Lightning Plus with Speech

Lightning Plus with Speech is an integrated combination of the popular Lightning Magnifier and the Thunder Screenreader. Whatever appears on the computer screen can be magnified up to 36 times. It is easy to install and just as easy to use.

Lightning Plus with Speech will speak menus and dialog boxes, offering full speech feedback for most text-based word processing tasks including editing documents in Microsoft Word, WordPad or Notepad.

Lightning Plus with Speech CD version includes two British RealSpeak voices, Daniel and Serena. Lightning Plus with Speech also includes a special portable USB memory stick version, allowing Lightning to be used on any computer without having to install any files or be an administrator. By inserting the USB stick into an available USB port on the PC, Lightning will automatically start.

Lightning Plus with Speech Key Features

• Magnify the screen up to 36 times.
• Change the shape or size of letters and pictures.
• Invert screen colours for better contrast.
• Smooth fonts to make them clearer at high magnification.
• Special Features Tool with options for full screen magnification, magnifying lens, strip magnifier, vertical and horizontal split screens.
• Speak back all windows menus and dialog boxes.

Screenreading

Lightning Plus with Speech will speak all windows menus and dialog boxes, allowing full control of the computer. It gives full speech feedback for most text-based word processing tasks including editing documents in Microsoft Word, WordPad or Notepad.

Lightning Plus with Speech helps with the writing of letters using Microsoft Word, including providing a spell check function. It also works with the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, Microsoft Outlook Windows Calculator, Windows Messenger, Skype, anti-virus programs and many more. In fact Lightning with Speech should speak the text from any accessible software program running on the computer.

Once Lightning Plus with Speech is installed, the computer will be able to speak masses of information on the Internet from accessible websites. To work on the Internet, Lightning Plus with Speech installs our special internet browser called WebbIE.

Colour and Locator Options

Lightning Plus with Speech, with its customisable colour options, allows for better viewing of the PC screen, with the potential to make browsing and reading easier. It can change the colour of the screen theme, vary the brightness level and contrast level.

Lightning Plus with Speech features highly visible and easily customisable pointer locators. This feature is designed to help the user track and keep view of the mouse pointer even on pages which may hide or obscure it. The Caret (input cursor) is also customisable and can be highlighted making it easier for the user to find their way when word processing and data inputting on spreadsheets for example.

Lightning Express

If you would like to try a free version of Lightning go to www.itzooms.com and download Lightning Express! Lightning Express is a completely free full screen magnifier for PC's running Windows XP and Vista. It is designed to offer an easily-accessible option for anyone needing screen magnification.

System Requirements

Windows 7, XP SP3, Vista SP2

Speakers or earphones.

180 MB hard disk space.

If using Windows 7 or Vista you will need a Windows Experience rating of 3 or greater for graphics.