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Complete hands-free control of the computer

• In addition to allowing the user to dictate text to compose word processed documents or E-Mail messages, J-Say Pro provides the user with complete hands-free control of the computer. Furthermore, the hundreds of commands which exist within the JAWS screen-reading package are represented as voice commands.
  
• J-Say Pro contains a large number of innovative features which cannot be found in any other product. In particular, we have extended the concept of our interactive help system to further the user experience to a new level!

What's New in J-Say Pro 6?

• J-Say Pro 6 provides interoperability for Dragon NaturallySpeaking Pro 9 and JAWS for Windows 9. Support for legacy versions of both underlying products may be available upon request.
  
• Assuming a level of installation and training is purchased, J-Say Pro can be easily configured to allow a physically disabled and visually impaired person to independently carry out tasks such as dialing telephone numbers, through to using software-based DVD and DAISY talking book players. J-Say Pro can also be customized to perform optimally with applications used in the workplace.

J-Say Professional consists of:

• The J-Say Pro CD ROM, which when inserted presents the user with an "Install Shield" making the interface simple and intuitive to install.
• The J-Say Pro Authorization CD, linking the software to the JAWS Serial Number.
• The J-Say Pro manual in Print, Daisy format and Audio Summary.
• A documentation floppy disk containing the J-Say Pro manual in Text form, along with the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional user manual.
• Prior to obtaining J-Say Pro the user must have obtained and installed the JAWS for Windows v8 Screen Reader. The J-Say Pro product is then intricately linked to the serial number of the JAWS software. In addition, version 9 of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional edition must be purchased separately and installed.

Introducing J-Say Pro 5.0

• J-Say Pro version 5.0 provides interoperability between JAWS for Windows version 8.0 (build 1163) and Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional version 9.10.

The J-Say Pro Installer Program

• J-Say Pro 5.0 presents a new completely accessible installer program. The contents of each screen are announced automatically by the JAWS software and all Controls within each Dialog Box can be navigated through with the keyboard.

The J-Say Pro Configuration Wizard

• Interface control functions can be enabled, disabled and the status verified by voice. However, if the voice commands cannot be remembered, the new Configuration Wizard can be used.

Customization of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional Options

• Using J-say Pro 4.0 and earlier, once a person has "trained" Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional to initially recognize the voice through the reading of a specific passage of text, 28 options need to be manually set within the applications Tools/Options Dialog Box in order that it can coexist with J-Say technology. With J-Say Pro 5.0 this is no longer necessary.

New Features in Microsoft Word

"Go to My File List"

• The command "Go to My File List" can now be executed from within Microsoft Word to place focus upon the list of files in the Open Dialog Box within the default documents folder.

Navigating Tables

• Considerable time and effort has been invested in providing even greater support for table navigation and reading within Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer. In addition to a greater range of abbreviated table movement commands, such as "Beginning of Row" to move focus to the first cell in a row, our new screen-reading commands will read the requested cell without disturbing the location of the cursor.

Bulleted Lists

• The command "Bullets On" will commence the creation of a bulleted list and you are advised of this fact.

New Features in Microsoft Outlook

J-Say Contacts

J-Say and Outlook Contacts are now tightly interwoven, creating some great new features:

1. You can open an Email message and use a simple voice command to create an Outlook and J-Say Contact. This is a quick process, and the full name and Email address of the Contact are both stored. This command works even if the message was originally sent to an Email list.
2. If a Contact is created manually, a copy of it is stored within Outlook and J-Say simultaneously.
3. If Contacts already exist within Outlook, a simple conversion process exists so that they are converted to J-Say Contacts.

Once the contact is created, and you are within a new Microsoft Outlook message, say "Email" followed by the person's name, for example "Email Susan." The message field is completed with the Email address.

The "New Message" Command

• If you are working within an application other than Outlook, and you wish to create a new Email message, using the "New Message" command will place focus upon the application and a new message will be created. Microsoft Outlook must be running for this feature to be available.

Email Folder Management

• J-Say Pro 5.0 contains the ability for you to go directly to, move messages or copy messages to specific folders. This functionality is available for newly created and existing folders. A simple training process creates the linking mechanism between J-Say and the folder. This training process can easily be achieved by a user with the voice.

"Speak Message"

• If focus is within the index of messages in a mail folder, the command "Speak Message" reads the details of the current message. If within the body of a message, J-Say Pro will read the entire contents of the message. This command can be spoken when the microphone is "asleep," as has been the case with "Speak Document" for some time.

General Outlook Commands

A number of new commands have been added to enhance usability within Microsoft Outlook:

1. "Unread Messages" displays mail in a folder which has not been read.
2. "All Messages" displays all messages in the mail folder.
3. "Accounts Menu" allows you to select from multiple Outlook accounts.
4. "Set Importance" enables you to set the importance of an outgoing message, such as "High Priority."

