startup asking whether you want to enable the verbosity scheme demonstration mode. This mode allows you to try using verbosity schemes with MAGic. Getting Help Online Help System To access MAGic's online help system, select Help Topics from the Help menu, which is located on the menu bar of the MAGic application window. Use the Contents tab to navigate the help system. Use the Index or the Search tabs to search for specific topics within the help system. If you want MAGic to read the help topics to you, position the mouse pointer toward the beginning of the help page, and press MAGic Key+SPACEBAR. You can move to the next topic by clicking the "Next" link at the bottom of the page. To return to the previous topic, click the "Back" link. What's This? Help MAGic's What's This? help is context-sensitive help that you can use as a reference when working with MAGic's user interface or dialog boxes. Press SHIFT+F1 on any button on the user interface, or control in a dialog box to see a brief description of the purpose of the control and how to use it. MAGic User's Guide We provide you with the content of the MAGic online help system in the MAGic User's Guide, which is printed in large text for easier reading. This book contains detailed descriptions of MAGic's features, and also pull-out reference cards. MAGic Basic Training Listen to the MAGic Basic Training to learn the fundamentals of using MAGic Screen Magnification. For more information, see Basic Training on page 27. Technical Support If you do not find the answers to questions or problems that you have, contact Freedom Scientific Technical Support, (727) 803-8600. About MAGic Select About MAGic from the Help menu on the MAGic user interface to view the version number of MAGic you are currently running. Basic Training The basic training for MAGic is included in DAISY format on your MAGic program CD. You can listen to and read the training modules by using the FSReader Demo DAISY reader included with MAGic. To start FSReader Demo, open MAGic Help menu and choose Training. After you start FSReader Demo, a list of all DAISY books in the current folder appears. For more information on using FSReader, select the "FSReaderGettingStarted" DAISY book and choose Open. To begin the basic training, do the following: 1. If the FSReader Open dialog box is displayed, choose Cancel. 2. Insert your MAGic 10.0 program CD into the C-ROM drive. 3. In FSReader, open the File menu and choose Open. 4. Select the "MAGicBasicTraining" DAISY book and choose Open. This training is designed to give you a basic overview of MAGic. You will learn how to change your magnification and speech preferences, along with several other techniques. All users are encouraged to take advantage of this training. Chapter 2 Navigating MAGic Use Your Mouse and Your Keyboard With MAGic, you can use both your mouse and your keyboard to access most features. You decide what is best for you. Many people use a combination of the two. The MAGic documentation gives you information on how to perform actions with both the keyboard and the mouse. For example, you can either press ALT+F to access the File menu, or you can point and click the word File with the mouse. Using the Keyboard with MAGic The MAGic Key When you use the keyboard in MAGic, the most important thing to know is the MAGic Key. The default MAGic Key is the CAPS LOCK key on your keyboard. Using the MAGic Key in combination with other keys activates a MAGic command if one is assigned, otherwise it will pass the key combination through to the application. Pressing the MAGic Key by itself and releasing it will not carry out any action. You can specify what key you use for your MAGic Key in the MAGic Key dialog box, which is activated from the Keyboard menu. Your choices include: Extended INSERT (found on the six pack), NUM PAD INSERT, either INSERT, or SCROLL LOCK (the key just above HOME). Pass the MAGic Key Through If your MAGic Key is set to the default of CAPS LOCK, how do you use your CAPS LOCK key as usual? Press the CAPS LOCK key twice quickly, and caps lock will turn on. To turn off caps lock, press the key twice quickly. Use this double key press to pass through any of the MAGic Keys that you use. For instance, if you select INSERT as your MAGic Key, press the INSERT key twice to use the actual insert function. Pass Through Key Command If you have an application that uses the same keystroke combination as one assigned to MAGic, you can pass the keystroke combination through to the application, so it will not function as a MAGic keystroke in that instance. Press MAGic Key+3 (on the numbers row), and then press the keystroke you want to use in the application. Use the Pass Through command for any key combination that is used in MAGic and in other applications. With MAGic, you can customize all of your keystrokes in the Keyboard Assignments dialog box, activated from the Keyboard menu. If you specify certain keystrokes for use in MAGic, you may need to use these keystrokes in other applications. Keep the Pass Through command of MAGic Key+3 in mind when you customize keystrokes. Customizing the Keyboard The Keyboard menu allows you to customize how you use your PC's keyboard with MAGic. This menu allows you to re-assign the MAGic Key to a different key and manage shortcut keys. The Keyboard menu provides the following options: * Choose MAGic Key from the Keyboard menu to change which key is assigned to the MAGic Key. * Choose Keyboard Assignments from the Keyboard menu to view the current hot keys assigned to actions, assign different hot keys, remove hot keys, or restore the hot keys to the default settings. Refer to Chapter 6 Keyboard for detailed information on these commands. Using the Mouse with MAGic Point and Click With MAGic you don't have to learn keystrokes to perform actions. You can use the mouse to point at items on the user interface, and click the buttons to activate features. For example, to enable mouse enhancements, just point at the Mouse Enhancements button and press the left mouse button. If you are not sure how to activate a feature, use your mouse to open the menus and find the feature you need. Left Click vs. Right Click The left mouse button is the more commonly used mouse button, because it activates buttons and menus. Alternatively, the right mouse button provides useful shortcuts to many items found under MAGic's menus. You can right-click many of the buttons on the user interface to see a context menu. Depending on where you right-click on the user interface, the menus change. Use your right mouse button to access the most common features associated with the buttons on the MAGic user interface. Tip: Hold down the MAGic Key and press the right mouse button to display the MAGic Context Menu. This menu allows you to quickly access many useful MAGic commands. If you are not a mouse user, you can activate context menus with the APPLICATION Key on the keyboard. Locate the APPLICATION Key just to the left of the right CTRL key in the bottom row on your main keypad. Use the TAB key to place the focus on the button that you want to see the context menu for, and press the APPLICATION Key to open the menu. Then use the UP and DOWN ARROWS to move through the menu choices. Mouse Wheel Commands If your mouse has a mouse wheel between the left and right buttons, you can use it to perform a variety of useful MAGic commands: * Hold down the MAGic Key while rolling the mouse wheel up to increase the current magnification level. * Hold down the MAGic Key while rolling the mouse wheel down to decrease the current magnification level. * Hold down the MAGic Key and click the mouse wheel (or middle mouse button) to switch from the current magnification level to 1x magnification. Perform this command again to switch back to your previous magnification level. Using the MAGic Context Menu The MAGic Context Menu provides you with quick access from any program to the most commonly used magnification and speech options. There are also commands that allow you to save your MAGic settings. To open the MAGic Context Menu, hold down the MAGic Key and either right-click or press the APPLICATION Key. To create a new application settings file for the current program, choose Create Application Settings (where Application is the name of the program). To access the MAGic user interface, choose MAGic Main Window. To quit MAGic, choose Exit MAGic. For information on the other commands available on the MAGic Context Menu, refer to Magnification Features on page 43 and MAGic Speaks on page 69. The MAGic Context Menu closes after you choose a command. If you want to close the menu without choosing a command, press ESC or click anywhere outside of the menu. Chapter 3 User Interface The MAGic user interface contains everything you need to customize magnification and speech to fit your needs. The user interface automatically opens when you launch MAGic. If you want to make the user interface active while you are working in another window, click MAGic Screen Magnification in the Windows taskbar or press MAGic Key+U. The MAGic user interface consists of the title bar, the menu bar, and the Quick Access Window. The title bar is the bar across the top of the application, which says, "MAGic Screen Magnification." The menu bar is located just below, and contains the File, Magnification, Speech, Keyboard, and Help menus. The Quick Access Window is the main area of the user interface. Title Bar Locate the MAGic title bar at the very top of the window. It reads, "MAGic Screen Magnification." Press MAGic Key+T or INSERT+T to hear the text of the title bar. If speech is not enabled you will not hear anything. Click the M icon on the left side of the title bar, or press ALT+SPACEBAR to see the control menu, which includes options to Move, Minimize, and Close. Click the button, or press ALT+SPACEBAR, N to minimize the application. Click the in the top right corner, or press ALT+F4, to exit MAGic. Menu Bar The MAGic menu bar contains five menus: File, Magnification, Speech, Keyboard, and Help. Tip: To open these menus with the keyboard, press ALT and the underlined letter. For example, press ALT+F to open the File menu. The File menu contains the following commands: * Save Default Settings - When you change magnification, speech, and other options found in the MAGic dialog boxes, select Save Default Settings to store your preferences for the next time you run MAGic. These settings are used whenever there are no application-specific settings available. * Open Default Settings - Choose this command to load your default MAGic settings. * Create Application Settings - This command allows you to create a new file containing application-specific settings for the last program that you used. After you choose this command, you are asked to type a name for the settings file. * Save Application Settings - This command allows you to save your current settings in the application-specific settings file for the last program that you used. * Manage Application Settings - This command allows you to enable, disable, or delete application-specific settings that you have saved. Tip: For more information on saving default and application-specific settings, see Saving Your MAGic Settings on page 21. * Restore Factory Settings - Select this menu item to reset MAGic options to the state they were in when you installed MAGic. Selecting this option returns all features to the original settings, except hot keys that you customized. Activate the Restore Defaults button in the Keyboard Assignments dialog box to revert all hot keys to their original configurations. * Preferences - This command lets you change your preferences for MAGic. For more information, refer to Changing you Preferences on page 19. * Exit - Choose Exit to quit MAGic. Find information about the Magnification, Speech, and Keyboard menus in Chapter 4 Magnification, Chapter 5 Speech, and Chapter 6 Keyboard. Quick Access Window MAGic's Quick Access Window provides controls to help you easily access the main MAGic features. Use the buttons on the user interface to control both magnification and speech. Left click the button to activate the feature, and right-click the button to see a context menu for some of the buttons. Tip: If you want to use the keyboard with the Quick Access Window, press TAB to move through the buttons and options. Press SPACEBAR to activate the selected button, or press the APPLICATION Key to open the context menu. The Magnification Buttons Use the blue buttons on the MAGic user-interface to control magnification. Magnification Button Use this button to enable or disable magnification. Use the Magnification button to turn magnification on or off. If the M on the magnification button is animated, then magnification is turned off. Hot Keys Enable or Disable Magnification MAGic Key+DELETE Magnification Level Buttons Increase or decrease the magnification level with these buttons. The upper button, with the upward arrow image, increases the magnification level, while the lower button, with the downward arrow image, decreases the magnification level. The number between the two buttons shows the current magnification level. The default level of magnification is 2× (2× is equivalent to two times the normal screen display). If you press the TAB key to move into the area where the number appears, use your UP and DOWN ARROW keys to increase or decrease magnification. It is possible to change the magnification level to 1. This allows you to continue using magnification features, such as mouse, cursor, and color enhancements, while viewing the entire screen area. You can also choose from nine incremental magnification levels between 1× and 2× magnification. Hot Keys Increase Magnification MAGic Key+NUM PAD PLUS or CTRL+EQUALS Decrease Magnification MAGic Key+NUM PAD MINUS or CTRL+DASH Magnified Views List Select your favorite magnified view from the list on the MAGic user-interface. You can select Full, Lens, Dynamic Lens, Overlay, or Split for your magnified view. Full magnifies the entire screen, while each of the others only magnifies a portion of your screen at a time. Right-click the Magnified Views list to quickly access the properties for the Split, Lens, Dynamic Lens, or Overlay views. Mouse Enhancements Button Apply enhancements to your mouse pointer with this button. Use the Mouse Enhancements button to enable/disable enhancements and modifications for your mouse pointer. These enhancements make the mouse pointer easier to track and maneuver on your screen. To specify which enhancements you want to use, open the Magnification menu and choose Mouse Enhancements. Tip: You can right-click this button to quickly choose a new mouse enhancements scheme or customize the appearance of the mouse in the magnified or unmagnified area of the screen. For more information on mouse enhancements, refer to Mouse Enhancements on page 45. Hot Keys Toggle Mouse Enhancements MAGic Key+F4 Cursor Enhancements Button Apply enhancements to your cursor with this button. Use the Cursor Enhancements button to enable/disable enhancements for your cursor. These enhancements make the cursor easier to follow when editing or writing text. To specify which enhancements you want to use, open the Magnification menu and choose Cursor Enhancements. Tip: You can right-click this button to quickly choose a new cursor enhancements scheme or customize the appearance of the cursor in the magnified or unmagnified area of the screen. For more information on cursor enhancements, refer to Cursor Enhancements on page 49. Hot Keys Toggle Cursor Enhancements MAGic Key+F8 Note: Cursor enhancements are not available in Windows 95, 98, or ME. Color Enhancements Button Change how your screen displays colors with this button. Use the Color Enhancements button to enable/disable color enhancements. This feature allows you to replace colors, adjust the brightness and contrast, apply tinting, and invert the brightness and colors of your display. You can apply color enhancements to the magnified area, unmagnified area, or both. To specify your color enhancement settings, open the Magnification menu and choose Color Enhancements. Tip: You can right-click this button to quickly choose a new color enhancements scheme or customize your color enhancements for the magnified or unmagnified area of the screen. For more information on color enhancements, refer to Color Enhancements on page 54. Hot Keys Toggle Color Enhancements MAGic Key+F12 Note: If you are using Windows 95, 98, or ME, choosing the Color Enhancements button or pressing MAGic Key+F12 inverts the colors of the screen instead of toggling color enhancements. Resize View Button When working in Split, Overlay, or Lens, or Dynamic Lens views, use the Resize View button to resize or move the