Dolphin Easy Reader Version 5.01

DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Toolbar Reading window Easy Reader screen… Open book tool and Bookshelf Reading controls

Speak to me (a feature designed for people with vision deficits) When Easy Reader is first launched, the Speak to me feature is ON by default, and the program will begin reading menus and controls aloud. To turn it OFF: DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Click No Click the Speak to me tool button

Settings and the Setup wizard DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Check here to auto-start the reading when you navigate to a new place in the book Check here to auto-load the last book you were reading Use the Setup wizard in the Help menu to select the program features you need Click the Settings tool

Toolbar basics DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Click any tool to see the options it contains In this example, the Highlight options are shown in the properties window Use the red “x” to close the tool options window

To Open a book : DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Click the Open tool Using the Look in: drop-down arrow, Browse to find the folder containing your DAISY book. Click once to highlight the books title Click Open

To open the Bookshelf DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI To add a book you’re currently using to the Favourites list, highlight a book in the list above, then click “Add to favourites” Thumbnail view of a book highlighted in list at left Highlight any book in the list, then click Read now Use the Open tool to open a DAISY book for the first time, then use Bookshelf to re-open the book, and to manage your book collection. Recently opened books are shown here

Reading DAISY books 1.Click once on any paragraph in the book to select it (should have a yellow background) 2.Use the reading controls to read, pause, or jump. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Move forward Move to beginning of book Move backward Move to End Play and Pause

DAISY book navigation “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” And the same is true for DAISY books today! The DAISY format itself offers book developers the option of constructing each book with navigation features allowing the user to move around by word, by phrase, by sentence, by paragraph, by page, or by up to 6 levels of headings (e.g. Unit, Chapter, Section, Sub-section, etc). But it is costly and time-consuming for the developer to include them all. Therefore, the DAISY books you receive may offer only one navigation option, for instance – navigation by page. Some DAISY books may offer heading navigation, but no page navigation, and so forth. You will need to experiment with each new DAISY book to find out which navigation options are available for that particular book. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI

Scrolling navigation To move around your book, you may use the scroll bar on the right side of the reading window, or.. If you have a wheel on the top of your mouse, move the arrow over any part of the text and roll the wheel up or down DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Click-hold-drag the bar up or down Click the Down arrow to move forward Click the Up arrow to move backward

Page navigation DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Click the black down- arrow to open the page list When the page list opens, scroll to the page you want, then click on it. Control-PageDown Moves down one page Control-PageUp Move up one page

Book Headings DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Click on the Headings tool to open the list of headings in this book. Open the EasyReader DAISY manual from the Help menu for practice

Navigation by headings DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Red arrow with a “2” shows Level 2 headings Double-click on any heading to jump there in the book Orange arrow with a “3” shows Level 3 headings Blue arrow with a “1” shows Level 1 headings

Bookmarks DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI The titles in regular text are the bookmark labels. The underlined bold text identifies the book heading where the bookmark was placed (the chapter or section) To add or edit a bookmark, click the Bookmarks tool

Adding a bookmark DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Click OK when done Click the Add button Rename the bookmark here if you choose

Navigating to bookmarks DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Open the Bookmarks tool, then double-click on a bookmark title to jump there in the book.

Adding audio notes (requires microphone) DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Audio notes are found at the bottom of the Add Bookmark window Use red button to record a note Green button plays back the recorded note X deletes the current note After recording, click OK

Quick Voice options DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Quick voice tools found below menu at top of page Volume slider Mute and un-mute Use the slider bar to increase or decrease the reading speed.

Book Voice property page DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI To open the Book Voice property page, click the Book Voice tool button in the toolbar at the left side of your screen. Check to use the human recorded voice if available Use dropdown menu to change My reading voice Test new voice settings Change volume Note: Click the red “x” to close the property page Change voice speed and pitch

Screen Style Style refers to the text and background colors used in the book. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Use the Color dialog box to choose a new color for Background and/or Text. When finished, click the OK button. (to leave the Color window without making any changes, click Cancel)

Highlight (phrase and word) The Highlight tool is used to change the color of the phrase or paragraph currently being read, and the color of the word currently being read. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Change the background color of the phrase being read aloud. Change text color of all words in the phrase or paragraph being read aloud. Change background color of the individual word being read Change text color of the individual word being read

Search Use the Search tool to open the Search Properties window DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Or, use Quick search at top of your screen (type a word, then click the binocular icon) Search Results are shown in the Search properties window. Type a word (or part of a word) into the Search for: box. Then, click the Search button.

Keyboard shortcuts F5 or Space key: Play and Stop F6 or Right arrow: Jump to the Next phrase F4 or Left arrow: Jump to the Previous phrase F8 or Up arrow: Jump to the Next heading F7 or Down arrow: Jump to the Previous heading Control – B: Add a bookmark Control – F8: Jump 10 seconds forward Control – F7: Jump 10 seconds backward NOTE: For more keyboard shortcuts, see the Help menu. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI

The development of this project by the AIM Consortium and the Michigan Department of Education was funded by Grant # H327S from the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The contents of this project are not exhaustive and inclusion does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education, the Michigan Department of Education or the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)