If you’re coming to ClaroRead from Texthelp’s Read & Write you have to find where we put things. This is a short guide to the roughly equivalent functions: we’re not saying they are the same (or even better or worse – that’s up to you!) but it should help you identify where to start.
If you want more detail on ClaroRead, do check out the help manual and of course our free, accredited and extensive training course.
Read & Write |
ClaroRead |
Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Check It Spell Check |
Check | Button on the main toolbar |
| Prediction | Prediction | Turn on in Settings, Prediction tab |
| Dictionary Picture Dictionary |
Check | Button on the main toolbar |
| Pop-up Dictionary | Hold Control and point at a word | |
| Text to Speech | Play | Buttons on the main toolbar |
| Screenshot Reader | Scan from Screen | Button on the main toolbar under Scan |
| Scanning | Scan from File Scan from Paper |
Buttons on the main toolbar under Scan |
| Audio Maker | Save as Audio | Button on the main toolbar |
| Screen Masking | ScreenRuler and ClaroView | In the Extras dropdown on the main toolbar |
| Talk & Type | Dictate. Uses Dragon on Windows (so you have to have Dragon) | Button on the main toolbar |
| PDF Reader | Play (in Adobe Reader) | Button on the main toolbar |
| ClaroPDF | In the Extras dropdown on the main toolbar | |
| Highlights, Collect Highlights | ClaroCapture | In the Extras dropdown on the main toolbar |
| Vocabulary list | No equivalent | WordBanks is helpful for vocabulary |
| Voice Note | AudioNote | In the Extras dropdown on the main toolbar |
| Verb Checker | No equivalent | |
| Daisy Reader | No equivalent | We recommend the free AMIS reader or Dolphin’s EasyReader |
| Calculator | Calculator | In the Extras dropdown on the main toolbar |
| Research Folder | Claro Capture | In the Extras dropdown on the main toolbar |
| Translator | Tooltip Dictionary | Turn on in Settings, Check tab, after you have switched on multi language support |
| Similar Word Checker | Homophones | Button on the main toolbar |
| Practice Reading Aloud | No equivalent | We know people like to slow down the rate of speech and read things over, and turning on highlighting by word |
| Simplify | ClaroRead Windows has extensive options for Microsoft Word | Turn on the Font and Spacing buttons in Settings, View tab |
| Web Search | Check, Tooltip Dictionary | Check a word, click the Search button, click the Lookup button. Control and hover over a word, click the blue Lookup button |
| Hover Speech | Speak Under Mouse | Settings > Advanced Speech |
| Read & Write for iPad | ClaroSpeak ClaroPDF Claro ScanPen |
App Store, sign in with your Claro account to unlock |
| EquatIO | ClaroSpeak Web and ClaroRead Chrome both read maths aloud | Use MathType or OneNote to create Maths. |
| WriQ | No equivalent | ClaroRead Windows records your spelling corrections. Extras button on the toolbar, Advanced Settings Editor, Check tab |
| Speechstream | Writing Helper |
We don’t want to write a list of features that ClaroRead has that Read & Write does not, because we don’t want to get it wrong…
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