view. You must be in the Split, Overlay, Lens, or Dynamic Lens view, and magnification must be active to use the Resize View button. When the Resize View button is available it appears blue. If it is gray, you need to turn on magnification, by choosing the Magnification button on the MAGic user interface. After you choose the Resize View button, notice that the cursor changes shape, and that MAGic automatically minimizes the user-interface. The shape of the mouse indicates in which direction you can click and drag your mouse to move or resize your view. If the pointer appears as an X, like above, it is not positioned over the view or one its borders. The X indicates that from this position the view cannot be resized or moved. A bi-directional cross indicates the ability to move the view to a different location on your screen. Click the view, and while holding the mouse button down drag the view to another location. Split view only moves to the top, bottom, left, or right edge of your screen, while you can move Overlay to any location on your screen. A vertical pointer indicates that resizing will occur in a vertical direction, larger or smaller. A horizontal pointer indicates that resizing will occur in a horizontal direction, either larger or smaller. A diagonal pointer indicates that resizing will occur in both vertical and horizontal directions. MAGic only exhibits the diagonal mouse when you position the mouse over the corner of the view. The diagonal pointer is only available for the Overlay, Dynamic Lens, and Lens views. Locator Button Activate the Locator with this button. Use the Locator button to activate the Locator, which you can use to find items on your screen. Move the Locator with your mouse or your arrow keys. Change the properties of the Locator with the Locator Properties dialog box, which you can access from the Magnification menu. Also you can right-click the Locator button to change the style and border of your Locator. Hot Keys Enable Locator Mode MAGic Key+F10 Disable Locator Mode ESC Smoothing Button Toggle Smoothing on or off with this button. Choose the Smoothing button to smooth the appearance of jagged letters in a magnified state. Choose the button again to turn smoothing off. The Speech Buttons The three orange buttons at the bottom right of the MAGic user-interface allow you quick access to MAGic's speech capabilities. From here, you can enable or disable speech, mouse echo, and typing echo. Speech Button Click this button to enable or disable speech. If the button appears with the mouth opened, like this one, then speech is enabled. If the button appears with the mouth closed, then speech is disabled. Right-click the Speech button to switch to a different voice profile or customize MAGic's individual and global voices. Hot Keys Toggle Speech MAGic Key+F3 Mouse Echo Button Click this button to toggle the Mouse Echo. If the button appears with white lines to the right, mouse echo is turned off. If the button appears with black lines to the right, mouse echo is turned on. To set mouse echo to announce lines or words, right-click the button and make your selection from the context menu. You can also set mouse movement to stop speech from this context menu. Hot Keys Mouse Echo Toggle MAGic Key+M Typing Echo Button Click this button to toggle the Typing Echo on and off. If the Typing Echo button appears to have white lines extending from the right side, then typing echo is turned off. If the Typing Echo button has black lines extending from the right side, then typing echo is turned on. To specify the typing echo to words or characters, you need to activate the Typing Echo dialog box from the Speech menu, or right-click and choose Automatically Speak. Choosing Keystrokes to Echo lets you modify how much MAGic echoes back to you. Chapter 4 Magnification Magnification Features With MAGic's extensive magnification features, you can customize your display to fit your low vision needs. The Magnification menu, found on the menu bar, contains all of the controls to change the appearance of your display. The first item on the Magnification menu, Enable Magnification, lets you activate or deactivate magnification. If the menu item appears with a checkmark next to it, magnification is enabled. If there is no checkmark, magnification is disabled. Remember that the blue buttons on the user-interface allow you quick access to the basic magnification features. The Magnification Menu Display From the Magnification menu, choose Display to change the magnified view, magnification level, amount of vertical stretch, and text smoothing. View Select the magnified view you want to use. Each view is described briefly below. Tip: To change the properties for these views, open the Magnification menu and choose View Properties. * Full magnifies the entire screen. * Lens opens a small rectangular window, which is magnified, while leaving the remaining desktop unmagnified. The lens moves around the screen as you move your mouse or when the focus moves. * Overlay creates a magnified window on the corner of the screen, while the rest of the screen remains unmagnified. This is similar to the Lens View, although the Overlay View does not move around the screen. * Dynamic Lens opens a small rectangular window, which is magnified, while leaving the rest of the screen unmagnified. This window follows the mouse pointer or your current location within a document or dialog box if you are using the keyboard. In addition, when you move to a dialog box option or menu command, MAGic automatically resizes the lens so that it only magnifies the currently selected item. * Split allows you to see both an unmagnified area and a magnified one at the same time. The Split View opens a magnified window on part of your screen, but leaves the other part unmagnified as a reference. Views with Level 1 Magnification You can use all of the magnified views in any magnification level, including 1×. Using these views with level 1 magnification can be helpful if you invert the colors of either the magnified or unmagnified area. You then have two images, one with normal colors, and one with inverted colors. To quickly switch from your current magnification level to 1x magnification, press MAGIC Key+SHIFT+DELETE. You can carry out this command again to switch back to your previous magnification level. Magnification Level Press the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to increase or decrease the current magnification level. Magnification levels range from the same size as the normal display, all the way up to 16 times the size of the normal display. Tip: You can choose from nine incremental magnification levels between 1× and 2× magnification. Vertical Stretch Vertical stretch allows you to stretch the display to make images taller while maintaining the character's current width. Smooth Text Smoothing compensates for the stair-step effect that occurs as screen objects get larger during magnification. Smoothing is on by default. You can turn smoothing on or off with the Smoothing check box. Mouse Enhancements From the Magnification menu, choose Mouse Enhancements to control the appearance of your mouse in the magnified and unmagnified areas of your screen. Mouse enhancements make the mouse pointer easier to track and maneuver on your screen. The Magnified Area and Unmagnified Area tabs provide the same enhancement options. The Mouse Schemes tab lets you save your cursor enhancements settings as a scheme or switch to a different scheme. For more information on schemes, refer to Using Schemes on page 49. Select the Enable Mouse Enhancements check box on any of the tabs in this dialog box to apply enhancements to the mouse pointer. Clear this check box to disable mouse enhancements. You can also use the Mouse Enhancements button to enable or disable mouse enhancements. Mouse Attributes The options in the Mouse Attributes area allow you to customize the appearance of your mouse pointer. Color Select a color for your mouse pointer in the Color list. To use the original system colors for the mouse pointer, choose Original. To invert the brightness or colors of screen areas covered by the mouse pointer, choose Invert Brightness or Invert Colors. To choose from additional colors, activate the Define Custom Color button and choose one of the available colors from the palette. Transparency Use the Transparency slider to adjust the transparency level of the mouse pointer. A higher level of transparency allows you to see text and images beneath the area covered by the mouse pointer. Note: You cannot change the transparency if you are using Windows 95, 98, or ME. Size You can use the Size list to increase the proportions of the mouse pointer. Choose from standard size or large size. Mouse Enhancement Attributes Enhancements are used to further modify the mouse pointer by making it easier to locate and maneuver on the screen. Style In the Style list, choose one of the following enhancement types to apply to your mouse pointer: * Short Crosshair - Displays intersecting horizontal and vertical bars that are centered on your mouse pointer. You can adjust the size of these bars by using the Length and Height sliders. * Long Crosshair - This style is similar to short crosshair, but the horizontal and vertical bars extend to the edges of the view. * Oval - Displays an oval around the mouse pointer. You can adjust the size of the oval by using the Length and Height sliders. * Box - Displays a box around the mouse pointer. You can adjust the size of the box by using the Length and Height sliders. * Oval Scope - Combines the short crosshair and oval styles. * Box Scope - Combines the short crosshair and box styles. * Long Box Scope - Combines the long crosshair and box styles. * Long Oval Scope - Combines the long crosshair and oval styles. Color In the Color list, choose a color for the enhancement style you selected. To invert the brightness or colors of screen areas covered by the enhancement, choose Invert Brightness or Invert Colors. To choose from additional colors, activate the Define Custom Color button and choose one of the available colors from the palette. Display In the Display list, choose when MAGic should apply enhancements to the mouse pointer: * Always - The mouse enhancements are always active and visible on the screen. * Mouse Moving - The enhancements are only visible when the mouse pointer is moving. * Mouse Not Moving - The enhancements are only visible when the mouse pointer is stationary. * When MAGic Key is Pressed - The enhancements only appear when you press the MAGic Key. Note: If you are using Windows 95, 98, or ME, the mouse enhancements are always active and visible on the screen. Transparency Use the Transparency slider to adjust the transparency level of the mouse enhancement. A higher level of transparency allows you to see text and images beneath areas covered by the enhancements. Note: You cannot change the transparency if you are using Windows 95, 98, or ME. Thickness Use the Thickness slider to adjust the thickness of the lines of the enhancement style you selected. Increased thickness makes the enhancements easier to see and causes them to stand out more. Decreased thickness causes the enhancements to appear more subdued and lets you see more of the screen. Length and Height Use the Length and Height sliders to adjust the size of the mouse enhancement style you selected. If you selected the oval, box, long oval scope, or long box scope style, these sliders let you control the width and height of the oval or box. If you selected the short crosshair style, these sliders let you change the length and height of the horizontal and vertical bars. Using Schemes A scheme is a group of settings that can be saved and used in certain programs or circumstances. Schemes allow you to quickly switch between different configurations of enhancements, according to your current needs. For example, you can create a mouse enhancement scheme specifically for proofreading documents and another scheme for browsing Web pages. The currently selected scheme is displayed in the Scheme list. To switch to a different scheme, choose a new scheme from the list and then click Apply or press ALT+A. If you select the Automatically Apply Schemes check box, MAGic applies the new enhancement settings as soon as you select a scheme. Tip: You can also select a scheme directly from the Quick Access Window. To do this, right-click the Mouse Enhancements, Cursor Enhancements, or Color Enhancements button and then choose a scheme from the context menu. The Magnified Area Description and Unmagnified Area Description boxes show the current enhancement settings for the magnified area and the unmagnified area. Creating New Schemes To create a new scheme, do the following: 1. Use the Magnified Area and Unmagnified Area tabs to define enhancement settings for the magnified and unmagnified areas. 2. On the Mouse Schemes tab, click Save As or press ALT+S to create a new scheme based on your current settings. 3. Enter a name for the scheme and then press ENTER. The new scheme appears in the Scheme list. Modifying Schemes To modify an existing scheme, do the following: 1. Select the scheme you want to modify in the Scheme list. 2. Change the enhancement settings for the magnified and unmagnified areas. 3. On the Mouse Schemes tab, click Save As or press ALT+S. 4. The name of the currently selected scheme displays in the Save Scheme dialog box. Press ENTER to save your modifications. Deleting Schemes To delete a scheme, do the following: 1. Select the scheme you want to delete in the Scheme list. 2. Click Delete or press ALT+D to delete the currently selected scheme. Restoring Factory Schemes Click Restore Factory Schemes or press ALT+R to revert to the original Factory Settings scheme included with MAGic. Schemes that you or other users have created remain unchanged. Cursor Enhancements From the Magnification menu, choose Cursor Enhancements to customize the appearance of your cursor in the magnified and unmagnified areas of the screen. Cursor enhancements make the cursor easier to follow when editing or writing text. The Magnified Area and Unmagnified Area tabs provide the same enhancement options. Note: Cursor enhancements are not available in Windows 95, 98, or ME. The Cursor Schemes tab lets you save your cursor enhancements settings as a scheme or switch to a different scheme. For more information on schemes, refer to Using Schemes on page 49. Select the Enable Cursor Enhancements check box on any tab in this dialog box to apply enhancements to your cursor. Clear this check box to disable the cursor enhancements. You can also use the Cursor Enhancements button to enable or disable cursor enhancements. Cursor Attributes In the Color list, choose a new color for the flashing cursor that appears when you are typing text into an edit box, document, and so on. To use the original system color for the cursor, choose Original. To choose from additional colors, activate the Define Custom Color button and choose one of the available colors from the palette. Sample Cursor Enhancement This area allows you to preview your cursor enhancement settings. MAGic displays a sample of you current cursor enhancements using the text in this area. This lets you adjust the enhancements to achieve the desired effect before applying them. Cursor Enhancement Attributes The Cursor Enhancement Attributes area allows you to choose a cursor enhancement style. You can also adjust the appearance and size of the enhancement and when it displays on your screen. Style In the Style list, choose one of the following enhancement styles: * None - The cursor appears as a blinking vertical bar, with no additional enhancements. * Oval - A small area around the cursor is surrounded by an oval. * Triangle - Two small triangles appear above and below the current position of the cursor. * Box - The immediate area around the cursor is surrounded by a small rectangle. * Line - Perpendicular lines appear beneath the text and a small vertical line indicates the exact position of the cursor. Color In the Color list, choose a color for the enhancement style you selected. To invert the brightness or colors of screen areas covered by the enhancement, choose Invert Brightness or Invert Colors. To choose from additional colors, activate the Define Custom Color button and choose one of the available colors from the palette. Display In the Display list, choose when MAGic should apply enhancements to the cursor: * Always - The cursor enhancements are always active and visible on the screen. * Cursor Moving - The enhancements are only visible when the cursor is moving, such as when you are typing text or using the arrow keys. * Cursor Not Moving - The enhancements are only visible when