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Tips and Tutorials

Select from one of the following Tutorials:

Access Tools

  1. Application Specific Settings (for version: 6, 7 and 8)
  2. Using the Colour Changer (for version: 6, 7 and 8)
  3. Graphics Training: The standard way (for version: 6, 7 and 8)
  4. Using Verbosity Schemes (for version: 6, 7 and 8)
  5. TIP: What is Virtual Focus? (for version: 5 and later)
  6. TIP: Making use of Application Notes (for version: 5 and later)
  7. TIP: Making use of Magnification modes (for version: 5 and later)
  8. TIP: How to read the time (for version: 6.01 and later)
  9. TIP: Magnification Overview Mode (for version: all)
  10. TIP: Using Matlab with your Screen Reader (for version: 7 and 8)
  11. TIP: Muting the speech (for version: 5 and later)
  12. TIP: Switching synthesisers (for version: 6 and later)
  13. TIP: Switching on the colour changer (for version: 5.01 and above)
  14. TIP: Enhancing the mouse pointer (for version: 6.01 and higher)

Accessing Microsoft Programs

  1. Reading and editing Word documents with Supernova/Hal (for version: 7 and 8)
  2. Reading and editing Excel documents with Supernova/Hal (for version: 7 and 8)
  3. TIP: Using Lists to get information from Excel Spreadsheets (for version: 6.5 and later)
  4. TIP: Using Lists to get information from Word documents (for version: 6.5 and above)
  5. Using Outlook Express with Dolphin screen readers (for version: 7.01 and 8)
  6. Navigating the Office 2007 ribbon (for version: 9.01 and later)

Accessing the Internet

  1. Getting Started on the Internet (for version: 6.5, 7 and 8)
  2. Improving Your Internet Skills Further (for version: 6.0)
  3. Getting Started on the Internet (OLD VERSION) (for version: 6.0)
  4. TIP: Using Forms on the Internet (for version: 7 and 8)
  5. TIP: Making the most of tabbed browsing in IE7 (for version: Version 6.53 and later)
  6. TIP: How to select and copy text on the Internet (for version: 5.11 and above)

AltFormat Tools

  1. EasyConverter Quick Start tutorial (for version: 1.0)
  2. Converting a file with EasyConverter (for version: 1.0)
  3. EasyConverter - converting from scanned text (for version: 1.0)
  4. TIP: Using Microsoft Word with EasyConverter  (for version: 1.0)
  5. Using Microsoft Word to create digital talking books with EasyProducer. (for version: 1.50)
  6. TIP: Working with Filenames and Dolphin Publisher (for version: all)
  7. TIP: Using EasyReader with a Foot Pedal (for version: 2.02 and above)
  8. TIP: Changing text size in EasyReader (for version: all)
  9. TIP: Editing Audio with Dolphin Publisher (for version: 2.01 and later)
  10. TIP: Creating an Audio CD using EasyProducer (for version: all)
  11. TIP: Audio descriptions for images with EasyProducer (for version: 1.5 and later)
  12. TIP: Read DAISY with your choice of synthesiser (for version: 2.30 and later)
  13. TIP: Getting started with EasyReader (for version: )
  14. TIP: Creating navigable headings in your DAISY book with EasyConverter (for version: 2 and later)

General

  1. TIP: Helping You To Help Yourself (for version: 5 and later)
  2. TIP: Useful Resources and Keyboard Shortcuts (for version: all)
  3. TIP: Dolphin free update facility (for version: 7.01 and later)

Mobile Tools

  1. TIP: The Pocket Hal Function Menu (for version: 6 and 7)
  2. Access your media library remotely using Orb and Smart Hal (for version: 7)
  3. Windows Live Search Mobile and Smart Hal (for version: 7.04)
  4. Using a Smartphone (the basics, email, browsing the web and more) (for version: 7 and later)
  5. TIP: Read the time and date with Smart Hal (for version: 7.04 and later)
  6. TIP: Read the signal and battery level with Smart Hal (for version: 7 and later)

Tools for Learning Difficulties

  1. TIP: Changing screen and text colours with EasyTutor (for version: all)