April 2015 LCCU Meeting We’ll answers members’ questions: –What is the difference between Windows 8 Apps and desktop programs, in Windows 8.1 and10? –How can you get your PC to read to you: the screen, documents, PDFs, websites & library books? –What are the best free online options for storing, sharing or syncing your files? –How can you use Google Drive to convert.pdf or image files to editable text?

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Windows 8 Apps vs. Desktop Apps Windows 8 Apps are (from howtogeek.com):Windows 8 Apps are –Only available from the Microsoft Store. –Sandboxed – permissions are listed at installation. –Run one at a time, or with Snap, a 2 nd can run too. –Always on, in memory, suspended if you switch away. –Run full screen – controls are hidden until needed.controls are hidden –Integrated into the system – settings & controls for printing & sharing are in the charms bar. –Can be programmed in HTML5 & Javascript.

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Windows 8 Apps vs. Desktop Apps Windows 8 Apps in Windows 10:Windows 8 Apps in Windows 10 –Are listed on the restored Start Menu with desktop apps. –Open in desktop windows that can be resized. –Have a Windows App menu bar with options that were buried in the charms menu in Windows 8.

April 2015 LCCU Meeting More on Windows 10 PC World Articles: –Windows 10 in pictures: See the Technical Preview's new features (same as on previous slide) - 10/2/14Windows 10 in pictures: See the Technical Preview's new features –Windows 10: The 10 coolest features you should check out first - 1/23/15Windows 10: The 10 coolest features you should check out first –Windows 10: The 10 most important new Consumer Preview features – 1/21/15Windows 10: The 10 most important new Consumer Preview features –Windows 10: The best tips, tricks, and tweaks – 3/20/15Windows 10: The best tips, tricks, and tweaks

April 2015 LCCU Meeting More on Windows 10 From Youtube: Here's What Windows 10 Looks and Feels Like Windows 10 Demo (Technical Preview, Build 9926) #ComputerClanWindows 10 Demo (Technical Preview, Build 9926) #ComputerClan And lots more … Comparison of Photo app between win 8.1 & 10: Photo app in Windows 8.1 Windows 10 - Photo App Grows Up

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Make Your PC read to you Microsoft Narrator reads text on the screen – menus, toolbars, URLs & describes some events. Microsoft Word reads.doc,.docx, etc. files, but the command must be added to the ribbon. Adobe Reader reads.pdf files with View, Read Out Loud. For reading websites, Internet Explorer has Translate with Bing, Firefox has FoxVox add- on, Chrome has Chrome-speak & Speak-it!

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Make Your PC read to you For library books, Overdrive reads audio books, Adobe Reader can read e-books in PDF format, screen readers such as NVDA can be combined with Adobe Digital Editions to read ePub format e-books.

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Make Your PC read: the screen Narrator:Narrator –To turn on: Start menu, Accessories, Ease of Use, Narrator or Control Panel, Ease of Access Center. –To turn off: Ctrl key or Exit. Video showing use: –Using Narrator the basic screen reading tool built into MS WindowsUsing Narrator the basic screen reading tool built into MS Windows Free full screen readers include the open source NVDA NonVisual Desktop Access. NVDA NonVisual Desktop Access

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Make Your PC read: doc files Using Word 2010, 2013 or 365: –Add Speak command, under All Commands, to the Quick Access menu bar or to a group in any tab. –Select text to be read. –Click Speak icon. Video showing use: –Word 2010 | Convert Text to SpeechWord 2010 | Convert Text to Speech Note – with Libre Office, you need a screen reader such as NVDA (see NVDA video).NVDA video

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Make Your PC read: pdf files Using Adobe Reader: –Open a.pdf file. –Click View, Read Out Loud, Activate Read Out Loud. –To read, click View, Read Out Loud, and either Read This Page Only or Read to End of Document –To stop reading, click View, Read Out Loud, Stop/Pause. –Control voice speed under Edit, Preferences, Reading; changed words per minute to 150, clearer.

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Make Your PC read: websites Using Internet Explorer with Bing Translator: –Highlight text to be read and right-click it. Select “Translate with Bing”. Click speaker icon under text. Using Firefox: –Download & install FoxVox add-on. –Highlight text to be read and right-click it. Select FoxVox, “Speak selected text”.

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Make Your PC read: websites Using Chrome –Download & Install Chrome Speak app. Go to menu button, More Tools, Extensions and click “Get more extensions”. Click the Apps tab and search for it. –Highlight text to be read and right-click. Select “Read the selected text”.

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Make Your PC read: audio books Download & install Overdrive.Overdrive Download audio book from Lake County Library, “eBooks are here” link.Lake County Library Open Overdrive; double-click book to read it.

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Make Your PC read: e-books Download & install Adobe Digital Editions and the NVDA Non-Visual Access screen reader.Adobe Digital EditionsNVDA Non-Visual Access Download an e-book from the library; use ePub format unless you have a Kindle. (You can download and read in browser, but then you lack controls and features.) Open Adobe Digital Editions and double-click book to read it. Start NVDA.

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Online Storage, Sharing & Syncing OneDrive: for sharing between a Windows PC, tablet, and phone; auto photo upload from Android.OneDrive Dropbox: for simple sharing with different kinds of devices.Dropbox Google Drive: for Google diehards, or for a few office tools with your cloud storage.Google Drive Box: for teams working together on projects, and to securely share documentsBox Copy: for alternative storage with desktop appsCopy

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Online Storage, Sharing & Syncing OneDriveDropboxGoogle Drive BoxCopy File size limits2 GBNone with app5 TB250 MBNone Free storage?15 GB2 GB15 GB10 GB15 GB Earn extra?Yes No Yes O/S SupportedWindows, Mac, iOS, Android Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, Blackberry, Kindle Fire Windows, Mac, iOS, Android Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Blackberry Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux Paid Plans /mo$2/100 GB $4/200 GB $10/1 TB$2/100 GB $10/1 TB $10/100 GB $10/250 GB

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Online Storage, Sharing & Syncing OneDriveDropboxGoogle Drive BoxCopy Auto phone photo upload YesYes, adds 3GB of storage No, upload to Google+ yes Share via linkNoYes Share w/o log inYesYes, linkYes, publicYes, linkYes Display optionsYesNoYes Previous versions NoYes for 30 daysYesNoYes for 30 days Office appsYesNoYesYes?Previews Simultaneous edit YesNoYes? Built-in OCRNo Yes? Music playerNo Yes

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Online Storage, Sharing & Syncing References –OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box: Which cloud storage service is right for you? From cnetOneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box: Which cloud storage service is right for you? –7 best cloud storage services 2015: Dropbox vs Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud & more7 best cloud storage services 2015: Dropbox vs Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud & more –Google Drive from PC MagGoogle Drive –Microsoft OneDrive from PC MagMicrosoft OneDrive –Dropbox from PC MagDropbox –Box from PC MagBox

April 2015 LCCU Meeting Google Drive, pdf to text (OCR) Scan document to.pdf file Copy.pdf file to Google Drive Right-click file and select “Open with …” “Google Docs”. An image of the PDF file will be followed by an editable text version. Click File Download and choose Microsoft Word (.docx) or Open Document Format (.odt).