the cursor is stationary. * When MAGic Key is Pressed - The enhancements only appear when you press the MAGic Key. Transparency Use the Transparency slider to adjust the transparency level of the cursor enhancement. This is useful if your cursor enhancement frequently obscures the surrounding text. Higher levels of transparency allow you to see text and images beneath the enhancement. Thickness Use the Thickness slider to adjust the thickness of the cursor enhancement. Thicker cursor enhancements are easier to see and stand out more. Thinner cursor enhancements are more subdued and let you see more of the text. Length Use the Length slider to adjust the horizontal size of the cursor enhancement style. This affects how much text is included within the oval, box, and line enhancements. Height Use the Height slider to adjust the vertical size of the cursor enhancement style. This affects the height of the oval and box enhancements and increases the length of the vertical portion of the line enhancement. Color Enhancements From the Magnification menu, choose Color Enhancements to define how MAGic displays colors on your screen. This feature allows you to replace and swap colors, adjust the brightness and contrast, apply tinting, make your screen black-and-white (monochrome), and invert the brightness and colors of your display. You can apply color enhancements to the magnified area, unmagnified area, or both. The Magnified Area and Unmagnified Area tabs provide the same enhancement options. Note: If you are using Windows 95, 98, or ME, you can only use the Color Enhancements command to invert the colors of your screen. The Color Schemes tab lets you save your color enhancements settings as a scheme or switch to a different scheme. For more information on schemes, refer to Using Schemes on page 49. Select the Enable Color Enhancements check box on any tab in this dialog box to apply color enhancements to your display. Clear this check box to disable the color enhancements. You can also use the Color Enhancements button to enable or disable color enhancements. Invert Brightness Select this check box if you want MAGic to invert the brightness of colors on your display. Dark colors will appear lighter, while light colors will appear darker. For example, if you select this check box, black text becomes white text and dark blue becomes light blue. Invert Colors Select this check box to reverse the colors that are displayed on your screen. Invert Black and White If you select this check box, MAGic replaces the color black with white and the color white with black. Restore System Colors Button Click Restore System Colors or press ALT+Y to revert to your default Windows color settings. Brightness Use the Brightness slider to adjust the brightness of your screen. Brightness determines how light or dark colors appear. Move the slider down to reduce the brightness, move it up to increase the brightness. Contrast Use the Contrast slider to adjust the contrast of you screen. Contrast determines the difference between lighter and darker areas. Move the slider down to reduce the contrast, move it up to increase the contrast. Monochrome and Tint The Monochrome and Tint area allows you to tint your screen with a color or make the screen monochrome (black-and-white). MAGic only applies these settings if you select the Enable Monochrome and Tint check box. Color In the Color list, choose the color you want MAGic to use to tint your screen. Choose Grayscale if you want your screen to appear monochrome (black-and-white). To choose from additional colors, activate the Define Custom Color button and choose one of the available colors from the palette. Level Use the Level slider to adjust the luminescence, or brightness, of the tinting. Move the slider to the left to make the color appear darker, move it to the right to make the color appear brighter. Blend Use the Blend slider to control the intensity of the tinting. Move the slider to the left for strong tinting. At stronger levels, the tinting affects the color of almost everything on the screen. Move the slider to the right for a lower level of tinting. At the lowest levels, the tinting only slightly alters the colors on your screen. Color Switching The Color Switching area allows you to define rules that switch certain colors on your screen with colors of your choice. MAGic only applies these color switching rules if you select the Enable Color Switching check box. To create a new rule: 1. Select the Replace Color radio button if you want to use one color instead of another. Select the Swap Colors radio if you want to switch two colors on your screen. For example, if you select Replace Color and choose to replace red with blue, all red objects will appear blue instead. If you select Swap Colors and choose to swap red and blue, all red objects appear blue, and all blue objects appear red. 2. Select one color in the Color list and a second color in the With Color list. If you are creating a color replacement rule, MAGic will replace the first color with the second color. If you are creating a color swapping rule, MAGic will switch these two colors on your screen. 3. Click Add Rule or press ALT+D to define your new rule and add it to the list. Follow the steps above to add more rules as necessary. To delete a rule, select it in the Active Color Switches list and click Remove Rule or press ALT+M. View Properties From the Magnification menu, choose View Properties to customize how the Split, Lens, Overlay, or Dynamic Lens views appear on your screen. Split View The Split tab allows you to define properties for the Split view. Split view allows you to see both an unmagnified area and a magnified area at the same time. The Split view opens a magnified window in part of your screen, but leaves the other part unmagnified as a reference. Color Select a color for the border that separates the two parts of the split screen. Thickness Move the slider bar to increase or decrease the thickness of the divider that separates the two parts of the split screen. The bars above the slider indicate the widths you can select. Position Select where you want the magnified area to appear on the screen. Size Select how much of the screen you want the magnified area occupy. For example, if you select Quarter, the magnified area occupies 25% of the available screen area. Lens The Lens tab allows you to define properties for the Lens view. Lens view opens a small rectangular window, which is magnified, while leaving the remaining desktop unmagnified. The lens moves around the screen as you move your mouse or when the focus changes. Color Select a color for the border of your lens. Thickness Move the slider bar to increase or decrease the thickness of the lens border. The bars above the slider indicate the widths you can select. Overlay The Overlay tab allows you to define properties for the Overlay view. Overlay view creates a magnified window in the corner of the screen, while the rest of the screen remains unmagnified. This is similar to the Lens view, but the Overlay view does not move around the screen. Color Select a color for the border of your overlay. Thickness Move the slider bar to increase or decrease the thickness of the border. The bars above the slider indicate the widths you can select. Dynamic Lens The Dynamic Lens tab allows you to define properties for the Dynamic Lens view. Dynamic Lens view opens a small rectangular window, which is magnified, while leaving the rest of the screen unmagnified. This window follows the mouse pointer or your current location within a document or dialog box if you are using the keyboard. In addition, when you move to a dialog box option or menu command, MAGic automatically resizes the lens so that it only magnifies the currently selected item. If you type in an edit box or document window, the lens expands to the width of the entire screen so you can see as much of the text as possible. Color Select a color for the border of your lens. Thickness Move the slider bar to increase or decrease the thickness of the lens border. The bars above the slider indicate the widths you can select. Quick View Frame The Quick View Frame feature allows you to specify regions of the screen (called frames) that you can monitor while you work in other areas. MAGic can display one of these frames in the magnified area so you can see any changes or updates to that part of the screen. To choose which frame you want to display, or to customize the frame's position, border color, and color enhancements, open the Magnification menu and choose Quick View Frame. Note: The Quick View Frame is only visible while you are using the Full view and have magnification enabled. In addition, the Quick View Frame is not available in Windows 95, 98, or ME. Properties The Properties tab allows you to select or modify the active frame and change the frame's position and border color. Enable Quick View Frame Select the Enable Quick View Frame check box to display the active frame on your screen in the location specified in the Frame Position list. Clear this check box to hide the Quick View Frame. Tip: You can also press MAGic Key+Q to turn the Quick View Frame on or off. Active Frame In the Active Frame list, choose the frame that you want MAGic to display. You can create and save any number of frames and then choose the frame the best suits your current needs. To create a frame, do the following: 1. Move the mouse pointer to the top left corner of the region you want to enclose within the frame and press MAGIC Key+LEFT BRACKET. 2. Move the mouse pointer to the bottom right corner of the region and press MAGic Key+RIGHT BRACKET. Tip: To quickly create a frame that is automatically sized to fit a dialog box option, move your pointer to the option and press MAGic Key+LEFT BRACKET twice quickly. 3. Type a name for this frame, then click OK or press ENTER. This is the name that will appear in the Active Frame list. 4. Ensure that the frame is positioned over the area of the screen that you want to monitor. You can move the frame to another location by dragging the frame's title bar. 5. If you want to resize the frame, move your pointer over a corner or edge of the frame border. When the pointer changes to a double-headed arrow, drag the border in the desired direction. 6. When you have finished resizing and positioning the frame, click Close on the Quick View Manager toolbar (located in the top left corner of the screen) or press ESC. Choose Yes when MAGic asks if you want to save your changes. Tip: You can press MAGic Key+9 to open the Quick View Manager and view/modify any frames you have saved. Border Color Choose a color for the border of the active frame from the Border Color list. Frame Position Use the Frame Position list to determine where you want the active frame to appear on your screen. Modify Active Frame Button Click Modify Active Frame or press ALT+M to resize or move the frame you selected in the Active Frame list. Drag the frame's title bar to move it to another part of the screen. To resize the frame, move your pointer over a corner or edge of the frame border. When the pointer changes to a double-headed arrow, drag the border in the desired direction. Color The Color tab lets you apply color enhancements to the active frame. You can adjust the brightness and contrast, create color switching rules, apply tinting, and more. The options available on this tab are identical to those in the Color Enhancements dialog box. For more information on these options, refer to Color Enhancements on page 54. Locator From the Magnification menu, choose Locator to select a style and border color for the Locator. To enable or disable the Locator, use the Locator button on the MAGic user-interface. When you activate the Locator, the full screen is temporarily presented unmagnified. Move the Locator around using the mouse or the arrow keys, and use the Locator to find something on your screen. Use PAGE UP to move to the top of the screen, PAGE DOWN to go to the bottom, HOME to go to the beginning of a line, and END to go to the end of a line. After you have located the item, press ENTER or the left mouse button to move the magnified area to that portion of the screen. Alternatively, you can press ESC to exit the Locator without moving the magnified area. Style Choose from three different styles for your locator: * Full Cross - Shows a portion of the screen in reversed colors. In 3× magnification or higher, the Locator appears with crosshairs running through the center of the block. With magnification set to 2×, the Locator appears as a block of inversed colors. * Eyeglass - Shows a square on the screen that is magnified while the rest of the screen is normal size. * Reverse Eyeglass - Shows a square on the screen that is magnified while the rest of the screen is normal size. Colors within the magnified square are reversed. Color Specify what color border you want to appear around your Locator. The customizable border only applies to the Eyeglass and the Reverse Eyeglass options. Panning Panning moves your display either horizontally or vertically, so you can browse the screen, locate objects, and read magnified text easier. With magnification set at 2× or higher, you can pan automatically or incrementally. The advantage of automatic panning is that you can review the contents of the screen without using repetitive mouse movements. While incremental panning is similar to automatic panning, it is different in that your viewing area moves in small, fixed increments making it easier for you to explore your focal area. Automatic Panning Begin automatic panning in any direction by pressing the MAGic Key in conjunction with any arrow key. Panning then begins in that direction, and continues until you stop it, or until it reaches the edge of the screen. Note: If you disable Line Wrap in the Panning dialog box, then panning will stop at the right edge of the screen when panning from left to right. Stop Panning To stop panning, press the MAGic Key or the ESC key. You can also use the arrow key that corresponds with the direction in which you are currently panning. Change Panning Direction Press the arrow key of the direction in which you want to pan. Panning Quick Advance Pressing ENTER while panning right scrolls the view to the beginning of the next line, pauses, and then continues panning to the right. Panning Speed Adjust panning speed during panning, or through the Panning dialog box. While panning, press NUM PAD PLUS to speed up, and NUM PAD MINUS to slow down. The speed adjustment only applies to the current direction of Panning. Panning Dialog Box From the Magnification menu, choose Panning to specify panning properties. Speed Panning speed is set independently for each panning direction: forward, reverse, or vertically. Panning speed values are between 1 and 50. You might want to select different speeds for different directions. As you read, you are panning forward, which might require a higher panning speed, than reverse. As you move in the reverse direction you are probably looking for something, so you would want to go slower. You may also want to set vertical panning a bit faster, because you will use vertical panning for skimming documents or Web sites. Line Wrap Select Line Wrap if you want MAGic to automatically wrap to the next line when you reach the right edge of the screen while panning. The edit spin boxes, below the Line Wrap check box, allow you to control the Line Wrap settings. Point Size You can adjust the vertical distance that MAGic travels between successive lines with the line wraps. Point size should correspond to your font size. The default setting is 10 points. Note: The point size specified here also controls the size of the Split View when set to Line. Line Delay Line Delay controls the length of the delay while panning between lines. The Line Delay settings are in tenths of a second. The default setting is 10 (or one second). Incremental Panning Before you can use the Incremental Panning feature you must assign hot keys for each incremental direction. To do this, go to the Keyboard menu and select Keyboard Assignments. From the Category list, select Navigation. Next, select the incremental direction you want to assign a hot key to and then choose the Assign Hot Key button. Within the Assign Hot Key dialog box type the keystroke you want to use, and then press ENTER. When you are done assigning hot keys, choose the OK button to exit the Keyboard Assignments dialog box. Tracking Tracking allows MAGic to follow your activity on the screen. For example, MAGic can track your mouse pointer so that it always remains in the center of the magnified area. To change how MAGic tracks the cursor and mouse pointer, as well as menus, dialog boxes, and highlighted