[access-uk] Re: Microsoft endorsed Free Screen Reader for Office / Word
- From: "Griffiths, Steve" <Steve.Griffiths@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 13:40:17 -0000
I also thought you had to pay for Eloquence if you wanted it to work with the
free Window-Eyes, but I seem to have got it for free. It would be good to hear
if others can do the same.
I should point out that I have Eloquence linked to JAWS on my computer, but I
had tried to activate it for Window-Eyes and failed before I did the following.
Within Window-Eyes, I opened the Help menu and chose "Get more voices". That
took me to the GW Micro site. The first button on the webpage let me download
an authorisation file that I installed and I was then able to go to the synth
page of Window-Eyes settings, choose Eloquence and then activate it.
Even if you can't use Eloquence, that page allows you to download the English
Microsoft Speech Platform voice, Hazel, which I prefer to the Zira voice that
ships with the free Window-Eyes.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Ibrahim Gucukoglu
Sent: 07 February 2014 12:55
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft endorsed Free Screen Reader for Office / Word
Hi James.
Eloquence is a speech synthesizer, not a screen reader. The prices are £25
for Eloquence if you want to add it, and £15 for dectalk access 32 which
also comes with window-eyes. Both synthesisers are included in the retail
version while if you use the Office offer version, the free synthesizers
ESpeak and Microsoft Speech are provided at no charge.
All the best, Ibrahim.
-----Original Message-----
From: James English
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 12:29 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft endorsed Free Screen Reader for Office /
Word
Winwow eyes =free
Elequence =about £40
Jaws =£800
Let's think.
-James
On 2/7/14, Ibrahim Gucukoglu <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Shaun.
>
> I suggest you take another look at the www.windoweyesforoffice.com
> website,
> there is a frequently asked questions section which explains how technical
> support can be obtained and the extra revenue generated from additional
> voice purchases also helps. There will be no difference in the standard
> of
> support you will receive from gW, you will be treated just like a customer
> who has the full retail edition of Window-Eyes if you buy the support
> packages.
>
> All the best, Ibrahim.
>
> From: Shaun O'Connor
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 7:10 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft endorsed Free Screen Reader for Office
> /
> Word
>
> sounds promising, yes but i have to admit some skeptisim with regard to
> anything Microsdfot gets theirn handson these days.
> MS usually collaborate for two specific reasons
> 1) the suddenly free software( in this case windowseyes) may well be short
> lived and nave no customer support ( this happened to a product called
> Truepaint or something similar. the package had no customer support and
> the
> company folded)
> 2( the only people who are likely to benefit are Microsoft. not the end
> users or the company with whom MS collaborate.
>
> Having said that I am not saying the everythim MS does is bad, they have
> got
> a few good points but the above caveats are worth bearing in mind.
>
> On 06/02/2014 18:09, Zac Anderman wrote:
>
> Wow!
>
>
> Has everyone seen this?
>
>
> I object to having to pay hundreds of pounds just to use my computer.
> This
> sounds really promising.
>
>
> www.windoweyesforoffice.com
>
>
> It's a totally free copy of WindowEyes that's available for anyone who
> has
> Microsoft Office.
>
>
> From their website:
> GW Micro, in collaboration with Microsoft, is excited to provide people
> who are blind, visually impaired, or print disabled with a completely
> functional and free license of GW Micro's Window-Eyes screen reader.
> Microsoft is offering customers who have a licensed version of Office 2010
> or later the ability to download Window-Eyes, a screen reader for Windows
> PCs, free of charge.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Zac
>
>
>
>
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