Screen Magnifier

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A friend is suffering from macular degeneration and cannot use her computer
without some sort of magnification.

She currently has Win98 installed. Does the magnifier in WinXP offer any
advantages over the one in Win98?

Or...any suggestions for a good utility that can help her.

Thanks....

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[[The accessibility tools that ship with Windows are intended to provide a
minimum level of functionality for users with special needs. Most users with
disabilities will need utility programs with more advanced functionality for
daily use. ]]

Windows XP Accessibility Options overview
http://www.microsoft.com/resources [...] rview.mspx

Microsoft Windows XP - Options for Users with Vision Impairments
http://www.microsoft.com/resources [...] d_xgzx.asp

Microsoft Windows XP - Magnifier overview
http://www.microsoft.com/resources [...] about.mspx

Lots of info here...

HOME, Microsoft Accessibility
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:%237IsfUkhFHA.320@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
Bishoop <none@none.none> hunted and pecked:
> A friend is suffering from macular degeneration and cannot use her
> computer without some sort of magnification.
>
> She currently has Win98 installed. Does the magnifier in WinXP offer any
> advantages over the one in Win98?
>
> Or...any suggestions for a good utility that can help her.
>
> Thanks....

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"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:e5Jb2zkhFHA.1464@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> [[The accessibility tools that ship with Windows are intended to provide a
> minimum level of functionality for users with special needs. Most users
> with
> disabilities will need utility programs with more advanced functionality
> for
> daily use. ]]
>
> Windows XP Accessibility Options overview
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources [...] rview.mspx
>
> Microsoft Windows XP - Options for Users with Vision Impairments
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources [...] d_xgzx.asp
>
> Microsoft Windows XP - Magnifier overview
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources [...] about.mspx
>
> Lots of info here...
>
> HOME, Microsoft Accessibility
> http://www.microsoft.com/enable/
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:%237IsfUkhFHA.320@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
> Bishoop <none@none.none> hunted and pecked:
>> A friend is suffering from macular degeneration and cannot use her
>> computer without some sort of magnification.
>>
>> She currently has Win98 installed. Does the magnifier in WinXP offer any
>> advantages over the one in Win98?
>>
>> Or...any suggestions for a good utility that can help her.
>>
>> Thanks....

Thanks for all the links. I'll start doing some homework.
>

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"Bishoop" <none@none.none> wrote in
news:#7IsfUkhFHA.320@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl:

> A friend is suffering from macular degeneration and cannot use her
> computer without some sort of magnification.
>
> She currently has Win98 installed. Does the magnifier in WinXP
> offer any advantages over the one in Win98?
>
> Or...any suggestions for a good utility that can help her.
>
> Thanks....
>
>

I am also a low-vision person, but can function with changes in
standard Settings and by wearing an Opti-Visor. In my contacts with
others of much worse vision than myself, the features provided in
Windows Accessibility do NOT provide he necessary functionality.

If you can contact me via e-mail at my provided address, I can provide
some excellent resources for your firend to check out not only for her
computer needs, but also for her everyday reading. No, I do not sell
anything, nor do I get referral incentives. I have been legally blind
since 1991, have gone through the agony of not being able to see, and
have learned to cope with the problem. I do counselling locally with
other persons newly diagnosed with various vision problems. Someone
helped me back in 1002-93 and only asked that I help someone else as
payment. So please have her or yourself contact me.