CLiCk, Speak User Manual

Introduction:

The Mozilla Firefox “bundle” offers users a variety of features that can provide assistance to accessing web-based content.  This browser provides features such as text-to-speech, text magnification, PDF file conversion for a text-to-speech function, and CLC Star, a page layout and visual presentation customization application.

**NOTE:  Some systems may require up to 3 minutes to activate the Click,Speak program.  Please be patient and give it time!!  You will see the Firefox Web Browser at the top of the page when it is ready.

Text to Speech:

Reading with a simple interface - CLiCk, Speak is designed to be as easy to use for sighted users as possible. The interface is completely mouse driven; there's no need to remember any key combinations. Reading through a page is as simple as placing the cursor and hitting the GO button; reading a selection is as easy as highlighting the text and hitting the SPEAK button.  This feature will enable a user who needs text to speech support to access it easily.

1. Choose the Click ,Speak application run the program

2. An address slot will appear where you can type in a web address

3. Below the address slot is a CLiCk, Speak toolbar

4. The icons in the toolbar control the commands of the application

5. [CLC] Speak Selection
   CLiCk, Speak will say what you have selected by highlighting.

6. [CLC] Auto Reading Mode
   CLiCk, Speak will read through the entire page, starting from your current position.  To get current position click your mouse pointer where you want the program to begin reading.

7. [CLC] Stop Speaking
   CLiCk, Speak will stop talking. This will also turn off Auto Reading mode.

How to Adjust the Voice Selection, Voice speed and Volume of SAPI 5 Voices:  For "Fire Vox" and "CLiCk, Speak"

1. Click on the Windows "Start" button;

2. Click on "Control Panel;"

3. If the following window displays click on "Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices."  If not go to step 6.

4. Click on the Speech Icon. It looks like this:

5. Skip to step 7

6. If the following window displays double-click the "Speech" icon.

7. The following dialog box will display:

8. You now have access to "Voice Selection," and "Voice speed."

9. To set the volume click on the "Audio Output..." button... then click on the "Volume" button.  You will be provided access to the Windows Master Volume dialog box.  You can change your audio setting here.

 Changing Voice Speed:

1. To change the voice speed, click and drag the arrow across the speed indicator bar.

2. Click on the preview voice button to hear your preferences.

3. To control the volume of your computer, click on the audio output button.

4. Now click on volume.  Make sure the playback column is not muted and is turned up.

5. Select OK.

6. Close the playback control, output settings, speech properties, and control panel boxes.

7. Your computer will save your preferences until you change them again.

Magnification

1. Control “+” to enlarge page

2. Control “-“ to shrink page

These settings are only temporary. They will not be saved to your SmartDrive.  To save settings, go to CLC Star application.

Word Resources

1. Alt + Click on a word = Thesaurus

2. CTRL + Click on word = WikiPedia

3. Shift + Click on word = Dictionary

PDF File Conversion

1. Click tab on the toolbar named “Open a PDF File”

2. It will provide a space for you to browse for the PDF file you want to open.

3. Select the file and it will automatically run.

4. Use functions to CLiCk, Speak to assist you in reading your PDF file.

CLC Star:  Preferences for how you want pages presented to you while using a browser.

1. Preferences CLC Star provide include:

   1. Enlarging images

   2. Increasing font size

   3. Changing font style (bold and san serif)

   4. Changing font and background color

   5. Enhancing the focus indicator

   6. Increasing line spacing

   7. Increasing word spacing

   8. Disabling stylesheets

   9. Disabling background images

2. To configure your preferences in CLC STAR, in Firefox, go to:

   1.  "Tools", "CLC STAR Options". Please note that your changes will take not take effect until the next page load.

2. You have a button for enabling/disabling CLC STAR, in Firefox.  It is the blue “CLC star” button  located to the right of the red  button.  When you click on this button, it will enable/disable CLC STAR. When CLC STAR is disabled, the star will be blue on a transparent background; when it is enabled, it will be yellow on a black background. Enabling/disabling CLC STAR will cause the webpage to be reloaded.