SuperNova Access Suite

for every visual impairment

Latest Version: 13.03 - What's new?

SuperNova Access Suite videos:

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Meet Amy

Meet Amy, a SuperNova user and student at New College, Worcester. New College is a national residential school and college for young people aged 11 to 19 who are blind or partially sighted.

Your News with SuperNova 13

Reading the news online with SuperNova version 13.

Read the transcript of: 'Your News with SuperNova 13' video.

Your Information with SuperNova 13

Getting information from the Internet with SuperNova version 13.

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Your Money with SuperNova 13

Hear about using SuperNova version 13 online to manage your money.

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Your Social Life with SuperNova 13

Hear about accessing social media online with SuperNova version 13.

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Your Shopping with SuperNova

Hear about shopping online with SuperNova version 13.

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Your Travel with SuperNova 13

Hear about using SuperNova version 13 online for travel.

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Your Web with SuperNova 13

Hear about browsing the web with SuperNova version 13.

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Learn SuperNova Unlock a Demo

A SuperNova tutorial.

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Learn SuperNova Custom and Automatic Installation

A SuperNova tutorial.

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Learn SuperNova: Explore with the Dolphin Cursor

A SuperNova tutorial.

Learn SuperNova: Find with the Dolphin Cursor

A SuperNova tutorial.

Learn SuperNova Key Describe Mode

A SuperNova tutorial.

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Learn SuperNova Review Notification Area

A SuperNova tutorial.

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Learn SuperNova Set-Up Wizard

A SuperNova tutorial.

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Learn Supernova Save and Restore Magnified Position

A SuperNova tutorial.

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Learn SuperNova Launch Pad

A SuperNova Tutorial

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Learn SuperNova: Item Finder

Learn SuperNova: Character Echo

Learn SuperNova: Speak Keys

Learn SuperNova: Text Style Announcements

Learn SuperNova: Read From Here

Learn SuperNova: Verbosity

Learn SuperNova: Multiple Monitors Extended Desktop

Learn SuperNova: Multiple Monitors Spare Monitor

Learn SuperNova: Multiple Monitors Set-up

Learn SuperNova: Hooked Areas

Learn SuperNova: Doc Reader

Learn SuperNova: Mouse Pointers

Learn SuperNova: Custom Highlighting

Learn SuperNova: Custom Colour Schemes

Learn SuperNova: Magnifier Views

Meet SuperNova

Meet SuperNova is a brief introduction to SuperNova's speech, magnification and Braille for every visual impairment.

Explore SuperNova: Magnification

A more in depth look at SuperNova's magnification features, and how they can help people with visual impairments access their computer intuitively.

Explore SuperNova: Speech

A more in depth look at SuperNova's speech features, and how they can help people with visual impairments access their computer intuitively.

Explore SuperNova: Braille

A more in depth look at SuperNova's Braille features, and how they can help people with visual impairments access their computer intuitively.

The Quick Access Toolbar

How to add items to your Quick Access Toolbar within Microsoft Word and then access them with Dolphin SuperNova

Read the transcript of: 'The Quick Access Toolbar' video.

Using laptops in lessons gives student a boost

Marie Scott, team leader for visual impairments in County Durham, tells us how using laptops in lessons has made life so much easier for blind and partially sighted students.

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Embedding SuperNova in your school

Marie Scott, team leader for visual impairment in County Durham, talks about the provision of SuperNova in schools.

Read the transcript of: 'Embedding SuperNova in your school ' video.

New features of SuperNova version 12

This short video is a quick guide to the new features, functionality and application support included in SuperNova version 12. You can also read a complete list of what's new in version 12.

Read the transcript of: 'New features of SuperNova version 12' video.

Reading text under the mouse pointer

This short video explains how SuperNova Reader Magnifier and SuperNova Access Suite can both read text under the mouse pointer. This feature is ideal for low vision users using speech, but who prefer to use the mouse.

Read the transcript of: 'Reading text under the mouse pointer' video.

Learn SuperNova: Voice

SuperNova's Setup Wizard

A brief introduction to the SuperNova Setup Wizard. This handy wizard carefully steers you through the SuperNova features allowing you to select those that best meet your individual requirements.

The Setup Wizard asks a series of straight forward questions helping you to choose the SuperNova features and settings that suit you. It is the perfect way to experiment with the magnification, highlights, colour schemes, Braille settings, voice options and more. The Setup Wizard is ideal for new or existing users and allows you to get started right away. The SuperNova Setup Wizard runs automatically the first time you run SuperNova, and thereafter is available any time from the Help Menu in the SuperNova Control Panel.

Read the transcript of: 'SuperNova's Setup Wizard' video.

Learn SuperNova: Magnifier Basics

Learn SuperNova: Line View

Line View is an ideal way to reduce the strain on tiring eyes. Simply sit back and watch as the text scrolls smoothly across the screen. NB. Line View is a purely visual feature and does not include any speech options.

Learn SuperNova: Preset Highlighting

Choose from a pre set highlighting scheme, or create your own custom scheme. Highlight the focus, the Dolphin cursor, your line, your mouse and more. Focus highlighting is ideal for users with low vision who might otherwise lose their onscreen location.

How to find Help

This short video is a guide to all the help resources avaialbe in SuperNova. To access the resources, simply press CAPSLOCK + F1. SuperNova's help is application sensitive, meaning SuperNova detects which application you are using and displays the most relevant information.

Read more about the resources in SuperNova's CAPSLOCK +F1 help system.

Read the transcript of: 'How to find Help' video.

Learn SuperNova: Control Panel

An overview of SuperNova's Control Panel and how to use the button bar and the menu bar.

Learn SuperNova: Preset Colour Schemes

SuperNova boasts 24 predefined colour schemes for you to choose from. Each has a careful balance of colour, brightness and contrast to ensure total clarity, whilst reducing your eye strain.

Click and read from here

A brief guide to setting up and using SuperNova's 'Click and Read From Here' feature, which was previously known as 'Click and Document Read'.

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Learn SuperNova: Application & Situation Settings

This video is a basic introduction to creating application and situation settings with SuperNova.

Many users find they want to change their magnification, visual, speech and/or Braille settings when working in different applications. For instance, some users prefer a little extra magnification in Excel, whilst others prefer less verbosity when browsing the web.

Read a tutorial on creating your own application and situation specific settings.