The new MAGic 9.50 Update

Freedom Scientific announced a free update for MAGic 9.x users, adding even more features, including:

• Users can set up user-specific and shared profiles. On computers that support multiple users, each person can configure and save individual and personalized MAGic configurations and schemes.
• MAGic now includes a demo of FSReader, Freedom Scientific’s DAISY reader software. DAISY books provide enhanced navigation features and can contain both text and audio versions of material. The FSReader Demo, which automatically installs with MAGic, allows access to DAISY books produced by Freedom Scientific, like the new MAGic Basic Training and the JAWS Basic Training.
• MAGic 9.50 now can be run from the system tray. This removes the MAGic window from the taskbar. In addition, it will not show up in the list of active windows when you use ALT+TAB.
• ·   MAGic 9.50 includes new keystrokes that mimic the standard JAWS reading commands available on the num pad. You can have MAGic read from the beginning of the line to the cursor (INSERT+HOME), from the cursor to the end of the line (INSERT+PAGE UP), and the bottom line of the active window (INSERT+PAGE DOWN).
• A new HTML help system, much like the help system found in JAWS, has been added. This makes the MAGic help system easier to use with JAWS as the user has access to the full range of JAWS HTML features and options.
• When you perform keystrokes in Excel to post column and row headings or monitor cells, MAGic 9.50 displays the information using speech or a message box. The way MAGic displays this information depends on the individual’s speech settings. If speech is enabled, MAGic speaks the information. If speech is disabled, the information displays in a message box on the screen for easy reading. In addition, with speech enabled, pressing the keystroke twice quickly causes the information to be spoken as well as displaying it on the screen.

For a complete list of enhancements and fixes, and to download the update, visit the MAGic 9.50 Update page on the Freedom Scientific.

Source: Freedom Scientific newsletter