To view this manual, SpeakOn's home page, get information about your installed version of SpeakOn, check for updates and update SpeakOn, use the Main menu in the Manager. Press the 'Menu' [Alt] (9) key to bring up the menu.
The Quick tips view presents a list of shortcuts for operating SpeakOn efficiently.
In the Main menu, select the Help > 'Quick tips view' menu item.
The 'Quick tips view' task opens. There is only one control; the Tips messages List control. Scroll up and down the list to view the tip messages. Close the task by pressing Escape or choosing OK from the menu.
In the Main menu, select the Help > 'Online SpeakOn manual' menu item.
SpeakOn launches your default web browser automatically with the manual's front page (the index) ready for you to browse.
This manual is always revised for the latest version of SpeakOn. If your version of SpeakOn is not the latest one, you will be asked to update your version first (as the manual is not relevant to your current version of SpeakOn). After updating your version of SpeakOn to the latest one from the Main menu, which is a procedure taking only a few minutes, you should be able to view this manual from the Help menu.
As your default web browser is used to view the manual, you will need your screen reader or magnifier running before you select this option from the Help menu. You can switch between SpeakOn and your default web browser in the usual Windows way [Alt + Tab].
Please note that you can always view this manual from the SpeakOn home page
In the Main menu, select the Help > 'SpeakOn home page' menu item.
SpeakOn launches your default web browser automatically with the SpeakOn home page ready for you to browse.
In the Main menu, select the Help > 'About' menu item. The version number and date of your SpeakOn version are announced.
From the Main menu, select the Help > 'Check for update' menu item.
SpeakOn will ask you to wait while checking for an available update. This may take approximately ten seconds.
If your version of SpeakOn is the latest available, you will be notified about this. If your version of SpeakOn needs updating, a 'confirm' task will start by asking you to confirm that you want to update SpeakOn. You can select to cancel this operation by pressing the 'Cancel' [Esc] (0) key or you can confirm for the update process to continue by pressing the 'Select' [Enter] (5) key.
The following procedure will work on most computers but if the update fails for some reason or the update is unsuccessful, please follow the procedure under the heading 'Updating SpeakOn manually from an old version' at the end of this page.
After you confirm that you want to update to the latest version, depending on the type of update, SpeakOn will either update itself or download the latest SpeakOn Windows Installer.
If SpeakOn updates itself, you will be informed of progress and SpeakOn will shut down; you need to restart to complete the update.
If a new SpeakOn Windows installer is required, a new task called 'Update' will start. You will be placed in the only control in this task - the 'Update and install' Button control.
To start the download, press the 'Select' key. After a few seconds, the download will start and you will be notified at intervals of 5% of the download size about its progress.
When the download is complete, you will be notified. At this stage, your screen reader or magnifier should be running and SpeakOn will be shut down automatically. The SpeakOn installer (which is a Windows program that requires a screen reader or magnifier to operate) will start. Follow the installation instructions; in practice, to update just accept all default settings and SpeakOn will be updated. All your previous SpeakOn settings, if any, and any media which you may have downloaded, will be preserved.
If your attempt to upgrade SpeakOn by installing the new version on top of your older one fails, follow the procedure below:
Remove SpeakOn using 'Add and remove programs' in the Control Panel.
Delete the folder:
32-bit:
C:\Program Files\SpeakOn-MediaSuite
64-bit:
C:\Program Files (x86)\SpeakOn-MediaSuite
Download and install the new version of SpeakOn from
here
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