Kurzweil 3000 – offers a multisensory approach and multiple means of access to text [print or digital]. Kurzweil 3000. It includes the highest quality optical character recognition (OCR) software available, which reproduces scanned print documents with the exact layout and formatting found in the original.

Tools & Functionality:

• Simultaneously listen to and read scanned text, image text (such as PDF files), digital files and Internet pages 
• Access multiple file types that include: EPUB; TXT; HTML; PDF; TIFF; NIMAS; MathML; DOC; RTF; DAISY and ANY scanned paper with text and photos 
• Visually track words and phrases on screen as they are read aloud 
• Use colored highlighters and other visual prompts to identify important information 
• Support strategies for text or recorded note taking, organization, editing 
• Create MP3 audio files for use with iPods, iPhones and iPads 
• Take advantage of the language learning supports such as mulitple English and bilingual dictionaries, Google® Translate and voice note tool 
• Improve study skills by using the research and writing functionalities such as sticky notes, extraction of outlines and column notes, auditory spell check and word prediction 
• Enter the writing process from multiple points: the graphic organizer, outline or draft views