text, open the Magnification menu and choose Tracking. Mouse To control how MAGic tracks your mouse pointer, select one of the following radio buttons: * Edge - If you select this option, MAGic follows your mouse pointer only when it reaches the edge of the magnified area. * Centered - If you select this option, MAGic continuously follows your mouse pointer, ensuring that it is always in the center of the magnified area. Cursor To control how MAGic tracks the cursor when you are typing text, select one of the following radio buttons: * Edge - If you select this option, MAGic follows your cursor only when it reaches the edge of the magnified area. * Centered - If you select this option, MAGic continuously follows your cursor, ensuring that it is always in the center of the magnified area. Dialogs and Menus The Dialogs and Menus area lets you control how MAGic follows your movement through dialog boxes and menus. Select one of the following radio buttons: * Edge - MAGic automatically moves the magnified area when you reach the edge of the screen while moving through dialog boxes and menus. * Centered - MAGic continuously tracks the active dialog box option or menu command, ensuring that it is always in the center of the magnified area. Document Reading To control how MAGic tracks highlighted text during document reading, select one of the following radio buttons: * Edge - MAGic automatically moves the magnified area when the highlight reaches the edge of the screen. * Centered - MAGic continuously tracks the highlight, ensuring that highlighted text always remains in the center of the magnified area. Auto Switch If you select this check box, centered and relative mouse tracking is temporarily stopped after you stop moving the mouse. The screen remains stationary as long as you keep the mouse pointer within the boundary of the screen. When you move beyond the edge of the screen, tracking starts again. Tether to Display If you select this check box, the mouse pointer is "tethered," or attached, to the magnified display. As soon as you move the mouse, the mouse pointer automatically appears at the current magnified location, even if it was not visible on the screen. If you do not select this check box, MAGic moves to the current location of the mouse pointer when you move the mouse. Tip: You can press CTRL+INSERT+NUM PAD MINUS to enable or disable this option at any time. Mouse Line Lock If you select this check box, you can only move the mouse pointer in horizontal and vertical directions. If you move the mouse in a diagonal direction, MAGic moves the mouse pointer in the closest direction. Track Carets and Cursors Select this check box if you want MAGic to track your cursor and mouse pointer. Chapter 5 Speech MAGic Speaks Not only does MAGic magnify your computer's screen, but it also has screen reading capabilities. You can customize MAGic's speech components to fit your needs. The Speech menu, located on the menu bar contains all the controls to help you adapt MAGic's speech to suit you. The first item on the Speech menu, Enable Speech, lets you activate or deactivate speech. If the menu item appears with a checkmark next to it, speech is enabled. If there is no checkmark, speech is disabled. The Speech Menu Global Voice Adjustment From the Speech menu, choose Global Voice Adjustment to change MAGic's voice, speech rate, pitch, synthesizer, language, punctuation level, and other speech options. These speech preferences are used any time MAGic speaks. If you only want to change certain aspects of MAGic's speech (such as the speech used to read documents) use the Individual Voice Adjustment command on the Speech menu. You can save your speech settings as a voice profile, allowing you to switch between different settings quickly and easily. Tip: You can quickly switch between voice profiles by using the MAGic Context Menu. Select Voice Profiles from the menu and then choose the profile you want to use. Profile You can save your global voice settings as part of a voice profile. Use the Profile area to select and manage voice profiles that you have created. To save your current voice settings as a voice profile, choose the Save As button. Profiles can have both global and individual voice settings. Tip: You can quickly switch to any of the voice profiles you have created by pressing MAGic Key+F11. A context menu displays, allowing you to choose one of the available profiles. Name In the Name list, select the voice profile that you want to use. Delete Choose the Delete button to delete the currently selected voice profile. Synthesizer The Synthesizer area allows you to select a different speech synthesizer and synthesizer language. Name By default MAGic uses Eloquence as its speech synthesizer, although if you have other Speech Application Interface (SAPI) synthesizers installed on your computer, you can use one of those synthesizers instead. Initially, the list of synthesizers only includes Eloquence. To add synthesizers, choose the Detect SAPI Synthesizers button. Note: When you use a synthesizer other than Eloquence, you may experience a delay of several seconds as you load the other synthesizer. Detect SAPI Synthesizers Choose the Detect SAPI Synthesizers button to find the other compatible synthesizers installed on your system. After MAGic locates all compatible synthesizers, the Update Synthesizer List dialog box appears. On the left side of the dialog box, there is a list of the available SAPI synthesizers. The buttons in this dialog box allow you to add or remove synthesizers. To add a new synthesizer: 1. Select one or more synthesizers from the Available SAPI Synthesizer list. 2. Choose the Add button to add just the selected synthesizers to the Synthesizer List for MAGic, or choose Add All to move all synthesizers to the Synthesizer List for MAGic. To remove a synthesizer from the Synthesizer List for MAGic: 1. Select one or more synthesizers from the Synthesizer List for MAGic. 2. Choose the Remove button to remove only the selected synthesizers, or choose Remove All to remove all the synthesizers from the Synthesizer List for MAGic. Note: Although Eloquence does not appear in the Update Synthesizer List dialog box, it always appears in the list of available synthesizers. Language In the Language list, select the synthesizer language that you want to use. The languages that are available are determined by the speech synthesizer you are using. Voice The Voice area allows you to change various characteristics of MAGic's synthesized speech. Person The Person list allows you to select which synthesizer voice you want to use. The voices that are available are determined by which speech synthesizer you have selected. Rate The Rate slider allows you to adjust the rate of speech for the currently selected synthesizer. As you use MAGic, you may want to hear different types of activities at different rates. For instance, while you are typing, you may want MAGic to read more quickly, so that you can ensure the accuracy of your typing. On the other hand, if you are reading a document, you might want MAGic to speak more slowly, so you can concentrate on content. Pitch The Pitch slider allows you to adjust the pitch for the currently selected voice. Punctuation The Punctuation list allows you to specify how much punctuation MAGic speaks. Available options are "None," "Some," "Most," and "All." Volume If you are using a hardware speech synthesizer, you can use the Volume slider to increase or decrease the volume of MAGic's speech. Spell Rate Change Percent When you hold down INSERT and press NUM PAD 5 twice quickly to spell a word, the word is spelled at a rate of speech slower than the normal speech rate. The value in the Spell Rate Change Percent edit box determines the extent to which the speech rate decreases. Upper Case Pitch Change Percent MAGic indicates that a letter is capitalized by reading it with higher-pitched speech. The value in the Upper Case Pitch Change Percent edit box determines the extent to which the pitch increases beyond the normal level. The values and ranges for this setting vary depending upon which synthesizer is selected. Save As Choose the Save As button to save your current global voice settings as part of a voice profile. Type a name for your voice profile or select an existing profile from the list. If you select an existing profile, that profile's global voice settings will be overwritten by the new settings when you choose OK. Restore to Factory The Restore to Factory button allows you to return to MAGic's default global voice settings. These were the settings in use when you first installed the program. Individual Voice Adjustment From the Speech menu, choose Individual Voice Adjustment to make changes to the voices that MAGic uses for reading documents, messages, menus, dialog boxes, items that you point to with the mouse, and keystrokes. You can define different settings for each of these contexts. Like global voice settings, you can save your individual voice settings as part of a voice profile, allowing you to switch between different settings quickly and easily. The options available in the Individual Voice Adjustment dialog box are the same as those in the Global Voice Adjustment dialog box. However, in the Individual Voice Adjustment dialog box, you can define different voice settings for each context. Tip: See page 70 for a description of each option in this dialog box. Unlike the Global Voice Adjustment dialog box, the Context list allows you to select which aspects of MAGic's speech you want to change. After you select one of the following items from the list, use the other options in the Voice area to customize MAGic's speech for that context: * Document Reading Voice - Select this option to change the speech used to read documents. * Mouse Voice - Select this option to change the speech used for mouse echo. * Keyboard Voice - Select this option to change the speech used for typing echo. * Message Voice - Select this option to change the speech used for announcing MAGic messages. * Menu and Dialog Voice - Select this option to change the speech used when navigating menus and dialog boxes. Mouse Echo If mouse echo is enabled, MAGic reads text that you point to with the mouse. To customize this feature, open the Speech menu and choose Mouse Echo. Enable Mouse Echo Use this check box to turn mouse echo on or off. Note: MAGic still speaks ToolTips if mouse echo is off. If you do not want MAGic to speak ToolTips, open the Speech menu and choose Verbosity. Then clear the Tool Tips check box. Speech Delay Specify the length of time you want MAGic to wait before it reads the word or line at the current location of the mouse pointer. The delay is measured in seconds. If you move the mouse pointer away before the delay has elapsed, MAGic does not read the word or line. Point & Speak In this area, select one of the following options: * Word at Mouse Position - MAGic reads the word at the current location of the mouse pointer. You must point at the word for the length of time specified in the Mouse Speech Delay box before MAGic reads the word. * Line at Mouse Position - MAGic reads the line of text at the current location of the mouse pointer. You must point at the line for the length of time specified in the Mouse Speech Delay box before MAGic reads the line. Mouse Movement Stops Speech Select this check box to allow MAGic to interrupt speech when you move the mouse pointer over text. If you clear this check box, you can move the mouse pointer anywhere on the screen without interrupting speech. This option does not interrupt speech generated by mouse echo. Typing Echo When Typing Echo is enabled, MAGic repeats characters and/or words as you type them. To customize this feature, open the Speech menu and choose Typing Echo. Enable Typing Echo Select this check box to turn on typing echo. Clear this check box to turn off typing echo. Typing Echo Unit Select one of the following options to determine whether MAGic should repeat characters you type, words that you type, or both: * Characters - MAGic speaks each character that you type. * Words - MAGic speaks each word that you type after you press the SPACEBAR. * Characters and Word - MAGic speaks each character that you type and then reads the entire word after you press the SPACEBAR. Tip: You can press INSERT+2 at any time to cycle through the available typing echo units. Indicate Capitalization Select one of the following options to determine how you want MAGic to indicate that a letter is capitalized: * No Indication - MAGic does not indicate capitalization. * Pitch Increment - MAGic indicates that a letter is capitalized by reading it in a higher pitched voice. * Say "Cap" - MAGic says the word, "Cap," before reading a letter that is capitalized. Indicate Capitalization During If you selected the Pitch Increment radio button, select one of the following options to determine when MAGic indicates that a letter is capitalized: * Say Character and Spelling - MAGic only indicates capital letters when spelling a word or reading by character. * Say Word, Character and Spelling - MAGic indicates capital letters when spelling, reading by word, and reading by character. * Say Line, Word, Character and Spelling - MAGic indicates capital letters when spelling and when reading by line, word, or character. Tip: You can press MAGic Key+F2 at any time to cycle through the various options for indicating capitalization. Verbosity From the Speech menu, choose Verbosity to control the event driven functions that MAGic speaks. Select the check boxes of the items that you want to hear. Automatically Speak This area contains check boxes that allow you to determine which items MAGic reads as you navigate dialog boxes or documents. If the check box next to the item is selected, then MAGic will announce that item. The following are brief descriptions of each available verbosity option: * Control Group Name - Often, options in a dialog box are put into groups when they have related functions. When this check box is selected, MAGic speaks the group box heading the first time you move to or select an item in the group. * Control Name - MAGic automatically reads the prompts or labels for dialog box options when you move to them. Control names appear on the screen, and usually provide information about a control. * Control Type - MAGic announces the type of the currently selected dialog box option. There are several common types of controls found in Windows, including edit boxes, combo boxes, buttons, list boxes, and so on. Control types do not appear as text on the screen. * Dialog Name - MAGic reads the text that appears on the title bar of a dialog box when it becomes active. * Dialog Text - MAGic reads the descriptive, non-interactive text that appears in dialog boxes. * Document Name - MAGic announces the title of the active document window. This can be the title of a document in Microsoft Word, a text document in Notepad, or e-mail message in Outlook. * Help Balloon - Help balloons are used in Windows XP to provide information about the selected item. When this check box is selected, MAGic automatically reads this information as it is displayed. * Item Number - MAGic automatically announces the selected item's numeric position in relation to the total number of items in a window, group, or list. * Item State - MAGic announces information that reflects the state of an item. For example, MAGic will notify you whether a choice in a list box is selected or not selected. * Position Information - MAGic provides information that describes an item's location in relation to the larger structure that contains it. For example, the coordinates of a table can be considered positional information because they describe that cell's position within the table. * MAGic Messages - MAGic provides you with messages that aid in navigation by verifying that a Windows action has taken place. For example, the message, "Top of window," assists in navigation by alerting you that you have reached the top of the current window. * Screen Message - MAGic reads text that appears on the screen, but may not be attached to a particular control. For example, some radio buttons have additional or related information found in another nearby area of the screen. * Selected Item - MAGic automatically reads the selected item within a list or window. * Status Information - MAGic provides you with speech feedback when you perform certain MAGic commands. * Tool Tips - Tool Tips frequently appear when you rest the mouse over an item for a brief period of time. The Tool Tip gives you a short description of the item. If this check box is selected, MAGic speaks Tool Tips of any length. Access Key Verbosity Within menus and buttons, often a letter is underlined. You can