MAGic Basic Training in DAISY Format

Published: Jun 20, 2007

Freedom Scientific’s http://www.freedomscientific.com Training Department announced that the new release of MAGic 9.50 includes one hour of basic training in DAISY format, with both text and audio. Now users can read through the MAGic Basic Training or listen to narrated audio with the included FSReader Demo DAISY reader.

The training covers the basics of customizing MAGic to suit specific low-vision needs. Topics include: 

  • Starting and quitting MAGic
  • Accessing the MAGic help system (context-sensitive help and the new online HTML help system) 
  • Common shortcut keystrokes for MAGic (magnification, enhancements, document and text reading, panning and screen movement, and speech) 
  • Learning the MAGic user interface, including the various MAGic menus
  • Document and text reading
  • Customizing MAGic (magnification level, magnification view, panning speeds, voice rate, person and pitch, secondary language, mouse enhancements for the magnified and unmagnified mouse, mouse schemes, cursor enhancements, cursor schemes, color enhancements, and color enhancement schemes)
  • Using the Quick View frame 
  • MAGic application specific features in Word, Excel, and Internet Explorer 
  • Using MAGic with other Freedom Scientific software, including JAWS and OpenBook

The MAGic Basic Training is available on the MAGic 9.50 program CD. While it is not included in the MAGic 9.50 download package, you can download the MAGic Basic Training as a separate file by going to the MAGic 9.50 Update Page.

Source: Freedom Scientific

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