ZoomText Magnifier Only, Single User

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The ultimate accessibility tool

ZoomText Magnifier is an advanced screen magnification program that enlarges and enhances everything on the computer screen, making your computer easier to see and use.

ZoomText Magnifier low vision software aid is the world’s leading magnification and screen reading software for the visually impaired and helps countless individuals across the globe stay employed and in touch with the world.

There are 2 versions available:

  1. ZoomText Magnifier Only, Single Version
  2. ZoomText Magnifier/Reader, Single User 

ZoomText contains the following new features and enhancements, allowing for greater productivity and support in the Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 operating systems as well as in the latest versions of popular applications. Be sure you also check out the list of all the features that were already in ZoomText, but here’s a list of everything new:

    • Support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 ZoomText 10.1 provides unmatched magnification and reading support for the new Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 operating systems and interface. Whether you’re running new Windows 8 apps or legacy applications, ZoomText allows you to work at the highest level of speed and productivity. ZoomText 10.1 also includes ZoomText’s patented “xFont” magnification, which provides the sharpest magnified text available on the market today.
    • Support for Microsoft Office 2013 ZoomText 10.1 supports the core applications in Microsoft Office 2013 including Word, Excel and Outlook. Create, navigate and read your documents with ease and accuracy.
    • Support for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 With robust support for Internet Explorer 10 and 111 (aka IE10 and IE11), ZoomText 10.1 makes web browsing a snap. Search, navigate and read your favorite websites using ZoomText’s powerful Web Finder and reading tools.
    • Improved Support for Videos and Games With a new magnification engine and full DirectX support, you now can watch and play all types of videos and games with ZoomText.
    • Support for Touch Screen Devices ZoomText 10.1 can be used on Windows 8 and 8.1 touch screen devices including tablets, laptops and desktop monitors. ZoomText follows along as you tap, drag and swipe your way through all of your applications. And you can instantly access key ZoomText features using the ZoomText Touch Icon and gestures. Note: Requires a 5-point or greater multi-touch device.
    • Additional Levels of Magnification To support users wanting higher magnification levels and ultra-high resolution displays, ZoomText’s magnification levels have been extended and now include 42x, 48x, 54x and 60x. We’ve also added more fractional levels between 1x and 5x.
    • Improved Tracking and Program Echo ZoomText’s improved event handling delivers more accurate and complete tracking and reading as you navigate application menus, dialogs and other controls.
    • Smooth Mouse Pointers At all magnification levels, ZoomText now displays mouse pointers with smooth edges that are more pleasing to look at and use.
    • Color Enhancement Transition Effects ZoomText’s new transition effect gives a fresh, comfortable feel when switching between color enhancement schemes.

ZoomText is the world’s leading magnification and screen reading software for the visually impaired and helps countless individuals across the globe stay employed and in touch with the world.  Here is an outline of the features, with a note indicating which features are exclusive to ZoomText 10.1.  ZoomText Magnifier/Reader contains all of the features of ZoomText Magnifier, and will additionally read aloud anything on your computer screen.

Features

xFont Magnification

xFont technology displays high-definition text that’s easy to read at all magnification levels. Smooth, bold and condense settings allow you to fine-tune the thickness and spacing of text for added legibility.

Flexible Magnification

Full range of magnification levels up to 36x (up to 60x in Windows 8). Levels include: 1x to 8x in steps of 1, 10x to 16x in steps of 2, 20x to 36x in steps of 4, and fractional powers of 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x and 2.5x.  30 levels of magnification in ZoomText 10.1:  1x to 2x in steps of 0.2; 2.25x, 2.5x, 2.75x, 3x, 3.5x, 4x, 4.5x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x; 10x to 16x in steps of 2; 20x to 36x in steps of 4; 42x, 48x, 54x, and 60x.

Support for Touch Screen Devices

ZoomText follows along as you tap, drag and swipe your way through all of your applications.  And you can instantly access key ZoomText features using the ZoomText Touch Icon and gestures.  Note: Requires a 5-point or greater multi-touch device.

Powerful Zoom Windows

9 different zoom windows (8 in ZoomText 10.1) allow you to choose which part of the screen is magnified.

Enhanced Screen Colors 

Innovative color controls improve screen clarity and reduce eyestrain. Special effects include color dyes, two-color modes and replacement of problem colors.

Visible Pointers and Cursors 

Size and color enhancements make it easy to see the mouse pointer. Special locators make it easier to follow the mouse pointer and text cursor as they move across the screen.  New in ZoomText 10.1 for Windows 8 are smoothed mouse pointers, which are more pleasing to look at and use.

Focus Enhancements

Makes it easy to locate and follow the control focus when you navigate through application menus, dialogs and other application controls.

Smooth Navigation

Navigating your applications and scrolling the view is always smooth and comfortable. Constrained mouse movement allows you to examine rows and columns, and keeps you within the active window.

Dual Monitor Support 

Use two monitors to expand your magnified viewing area, or use the second monitor to share a magnified or unmagnified view of your desktop with another person or group.  Coming soon for Windows 8.

