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Kurzweil 3000 Mobile Manual About Kurzweil 3000 Mobile Kurzweil 3000 Mobile is the mobile extension of the leading computer program Kurzweil 3000. Make sure to have a Kurzweil 3000 PC or Mac license version 14 in order to use Kurzweil 3000 Mobile. Kurzweil 3000 Mobile is an app for reading and editing Kurzweil 3000 documents (KES format) on your iDevice (iPad, iPhone and iPod touch). Quite some of the capabilities of the Kurzweil 3000 computer program can also be found in Kurzweil 3000 Mobile. The high-quality voices provided in iOS are used in different languages during reading aloud. The “dual highlighting” ensures that you can follow the words as they are being read aloud. In addition to reading, you can also add notes. To do so, you can use the integrated word prediction. In addition to the default word predictions, you are presented with suggestions meant for people with dyslexia. Typical writing mistakes are taken into account. You can also have the note read aloud. If the meaning of a word in the text is unclear, you can search for it in a dictionary. Additional information is displayed in three separate tabs: "Sample" tab: A picture and an example sentence appear; "Verb" tab: The conjugation is shown when a verb is involved; "Dictionary" tab: The dictionary explanation for this word from the dictionaries installed on your device, appears instantly. You can also have it read aloud with dual highlighting. Kurzweil 3000 Mobile sorts your files on two tabs: One for your local documents and one for your Dropbox documents. You can use the same documents on both Kurzweil 3000 Mobile and Kurzweil 3000 on a PC or laptop using Dropbox.

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Kurzweil 3000 Mobile Manual

About Kurzweil 3000 Mobile

Kurzweil 3000 Mobile is the mobile extension of the leading computer program

Kurzweil 3000. Make sure to have a Kurzweil 3000 PC or Mac license version 14

in order to use Kurzweil 3000 Mobile.

Kurzweil 3000 Mobile is an app for reading and editing Kurzweil 3000

documents (KES format) on your iDevice (iPad, iPhone and iPod touch).

Quite some of the capabilities of the Kurzweil 3000 computer program can also

be found in Kurzweil 3000 Mobile.

The high-quality voices provided in iOS are used in different languages during

reading aloud. The “dual highlighting” ensures that you can follow the words as

they are being read aloud.

In addition to reading, you can also add notes. To do so, you can use the

integrated word prediction. In addition to the default word predictions, you are

presented with suggestions meant for people with dyslexia. Typical writing

mistakes are taken into account. You can also have the note read aloud.

If the meaning of a word in the text is unclear, you can search for it in a

dictionary. Additional information is displayed in three separate tabs:

"Sample" tab: A picture and an example sentence appear;

"Verb" tab: The conjugation is shown when a verb is involved;

"Dictionary" tab: The dictionary explanation for this word from the dictionaries installed on your device, appears instantly. You can also have it read aloud with dual highlighting.

Kurzweil 3000 Mobile sorts your files on two tabs: One for your local documents

and one for your Dropbox documents. You can use the same documents on

both Kurzweil 3000 Mobile and Kurzweil 3000 on a PC or laptop using Dropbox.

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In short, Kurzweil 3000 Mobile is very straightforward to use and offers support

when reading, making notes and understanding text.

Kurzweil 3000 has been developed and localised by Kurzweil Education and

Sensotec nv.

The Kurzweil 3000 Mobile app has been developed by Sensotec nv.

Contact details:

Sensotec nv, Vlamingveld 8, 8490 Jabbeke, Belgium. www.sensotec.be

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Installing the App

System Requirements

iPad2 or higher, iPhone 4 or higher or iPod touch 5 with iOS7 or higher.

Preparing Your iDevice for Using Kurzweil 3000

Mobile: Installing Reading Voices

Kurzweil 3000 Mobile uses the voices provided by iOS (the operating system of

your iDevice). These voices are available in two qualities: default quality and

enhanced quality. When using Kurzweil 3000, we recommend using the

enhanced quality voices. The choice between default and enhanced quality can

only be made from the Settings menu of your iDevice. To do so, proceed as

follows:

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1. Go to Settings – General – Accessibility – Speech - Speak Selection – Voices.

2. Select the language whose voice quality you wish to specify.

Select the language variant if required. For English, you can choose between five options: English (U.S.), English (Australia), English (U.K.), English (Ireland) and English (South Africa).