press the underlined letter (also called an access key) in conjunction with the ALT key to activate the command or button. You can choose which access keys MAGic announces by selecting one of the following options: * None - MAGic does not announce any access keys. * Speak All - MAGic announces access keys in both menus and dialog boxes. * Speak Menus Only - MAGic only announces access keys in menus. * Speak Dialogs Only - MAGic only announces access keys in dialog boxes. Restore Factory Settings Choose the Restore Factory Settings button to return to the default MAGic verbosity choices. These were the settings in use when you first installed the program. Verbosity Schemes From the Speech menu, choose Verbosity Schemes to create and switch between verbosity schemes. Verbosity schemes give you additional control over which items MAGic announces, as well as how they are announced. You can also define custom text that MAGic speaks when you move to a control or other element. Alternatively, you can assign a sound that you want MAGic to play instead of speaking. You can also choose to combine both speech and sounds, or tell MAGic to ignore certain items entirely. Scheme In the Scheme list, select the verbosity scheme that you want to use. If you create and save a new scheme, it appears in this list. Tip: You can press ALT+INSERT+S to select a different verbosity scheme at any time. Save As After you choose which speech and sounds you want MAGic to use when announcing various control types and states, choose the Save As button to save your preferences as a scheme. Navigate to the folder where you want to save the scheme, and then type a name for the scheme in the File Name edit box. This is the name that appears in the Scheme list. Select your new scheme in the Scheme list to activate it. Delete Choose the Delete button to delete the verbosity scheme currently selected in the Scheme list. Control Type The Control Type list shows all of the various controls that MAGic can announce. A control can be a dialog box option, HTML element, heading, button, or other item. The Behavior column lists the action that MAGic takes when you move to that control type. "Speak" means that MAGic announces the control type using synthesized speech. "Play Sound" means that MAGic plays a specific sound instead of speech. "Speak & Play Sound" means that MAGic both speaks the control type and plays a sound. "Ignore" means that MAGic does not announce the control in any way. Behavior To change the action associated with a control, select the control in the Control Type list and then choose a new action from the Behavior list. If you select "Play Sound" or "Speak & Play Sound," you must choose the Select Wave File button to pick which sound you want to use. Tip: Assign the behavior "Ignore" to control types that you do not want MAGic to announce. Text If you select "Speak" or "Speak & Play Sound" in the Behavior list, you can type some custom text in this edit box that you want MAGic to announce. MAGic reads this text instead of the control type. Select Wave File If you select "Play Sound" or "Speak & Play Sound" in the Behavior list, choose the Select Wave File button to open the Select Sound dialog box. Select the sound that you want to use and choose OK. You can choose the Play button to hear a preview of the selected sound. If the sound you want to use is not in the list, choose the Browse button to locate the file on your computer. You can use any sound file with a .wav file extension. After you locate and select the file, choose OK to add it to the list of available sounds. Control State The Control State list shows all of the control states that MAGic can announce. Control states provide various information about the status of a control. For example, the control states for a check box are "Checked" and "Unchecked." The Behavior column lists the action that MAGic takes when you move to an item with that control state. "Speak" means that MAGic announces the control state using synthesized speech. "Play Sound" means that MAGic plays a specific sound instead of speech. "Speak & Play Sound" means that MAGic both reads the control state and plays a sound. "Ignore" means that MAGic does not announce the control state in any way. Behavior To change the action associated with a control, select the control in the Control State list and then choose a new action from the Behavior list. If you select "Play Sound" or "Speak & Play Sound," you must choose the Select Wave File button to pick which sound you want to use. Text If you select "Speak" or "Speak & Play Sound" in the Behavior list, you can type some custom text in this edit box that you want MAGic to announce. MAGic reads this text instead of the control state. Select Wave File If you select "Play Sound" or "Speak & Play Sound" in the Behavior list, choose the Select Wave File button (see page 82) to open the Select Sound dialog box. Document and Text Reading From the Speech menu, choose Document and Text Reading to customize how MAGic reads, highlights text, and scrolls the page. Note: You cannot use the box highlight style or adjust the transparency, thickness, or color of the highlighting if you are using Windows 95, 98, or ME. Highlight Style When MAGic uses synthesized speech to read the text on your screen, it can highlight the text it is speaking. This allows you to easily follow the text visually while MAGic reads. In the Highlight Style list, choose one of the following options to specify how you want MAGic to highlight text: * None - MAGic does not highlight text as it reads. * Box - Surrounds the text MAGic reads with an empty, rectangular outline. * Block - Highlights the text MAGic reads with a solid rectangle. * Underline - Underlines the text that MAGic reads. Color In the Color list, choose a color for the highlight style you selected. If you want to invert the colors in the area covered by the highlight, choose Invert Colors. Transparency Use the Transparency slider to adjust the transparency level of the selected highlight style. A higher level of transparency allows you to see more of the surrounding area covered by the highlighting. Thickness Use the Thickness slider to adjust the thickness of the highlight style you selected. This lets you change the vertical size of the underline and block highlight styles, and determine the thickness of the border for the box highlight style. Auto Scroll During Reading The Auto Scroll During Reading area lets you customize how speech advances when the bottom of a window is reached. * None - Reading stops at the bottom of the window regardless of the size of the document. The document does not scroll automatically; you must move to the next screen manually and make MAGic begin speaking again. * By Page - Reading continues beyond the window limit by automatically feeding the next page of the document. * By Line - Reading continues beyond the window limit by automatically feeding the document one line at a time. Move to Last Spoken Word The following options automatically advance the mouse pointer or typing cursor when you stop reading: * Mouse Pointer - If you select this check box, the mouse pointer automatically moves to the last item that MAGic read when you stop reading or decide to pause. * Typing Cursor - If you select this check box, the insertion point automatically moves to the beginning of the last item that MAGic read when you stop reading or decide to pause. This feature is only active when reading documents and windows that you can edit. Auto Speak Web Pages Select the Auto Speak Web Pages check box if you want MAGic to automatically begin reading when you view Web pages or other HTML documents. Chapter 6 Keyboard The Keyboard menu allows you to customize how you use your computer's keyboard with MAGic. MAGic Key Pressing the MAGic Key in combination with other keys activates a MAGic command if one is assigned, otherwise it will pass the key combination through to the application. Pressing the MAGic Key by itself and releasing it will not carry out any action. The default MAGic Key is CAPS LOCK. From the Keyboard menu, choose MAGic Key to assign the MAGic Key to any of the following keys: extended INSERT (found on the six pack), NUM PAD INSERT, either INSERT, or SCROLL LOCK (the key just above HOME on the six pack). Keyboard Assignments From the Keyboard menu on the MAGic user interface, select Keyboard Assignments to learn more about the hot keys in MAGic. You can view the current hot keys assigned to actions, assign different hot keys, remove hot keys, or restore the hot keys to the default settings from within the Keyboard Assignments dialog box. In the Category list, select what kind of hot keys you want to view. By choosing one of these categories, the items in the Action list will change to show only items that fit the category, making the list more manageable. Note: Selecting a specific application category shows hot keys for special MAGic functions in that application. Selecting All Default will not show application hot keys. Move to the Action list and select the action that you want to view. The hot key appears in the Current Hot Keys list, located to the right. If no hot key appears in the Current Hot Keys list, no hot key is assigned. Customizing Hot Keys To add a hot key, select an action in the Action list and click Assign Hot Key or press ALT+S. Press the combination of keys that you want to assign to the selected action. The key combination appears in the Assign To edit box. When you assign hot keys to actions, it doesn't matter whether you press the right or left ALT, CTRL, or SHIFT key. However, you may want to use only the left or right key so that additional key combinations remain available. To specify the left or right ALT, CTRL, or SHIFT keys for a hot key, select the appropriate check box(es) in the Differentiate Between area before you activate the Assign Hot Key button. For example, if you want to create a hot key that uses only the left ALT key, select the Left/Right Alt check box. Note: The hot keys that you assign while these check boxes are selected will always require you to press the correct left or right key. If you later clear the check box, previously created hot keys still require you to use the correct left or right key. To remove a hot key, select it in the Current Hot Keys list and click Remove Hot Key or press ALT+R. MAGic then asks you to confirm that you want to delete the hot key. You can click Restore Defaults or press ALT+D to return all hot key assignments to their original key combinations. Chapter 7 Application Specific Functions MAGic contains application specific functions to help you work in popular software applications. With MAGic's application specific functions, you will find that using these functions consolidates screen information, enhances application navigation, and eliminates visual clutter. For example, with MAGic running in Microsoft(r) Excel you can bring up a dialog box that will list the cells for a particular row that contain data. This consolidates screen information, because it presents the header, if one exists, and only those cells containing data. You can then move directly to a particular cell, without pressing the arrow keys to move through multiple empty cells, which enhances application navigation. When using MAGic with Microsoft(r) Internet Explorer, you can eliminate visual clutter by reformatting the screen. After you reformat, MAGic presents only the necessary text, and hides graphics that may not be of interest to you. With only the text showing, you'll find it easier to read the less cluttered screen. Tip: MAGic allows you to save specific groups of settings that are automatically applied while you use certain programs. For more information on application-specific settings, see Saving Your MAGic Settings on page 21. MAGic and Microsoft Word This help topic discusses how to use MAGic with Microsoft Word. The information in this section has been verified for Word 2000 through 2003. The level of support MAGic provides for other versions of this product may vary. MAGic Keystrokes for Word List Spelling Errors ALT+SHIFT+L List Revisions MAGic Key+SHIFT+R or INSERT+SHIFT+R List Grammatical Errors CTRL+SHIFT+G List Comments CTRL+SHIFT+ APOSTROPHE Post Comment ALT+SHIFT+APOSTROPHE List Hyperlinks MAGic Key+F7 or INSERT+F7 List Inline Objects CTRL+SHIFT+O Focus to First Form Field MAGic Key+CTRL+HOME or INSERT+CTRL+HOME Select a Field MAGic Key+F5 or INSERT+F5 Select a Table MAGic Key+CTRL+T Say Column Title MAGic Key+ALT+SHIFT+C or INSERT+ALT+SHIFT+C Say Row Title MAGic Key+ALT+SHIFT+R or INSERT+ALT+SHIFT+R Post Footnote or Endnote ALT+SHIFT+E Convert Shape to Text ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+C Read Mistake and Suggestion MAGic Key+F7 or INSERT+F7 Say Current Scheme Name MAGic Key+ALT+Q or INSERT+ALT+Q Adjust MAGic Options MAGic Key+O List Spelling Errors Press ALT+SHIFT+L to list all the words Microsoft Word marked as misspelled. From this dialog box, you can move to a selected misspelled word in the document. List Revisions Press MAGic Key+SHIFT+R or INSERT+SHIFT+R to list all the revisions in Word's Track Changes feature. From this dialog box, you can move to a selected revision in the document. List Grammatical Errors Use CTRL+SHIFT+G to list all the phrases marked by Microsoft Word as grammatical errors. From this dialog box, you can move to a selected grammatical error in the document. List Comments Use CTRL+SHIFT+APOSTROPHE to list all the reviewer's comments throughout the document, and this dialog box allows you to move to the selected comment. Post Comment Press ALT+SHIFT+APOSTROPHE to display a comment in a message box. To use this keystroke with speech you must enable Unpunctuated Phrases in the Verbosity dialog box found under the Speech menu and place the insertion point at the very end of the comment marker in the document. Use this keystroke to avoid hovering over the comment marker in the document. If you hover over the comment marker in higher magnifications, scrolling the magnified comment text could be a problem. List Hyperlinks Press MAGic Key+F7 or INSERT+F7 to list the hyperlinks in the current document. From this dialog box, you can either move to the hyperlink in the document, or you can activate the hyperlink. List Inline Objects Press CTRL+SHIFT+O to list all inline objects in the text layer of the document. It allows you to move to the location of the selected object in the document. Focus to First Form Field Press MAGic Key+CTRL+HOME or INSERT+CTRL+HOME to move to the first form field in a document. Select a Field Use MAGic Key+F5 or INSERT+F5 to list all the fields in a document. From this dialog box, you can move to a selected field. Select a Table Press MAGic Key+CTRL+T to list all the tables in the document. You can move to a table from the dialog box that appears. If the document is protected to only allow edits in form fields, MAGic moves the insertion point to the first form field of the selected table. Say Column Title Press MAGic Key+ALT+SHIFT+C or INSERT+ALT+SHIFT+C while in any cell of a table column to hear that column's title. Say Row Title Press MAGic Key+ALT+SHIFT+R or INSERT+ALT+SHIFT+R while in any cell of a table row to hear that row's title. Post Footnote or Endnote Press ALT+SHIFT+E to display a footnote or endnote in a message box. The insertion point must be located on the footnote or endnote reference and you must enable Unpunctuated Phrases in the Verbosity dialog box found under MAGic's Speech menu. Convert Shape to Text Press ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+C to change unreadable graphics such as WordArt into text that can be read by MAGic. Read Mistake and Suggestion Press MAGic Key+F7 or INSERT+F7 while in the Spelling and Grammar dialog box to read and spell the misspelled word and the first suggested replacement. Say Current Scheme Name Press MAGic Key+ALT+Q or INSERT+ALT+Q to hear the name of the currently loaded scheme for the active document. MAGic Options for Word Press MAGic Key+O to display the Adjust MAGic Options dialog box. The options in this dialog box allow you to control how much information MAGic provides about the document while you navigate or edit it. Use the arrow keys to move through the list. To change the currently selected option, press the SPACEBAR or click the Execute button. When you are finished, choose the Close button. Each option in the Adjust MAGic Options dialog box is described below. Fields If this option is on, MAGic announces form fields as you navigate the document. Announce Cell Coordinates If this option is on, MAGic announces the coordinates of the current table cell when you move to it. Tables If this option is on, MAGic announces when you move into, out of, and within a