ZoomText Camera

The ZoomText Camera feature allows you to use any high-definition (HD) webcam to view and magnify printed items and other objects right on your computer screen—including bills, magazines, photographs, medicine labels, craft items and more.

Enhanced Web Finder

ZoomText’s Enhanced Web Finder allows you to search web pages with specific words or phrases, or skim through pages to find items of interest.  When an item of interest is found you can have Web Finder start reading aloud from that location (Magnifier/Reader only).  If the item is a link to another page you can have Web Finder execute the link and continue your search on the new page.

Desktop Finder

Desktop Finder helps you find and launch programs and documents on your desktop, system tray, and quick launch bar.

Text Finder 

Text Finder helps you locate words, phrases and topics of interest in documents, web pages, and application windows.

Application Settings 

Save unique settings for each application that you use. As you switch applications, ZoomText automatically loads the desired settings.

Special Application Support

Built-in support for popular applications – including Internet Explorer (IE 10 supported in ZoomText 10.1 for Windows 8), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook; Office 2013 is supported in ZoomText 10.1 for Windows 8), Adobe, Firefox, OpenOffice, iTunes and Java – allow you to navigate your documents with 100% accuracy.

Full Windows Logon Support (with ZoomText Logon UI)

ZoomText’s logon support provides essential magnification and screen reading features when logging into Windows.

Options Galore

ZoomText is jam-packed with exciting features and add-ons that are designed to increase your productivity and extend its usefulness beyond your computer. 

ZoomText is available in over 20 languages, with a variety of license types to choose from. Plus, we offer an Enhanced Support Plan (ESP), providing you with premium technical support and the next two ZoomText upgrades delivered automatically.

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System Requirements

  • Windows 10, 8.1 or 7 with Service Pack 1 (or later).
  • Processor: 2 GHz i3 dual core processor or similar. i5 or i7 recommended.
  • 4 GB Ram. 8 GB recommended.
  • Video/Graphics card or integrated graphics with support for DirectX 10 or higher.
  • Hard drive space for ZoomText: 1.3 GBSSD drive recommended.
  • Note: After installing ZoomText, use of hard drive space can be reduced by uninstalling unneeded voices.
    • 5-point multi-touch display for touch screen support.
    • USB 2.0 for ZoomText Camera support.

What’s New in ZoomText 2024 Magnifier/Reader

Inverted Mouse Pointer Scheme

The Inverted pointer scheme is a new pointer enhancement available in ZoomText and Fusion 2024. When using other pointer schemes, the pointer is always a solid color. You can also increase the size of the pointer, which will cover more of the viewing area on your screen. By inverting the pointer and background colors, it can help you quickly locate the pointer position. Being able to see under the pointer is extremely helpful at any magnification level. For example, when moving the mouse pointer over a black background on the screen, the pointer will change to white and vice versa.

To choose the Inverted pointer scheme, do the following:

  1. In the ZoomText or Fusion Magnifier toolbar tab, click the bottom portion of the Pointer button.
  2. In the Pointer menu, choose Scheme.
  3. In the Scheme menu, choose Inverted.

Note: You can change the size of the pointer using settings in the Pointer tab of the Screen Enhancement Settings dialog box.

Expanded Mouse Pointer Sizes

The Pointer Size setting has been updated for ZoomText and Fusion 2024.

Users often encountered challenges with the predefined pointer sizes. Over time, they observed that the “large” size may no longer meet their needs, and the transition to “extra-large” was too big. This update enables them to incrementally adjust the mouse pointer size to better suit their needs.

With the updated Pointer Size setting, users can choose from 15 different sizes and fine-tune the magnified pointer to meet their needs. In previous versions of ZoomText and Fusion, you were limited to three sizes, standard, large, and extra-large.

To try the new pointer size settings, do the following:

  1. On the Magnifier toolbar tab, click the arrow next to Pointer or navigate to Pointer and press the down arrow key.
  2. In the Pointer menu, choose Settings.
  3. Do one of the following:
  • Choose the Customize button located to the right of the active pointer scheme.
  • Choose the Custom
  1. In the Custom Settings, move the Size slider to increase or decrease the pointer size.

New Single Wedge Cursor Enhancements

The Single Wedge Bottom and the Single Wedge Top cursors are two new cursor schemes available in ZoomText and Fusion 2024. The Single Wedge Bottom cursor scheme displays a single blue triangle below the current cursor position. The Single Wedge Top cursor scheme displays a single blue triangle above the current cursor position.

To choose either Single Wedge cursor, do the following:

  1. In the ZoomText or Fusion Magnifier toolbar tab, click the bottom portion of the Cursor button.
  2. In the Cursor menu, choose Scheme.
  3. In the Scheme menu, choose Single Wedge Bottom orSingle Wedge Top.

Note: You can customize both schemes using the size, color, and transparency settings in the Cursor tab of the Screen Enhancement Settings dialog box.

