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ClaroRead Standard Mac

ClaroRead Standard Mac
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Product Code: CLAU529

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ClaroRead for Mac is a highly effective multi-sensory software solution for supporting students who struggle with reading, writing and learning. Designed with maximum simplicity, adaptability and flexibility, students of any age and level of ability will have a world of information unlocked through ClaroRead for Mac.

ClaroRead for Mac provides the tools to give students independence, reducing their reliance on teachers, tutors and parents and giving them the opportunity to achieve the same standards as everyone else.

ClaroRead for Mac is easy-to-use and provides the perfect integrated tool for use with Microsoft Office 2008. Since ClaroRead for Mac is closely integrated with Microsoft Word, Safari and other Mac applications, almost any text can be spoken aloud.

UPDATED VERSION NOW SHIPPING! ClaroRead for Mac has just moved to the '08 version (version 2), and includes 3 high quality Acapela British English voices, Graham, Peter and Lucy. ClaroRead for Mac '08 has been fully tested with the new Apple OSX Leopard 10.5, and Microsoft Word 2008, as well as working on prior versions of OSX and Word 2004. Listen to audio samples of ClaroRead for Mac's British Graham voice, British Peter voice and British Lucy voice here. Listen to audio samples of ClaroRead for Mac's American Heather voice and American Ryan voice here. Optional add-on Acapela voices for all main European languages (£29 each), made as a custom CD.

  • Echo characters, words, sentences whilst typing (all applications).
  • Stop speaking after sentecte in MS Word and pause speaking between words.
  • Pronounciation editor for changing how the voice pronounces words.
  • Highlight word by word, sentence by sentence or paragraph by paragraph (with text and background color choice).
  • Homophone and Tricky Word Spelling Editor - add new homophones, tricky words and additional spelling suggestions.
  • Updated ClaroRead for Mac Toolbar.

The ClaroRead toolbar for Microsoft Word allows a user to quickly and easily change the font size, colors, spacing and background color. Any word can be checked for definition and meaning with a single click on the ClaroRead Word toolbar.

The Word Toolbar also features a homophone checking tool which highlights these tricky words which sound alike but are spelt differently and have different meanings. An example of the 'Check Homophones' feature is shown below:



ClaroRead PLUS for Mac includes a full copy of OmniPage Pro X, the most advanced optical character recognition software ever delivered to Macintosh users. It includes a host of features designed to do one thing - save customers more time and effort than ever before. OmniPage Pro X can scan paper directly into Microsoft Word, and convert PDF files into text documents for editing and to be spoken back by ClaroRead.


Includes ClaroView for Mac -

ClaroView for Mac will work with any piece of software, as it acts as an “overlay” on the Mac screen. With ClaroView, you can change the color of the overlay from the whole color spectrum. You can also then adjust the tint level to make it brighter or darker. As users have different visual preferences, ClaroView allows you to set the color of the overlay. This color settings will be retained. There is a single button to reset the color to your standard display settings.
 

Download the ClaroRead for Mac Datasheet (PDF)

Download the ClaroRead for Mac User Guide (PDF)


System Requirements -

Essential:

  • Mac OS X version 10.2.8 or later, including OSX 10.5
  • 40MB of free disk space
  • CD-ROM drive
  • Approx. 100MB of free disk space per high quality voice

Recommended:

  • Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac


A Sample of Compatible Scanners for ClaroRead PLUS for Mac (OmniPage Pro X):

  • Epson V100
  • Canon LiDe 70
  • Canon LiDe 60
  • Epson Perfection 3490
  • Epson Perfection 2580
  • Epson Perfection 1670
  • Epson Perfection 1660

See the Nuance hardware compatibility list for the full scanner compatibility list for OmniPage Pro X.

 




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