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Clients Tell Us

I am using the computer so much that I have it with me everywhere I go!

I am truly grateful for this equipment... it has enabled me to focus on my studies and not worry or be anxious in any way regarding my school work.

Thank you very much for your constant support...the equipment has improved my quality life immensely.

What a wonderful service!

Wa-hooooooooo!

I am really benefiting from the equipment you have helped me with.

I feel more relaxed and am able to study for longer periods.

I have for the first time completed all my assignments ahead of time leaving more time to study. It is largely due to your help.

I will be ahead of the game for next semester now… Your help has made my school experience so much more valuable.

Thank you so much for your concern and for granting me access to technology through Assistive Technology BC; I don't know where I would be without the tools that I am using all the time.
– JC, University of Victoria

...thank you so much, I dont know where I would be without my technology, and so far so good!
– JC, University of Victoria

Thank you to you and your technicians for all the work you've done for me, I really appreciate it!
- TW, Vancouver Island University

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
– SS, Vancouver Island University

THANK YOU FOR THE PART YOU'VE PLAYED IN MY FIVE YEARS........
– EVA S.

I've been checking out the ATBC Online Learning Centre for FAQs and the Apple's main site :)
Thanks for everything, I am loving my macbook :)

This is excellent customer service ... (or should I say client service) ... when expectations are not only met, but surpassed! thank you so much!
– AA, Graduate Student, University of British Columbia

Zooming In/Out for Windows

- Control and (-)/(+) keys

Zooming In/Out for Mac

- Command and Option, and (-)(+) keys

Build in Dictionary in Mac OS

- Select a word, Control-click word, and choose "Look Up in Dictionary" to quickly look up words while working in applications such as Mail or Safari

Text-to-Speech in Mac OS

- highlight text and press the key combination to hear the text spoken. You must first select your key combination in your System Preferences, such as Option and 1.
1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Speech, and then click "Text to Speech."

Using Stickies on Mac to stay Focus

Do you have trouble remembering what you’re meant to be doing?...

Read & Write gold (R&WG) for MAC and Adobe PDF access

The PDF aloud toolbar does NOT come up with Adobe Reader 8 or 9; it seems to work only with Adobe 7. Therefore, to use the R&WG PDF aloud toolbar, the Adobe Acrobat version 7 should be installed on the system and set as the default program for opening PDF files.
In addition, disabling the auto-update for Adobe is important to ensure that a new version does not get installed and become the default.