Key Benefits:

• Reads aloud and highlights text from Word Documents, Web pages and spreadsheets to help with reading skills.
  
• Highlights text and reads words aloud as you type, forming a link between the spoken word and the written word.
  
• Predictive text suggests words as you type explaining their meanings as you go helping to develop writing skills and vocabulary.
  
• Includes its own high quality synthesiser so no need for additional voice software.
  
• Save text as audio files so you can listen to them when and where you want – or share them with colleagues.
  
• Easy to understand and use, minimal training required.
  
• No new software to learn, Tutor runs as a toolbar within familiar
• PC applications such as; Microsoft Word, Excel and Internet Explorer.
  
• Speech from human-sounding speech synthesiser aids learning of pronunciation.
  
• Customise your toolbar to access the tools you use most often and alter icon size to suit your needs.
  
• You control the speed documents are read so you can work at your own pace.
  
• You can choose how to display text, change problem colours, fonts, spacing and highlights to suit your individual needs and improve readability.
  
• Includes a dictionary facility offering alternative spellings and definitions as you type.
  
• Tutor breaks words into syllables aiding reading of new words.
  
• Comprehensive Homophone database helping to check the right word is used and increasing vocabulary.
  
• Scan & convert documents or PDF files to text and Tutor can read them to you.
  
• Point the mouse at menus to hear what actions they perform.

Full Technical Specification:

Reading Features

• Includes high quality human sounding speech output
  
• Read text from any part of a Microsoft Word document
  
• Synchronised speech and word highlighting
  
• Read text from web pages
  
• Read aloud menus and icons using the mouse pointer
  
• Save the on-screen text as an audio file (.wav) to play back on your PC or portable audio player
  
• Scan in and convert printed documents or PDF documents into
• Microsoft Word documents and have them read back.
  
• Increase and decrease text size
  
• Alter text style
  
• Alter text colour
  
• Change character spacing
  
• Change line spacing
  
• Change paragraph spacing
  

Writing Features

• Letters, words or sentences can be read back as you type
  
• Word prediction when writing
  
• Homophone recognition and descriptions
  
• Homophone dictionary with text and images
  
• Word dictionary with text and images
  
• Thesaurus with text and images
  
• Spell checker
  
• Syllabification identification for pronunciation
  
• Compatible with Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech input software.

System Requirements:

Windows

OS Compatibility:

• Microsoft Windows 2000
  
• Microsoft Windows XP Home
  
• Microsoft Windows XP Pro
  
• Windows Vista Business
  
• Windows Vista Enterprise
  
• Windows Vista Home Basic
  
• Windows Vista Home Premium
  
• Windows Vista Ultimate

Recommended System Requirements:

• Pentium II 750MHz or faster processor - we recommend Pentium III 1GHz, minimum
• 256MB RAM - 512MB recommended
• 125MB of hard disk space for installation
• CD-ROM drive
• 16 bit (65536 colours) or higher graphic resolution
• 1024 x 768 or greater monitor resolution
• multimedia soundcard and speakers - it is recommended to use a separate soundcard i.e.: not on-board, scanner supporting TWAIN or WIA drivers required for scanning from paper.
  

Educational Pricing:

Standalone or Network. Please call sales for Software Maintenance Agreements (SMAs). For educational purchases, an SMA entitles you free upgrades for 12 months from the date of purchase. SMAs may only be purchased with a new product or with an upgrade.