J-Say Pro is an exciting product which addresses the needs of
visually impaired people who are unable to use the keyboard, or who
want to take advantage of the additional functionality provided by
the product.
J-Say Pro 8.1 provides interoperability for Dragon
NaturallySpeaking Pro 11 and JAWS for Windows version 11.0 build 1446 or later, preferably 1461. Support for
legacy versions of both underlying products may be available upon
request.
In addition to allowing the user to dictate text to compose word
processed documents or E-Mail messages, J-Say Pro provides the user
with complete hands-free control of the computer. Furthermore, the
hundreds of commands which exist within the JAWS screen-reading
package are represented as voice commands.
J-Say Pro contains a large number of innovative features which
cannot be found in any other product. In particular, we have
extended the concept of our interactive help system which is part
of J-Say Standard and have taken it to a new level which needs to
be seen to be believed!
In summary, J-Say Pro 8.1 brings to you the following new features:
- Compatibility with Microsoft's Windows7 operating system, both
32 and 64 bit editions;
- Internet activation facility, so you can get your product
activated much faster;
- Compatibility with Research It – a tool
which ordinarily provides users of the JAWS for Windows
screen-reader with the ability to look up important information
quickly, such as products from the Amazon online store, news
stories and more;
- New internet update facility which not only allows you to check
for product updates, but also gives you a list of the features
contained in the update and allows you to download and install it
if you wish. It is through the new internet update facility that we
will be bringing to you a "feature pack" for J-Say, free of charge,
soon.
J-Say Pro allows you to:
- Use natural language commands to gain access to the many
features of JAWS for Windows. For example, say the words "Be Quiet"
to instantly silence the speech synthesizer, or "talk faster" and
"talk slower" to change the rate of the speech.
- Surf around the Internet with considerable ease using the high
quality access given to JAWS users with web pages, coupled with our
suite of natural language commands. For instance when completing an
on-line form, say "check the box" or "uncheck the box" to
manipulate a Check Box, or use the command "press the button" to
activate a button to submit data to the author of the web page.
Using this powerful combination will bring the Internet alive to
people who previously had difficulty accessing it.
- Take control of your Braille display with J-Say Professional.
If you use a Braille display, such as a Freedom Scientific Focus
model, it is no longer necessary to remember the commands to
control the Braille output. These commands will also prove to be a
tremendous advantage to people who can read Braille, but who do not
have the dexterity necessary to press buttons or keys on the
unit.
- Take advantage of our truly amazing help system. Use the
command "where am I?" to interrogate the computer to find out your
current location, such as whether you are in a Microsoft Word
document or web page. "What Can I Do?" will give you a list of
commands you can say relative to the application in which you are
working. "What commands can I say?" will allow the user to have
access to all of the commands available within the product, which
are displayed on the computer screen so that sighted people can
support the visually impaired user. Finally, ask J-Say Pro a
question and it will give you the answer. Say "how do I shut down
the computer?" and you will receive an explanation of how this is
done. Again, the explanation is displayed on the screen. This
interactive help system is not dependent upon the questions being
phrased in a particular way.
- Scan and read your document with easy-to-remember voice
commands. J-Say utilizes the power and flexibility of the Kurzweil
1000 scanning package to allow a person who is unable to use the
keyboard or mouse to take advantage of this fantastic product.
- Execute many commonly used procedures within the Windows
operating system with voice commands. Good examples would be to
move directly to the Windows desktop or to maximize the application
and document windows, so that the program fills the entire
screen.
- Keep track of your diary by moving through appointments using
your voice in the Outlook calendar.
- Use your voice to control JAWS utilities, such as the JAWS
cursor. This makes it possible for you to read screens which are
otherwise difficult to access.
- Teach Dragon how you pronounce words and phrases, such as
terminology of a technical nature, with our interface which guides
you through the process of adding items to the vocabulary.
Alternatively, use the superb access to the NaturallySpeaking
correction system. J-Say Pro can speak the individual components of
the correction dialogue box either in their entirety or
individually.
- Use the J-Say Pro setup utility to guide you through the
initial configuration of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. J-Say Pro will
not only read the text necessary to train the system to recognize
the human voice, but it will also intelligently teach the user to
intonate correctly during the training process.
- Move through tables easily either within Internet Explorer or
Microsoft Word. Again, the navigation language is simple to learn
with no complications.
- Toggle the echoing of dictation on and off. The commands used
to manipulate the echoing of text is consistent across all
applications.
- Use our slick new Back-Up and restore utilities to make a
permanent copy of your speech files and restore them at a later
date if necessary.
- Use a voice command to check whether all your applications have
been exited, prior to closing the computer down. If they have not,
J-Say Pro will place focus upon the application which is active,
advise you what it is, and invite you to close it.
Further Information about J-Say Professional
Assuming a level of installation and training is purchased,
J-Say Pro can be easily configured to allow a physically disabled
and visually impaired person to independently carry out tasks such
as dialing telephone numbers, through to using software-based DVD
and DAISY talking book players. J-Say Pro can also be customized to
perform optimally with applications used in the workplace.