Performance Improvements

Our restructured magnification engine optimizes startup performance and minimizes resource usage, including memory and processor consumption. Another advantage of the redesign is more stability and fewer delays. As a result, you will notice better performance with magnification functionality and will benefit from these improvements in ZoomText and Fusion 2024.

Simplified ZoomText and Fusion Menus

The ZoomText (ALT+Z) and Fusion (ALT+F) menus have been reorganized and simplified. The goal is to make it easy for both new and experienced users to quickly find and use ZoomText and Fusion features. The ZoomText top level menu has been reduced from 12 to 6 items. For Fusion, it has been reduced from 14 to 7 items.

ZoomText and Fusion Settings Migration

When you first install ZoomText 2024, your ZoomText 2023 settings are automatically migrated to ZoomText 2024.

If you are a Fusion user, your ZoomText 2023 magnification-specific settings are automatically migrated to Fusion 2024. Your JAWS-specific settings are migrated if you select the Migrate JAWS Settings checkbox that appears on the initial Fusion installation dialog.

Quick Access Bar Changes

Based on user feedback, we’ve changed how the Quick Access Bar works in ZoomText and Fusion 2024. It is no longer docked on the right side of the screen when you start ZoomText or Fusion. Most users prefer using CAPS LOCK+RIGHT CLICK to open it when they need it. This key combination works like a shortcut menu that can quickly open your favorite ZoomText or Fusion commands from anywhere on the screen. In this way, you do not need to move the magnified area to access the ZoomText commands.

Using the Quick Access Bar via the keystroke, helps to keep your screen clear and tidy.

AppReader

  • You can now use the mouse wheel to scroll while you are in Text View. This should make it easier to navigate through your document. You can keep your mouse in the reading field, without having to go to the vertical scroll sidebar.
  • Resolved an issue when using AppReader with Notepad on Windows 11 systems. Highlighting and tracking were not visible.
  • Resolved an issue where the magnified view was corrupted after changing zoom levels while running and then closing Text View.

High Dynamic Range (HDR) Displays

  • When opening ZoomText or Fusion, we deactivate the HDR filter on certain HDR monitors to improve magnification results. This may result in a slight shift towards more natural colors. A message now appears stating that HDR color mode is being turned off.

Other ZoomText and Fusion Fixes

  • The installed Fusion, ZoomText, and JAWS versions are now included in the Fusion About box.
  • You can now press INSERT+CTRL+WINDOWS Key+V to copy to the clipboard the Fusion, ZoomText, and JAWS versions, along with information about the current application that has focus.
  • Resolved an installation issue where the ZoomText splash screen would continue to display after installing the software.
  • Resolved an issue where the Quick Access Bar would continue to display when it was set to Automatically Hide. This was seen while running multiple monitors.
  • Addressed an issue where Fusion was not consistently reading the status bar in Outlook when pressing INSERT+PAGE DOWN.
  • Resolved an issue where ZoomText would speak despite being muted when starting the ZoomText Camera feature with CTRL+CAPS LOCK+C.
  • Resolved an issue where the mouse pointer was difficult to see when moving it outside of a Freeze View window.
  • Resolved an issue where configuration files assigned to hotkeys CAPS LOCK+ number row keys1 through 0 were not migrated after upgrading from one major ZoomText release to another.
  • Resolved an issue with mouse pointer positioning. By default, if the pointer is out of view on a magnified screen, you can move the mouse and the pointer will come into view. This is based on the “Route pointer into view when it is moved” mouse navigation setting being selected. It was observed that ZoomText would sometimes do the opposite and move the magnified screen to the current pointer position. This has been fixed.
  • In Compatibility mode, when using a zoom level greater than 1x, it was observed that items shown in dropdown menus or lists appeared at 1x while the rest of the screen was magnified. This has been fixed.

Changes in ZoomText 2023.2311.20

ZoomText Improvements

  • Resolved an issue where configuration files assigned to hotkeys CAPS LOCK+ number row keys 1 through 0 were not migrated after upgrading from one major ZoomText release to another.
  • Resolved an issue where ZoomText would speak despite being muted when starting the ZoomText Camera feature with CTRL+CAPS LOCK+C.
  • Resolved an issue where ZoomText would sometimes move the magnified view to the current pointer position, instead of bringing the mouse pointer into the magnified view when moved.
  • Resolved an issue where keyboard echo was not working when typing in Excel.
  • Resolved an issue that caused ZoomText to automatically start when a User Account Control (UAC) message in Windows appeared. This was observed when ZoomText was not running, but it was configured to automatically start in Program preferences.
  • Resolved an issue where Message Center would close after selecting Settings in the Message Center dialog box.

AppReader

  • Resolved an issue where AppReader was not reading or highlighting text when used with Notepad. This occurred on systems running Windows 11.
  • Resolved an issue where the magnified view was corrupted after changing zoom levels while running and then closing Text View.

Firefox/Thunderbird

  • Resolved an issue with Firefox where it would crash when navigating in forms on some web pages.
  • Resolved an issue with Thunderbird where navigating with arrow keys caused the application to crash. This was observed with both ZoomText and Fusion.

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