ZoomText is a computer program that gives support to people with low vision by providing high quality software based magnification with optional verbal support.
ZoomText can be controlled in a variety of ways. Through an onscreen toolbar, with keyboard commands, and with a special keyboard that can be purchased separately.
ZoomText Toolbar
The ZoomText Toolbar is an on screen selection of buttons that can be used to control how ZoomText works.
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Keyboard Commands
ZoomText can be controlled through a series of command keys. Command keys allow you to use the keyboard to perform functions like:
- Hold Caps Lock and press the up and down arrow keys to Increase or decrease magnification
- Hold Caps Lock and press letter C to turn color enhancements on and off
- Hold Caps Lock, Control, and press the enter key to disable or re-enable ZoomText
- Hold Caps Lock, Alt, and press the letter A to activate the App Reader
App Reader
The App Reader feature in ZoomText is designed to make reading documents and web pages with text to speech easy. To learn how to use this feature ZoomText created this tutorial:
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Documentation
Download all of ZoomText’s Paper documentation here. Guides can be viewed a high resolution at any magnification.
ZoomText User Guides: zoomtext.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018649052-ZoomText-User-Guides
ZoomText Keyboard User Guides: //zoomtext.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/210326706-ZoomText-Keyboard-4-1-User-Guides
Additional Lessons and Support
Freedom Scientific has a video training series on YouTube that covers the various features of ZoomText and how to use them.
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk-npwu4WEBQRbTt4YGaGCfDh3IQzUYtJ
ZoomText offers free, high quality phone support. In the event that the issue cannot be resolved over the phone they can also remotely control your computer to fix the issue. Use the follow phone number to contact them:
They can also be contacted via email:
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