table (from row to row or column to column) and even warns you when you move into the last cell. MAGic can also detect nested tables. Table Description Non-uniform tables are tables with rows that span more than one column, or columns that span more than one row. When this option is on, MAGic provides detailed information about these tables that can help you navigate and get oriented. If you do not want to hear this information, turn this option off. This setting is retained even after you quit Word. Override Named Titles Document authors can use bookmarks to make tables more accessible by indicating row and/or column headings. This verbosity option allows you to ignore these named titles. Choose "On for the current file" to override named titles only for tables in the currently open document. Choose "On for all files" to override named titles in all documents that you open in Word. By default, this option is set to "Off" so that MAGic can process any named titles that an author may have inserted into the document. Creating Accessible Tables You can create accessible tables for MAGic 10.0 or later and JAWS 6.0 or later solely by using functionality available in Microsoft Word. This means that even those who do not use accessibility software can mark table row and/or column headings for JAWS and MAGic users. To make a table accessible for users of JAWS or MAGic, start Microsoft Word and open the document containing your table(s). If the table has both row and column headings, place the insertion point in a cell where the row and column containing the headings meet. Then, open the Insert menu and choose Bookmark. Type "Title" and press ENTER. If the table has only row headings, place the insertion point in any cell within the column containing the headings. Then, open the Insert menu and choose Bookmark. Type "RowTitle" and press ENTER. If the table has only column headings, place the insertion point in any cell within the row containing the headings. Then, open the Insert menu and choose Bookmark. Type "ColumnTitle" and press ENTER. Tip: Do not place a bookmark in each cell that contains a heading. JAWS recognizes all cells in the marked row and/or column as a heading. Microsoft Word does not allow two bookmarks to use the same name. If there is more than one table in your document, add a number or descriptive word to the end of the bookmark text used to indicate headings. For example, "Title_1," "RowTitle_Revenue," or "ColumnTitle_Expenses." Any MAGic user can override the information provided by the document author. To do this, press MAGic Key+O while you are in Word to open the Adjust MAGic Options dialog box. Select "Override Named Titles" and use the SPACEBAR to cycle through the available options. Choose "On for the current file" to override named titles for tables in the currently open document. Choose "On for all files" to override named titles in all documents that you open in Word. If you want to use the table information provided by the author again, choose "Off." MAGic and Microsoft Excel This help topic discusses how to use MAGic with Microsoft Excel. The information in this section has been verified for Excel 2000 through 2003. The level of support MAGic provides for other versions of this product may vary. MAGic Keystrokes for Excel List Cells with Comments CTRL+SHIFT+APOSTROPHE Read Cell Comment ALT+SHIFT+APOSTROPHE List Column CTRL+SHIFT+C Set Column Titles Range ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+C Post Column Title ALT+SHIFT+C Set Totals Column CTRL+MAGic Key+ENTER or CTRL+INSERT+ENTER Post Column Total INSERT+ENTER List Row CTRL+SHIFT+R Set Row Titles Range ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+R Post Row Title ALT+SHIFT+R Set Totals Row CTRL+MAGic Key+DELETE or CTRL+INSERT+DELETE Post Row Total INSERT+R or INSERT+DELETE List Visible Cells with Data CTRL+SHIFT+D Select Hyperlink CTRL+SHIFT+H Read Cell Hyperlink ALT+SHIFT+H Set Monitor Cells ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+1 through 0 Move to Monitor Cell CTRL+SHIFT+M Return to Previous Cell CTRL+SHIFT+GRAVE Post Monitor Cells ALT+SHIFT+1 through 0 Move to Worksheet CTRL+SHIFT+S Say Active Cell Coordinates INSERT+C Spell Check INSERT+F7 Collapse Selection to Active Cell SHIFT+BACKSPACE Adjust MAGic Options MAGic Key+O List Cells with Comments Use CTRL+SHIFT+APOSTROPHE to list all of the cells in the visible window that have an attached comment. This allows you to quickly locate any visible cells that may provide important information about the spreadsheet. Read Cell Comment Use ALT+SHIFT+APOSTROPHE to read a cell comment if there is one. List Column Use CTRL+SHIFT+C to list the cells in the current column that contain data. From this dialog box, you can move to a particular cell. If you defined column or row titles they will also be displayed. Set Column Titles Range Use ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+C to define the current row as the row containing column titles. Post Column Title Press ALT+SHIFT+C to the speak current column's title (if speech is enabled) or display it in a message box (if speech is disabled). Use this keystroke when you work in complex datasheets to find the column title without scrolling away from your current place. You must define the column's title before the keystroke will be effective. Do so from within the Adjust MAGic Options dialog box. You also must enable Unpunctuated Phrases in the Verbosity dialog box if you want speech. You can find the Verbosity dialog box under MAGic's Speech menu. Tip: If speech is enabled you can press ALT+SHIFT+C twice quickly to display the column title in a message box. Set Totals Column Use CTRL+MAGic Key+ENTER or CTRL+INSERT+ENTER to define the current column as the column containing row totals. Post Column Total Press INSERT+ENTER to display the current column's total in a message box. MAGic will find either the predefined row containing column totals, set in the Adjust MAGic Options dialog box, or will search the current column for a cell that contains the word SUM. To use this keystroke with speech you must enable Unpunctuated Phrases in the Verbosity dialog box found under the Speech menu. List Row Use CTRL+SHIFT+R to list the cells in the current row that contain data. This allows you to set focus on the selected cell. If you defined column or row titles they will also be displayed. Set Row Titles Range Use ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+R to define the current column as the column containing row titles. Post Row Title Press ALT+SHIFT+R to the speak current row's title (if speech is enabled) or display it in a message box (if speech is disabled). You must define the row's title first, using the Adjust MAGic Options dialog box and you must enable Unpunctuated Phrases in the Verbosity dialog box found under the Speech menu. Tip: If speech is enabled you can press ALT+SHIFT+C twice quickly to display the row title in a message box. Set Totals Row Use CTRL+MAGic Key+DELETE or CTRL+INSERT+DELETE to define the current row as the row containing column totals. Post Row Total Use INSERT+R or INSERT+DELETE to display the current row's total in a message box. MAGic will find either the predefined column containing row totals, set in the Adjust MAGic Options dialog box, or will search the current row for a cell that contains the word SUM. To use this keystroke with speech you must enable Unpunctuated Phrases in the Verbosity dialog box found under the Speech menu. List Visible Cells with Data Use CTRL+SHIFT+D to list only the cells with data, which are visible on the screen. This enables you to quickly access relevant cells that are visible on the current screen, skipping blank cells. Select Hyperlink Press CTRL+SHIFT+H to list all hyperlinks on the current sheet, and this dialog box allows you to either move to the cell containing the hyperlink, or activate the link. Read Cell Hyperlink Press ALT+SHIFT+H to read a hyperlink associated with the selected cell. Set Monitor Cells Use monitor cells to observe an area of your spreadsheet as you work. Press ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+1 to assign the cell or region of cells to the first monitor cell. Use ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+1 through 0 to assign up to ten different monitor cells. Move to Monitor Cell Press CTRL+SHIFT+M to list all defined monitor cells, so you can move to a particular cell. Return to Previous Cell After you move to monitor cell with CTRL+SHIFT+M, you can press CTRL+SHIFT+GRAVE to return to the previous cell. Post Monitor Cells Press ALT+SHIFT+1 through 0 on the number row to the speak the contents of that monitor cell (if speech is enabled) or display the contents in a message box (if speech is disabled). For example if you have five monitor cells defined, and you want to know the information in the third monitor cell, press ALT+SHIFT+3. To use this keystroke with speech you must enable Unpunctuated Phrases in the Verbosity dialog box found under the Speech menu. Tip: If speech is enabled you can press ALT+SHIFT+1 through 0 twice quickly to display the monitor cell contents in a message box. Move to Worksheet Press CTRL+SHIFT+S to list the worksheets in the current workbook. You can then select one from the list and move to the first cell in that worksheet. Say Active Cell Coordinates Use INSERT+C to announce the coordinates of the active cell. Press this keystroke twice quickly to spell out the coordinates. Press this keystroke three times quickly to hear the coordinates of the active cell announced phonetically. Spell Check Use INSERT+F7 to read the spelling error and suggested replacement word using Spell Checker. Collapse Selection to Active Cell Use SHIFT+BACKSPACE to minimize the highlighted area of the current selection down to the active cell. MAGic Options for Excel Press MAGic Key+O to adjust options that allow for easier navigation in higher levels of magnification. MAGic presents the Adjust MAGic Options dialog box, which contains several options from which you can choose. Cell Verbosity Use this verbosity option to determine whether you want MAGic to announce a cell's coordinates when you select it. Formulas The announcement of formulas can be toggled for each worksheet in a specific workbook. Formula announcement is on by default. Comments The announcement of comments can be toggled for each worksheet in a specific workbook. Comment announcement is on by default. Regions If you use more than one region in Excel, turn on multiple region support to hear when you enter different regions. For information regarding regions, please see the Excel Help file. Title Reading You can change how MAGic reads row and column titles you have defined. Choose one of the following: * Off - MAGic does not announce row or column titles. * Read Row Titles - When you move to a different row, MAGic reads the row title. MAGic does not announce column titles. * Read Column Titles - When you move to a different column, MAGic reads the column title. MAGic does not announce row titles. * Read Both Titles - When you move to a different column, MAGic reads the column title. When you move to a different row, MAGic reads the row title. Read Titles for Use this option to define how MAGic should read row and column titles. Set Region Column Titles to Row Range MAGic defined the selected row range as the rows containing column titles so that when you press the keystroke to Post Column Title, MAGic reads the title for the current row. Set Region Row Titles to Column Range MAGic define the selected column range as the columns containing row titles so that when you press the keystroke to Post Row Title, MAGic reads the title for the current column. Set Totals Column MAGic defines as the column in this region where row totals will be found. If you press post row total, instead of searching down the row to find the total, MAGic looks directly to this column. Set Totals Row MAGic defines as the row in this region where column totals will be found. If you press post column total, instead of searching down the column to find the total, MAGic looks directly to this column. Define Monitor Cells A monitor cell is a cell or range of cells you can observe while you work in other areas of the spreadsheet. You have ten monitor cells available, which are defined by pressing ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+1 through 0 on the number row, and read by pressing ALT+SHIFT+1 through 0. Instead of using ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+1 through 0, you can press MAGic Key+O for Adjust MAGic Options, and press the SPACEBAR on this option, and MAGic determines the next undefined monitor cell for this sheet and defines it to point to the currently selected range of cells. MAGic then tells you which monitor cell it has assigned to the range. Then you press the appropriate keystroke to read this range from anywhere on this sheet. For example, if you hear, "assigning monitor cell 5 to B5," it means that you should press ALT+SHIFT+5 to hear the cell contents. Monitor cells are defined on a sheet-by-sheet basis regardless of the multiple or single region support setting. Announce Monitor Cell Titles Use this option to toggle the announcement of titles for monitor cells that you select. Clear Monitor Cells Clears the monitor cells defined for the current sheet. Clear Title and Total Definitions Clears any definitions for the following: the row range used for this region's column titles, the column range used for this region's row titles, and the row and column used for column and row totals. It also turns off title reading and resets MAGic so if you press a total reading keystroke (Post Row/Column total), MAGic will search across the row or down the column in the current region for a total rather than using the defined total row or column. Override Named Titles Any MAGic user can override row and column title information provided by the spreadsheet author. To do this, choose "On for the current file" to override named titles only in the currently open spreadsheet. Choose "On for all files" to override named titles in all spreadsheets that you open in Excel. If you want to use the row and column title information provided by the author again, choose "Off." Workbook Settings The Workbook Settings option determines which settings to use to read a particular workbook. If you often receive workbooks that contain similar setups, for example, or if you receive a workbook every month for which you can use the same title, total, and monitor settings, you would not want to have to set these features for every new workbook. If you choose "Best Match," MAGic determines which of your settings files best matches the current workbook, and automatically loads these settings. If you only want settings to load if they are designed for a particular workbook, choose "Exact Match." Defining Row and Column Titles Before MAGic can read the titles of cells within a spreadsheet, you must specify which columns and/or rows contain those titles. To define row titles, move to the column containing the row titles and press ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+R. To define column titles, move to the row containing the column titles and press ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+C. Tip: You can also press MAGic Key+O to use the Adjust MAGic Options dialog box to define row and column titles. Alternatively, you can use Excel's naming function to specify which rows and columns contain cell titles. Using names instead of MAGic commands makes the spreadsheet accessible to any user of MAGic 10.0 or later and JAWS 6.10 or later. There is no need to provide other users with the spreadsheet's .jsi file because the row and column title information is saved in the worksheet. This feature allows any spreadsheet author to define row and column titles without installing or using JAWS or MAGic. To use names to define row and column titles, do the following: 1. Move to the first cell in the column or row containing the titles. If the spreadsheet contains both row and column titles, move to the cell where these two intersect. 2. From the Insert menu, select Name and press RIGHT ARROW. 3. Select Define and press ENTER. 