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Training on Read&Write 6 Gold for Mac Objective See the key features of Read&Write 6 Gold for Mac in order to familiarise yourself with the functionality of the software The Toolbar • • • • • • Docks to the top Easily customisable toolbar 6 Toolbars/Modes Large & small icons Icons with text Can use outside MS Word Speech Utility Read text with highlighting Support in Word, Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Google docs Control of speech in Mac system preferences Adapt the pronunciation of words Choice of coloured highlighting Speech Maker includes MP3, M4A and AIFF Daisy Book Reader Screenshot Reader PDF Aloud • Ability to read PDF documents • Full toolbar functionality within the format, including Study Skills Spelling Utility • Speech enabled • Auditory definitions & Sample sentences • Phonetic map • Error Log Word Prediction • • • • • Learn as you type Phonetic based predictions Dictionary Look up Speech feedback Create language specific word banks Dictionary • Speech enabled • Choice of Basic, Advanced or Web • Defines Nouns, Verbs Adjectives and Adverbs • Add own words and definitions • Sample sentences and descriptions • Advanced Search Picture Dictionary Online dictionary tool finds images/symbols for selected word N.B. Requires internet connection Sounds Like and Confusable Words • Highlights Sounds Like and confusing words • Auditory definitions and sentences • Add other confusing words in preferences Verb Checker • Helps the student locate the correct verb conjugation. • More than 1500 verbs are included. Scanning Scan to: • PDF - Recommended if layout retention is important. • Word – used if editing the text is required. • HTML. Multi-page scanning Scan from file to read text in an image Fact Finder • Performs efficient Internet search on word(s) • Choice of Google, Bing or Wikipedia • Launches from any application Fact Folder • Research/revision aid • Author, source, category cited • Drag and drop picture capture • Output to MS Word • Populates bibliography Fact Mapper • Online mind mapping utility • Brainstorm, revise, outline • Output to MS Word • Output to HTML • Add own images Screen Masking • Tint screen and underline • Aid reading and improve focus • Choice of colours • Multi monitor support • Able to colour the mouse spotlight Translator • Internet connection required • Translation into many languages Study Skills • Highlight and collect text from documents or web • Works in PDF Aloud, Chrome, Firefox and Google docs Vocabulary Tool • Select and collect words • Collect from MS Word, PDF, Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Google Docs • Creates a document with meaning, symbol and room for notes Calculator • Links to Apples own calculator Preferences • Preferences to alter how the software works so that is suits the needs of the user better. The Toolbar and getting started • Exercise 1, page 5 • Exercise 3, page 7 Speech • • • • • Exercise 1, page 9 Exercise 2, page 9 Exercise 3, page 10 Exercise 5, page 12 Exercise 1, page 14 PDFaloud • Exercise 1, page 24 Spelling • • • • Exercise 1, page 26 Exercise 3, page 28 Exercise 4, page 28 Exercise 5, page 29 Word Prediction • Exercise 1, page 36 • Exercise 2, page 37 Dictionary and Picture Dictionary • Exercise 1, page 39 • Exercise 4, page 40 Sounds like and confusable words • Exercise 1, page 31 • Exercise 3, page 33 • Exercise 4, page 34 Verb Checker • Exercise 1, page 43 Scanning • Exercise 1, page 45 (must be linked to a scanner for exercise 1) • Exercise 3, page 48 Fact Finder • Exercise 1, page 50 Fact Folder • Exercise 1, page 52 • Exercise 2, page 53 • Exercise 4, page 54 Fact Mapper • • • • • • Exercise 1, page 56 Exercise 2, page 57 Exercise 3, page 58 Exercise 4, page 59 Exercise 5, page 60 Exercise 9, page 62 Screen Masking • Exercise 1, page 65 • Exercise 2, page 65 • Exercise 3, page 66 Translator • Exercise 1, page 67 • Exercise 2, page 68 Study Skills • Exercise 1, page 69 Vocabulary Tool • Exercise 1, page 71 Calculator • Exercise 1, page 73 Thank you for your attention.