Penfriend XP

Word processor with prediction and speech 

DWW015 Single User £60.00 (£69.00 inc. VAT)

Penfriend helps people with dyslexia at all levels with 'next word' prediction from the first letter typed. Supported by system intelligence that 'learns' the user's personal writing sytle, it selects commonly used words and offers advanced English grammar.

Penfriend contains three pre-set files of varying size for users at different levels. In addition personal word lexicons can be created, together with custom user settings. The speech component reads letters, words, sentences and 'clipboard' contents, with adjustable volume, pitch, pause and speed controls. An optional on-screen keyboard reduces physical 'keyboard-to-screen' stress and the strain of continual proof-reading.

Features:

• Learns new words as you type.
• Three different sized lexicons: 500 (children); 2,000 (default); 10,000 (teens) with the ability to save each users amended lexicon.
• New lexicons can be easily created.
• New words can be added to a lexicon from an existing text file or from the clipboard.
• Speech output facility.
• Volume, pitch and speed control, and a pause can be inserted between words for read back.
• Optional on-screen keyboard and choice of font, reducing the stress caused by continually looking between desktop keyboard and screen.
• Choice of background colour, text size, font and colour in prediction window.
• Each individual users preferences can be saved at the same time as their named lexicon.
• Penfriend can read from other applications such as web pages and encyclopaedias.

You will need:

• Windows NT/2000/XP
• 4Mb RAM
• 1Mb hard disc space
• CD-ROM drive
• Sound card

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