Hi there I hope that your hands start feeling much better soon.Just wondering how to get hold of Nova-talk. I've been on to the website and unless I'm being stupid, I can't find where to download a copy.
I'd be most grateful for any help on this. Regards. Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Skype: bobba2006 Messenger: Kulvinder@xxxxxxxx Tel: 01332 514323 Mobile: 07581483856----- Original Message ----- From: "Hussein Patwa" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:26 AMSubject: [access-uk] Review: NovaTalk - Screen reader/magnifier and enhanced PC control by voice
Hi all, I wanted to let you know about a new product, NovaTalk, which I have been using for the last few months and which has allowed me to use speech recognition more effectively as well as control my screen reader by voice. As some of you may know, I have had worsening Raynaud's phenomenon in my hands for some time and have been using Dragon NaturallySpeaking alone to reduce the need for typing. This worked OK, but correcting errors in thetext was time-consuming and there was still the problem of having to use thekeyboard a lot to control Dolphin SuperNova Access Suite (which I use formagnification, speech and Braille). More recently, it has proved extremelydifficult to navigate documents and webpages through having to constantly use the tab, arrow keys, etc. Together with SuperNova's Virtual Focus (or Dolphin Cursor as it's now called).NovaTalk now allows me to perform many of SuperNova's actions through spokencommands. For example, I can read documents, spell out words, copy and paste text. I can increase and decrease magnification, toggle the colourchanger and pan around the screen by voice thus no longer having to use themouse. Most useful of all, I can now navigate webpages, e-mails using the Dolphin cursor, jump backwards and forwards through different elements including forms without touching the keyboard.I also have vast control over how text on screen is announced. For example, I can read back specific links, headings, paragraphs and controls with a fewsimple voice commands, meaning I don't have to remember many keyboard hotkeys to achieve the same results. This is especially useful as I useNovaTalk on both my desktop and laptop, yet these two systems have different keyboard layouts and thus different hotkeys. Using the same voice commandson any system completely resolves this problem. Apart from this, I now find dictation considerably easier than when using Dragon alone. Dictated text is echoed back to me immediately so I can correct errors as I go rather than having to go through the whole document at the end. Also, dictated text is automatically saved so it can be recovered via the Recall command should my computer crash. I can also recover previous dictations, which is great if I delete something and then change my mind.Voice training was always a hassle, as I required sighted assistance to knowwhat text to read back to Dragon. Now the required text is read to me automatically for me to repeat and I also know when text has not been recognised and needs to be re-read. This has removed many frequent errors in dictation I experienced when using Dragon alone. It's honestly difficult to list how many things I am able to do with just one program. I can use Regular Items to call different applications,favourites in Internet Explorer, folders on my hard drive and even differentfolders within Microsoft Outlook simply by creating a voice command with a name I can remember. Also really useful is the ability to use Regular Shortcuts to add blocks of text I use frequently (such as my address or signature), similar to macros in Word but they can be used in any application including on the web. The program has a workbook in Word format and this is also split into sections with step-by-step instructions online. The technical supportprovided through the online ticket system on the ExtraSolutions website hasbeen fantastic the few times I have had to use it but the program is also easy to learn and I have been able to guess many of the commands without reading the documentation. Before using NovaTalk there were many days when I was unable to work as itwas just too painful to use the keyboard. NovaTalk has solved this problemand I also find that I now work faster and more effectively. I have alsolearnt about many functions of Dolphin SuperNova I didn't even know existedjust by learning the commands to work them.I know speech recognition is not for everyone but I would strongly recommendthis product to anyone. You can find more information on www.ExtraSolutions.co.uk and I am also happy to answer any questions from anyone now I've used the software for some time. Anyway, hope this helps someone and thanks for reading. All the best for now and take care. _______________________________________ Have a pleasant day, Kind Regards and Best Wishes, Hussein Patwa Tel: 0789 47 595 62 (UK) Tel: +44 (0)122 4433 954 (SIP) Twitter: www.twitter.com/hussein_patwa Skype: patwaspotterfan2 Web: www.patwanet.co.uk Blog: http://patwaspotterfan.livejournal.com Find me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=510013486 Please note: Calls from witheld numbers may not be connected. 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