4. If the column contains row titles, type "RowTitle" and press ENTER. If the row contains column titles, type "ColumnTitle" and press ENTER. If the cell is the intersection of both row and column titles, type "Title" and press ENTER. If you are defining column/row titles for any worksheet other than worksheet 1, you must add the number of the worksheet after "RowTitle," "ColumnTitle," or "Title." For example, if you are defining a row containing column titles in worksheet 4, you would type "ColumnTitle4." To hear which worksheet you are in, press INSERT+F1. Tip: You can define more than one row or column as a title range. For example, if you want to define rows 1 and 2 as column titles, select both rows and then assign the name "ColumnTitle" to them. MAGic can now recognize the cell as the beginning of a range of row and/or column titles. If a particular worksheet within a workbook has title rows and/or columns defined using this feature, you cannot use the standard MAGic method for defining title rows and/or columns. However, if another worksheet in the same workbook does not have row and column titles defined using the Excel naming function, you can use the standard MAGic method. In addition, you cannot use this feature if the spreadsheet contains multiple regions. Defining Row and Column Titles for Worksheets with Multiple Regions You can define individual row and/or column titles for different regions in the same workbook. To define a row and/or column title for region, you use the same procedure described in Defining Row and Column Titles on page 103 to assign a specific name to a cell in the heading row and/or column. However, you must use the following procedure when defining names for row and column titles that are specific to one region: 1. Type "TitleRegion," "RowTitleRegion," or "ColumnTitleRegion" depending on whether this cell is in the heading row, heading column, or both. 2. Type the region number. For example, you would type a "1" if the cells were in the first region. There should be no space between the previous text and this number. 3. Type a period followed by the coordinates of the top, left cell in the region (for example, "A1"). 4. Type a period followed by the coordinates of the bottom, right cell in the region (for example, "N9"). 5. Type a period followed by the worksheet number. For example, you would type a "1" if the cell was in worksheet 1. For example, assume you have a spreadsheet with a region whose boundaries are row 1 at column A and row 9 at column N. It also has a second region with boundaries of row 10 at column C and row 14 at column D. Both regions are on worksheet 1. To define row 1 as the row containing column headers for the cells in the first region, you would assign the following name to cell A1: ColumnTitleRegion1.A1.N9.1. To define row 9 as the row containing column headers for the cells in the second region, you would assign the following name to cell C10: ColumnTitleRegion2.C10.D14.1. MAGic and Microsoft Internet Explorer MAGic has shortcut keys to help you use Internet Explorer without relying on the mouse to access certain features. The information in this section has been verified for Internet Explorer 6 or later. The level of support MAGic provides for other versions of this product may vary. MAGic Keystrokes for Internet Explorer Select a Link MAGic Key+F7 or INSERT+F7 Select a Form Field MAGic Key+F5 or INSERT+F5 Select a Link Use MAGic Key+F7 or INSERT+F7. Brings up a dialog box containing a list of the links present in the page. You can then select a link by using the arrow keys or the first letter of the link. Press ENTER to open the selected link. Select Form Field Use INSERT+F5. Displays a list of all form fields on the page. You can then select a field by using the arrow keys or the first letter of the form field name. Press ENTER to move to the selected form field. Using Forms MAGic allows you to interact easily with Web-based forms whether you use the mouse or the keyboard to select form controls. MAGic will also let you switch easily between navigating the Web page contents and interacting with the form controls. When using the mouse, clicking on a form control, such as an edit box or list, switches MAGic to Forms mode. To exit Forms mode, click anywhere on the page other than the form controls. When using the keyboard, move to a form control and press the ENTER key to switch to Forms mode. To exit Forms mode, press NUM PAD PLUS. Tip: Forms mode is automatically turned off when you activate the button that submits the form. After you switch to Forms mode, you can then use the arrow keys to navigate within the list or edit field. In the case of edit fields, you can also use navigation and selection keystrokes as usual. You cannot navigate outside the form controls with the arrow keys until you exit forms mode. MAGic and Adobe Acrobat/Reader MAGic has shortcut keys to help you use Adobe Acrobat and Reader without relying on the mouse to access certain features. The information in this section has been verified for Adobe Acrobat/Reader 6 or later. The level of support MAGic provides for other versions of these products may vary. MAGic Keystrokes for Adobe Acrobat/Reader Select a Link MAGic Key+F7 or INSERT+F7 Select a Link Use MAGic Key+F7 or INSERT+F7. Displays a list of the links present in the PDF document. You can then select a link by using the arrow keys or the first letter of the link. Press ENTER to open the selected link. MAGic and Outlook/Outlook Express MAGic has shortcut keys to help you use Outlook and Outlook Express without relying on the mouse to access certain features. The information in this section has been verified for Outlook 2000 and later and Outlook Express 6 or later. The level of support MAGic provides for other versions of these products may vary. MAGic Keystrokes for Outlook/Outlook Express Read Misspelled Word and Suggestion INSERT+F7 Read MSAA Information ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+M Read Misspelled Word and Suggestion Use INSERT+F7. Speaks and spells the misspelled word and the first suggestion in the Outlook spellchecker. Read MSAA Information Use ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+M. If information for the currently selected item is abbreviated or not read in full, perform this command. MSAA (Microsoft Active Accessibility) provides more details to MAGic so that the information can be read completely. Chapter 8 Contacting Freedom Scientific Corporate Headquarters Freedom Scientific BLV Group, LLC 11800 31st Court North St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1805 USA Telephone: (727) 803-8000 Fax: (727) 803-8001 World Wide Web: http://www.FreedomScientific.com Office hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (USA) Technical Support Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 7:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (USA) Freedom Scientific Web Site The Freedom Scientific Web site, http://www.FreedomScientific.com, is a comprehensive source of information regarding MAGic screen magnification software, JAWS screen reader software, training opportunities, application-specific cassette tutorials and the company that develops these products. The Freedom Scientific Web site is designed to be accessible by people with disabilities and includes a great deal of technical support information as well as online ordering capability, RealAudio descriptions of many products, and continuous product update and maintenance downloads. Documentation Feedback At Freedom Scientific, we strive to produce the highest quality documentation products, and welcome your feedback. If you have comments or suggestions about our online Help or printed guides, send your e-mail messages to Documentation@FreedomScientific.com. Sales Contacting the Freedom Scientific Sales Department Sales Telephone: (800) 444-4443 International Sales Telephone, including Canada: (727) 803-8000 Sales Fax: (727) 803-8001 World Wide Web: http://www.FreedomScientific.com Sales e-mail: info@FreedomScientific.com To ensure that your request is handled promptly, include your complete address and telephone number. Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm EST (USA) Technical Support You must be a registered user to access Freedom Scientific support services. Freedom Scientific support services are subject to Freedom Scientific terms and conditions in place at the time the service is used. Reach Technical Support using the following options: World Wide Web: http://www.FreedomScientific.com Technical Support e-mail: Support@FreedomScientific.com Technical Support Telephone: (727) 803-8600 When you call, be at your computer, have your documentation in hand, and be prepared to provide the following information: * Product serial number used for registration. * Product name and version number. * Type of computer hardware you are using. * Software version number of Windows. * Exact wording of any messages that appear on your screen. * What you were doing when the problem occurred. * How you tried to solve the problem. Technical Support Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 7:00 pm EST (USA) Appendix A Remote Access Remote access software, like Citrix Program Neighborhood and Remote Desktop Connection, allows you to establish a connection from your computer (called the "client") to another computer (called the "server"). Once connected, you can run programs and view files just as if you were sitting at the server's keyboard. The server handles all processing and data storage tasks. The client computer acts as an intermediary between you and the server, relaying your commands and displaying the results. Visually, users see a graphical representation of the server's desktop on their client computer. However, the version of MAGic installed on the client cannot read or interact with this image. With MAGic remote access, you install a version of MAGic on the server to provide access to programs you use while in a terminal session. The version of MAGic installed on the server sends the output to the client through a virtual channel. The version of MAGic installed on the client computer then relays this output to the user. The Remote Access feature is only available for licenses of MAGic Professional that use Internet License Manager (ILM) for authorization. You cannot use the Quella or thumb drive versions of MAGic in terminal sessions. The Remote Access feature must be purchased separately. Contact Freedom Scientific Sales for more information. System Requirements Server System Requirements Citrix and Terminal Services both allow client computers to connect to the server and access programs and files stored on it through the Windows user interface. Your server must meet the following requirements: * Microsoft Windows 2000/XP or Windows Server 2000/2003. * If you are using Citrix ICA protocol, you will need Citrix MetaFrame Feature Release 3 or later. Client System Requirements Client computers can use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) or Citrix Independent Computer Architecture (ICA) protocol to connect to a server and access its programs and files. MAGic only supports Windows-based clients. There are no additional system requirements beyond those required for MAGic and Citrix Program Neighborhood, Terminal Services Client, and/or Remote Desktop Connection. In addition, client computers must meet the following minimum requirements: * Program Neighborhood Client version 7.0 or later, if you are using Citrix ICA protocol. * If you are using Terminal Services, you need either Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection version 5.0 or later or Terminal Services Client version 5.0 or later. * One or more serial ports, if you are using a serial hardware synthesizer. One port is required for each device. * One or more USB ports, if you are using a USB hardware synthesizer. One port is required for each device. User and Shared Profiles for Remote Access Just as Windows provides a My Documents folder for each user on a computer or server, MAGic allows each user to have their own profile. This profile contains the user's custom settings. This allows different users on the same system to set up and run MAGic in completely different ways. MAGic saves your user settings in Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Freedom Scientific\MAGic\Version\Settings\Enu. In addition to these user profiles, MAGic also sets up a shared profile. MAGic uses the settings in this shared profile whenever the user has not specifically defined their own custom settings. The shared profile allows a network administrator to set up a baseline configuration for MAGic according to the needs of that network's users. MAGic saves shared settings in Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Freedom Scientific\MAGic\Version\Settings\Enu. Note: User settings override any identical setting specified in the shared profile. User and shared profiles allow MAGic to work better with Citrix MetaFrame and Terminal Services. Each user that connects remotely to the server uses his or her own user settings, without overriding the shared settings or the settings of other users. Your settings for remote sessions are stored on the server and are available if you connect to the server using the same account and a different client computer. A user can have different settings for using MAGic locally on the client computer and using MAGic remotely with the server. Assigning Access Privileges Before installing MAGic on the server, ensure that you have full write access to the folder where MAGic will be located. All MAGic users should have read-only access to this folder using the same network name. MAGic saves user settings files in the folder Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Freedom Scientific\MAGic\Version\Settings\Enu (where User Name is the name associated with the user account). Users must have read and write access to these files. Settings in shared files apply to all MAGIC users on the computer or network. MAGic saves shared files in Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Freedom Scientific\MAGic\Version\Settings\Enu so they are accessible to each user that logs on to the computer. Users must have a minimum of read-only access to these files. Remote Access Installation Instructions You must install MAGic on the server and all client computers. The server and/or client must have the proper licenses with the remote access option enabled. In addition, the version of MAGic installed on the server must be identical to the version of MAGic installed on the client computer. Installing MAGic on the Server Do the following to install MAGic with remote access support on the server. This procedure provides MAGic speech access for local users of the server. You must have administrative privileges for the server to install MAGic. In addition, you must restart the server after installation. Tip: For information on installing MAGic on the server remotely or without installing the drivers, refer to the MAGic online help system. 1. Insert the MAGic program CD into the server's CD drive. 2. When the MAGic Setup dialog box displays, choose the MAGic Setup button. If the dialog box does not appear, press WINDOWS Key+R, type "D:\Setup.exe" and press ENTER (if your CD drive is not D, substitute the correct letter). Note: If you are installing MAGic from the package for the Web, press WINDOWS Key+E, navigate to the folder where you saved the package file, select the file, and press ENTER. 3. When Setup asks you to select an installation type, select Guided. 4. Choose the destination folder and your startup preferences. 5. When Setup asks you to select remote access components, select the Allow MAGic Enabled Clients to Connect to this System check box. If you intend to use the server computer locally to connect to another server, you can select the Allow this System to Connect to MAGic Enabled Servers check box as well. 6. Follow the instructions and complete the installation. Installing MAGic on Client Computers After you install MAGic on the server, you must install the program on any client computers that will use MAGic while accessing the server remotely. Do the following to install the program on a client computer: 1. Insert the MAGic program CD into the client computer's CD drive. 2. When the MAGic Setup dialog box displays, choose the MAGic Setup button. If the dialog box does not appear, press WINDOWS Key+R, type "D:\Setup.exe" and press ENTER (if your CD drive is not D, substitute the correct letter). 3. When Setup asks you to select an installation type, select Guided. 4. Choose the destination folder and your startup preferences. 5. When Setup asks you to select remote access components, select the Allow this System to Connect to MAGic Enabled Servers check box. Note: Setup will only install support for Citrix if the client software is installed on the computer. Be sure to install the Citrix client software before installing MAGic. 