AAT: Medium Tech Tools :AAT: Medium Tech Tools Dr. Jacqui Cyrus Instructional Technology School of Education


Introduction :Introduction People use Office in many different ways, depending on their preferences and goals. That's why Mac OS X universal access features can be so useful. Features such as Text to Speech, zoom, and keyboard shortcuts provide you the flexibility to see, hear, and control MS Office applications in the ways that work best for you.


Contents :Contents Objectives Text-to-Speech Selections – Instructions Online Resources Contact Information


Objectives :Objectives After you complete this section, you'll be able to: Listen to selected text in a Word document. Use a keyboard shortcut to listen to selected text in any MS Office application. Speak to your computer to have it perform a common task. Find and change a Mac OS X keyboard shortcut. Create a custom Office keyboard shortcut.


MS Word :MS Word Listen to selected text in a Word document Word can read text aloud from any document. You simply choose the text that you want to hear, and then use the Speech toolbar to hear it. Display the Speech toolbar and then listen to it from a Word document.


Select Text :Select Text Tip: To select the whole document, click Edit > Select All.


Toolbars => Select => Speech :Toolbars => Select => Speech


Speech Selection :Speech Selection


Customize Your Applicatons :Customize Your Applicatons Listen to any selected text Your computer can read text aloud in any Office application. When you are using the Mac OS X Text to Speech feature, you select the text that you want to hear and then use a keyboard shortcut. Let's create a keyboard shortcut for the Text to Speech feature and then have your computer read some selected text.


System Preferences :System Preferences Creating keyboard shortcuts


Text to Speech :Text to Speech


Keyboard Command :Keyboard Command


Activate Command :Activate Command


Close Application :Close Application


Zoom For Easier Reading :Zoom For Easier Reading


Global Keyboard :Global Keyboard Change a global keyboard shortcut


New Shortcut :New Shortcut


Additional Shortcuts :Additional Shortcuts Create a custom keyboard shortcuts and other topics http://mac.microsoft.com/MacOffice/en-US/


Online Resources :Online Resources Read The Words http:// www.readthewords.com/members/ConfirmSignup.aspx Assists students with learning disabilities with their studies, by means of auditory learning and auditory processing; allows users alternative methods to process written information


Additional Resources :Additional Resources Read Please http://www.readplease.com/ Text-to-speech software that lets your computer talk


Online Resources :Online Resources Voice Over http://www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/ VoiceOver is intended to provide those who are blind, have low vision, or learning difficulties the ability to use a Macintosh


Contact Info :Contact Info Dr. Jacqui Cyrus Instructional Technology dr.jcyrus@yahoo.com School of Education University of Guam 96923