3. Set the radio button to "Enhanced Quality".

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Installing Kurzweil 3000 Mobile on Your iDevice

The Kurzweil 3000 Mobile app can be downloaded and installed from the

AppStore. You can do this by using the App Store app on your iDevice or iTunes

on your PC.

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Starting the App

Request trial license

If you don’t have a username and password yet, you can request a trial license.

This will allow you to use the application 30 days for free. Click on “Request trial

license” and enter the following entries: “Name”, “First Name”, “Email address”,

“Language” and “Country”. If you select “Supervisor”, you will also have to enter

your function and organisation. If you press on “Request trial license”, then an

email with an activation link is sent to the email address. Clicking on the link will

activate your account. Once activated you can log in by clicking on the trial link

at the bottom of the screen. You will be able to use all the features of K3000

Mobile for 30 days.

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Logging in as User

The first step after starting the app is to log in as user (or you can try the trial

version first, see above). You must enter a valid username and password on the

logon screen. Kurzweil 3000 Mobile remembers your login data so that you will

not have to re-enter them again next time.

In the manual of our license server you can read how to create a username and

password:

Licence server – User’s manual Licence server – Administrator’s manual

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About the Start Screen and Document

Summary

The Kurzweil 3000 Mobile start screen provides a summary of your local KES

documents (documents in the Kurzweil 3000 proprietary format) in the Local

Files tab. You can also access your KES documents on your Dropbox account by

using the Dropbox tab. First make sure you have KES documents (locally or on

Dropbox) before you can view them using Kurzweil 3000 Mobile.

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Main Bar

The main bar has the "Log out" button as well as the "Files" label and a button

furthest to the right to go to Settings. Further details of this can be found in later

sections in this manual.

Search Bar

The search bar is located under the main bar. It may not be visible at first. Swipe

down to display the search bar. Next, tap the bar and enter the text that you

want to find. A summary of the documents in which the requested text appears

in the file name is shown. This search bar can be found in each of the tabs "Local

Files" and "Dropbox".

"Local Files" Tab

You can choose between two tabs in the bottom bar of the start screen: "Local

Files" and "Dropbox". Click the first tab to view your local KES files. These KES

files are:

the files you transferred using iTunes;

the ones you exported from another application (for example, Dropbox or Google Drive);

the files you downloaded on to your iDevice (for example, via a website).

You can delete a specific KES document by making a swipe gesture from right to

left and selecting "Delete".

You cannot create folders or subfolders from the "Local Files" tab.

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Transferring KES Files Using iTunes

You can transfer KES document from your PC to your iDevice using the free

iTunes program. Start iTunes from your PC and connect your iDevice with the PC

via the USB cable. In iTunes click the "iPad", "iPhone" or "iPod" button at the top

on the right.

Next, select the "Apps" tab.

Select "Kurzweil 3000" on the list with Apps. All documents saved locally on your

iDevice appear in the "Documents" field. The first time, this field will be empty.

Drag KES documents to this field to store them locally on your iDevice.

You can view these local documents on your iDevice by tapping the "Local Files"

tab. The KES documents you have just added will be shown here.

Transferring KES Files from Another Application

Google Drive

If you have received KES files in your Google Drive, you can transfer them to

Kurzweil 3000 Mobile using the Google Drive app running on your iDevice. Click

the "i" button next to the document that you want to transfer. A sidebar

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appears on the right and tap "Open with…". Select "Open with Kurzweil 3000".

The file appears in the "Local Files" tab.

Alternatively, click the file to open it using Google Drive. You will receive a

notification that this type of file is not supported by Google Drive. You will be

given the option to open it in another application using the "Open with…"

button. Select "Open with Kurzweil 3000". The file appears in the "Local Files"

tab.

Dropbox

You can also transfer KES files from Dropbox – using the Dropbox app installed

on your iDevice – to the local folder of Kurzweil 3000 Mobile on your iDevice.

You can do this by navigating to the required KES document in the Dropbox app

on your iDevice. You will see that no sample is available because Dropbox is

unable to display this type of file. You do, however, have the option of opening

the file in another application using the button at the top on the right. The file

appears in the "Local Files" tab.

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"Dropbox" Tab

In addition, Kurzweil 3000 Mobile gives you direct access to the documents in

your Dropbox account. To do so, use the "Dropbox" tab.

