Free Tools to Support Reading and Writing

Enhancements for Microsoft Word

WordTalk

• free text-to-speech add-on that turns Word into a talking word processor

   
• includes a talking spell-checker

• creates audio files from text (wav and mp3)

• Download WordTalk Here

   

• Download WordTalk Installation Notes Here

• WordTalk: Enabling Access to Curriculum Resources for Students with Additional Support Needs

          (Click this link to download an illustrated 27-page document.)

Voice Comments in Microsoft Word

          Download Instructions for Installing Voice Comments in MS Word 2003 

          Download Instructions for Using Voice Comments in MS Word 2003 

Download Instructions for Using Voice Comments (and Augo-Summarize) in MS Word 2007) 

Online Instructions for Adding Voice Comments to MS Word 2007 Documents  (from Tech Republic)

NOTE: Voice Comments do NOT work in MS Word running in Windows 7

Download instructions for Using the Sound Recorder in Windows 7 to Add Voice Comments to Word 2007

Auto Summarize in Microsoft Word

Easliy summarize a MS Word 2007 Document (Online Tutorial) 

Autosummarize a document in Office Word 2007 (Online Tutorial with Helpful Video)

 

Download Instructions for Adding Autosummarize (and Voice Comments) to MS Word 2007

 

 

Equation Editor in Microsoft Word

Download Instructions for adding Equation Editor to MS Word 2007

Download or Open Quick Guide for Equation Editor in Word 2003

Microsoft Mathematics Add-in for Microsoft Word and OneNote 

Perform mathematical operations on expressions or equations in MS Word 2007 or 2010

Graphs can be inserted directly into documents

Click HERE for more details and a helpful video

Download Mathematics Add-in here  (Installation is extremely easy)

Language Tool Bar in Microsoft Office (Available in MS Office 2002 and Later Version)

• For MS Office's built in voice recognition

• For MS Office's built in text-to-speech

• For MS Office's built in handwriting recognition

   

  Download or Open Instructions for Opening Language Bar in all versions of MSOffice since Office 2002