Sunday, March 23, 2008

Acrobat Reader -- Read Out Loud feature

I believe that not many people are aware that there is a speech synthesizer existed in Acrobat Reader (version 6 & above), where it can read the PDF file with the sound coming out from the speaker.

Hence, a person with certain cognitive disabilities might benefit from reading and hearing the information.

To enable the Read Out Loud feature, just simply select View > Read Out Loud and then select one of the available options that you want.

It also allows customization where you can change the default Read Out Loud attributes.
To get into the settings, choose Edit > Preferences > Reading from the list of categories on the left side of the window (as shown).

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Learning Keyboard Typing

The diagram below gives a glance of which fingers to be used when doing typing.

Proper position:-
- The fingers of your hands must be resting correctly on the home row keys. Your right thumb should be resting lightly on the space bar.
- Keep your elbows close to the body.
- While typing, only one finger should move out of the home row to type a key at any one time.

During practicing, you may find it helpful to quietly say out the name of the key as you strike it.

Practice makes perfect!!