ZoomText
ZoomText
ZoomText is a Windows-based magnification tool that works in conjunction with other software. It provides full customisation of its features, designed to suit the specific needs of the individual. ZoomText is designed to work with both the mouse and keyboard shortcuts. Users can magnify their screen, invert their colours, customise the way their mouse pointer and cursor move and appear.
ZoomText is available from https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/zoomtext/ and offers a free download. The download runs the full version of ZoomText for 40 minutes before requiring a full restart of the computer.
Classroom Applications
ZoomText can be used by a wide range of students:
Low vision students who need to magnify the entire screen
Students who need easier access to the mouse pointer and visual cursor - increasing the size or changing the colour of each
ZoomText can be used to enhance any and all uses of a computer, including but not limited to:
Internet use
Email
Word Processing
File management
Presentation creation
Spreadsheet
Image/video manipulation
Guides
Video Guides
Links
Freedom Scientific ZoomText homepage - https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/zoomtext/
ZoomText demonstration download - https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/ZoomText