If the Dropbox app is installed on your iDevice, the first time you start Kurzweil

3000 Mobile you will be prompted whether Kurzweil 3000 Mobile can use the

same Dropbox account. If you agree, you are given access to your Dropbox

account using the "Dropbox" tab without having to do anything else. If you

disagree, you have to specify your Dropbox account details (username and

password) when you go to the "Dropbox" tab. As a rule, Kurzweil 3000 Mobile

lets you use another Dropbox account than the account with which the Dropbox

app runs on your iDevice.

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By default, the documents of your Dropbox account are not saved locally on

your iDevice. This means that you can only open the Dropbox files when your

iDevice is online. Once the app is launched, you can continue to work even if

your iDevice is no longer online. When it is back online, the file concerned will

be synchronised to Dropbox.

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In addition, the Dropbox tab lets you mark documents from your Dropbox

account as favourite. Swipe to the right on the name of the document in the list

and tap the asterisk.

The document is a Favourites document as from this moment. Favourites

documents are marked by an asterisk shown in the icon to the left of the

filename.

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In all cases, a local copy is created of any Favourites document. This means that

you can also open it even when your iDevice is not online. This copy will also be

synchronised to Dropbox.

The Dropbox app on your iDevice, too, is familiar with the concept of Favourites.

Marking a file as favourite in the Dropbox app does not mean, however, that the

file is marked as favourite in Kurzweil 3000 Mobile and vice versa. The apps run

autonomously such that the configuration of one app will have no effect on the

settings of another app.

The Dropbox tab just lets you open documents or mark documents as favourite.

Operations such as deleting documents and creating new folders are not

possible. Instead, use the Dropbox app on your iDevice.

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Reading Window

Opening Documents

In the document summary, tap the document you want to open. The document

opens in the reading window.

iPad reading window:

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iPhone or iPod reading window:

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Main Bar

You will find the following buttons in the main bar:

"Files" button: To return to the document summary.

"Open With" button: To open the document in other applications.

"Settings" button: To display and change the settings.

Toolbar

iPad:

iPhone or iPod touch:

The toolbar has the following buttons:

"Reading Language" button: To select the language in which the document must be read aloud. In Settings, you can select the languages that you want to appear in the list. If you select "Automatic", Kurzweil 3000 Mobile sets the reading language automatically. If the document contains language tags, they are read aloud in the language of the tags even when the rest of the document is read aloud in a different language.

"Speech Settings" button: To set the reading mode (Self-paced or Continuous), the reading unit (Word, Line, Sentence or Highlight) and the reading speed (50% - 200%).

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"Previous Reading Unit" button: To return to the previous reading unit.

"Read" button: To start the reading aloud from where the reading cursor is or to pause. You can also just tap anywhere in the text if you want the system to start reading aloud from there.

"Next Reading Unit" button: To go to the next reading unit.

Only for iPhone and iPod – "Add Note" button: to create text notes, sticky notes and voice notes. Pressing this button will show you a list of three types of notes.

"Text Note" button. Press this button if you want to create a text note. This will change the background colour of the button to indicate that this button is active. If you then tap somewhere in the text, a text note will be created at that location. Adding a text or a sticky note to your text brings up the virtual keyboard at the bottom. Next, enter your text. The word predictor shows up at the top of the keyboard. More information on how to use the word prediction is included in the next sections.

"Sticky Note" button. Press this button if you want to create a sticky note. This will change the background colour of the button to indicate that this button is active. If you then tap somewhere in the text, a sticky note will be created at that location. Adding a text or a sticky note to your text brings up the virtual keyboard at the bottom. Next, enter your text. The word predictor shows up at the top of the keyboard. More information on how to use the word prediction is included in the next sections.

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"Voice Note" button. Voice notes are linked to words. Tap a word first, and then press this button if you want to create a voice note. This brings up the Record window. Tap the microphone to start recording. You can stop the recording by tapping the Stop button. Tap anywhere in the document to remove the Record window from the screen. The voice note is added to the selected word.

Tap it to bring up the options.

The first option lets you listen or edit the note. The second option allows you to delete the note.

Navigation Bar

To show the Navigation bar, tap the red brick at the bottom on the left.

The "Thumbnail view" button provides a useful summary of all pages of your document.

