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Magnification Training

Magic Training

Magic is a great piece of software for people with low vision. It comes in 2 versions, one with speech and the other magnification only and will magnify the screen up to 16 times.
If you are using Freedom Scientific's magnification software, I can help you get the most out of it and customise it for your needs. This will include:

  • setting the level of magnification to suit you;
  • getting the general screen colours right for your eyes including text colours;
  • changing the flashing cursor so it is …

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Magic Training

Magic is a great piece of software for people with low vision. It comes in 2 versions, one with speech and the other magnification only and will magnify the screen up to 16 times.
If you are using Freedom Scientific's magnification software, I can help you get the most out of it and customise it for your needs. This will include:

  • setting the level of magnification to suit you;
  • getting the general screen colours right for your eyes including text colours;
  • changing the flashing cursor so it is …

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Magnification Software

For those of you not in the know, magnification software "does what it says on the tin". That is,it magnifies the details on the computer screen, typically from two times to 16 times. Most software packages will also allow you to magnify in different ways. For example, magnifying the whole screen as a whole, allow you to split the screen either horizontally or vertically, and some also allow you to use the mouse like a handheld magnified.

The market leaders are probably Magic (from Freedom Scien…

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