6. Follow the instructions and complete the installation. If you have a single-user license of MAGic, you can activate your product after the installation. Authorizing MAGic for Remote Access When using MAGic in terminal sessions, you must have a license that includes the remote access option (purchased separately). After you establish a remote connection, the version of MAGic installed on the server attempts to obtain remote access authorization from the client computer. In order to obtain authorization from the client, the version of MAGic installed on the client computer must have either a stand-alone (local) license, access to a license server with one or more free tokens, or an attached dongle. The client computer's license must include the remote access option to provide authorization for the version of MAGic installed on the server. If the server cannot find the correct authorization, it searches for a license server. The license server must have one or more free tokens, and its multi-user license must include the remote access option. The server cannot obtain authorization from its own stand-alone (local) license or a dongle during terminal sessions. If the server cannot find any authorization, an error message appears and you will not be able to use MAGic during the terminal session. Tip: For information on activating a single-user license or setting up a license server for a multi-user license, refer to Product Activation on page 4. Starting a Terminal Session After you have installed MAGic on the server and client computers and activated your license, you can begin using MAGic in terminal sessions. To start a terminal session, do the following: 1. Start the client software you are using to connect to the server (such as Program Neighborhood or Remote Desktop). Tip: Remote Desktop is included with Windows XP and is also available for Windows 2000. To start this program, open the Start menu and choose Programs, Accessories, Communications, Remote Desktop Connection. 2. Establish a connection to the server. For information on connections, refer to your client software documentation. 3. Log on to the server using the credentials supplied by the system administrator. 4. In the terminal session window, start MAGic on the server. You will not hear any speech feedback until you start MAGic on the server. Tip: You can start MAGic quickly by pressing WINDOWS Key+R and typing "MAGic" followed by the version number. For example, to start MAGic 10.0, you would type "MAGic10" and press ENTER. Ending a Terminal Session When you have finished working in a terminal session, you can choose to either disconnect or log off from the server. If you disconnect, you end the connection between the client and server computers, but your user account remains logged on. Depending on how the administrator sets up the server, this may cause your programs and files to remain open and use system resources. Logging off from the server ends the connection and closes all your programs and files, ensuring that they do not consume unnecessary server resources. Appendix B SAPI Synthesizers on a Network When you use MAGic on a network, the procedure for selecting a synthesizer other than Eloquence is the same as when you use a standalone version of MAGic. When you update your synthesizer list in the Voices dialog box, the synthesizers that populate the Available SAPI Synthesizers list are stored in your user profile. Therefore, the next time that you log into MAGic this information will automatically be displayed for you. If you move to another computer that does not have the same synthesizers installed, and attempt to change your synthesizer to one of these, you will receive a message stating, "The synthesizer you have selected is not available. Would you like this synthesizer removed from your list of available synthesizers." Choose Yes if you do not want to use this synthesizer on the network in the future. Choose No to have the synthesizer remain in your list for use on other network computers. When you choose an unavailable synthesizer, after attempting to find the synthesizer on your computer, MAGic will continue to use the synthesizer you were using before attempting to change synthesizers. If you select a synthesizer other than Eloquence as your synthesizer and move to a computer that does not have that synthesizer installed, when you log into MAGic, you will receive notification of this. Speech then defaults to Eloquence. Appendix C Hot Keys General Start MAGic ALT+CTRL+M Minimize/Restore the MAGic User Interface MAGic Key+U Pass Through Key MAGic Key+3 Refresh Screen MAGic Key+ESC Open MAGic Context Menu MAGic Key+APPLICATION Key Magnification, Views, & Enhancements Increase Magnification MAGic Key+NUM PAD PLUS or CTRL+EQUALS Decrease Magnification MAGic Key+NUM PAD MINUS or CTRL+DASH Magnification Toggle On/Off MAGic Key+DELETE Toggle between 1x Magnification MAGic Key+SHIFT+DELETE Switch to Next Magnified View MAGic Key+NUM PAD SLASH Switch to Previous Magnified View SHIFT+MAGic Key+NUM PAD SLASH Toggle Color Enhancements On/Off MAGic Key+F12 Toggle Cursor Enhancements On/Off MAGic Key+F8 Toggle Mouse Enhancements On/Off MAGic Key+F4 Panning and Screen Movement Pan Right MAGic Key+RIGHT ARROW Pan Left MAGic Key+LEFT ARROW Pan Down MAGic Key+DOWN ARROW Pan Up MAGic Key+UP ARROW Increase Speed during Panning NUM PAD PLUS Decrease Speed during Panning NUM PAD MINUS Move to Left Edge of Screen in Magnified View MAGic Key+HOME Move to Right Edge of Screen in Magnified View MAGic Key+END Move to top of Screen MAGic Key+PAGE UP Move to Bottom of Screen MAGic Key+PAGE DOWN Move to Beginning of Next Line MAGic Key+ENTER Tracking Tracking Toggle On/Off MAGic Key+R Move View to Mouse Pointer MAGic Key+NUM PAD 5 Move View to Cursor SHIFT+MAGic Key+NUM PAD 5 Tether Mouse to Display CTRL+INSERT+NUM PAD MINUS Cursor Movement Route Cursor to Mouse INSERT+NUM PAD PLUS Route Mouse to Cursor INSERT+NUM PAD MINUS Locator Mode Start Locator MAGic Key+F10 Stop Locator and Move to Selected Area ENTER Stop Locator without Moving the Magnified Area ESC Move Left LEFT ARROW Move Right RIGHT ARROW Move Up UP ARROW Move Down DOWN ARROW Move to End of Line END Move to Beginning of Line HOME Move to Top of Screen PAGE UP Move to Bottom of Screen PAGE DOWN Quick View Frame Toggle Quick View Frame On/Off MAGic Key+Q Set upper left corner of frame MAGic Key+LEFT BRACKET Set lower right corner of frame MAGic Key+RIGHT BRACKET Create frame around current dialog box option MAGic Key+LEFT BRACKET twice quickly Open Quick View Manager MAGic Key+9 Speech Silence Current Speech CTRL Enable/Disable Speech MAGic Key+F3 Language Toggle MAGic Key+F11 Set Current Screen Echo INSERT+S Select Verbosity Scheme ALT+INSERT+S Document and Text Reading Read All from Location MAGic Key+SPACEBAR or INSERT+DOWN ARROW Read Active Window (reads from the beginning of document window) MAGic Key+SPACEBAR (twice) or INSERT+DOWN ARROW (twice) Say Currently Selected Text MAGic Key+CTRL or INSERT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW Say Current Character NUM PAD 5 Say Current Word MAGic Key+ALT or INSERT+NUM PAD 5 Spell Current Word MAGic Key+ALT (twice) or INSERT+NUM PAD 5 (twice) Say Next Word INSERT+RIGHT ARROW Say Prior Word INSERT+LEFT ARROW Select Next Word INSERT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW Select Prior Word INSERT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW Say Current Line MAGic Key+L or INSERT+UP ARROW Say Next Line DOWN ARROW Say Prior Line UP ARROW Read to Cursor INSERT+HOME Read from Cursor INSERT+PAGE UP Say Current Sentence MAGic Key+S Say Next Sentence CTRL+MAGic Key+S Say Current Paragraph MAGic Key+P Read Column from Current Position MAGic Key+C Say Contents of Clipboard MAGic Key+X Note: When using the document and text reading commands, if you move the mouse MAGic reads from the current location of the mouse pointer. If you move the insertion point, MAGic reads from the location of the insertion point. Dialog Box Reading Say Title Bar MAGic Key+T or INSERT+T Read Bottom of Window INSERT+PAGE DOWN Say Top Line of Window INSERT+END Say Default Button in Dialog Box INSERT+E Say Window Prompt and Text MAGic Key+TAB or INSERT+TAB Say Current Access Key SHIFT+NUM PAD 5 Table Reading Say Current Cell ALT+CTRL+NUM PAD 5 Say Cell to Right ALT+CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Say Cell to Left ALT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW Say Cell Below ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW Say Cell Above ALT+CTRL+UP ARROW Say First Cell ALT+CTRL+HOME Say Last Cell ALT+CTRL+END Say First Cell in Column ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW Say Last Cell in Column ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW Say First Cell in Row ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW Say Last Cell in Row ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW Typing Echo Cycle through Indicate Capitalization options MAGic Key+F2 Cycle through Typing Echo Unit options INSERT+2 Mouse Echo Mouse Echo Toggle MAGic Key+M Note: Toggling the mouse echo rotates between speak lines, speak words, and mouse echo off. Some actions in MAGic do not have hot keys assigned. You can define hot keys for these features from within the Keyboard Assignments dialog box. Appendix D Windows Shortcut Keys General Get Help F1 Open the Start menu WINDOWS Key or CTRL+ESC Open Windows Explorer WINDOWS Key+E Open the Run dialog box WINDOWS Key+R Find file or folder from Desktop F3 Minimize all windows WINDOWS Key+M Switch between programs ALT+TAB Quit the active program ALT+F4 For Windows and Menus Open the application control menu ALT+SPACEBAR Move to the menu bar ALT Choose a menu command ENTER Move between menus ALT, arrow keys Close a menu ESC Close a cascading menu ALT Open a child window control menu ALT+HYPHEN Close a child window CTRL+F4 Open the context menu APPLICATION Key or SHIFT+F10 For Dialog Boxes Move through dialog box options TAB Move backward through dialog box options SHIFT+TAB Move to another tab CTRL+TAB Reverse direction through tabs CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Move to first option HOME Move to last option END Select or clear an item in a list SPACEBAR or CTRL+SPACEBAR Select or clear a check box SPACEBAR For Reading Text Move left one character LEFT ARROW Move right one character RIGHT ARROW Move left one word CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move right one word CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move to beginning of line HOME Move to end of line END Move up one paragraph CTRL+UP ARROW Move down one paragraph CTRL+DOWN ARROW Scroll up one screen PAGE UP Scroll down one screen PAGE DOWN Move to beginning of document CTRL+HOME Move to end of document CTRL+END For Editing Text Copy CTRL+C Cut CTRL+X Paste CTRL+V Undo CTRL+Z Delete character to the left BACKSPACE Delete character to the right DELETE Select one character left SHIFT+LEFT ARROW Select one character right SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW Select one word left CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW Select one word right CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW Select to beginning of line SHIFT+HOME Select to end of line SHIFT+END Select to beginning of document CTRL+SHIFT+HOME Select to end of document CTRL+SHIFT+END Select all CTRL+A For Windows Explorer Rename selected file or folder F2 Open properties ALT+ENTER Refresh a window F5 Switch between panes F6 or TAB Go up a level BACKSPACE Index A action 89 Adobe Acrobat/Reader 107 alignment 68 application specific functions 90 Adobe Acrobat/Reader 107 Internet Explorer 106 Microsoft Excel 96 Microsoft Word 90 Outlook/Outlook Express 107 application-specific settings 22 authorization 4 auto scroll 85 auto switch 68 automatically speak Web pages 86 B bilingual user interface 25 black-and-white 55 blending colors 56 borders 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64 box 47, 52 brightness 55 C Clipboard 20 closing MAGic 15, 35 saving settings 15 color enhancements 38, 54 blending 56 brightness 55 button 17, 38 color switching 56 contrast 55 inverting colors 55 level 56 Quick View Frame 63 restoring system colors 55 schemes 54 tint 55 colors blending 56 borders 57, 58, 59, 60 cursor 52 cursor enhancements 52 inverting 55 level 56 monochrome 55 mouse enhancements 48 mouse pointer 46 Quick View Frame 62, 63 switching 56 contacting Freedom Scientific 109 context 74 context menu 31, 35 context sensitive help 18, 27 contrast 55 crosshair 47 cursor enhancements 37, 51, 52 attributes 52 button 17, 37 colors 52 display 53 sample 52 schemes 51 size 53 styles 52 cursor tracking 67 D dialog box tracking 68 dialog tracking 67 display 44 document and text reading 84 highlighting 85 hot keys 121, 123 documentation feedback 110 dynamic lens view 44, 59 E Excel 96 eyeglass 64 F factory settings 34, 50 File menu 18, 34 frames 61, 62 Freedom Scientific 18 contact information 109 technical support 110 Web site 109 full cross 63 full view 44 G global voice adjustment 69 H height 49, 53 help 18, 26, 27 highlight 85 alignment 68 colors 85 styles 85 hot keys 19, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 88, 89, 119 Adobe Acrobat/Reader 107 document reading 123 Excel 96 general 119 Internet Explorer 106 Locator 120 magnification, views, & enhancements 119 mouse echo 124 Outlook 107 panning 119 speech 121 table reading 123 text reading 121 tracking 120 typing echo 123 Windows 125 Word 90 I incremental panning 66 individual voice adjustment 74 installing MAGic 3 authorization 4 automatic or guided 4 network 4 Internet Explorer 106 inverting black and white 55 brightness 46, 48, 52, 55 colors 46, 48, 52, 55, 85 cursor enhancements 52 highlight 85 Locator 64 mouse enhancements 48 mouse pointer 46 K keyboard 19, 29 assignments 30, 88 customizing 30 MAGic Key 87 menu 18, 29, 30, 87 L language 72 languages 25 length 49, 53 lens view 44, 58, 59 line 52 line delay 66 line lock 68 line wrap 66 Locator 17, 40, 63 border 64 button 40 hot keys 120 style 63 M M button 35 MAGic Context Menu 32 MAGic Key 18, 29, 87 passing through 29 magnification 35 buttons 16, 35 display 44 enabling and disabling 35 features 43 hot keys 119 increasing and decreasing 36, 45 level 16, 36, 45 level button 36 level one 45 Locator 63 menu 18, 43 panning 64 smoothing 45 tracking 66 vertical stretch 45 view properties 57 Magnification button 16, 35 magnified area 45, 51, 54 magnified views 17, 36 menu bar 17, 34 menu tracking 67, 68 minimizing MAGic on startup 24 monochrome 55 mouse 29, 30 mouse echo 19, 41, 42, 75 button 17 hot keys 124 speech delay 75 mouse enhancements 45 attributes 47 button 16, 37 colors 46, 48 display 48 pointer attributes 46 schemes 46 size 47, 48, 49 styles 47 transparency 47 mouse tracking 67 moving automatically see panning N navigating MAGic 29 navigation options 68 network synthesizers 118 O opening MAGic 14 Outlook/Outlook Express 107 oval 47, 52 overlay view 44, 59 P panning 64 changing direction 64 hot keys 119 line delay 66 line wrap 66 point size 66 quick advance 65 speed 65 stopping 64 pass through 30 passing the MAGic Key through 29 person 72 pitch 72 point size 66 preferences 24, 35 program group 12 punctuation level 73 Q Quick Access Window 35 Quick Start Guide 2 Quick View Frame 60 quitting MAGic 15, 35 QVF 60 R reading 19, 84 replacing colors 56 Resize View button 17, 39 resizing a view 39 reverse eyeglass 64 running MAGic at startup 4, 24 S saving settings 15, 21, 25 schemes 49 color enhancements 54 creating 50 cursor enhancements 51 deleting 50 modifying 50 mouse enhancements 46 restoring factory schemes 50 saving 25 verbosity 81 scope 47 screen savers 25 shortcut keys 30, see hot keys size 47, 48, 49, 53, 58 smoothing 17, 40, 45 speech 69 buttons 16, 41 delay 75 document and text reading 84 enabling and disabling 41 global adjustment 69 hot keys 121 individual voices 74 menu 18, 69 mouse echo 41, 42, 75 typing echo 42, 76 verbosity 78 Web pages 86 Speech button 17, 41 speech rate 72 speed 65 spell rate change 73 split view 45, 57 starting MAGic 14, 15 when Windows starts 4, 24 styles 47, 52, 63, 85 swapping colors 56 synthesizers 70, 118 network 118 system requirements 3 T table navigation 123 technical support 27, 109, 110 tether to display 68 thickness 48, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 85 tint 55, 56 title bar 33 tracking 66, 68 cursor 67 dialog boxes 68 dialogs and menus 67 hot keys 120 menus 68 mouse pointer 67 transparency 48, 53, 85 triangle 52 typing echo 17, 21, 42, 76 hot keys 123 U uninstalling MAGic 4 unmagnified area 45, 51, 54 upper case pitch change 73 user interface 15, 33, 119 magnification buttons 16, 35 menu bar 34 speech buttons 16, 41 title bar 33 V verbosity 78 verbosity schemes 81 version 27 vertical stretch 45 views 44 dynamic lens 37, 44, 59 full 37, 44 lens 37, 44, 58 overlay 37, 44 properties 57, 58, 59 resizing 39 selecting 36 split 37, 45, 57 voice 72 voice profile 70 W What's This? help 18, 27 window tool see resize view Word 90 Part #440329-001 Rev. A 132 127 133