When you wish to move quickly to a specific page, tap the required thumbnail in the centre of the Navigation bar. If the document has many pages, navigate by swiping to the left or right until you have reached the required page number.

The "Display Reading Order" button displays the reading order of all areas on that page.

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Text Editing

Zooming

You can zoom in and out easily on a page by moving two fingers farther apart or

closer together in het middle of a page (pinching).

Navigating

Simply navigate through the pages by moving your finger left or right on a page

(swiping).

Displaying and editing text or sticky notes:

Doubletap the note to display the options:

"Read" button: To have the note read aloud.

"Edit" button: To edit the note text.

"Delete" button: To delete the note.

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Selecting Text

How to Select Text?

You can select text in one of two ways:

Text Selection

Tap a word. This word can be selected as follows:

You can extend the selection by dragging the blue handles. The options (see

below) associated with this selection appear after expanding the selection:

Frame Selection

Doubletap the word to start block selection. The options (see below) are listed

immediately:

You can drag a frame around the words you want to select. You can do this by

dragging the selection handles.

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Selection Options:

Read selection: To have the selection read aloud.

Find Word: To find a word. The word and its meaning will appear in a frame in the following tabs:

"Sample" tab: A picture and an example sentence appear;

"Verb" tab: The conjugation is shown when a verb is involved; To have a conjugation read aloud, simply tap the conjugation.

"Dictionary" tab: The dictionary explanation for this word from the dictionaries installed on your device, appears instantly. You can also have it read aloud with dual highlighting.

Highlighting: Tap the highlighter to select the highlight colour. You can remove the highlight by clicking the red cross.

Creating a voice note: Tapping this icon brings up the Record window. Tap the microphone to start recording. You can stop

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the recording by tapping the Stop button. Tap anywhere in the document to remove the Record window from the screen. The voice note is added to the selected word.

Tap it to bring up the options.

The first option lets you listen or edit the note. The second option allows you to delete the note.

Putting text into the clipboard: Tap this icon to put the selected text into the clipboard. The text in the clipboard can be pasted in other apps.

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Using the "Dictionary" tab

This tab only appears when the option “Use the dictionaries from the device” is

selected in the settings on the tab “General” (this option is selected by default).

Per dictionary a short explanation is displayed. Tap on the short explanation to

see the full explanation. If only one explanation is found, you will see the full

display immediately.

Short explanation Full display

You can read the full explanation with dual highlighting by pressing the play

button.

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You can manage the number of dictionaries by clicking on ‘Manage’. Here you

can add and remove additional dictionaries. There are dictionaries available for

several languages, including English, Dutch, French and German.

If no explanation is available in the dictionaries you can click on the link ‘Search

Web’ to search the word on the web.

Using Word Prediction

The word prediction becomes active wherever you enter text. This is indicated

by the word bar that appears just above the on-screen keyboard or below the

text when using an external keyboard.

The word prediction takes into account typical mistakes made by someone with

writing problems. The words in blue are the default word predictions starting

with the letters you have entered. The words in orange are the suggested

corrections with the word start corrected.

To add one of the words showing up in the prediction bar to your text, tap the

word.

If you want more information about a word or if you want to hear the word, tap-

and-hold (longtap) the word. The word is spoken and you are presented with

the box showing the dictionary, picture dictionary and the conjugations. If you

want more information on another word in the prediction bar, all you need to

do is tap that word. To close the box, just tap outside it.

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Settings

In the main bar at the top of the screen you will find the Settings button:

Tapping this button gives you a three-tab screen.

"General" Tab

This tab includes the following settings:

The account information of your Kurzweil 3000 Mobile web license;

The link to your Dropbox account;

The font used in the user interface;

The ability to consult dictionaries from the device.

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"Speech Settings" Tab

This tab allows you to tick the languages for which you want a voice available in

Kurzweil 3000 Mobile. These will also be the languages that you will see when

you tap the "Reading Language" button on the toolbar of the Reading window. If

language variants are available, they will have an icon with an "i" on the right.

Tapping it brings up the next screen. This screen lets you specify which variant

you want to use. For example, for English, you can choose between five options:

English (United Kingdom), English (South Africa), English (Australia), English

(United States) and English (Ireland).

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"Info" Tab

This tab is used to display the version number and to restore the manual.