Read&Write 8.1 GOLD Screenshot Reader

The Screenshot Reader in Read&Write 8.1 GOLD speech-enables previously inaccessible text, such as locked PDF documents or Inaccessible Flash.

Most text in any Windows application is easily accessible with Read&Write Gold and other assistive software. However, there are some programmes which have not been designed with accessibility in mind. Some examples are Inaccessible Flash and "Locked" PDF documents. The Screenshot Reader has been designed to make this text accessible.

The User simply clicks the Screenshot Reader icon on the Read&Write 8.1 GOLD toolbar and selects the text they wish to be read.

Below is a photograph of a Texthelp poster, showing the Screenshot Reader reading the text in the picture:

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How is this useful?

Previously, text in such programs as Inaccessible Flash and "Locked" PDF documents have been inaccessible to those needing to use assistive technology to read. The Screenshot Reader is the first to remove the barriers inherent in such programs. This means that previously inaccessible text is now accessible.

"The hottest feature of this software has to be the Screenshot Reader! I cannot begin to describe how delighted I was to discover it... it will save me hours of time and bags of money for printing, scanning, and editing locked PDF files!" Ehab Hermena, Student