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<h3 style="color: black; font-size: small; text-indent:20px;">Q: How do I reset the ClaroRead settings?</h3> | <h3 style="color: black; font-size: small; text-indent:20px;">Q: How do I reset the ClaroRead settings?</h3> | ||
A: You need to run the ClaroRead Restore Settings Program: Navigate to the ClaroRead Program folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\Claro Software\ClaroRead Plus 2008) and run "Restore Settings.exe". | ::A: You need to run the ClaroRead Restore Settings Program: Navigate to the ClaroRead Program folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\Claro Software\ClaroRead Plus 2008) and run "Restore Settings.exe". |
Revision as of 12:24, 11 December 2008
ClaroRead for PC |
Description
ClaroRead provides text to speech support tools that allow computer users to read and write independently. By making a computer speak any text with a human voice, text documents can be proofed out loud along with web pages, e-mails and any other text. ClaroRead can reduce reliance on teachers, partners, support staff and parents by giving its user the opportunity to achieve the same standards as everyone else.
Key Features
- Close integration with Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007, and Internet Explorer 6 and 7 means you can click and play at any point in a document or web page.
- When used in Microsoft Word you can quickly and easily change the font size, colors and spacing and any word can be checked for definition and meaning with a single click on the ClaroRead for Mac toolbar.
- The toolbar also features a homophone checking tool which highlights these tricky words which sound alike but are spelt differently and have different meanings.
- Have the voice echo characters, words, sentences while typing (all applications).
- Includes a pronunciation editor for changing how the voice pronounces words.
Training
Printable resources
Audio/Video Resources
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Practice/Simulation
- Under construction. Please check back later for these resources.
Troubleshooting
System Requirements
- Windows Vista, XP
- Sound Card
- 512 MB RAM or more is recommended
- 250MB Hard Disk Space Maximum Required
- Scanner Supporting TWAIN or WIA Drivers requried for Scan2Text scan from paper.
- Microsoft Word 2000, XP, 2003 or 2007 recommended
Q: "It's not reading anything any more!" or "I press Play and everything flashes really quickly in Word but no speech"
- Download and run SAPI5Test.exe - If none of the voices work, go to Step 2.
- Open Control Panel > "Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices"> "Speech". If the Speech panel does not appear, Try Cure Number 2 first.
- If it does appear, switch to the Microsoft Sam voice. Click the Preview button: no sound is produced, or an error message results. Try Cure Number 3 first.
Cure 1 Reinstall SAPI5
- You do this by downloading and running SAPI5.MSI from the Claro Software support website. If that does not work, proceed to Cure 2:
Cure 2 Re-register sapi.dll
- You can either download and run this program, or do it manually using the following instructions:
- 1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Speech". Right-click on sapi.dll, and select Open With from the drop-down menu, then select "Choose Program..." from the second menu.
- 2. This will open the Open With dialog. Click the Browse button.
- 3. Navigate to "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe".
- 4. Click OK and you should see "Microsoft (C) Register Server" as the selected program. Click OK.
- 5. You should see this message (or something very similar): "DLLRegisterServer in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Speech\sapi.dll succeeded."
Cure 3 Delete User Lexicons
- This is a known Microsoft problem with speech and way to cure it, Microsoft Fix 838659. You can find out more at the Microsoft website.
- 1. Click on Start and Run to bring up the Run box (on Vista, just click Start and start typing).
- 2. Enter %appdata% into the Run box and press Return.
- 3. Windows Explorer should now open in a folder called "Application Data". Navigate by double-clicking on folders to "Application Data\Microsoft\Speech\Files\UserLexicons". This will contain one or more files with very long filenames.
- 4. Delete all the files in this UserLexicons folder. They will be recreated next time speech is used.
- 5. Close Windows Explorer and restart your Claro program.
Q: How do I reset the ClaroRead settings?
- A: You need to run the ClaroRead Restore Settings Program: Navigate to the ClaroRead Program folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\Claro Software\ClaroRead Plus 2008) and run "Restore Settings.exe".