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

ZoomText_2019_User_Guide_English_US.pdf

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