ZoomText
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ZoomText is a screen magnifier
for Microsoft Windows
, developed by Ai Squared. The first version was released for DOS
in 1988, and the first version for Windows was released in 1991. ZoomText is available in two editions: ZoomText Magnifier and ZoomText Magnifier/Reader, which includes a built-in screen reader
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The latest version of ZoomText is ZoomText 9.19.1, which was released in March 2011. AiSquared also released a cut-down version of ZoomText called ZoomText Express, intended for a more mainstream market.
Version 7.0 to 9.19.1 (2010) release information
Screen magnifier
A screen magnifier is software that interfaces with a computer's graphical output to present enlarged screen content. It is a type of assistive technology suitable for visually impaired people with some functional vision; visually impaired people with little or no functional vision usually use a...
for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, developed by Ai Squared. The first version was released for DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
in 1988, and the first version for Windows was released in 1991. ZoomText is available in two editions: ZoomText Magnifier and ZoomText Magnifier/Reader, which includes a built-in screen reader
Screen reader
A screen reader is a software application that attempts to identify and interpret what is being displayed on the screen . This interpretation is then re-presented to the user with text-to-speech, sound icons, or a Braille output device...
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The latest version of ZoomText is ZoomText 9.19.1, which was released in March 2011. AiSquared also released a cut-down version of ZoomText called ZoomText Express, intended for a more mainstream market.
Features
ZoomText is a stand-alone piece of software designed for visually impaired people. It is available for the Microsoft Windows operating systems 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7. The program allows you to see and hear everything on the computer screen as well as providing access to applications, documents, email and the Internet. The software can help individuals with ‘early vision loss, computer vision syndrome, and visual impairments such as macular degeneration and glaucoma’. ZoomText has dual monitor support and is capable of magnifying the screen up to 36 times; it also allows you to choose which part of the screen is magnified. Text definition is maintained to preserve legibility. Color controls help improve the clarity of the screen and mouse pointers can be resized. It also provides enhanced navigation capabilities to help the user to launch programs and find documents on the desktop and find the hypertext links and controls on web pages, find words or phrases. In Windows Vista, magnification and screen reader support is enabled at the log on stage.History
ZoomText is produced by AiSquared, which is based in Vermont, USA. The product has been developed over 20 years and is currently available in 20 language versions.Release history
Version 1 to 6 release information not available.Version 7.0 to 9.19.1 (2010) release information