New Features within Internet Explorer

Form Completion
New support exists for Form Controls on the Internet as follows:

1. If the command "Forms Mode On" Is used, and you are not focused upon a Form Control, you are advised of this.
2. The command "Forms Mode Off" will terminate Forms Mode and will return to the Virtual Cursor.
3. The command "Check Forms Mode" will verify whether Forms Mode is active or not.

Move Through Links and Dialog Box Controls Faster

• The commands "Move Forward X Links" or "Move Forward X Controls," where "X" represents 1 through to 20, can be used to move through Dialog Box controls or Links on a web page much faster. "Move Back X Links" or "Move Back X Controls" can also be spoken.

Miscellaneous Features

Volume Control

• Using your voice, you can now change the volume of the active sound output. Use the command "Volume Down" or "Volume Up" to vary the volume level, or "Full Volume" produces the maximum sound output.

Help Utilities

• When in a J-Say Pro Virtual Viewer-based help utility, such as a list of commands specific to a supported application, J-Say Pro 5.0 now uses contextual voices so as to communicate useful information when you use the terms "Next Command" and "Previous Command."

As you proceed through the commands, you will hear the following:

1. The word "Command" will be spoken using the JAWS Message Voice;
2. The command name;
3. The word "Description" will be spoken using the JAWS Message Voice;
4. The description of the command.

This use of contextual voices is highly unusual when using information displayed within the Virtual Viewer but allows for a person to more easily distinguish between headings and on-screen data.

Skip Blank Lines

• If you are using the "Next Line" command to move through text, and J-Say continually says the word "blank," it may be useful to use the "Skip Blank Lines" command. This moves through the document searching for the next available line of text if there is one.

Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete
The following commands have been added which also deliver oral feedback:

1. "Cut Item," cuts text to the Windows clipboard.
2. "Copy Item," copies text to the windows clipboard.
3. "Paste Item," pastes text from the Windows clipboard.
4. "Delete Item," deletes text which has been selected.

Announcement of Characters and Words Following Deletion

• If a character or word is deleted from a text area, J-Say Pro announces the newly focused character or word.

Changes to "Where am I?" and "What can I Do?"

• The commands "Where am I?" and "What Can I Do?" have always been used to provide very context sensitive help information relative to a computer location. These utilities have been updated to support changes in our new J-Say commands.

Considerable Expansion of J-Say User Guide

• The J-Say User Guide, provided in print, digital format, DAISY and audio summary, has been significantly expanded and is presented in three volumes:
  • The first Book consists of the "Installation Guide," which gives you step by step detail on how to install your J-Say Pro 5.0 product.
  • The second volume consists of a J-Say tutorial or "Learning Module."
  • The tutorial teaches you how to use J-Say with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer, together with describing our help utilities, how you can work with non-supported applications and how you can educate the software to learn how you pronounce words and phrases.
  • Again, the language used is not technical, delivered using step-by-step instructions. Finally, the third volume comprises the J-Say Pro "Command Summary" which contains all the J-Say commands divided into sections for easy reference.

Additional J-Say Pro Features

Use natural language commands to gain access to the many features of JAWS for Windows. For example, say the words "Be Quiet" to instantly silence the speech synthesizer, or "talk faster" and "talk slower" to change the rate of the speech.

Surf around the Internet with ease using the high quality access given to JAWS users with web pages and natural language commands. Use your voice to control JAWS utilities, such as the JAWS cursor. This makes it possible for you to read screens which are otherwise difficult to access.

If you use a Braille display, such as a Freedom Scientific Focus model, it is no longer necessary to remember the commands to control the Braille output.

Use the command "where am I?" to have the computer find out your current location and let you know what programs you are in and running. "What Can I Do?" command will give you a

say relative to the application in which you are working.

The "What commands can I say?" command will allow the user to have access to all of the commands available within the product, which are displayed on the computer screen so that sighted people can support the visually impaired user. The user can also ask J-Say Pro 4 a question and it will give you the answer.

Scan and read your document with easy-to-remember voice commands. J-Say utilizes the power and flexibility of the Kurzweil 1000 scanning package.

Execute many commonly used procedures within the Windows operating system with voice commands.

Keep track of your diary by moving through appointments using your voice in the Outlook calendar.

Teach Dragon how you pronounce words and phrases, such as terminology of a technical nature, with our interface which guides you through the process of adding items to the vocabulary. Alternatively, use the superb access to the NaturallySpeaking correction system. J-Say Pro can speak the individual components of the correction dialogue box either in their entirety or individually.

Use the J-Say Pro setup utility to guide you through the initial configuration of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. J-Say Pro will not only read the text necessary to train the system to recognize the human voice, but it will also intelligently teach the user to intonate correctly during the training process.

Move through tables easily either within Internet Explorer or Microsoft Word. Again, the navigation language is simple to learn with no complications.

Toggle the echoing of dictation on and off. The commands used to manipulate the echoing of text is consistent across all applications.

Use our slick new Back-Up and restore utilities to make a permanent copy of your speech files and restore them at a later date if necessary.

Use a voice command to check whether all your applications have been exited, prior to closing the computer down. If they have not, J-Say Pro will place focus upon the application which is active, advise you what it is, and invite you to close it.