ClaroRead Plus

• Product Names: ClaroRead Plus
• Manufacturer/Publisher: Claro Software

ClaroReadPlus is a simple and easily adaptable Text-to-Speech tool to support reading and writing

ClaroRead text to speech software integrates with Microsoft Word to provide multisensory support for anyone who struggles with reading and writing. This toolbar sits discretely on the screen allowing the user to access all the adaptable and flexible facilities available.

Who is it suitable for?

• ClaroRead supports those who struggle with reading and writing.
• Suitable for any age and level.

What benefits does it provide the user?

• Provides text to speech making the written word accessible; from users own work, web sites or when using ClaroRead Plus from scanned documents.
• Visual tools, such as highlighting, reinforce the spoken word helping the learning process.
• Ideal proofreading tool.

Key features:

• Text to Speech to help with reading and writing using any of the included 10 RealSpeak Solo voices.
• Works with Internet Explorer to convert any web page into speech.
• Font, Spacing & Colour options make ClaroRead very accessible to a wide range of users.
• Word Check for use in Microsoft Word combines homophone and dictionary definitions for checking spelling and meanings.
• Word Prediction to cut down on key strokes and to help users find the correct word.
• Claroview provides optional screen colour overlay.
• Speaking Calculator.
• Screen Ruler to help the user to focus on the active section of screen.
• ClaroCapture allows text to be collected from any document and web page, grouping it as a project file.
• Text from Microsoft Word or clipboard can be saved as audio file.
• Close integration with Dragon Naturally Speaking to provide echo back feature.
• OCR technology Omnipage to scan and convert paper documents into editable and accessible Microsoft Word documents allowing the Text to Speech function to be used.
• PDF documents can be converted into Microsoft Word editable documents.
• Has 10 high quality voices including 8 Nuance Vocalizer voices and 2 Nuance RealSpeak voices.

New ClaroRead PC V6 Features:

• ‘Scan from screen’ options to perform OCR on on-screen images. In Plus and Pro versions only.
• Word and phrase translation for bilingual versions. ClaroRead will display a translation for a selected word, from its installed database. Select multiple words and ClaroRead will use an online translation service to translate the phrase. International Versions only.
• 50,000 word prediction dictionary with add-on dictionaries targeting specific subjects.
• Background colour highlighting in Internet Explorer, as in Microsoft Word.
• Speak on select now works when selecting with double- and triple-clicks.
• Selecting ‘Ignore all’ during a homophone check now causes the homophone to always be ignored.
• ‘More results’ button in the prediction window allows multiple pages of results to be retrieved when predicting.
• Support for Acapela 8.2 voices in USB version.
• Includes ClaroIdeas, our easy to use, powerful and fresh visual software solution for assisting with research, planning, outlining, studying and presenting. ClaroIdeas will help users and groups to capture their ideas, pictures, research notes, web page links, audio and video files with more freedom, flexibility and creativity.

Improved V6 Features:

• Prediction has phonetic and match anywhere prediction modes as well as the traditional completion mode.
• Entries in the prediction window can be given a custom font allowing the user to change the size and style of the text to make it more readable.
• A context menu in the prediction window to allow for quick changing between prediction modes.
• Prediction operates faster and is more responsive.
• Most prediction settings have been moved from the Advanced Settings Editor to the prediction tab in ClaroRead’s settings.
• The spelling database has been expanded to 35,000 misspellings and corrections.
• New version of Save To Video with improved language support and better handling of long sentences.
• Increased reliability when highlighting in Internet Explorer.
• Definition Tooltips now appear on selection, as well as Ctrl + Hover.
• Pronunciation now supports multi-word replacements.

System Requirements:

• Windows 7, XP SP3 or Vista SP2
• 300Mb Hard disk space
• 1GB RAM
• DVD drive
• Sound Card
• Microsoft Word 2003 or later
• Scanner supporting TWAIN or WIA
• 150-500MB for each Voice

Multi-user licences are priced per user (PPU)

N.B. Multi-user and site licences are special order items and therefore non-refundable, unless faulty.