Kurzweil has four main tool bars
The red bar is the main tool bar
The yellow is the reading bar
The green is the study bar
The blue is the writing bar
Please follow the blog below to discover the many use for each tool bar.
Please follow the blog below to discover the many use for each tool bar.
Exploring the main tool bar
As you can see it is at the main tool bar where you would open a document already saved, scan a new piece of text or open a clean page to paste text or write your own text. This is where you would also choose the green Read button so the computer can read your text to you.
The web button is very useful.If you would like a student to have access to reading anything on the web all you have to do is click the web button and the web will open in a new window with the reading button on the bottom of the page. Highlight what you would like to listen to and away you go.
The Back, Read, Forward buttons are what you use to read and move around in the text. You can also highlight the text and use the Read button to tell the computer to read you the highlighted area. 
For ESL students or students studying a second language the Translate option can be very useful. Here you can type or copy text in to the box and it will translate and read you the text in six different languages. 
The Picture, Definition, Synonym, Pronounce, Syllables, and Spell buttons are really helpful for students who do not understand a word, have trouble with decoding, or need a prompted for how to spell or say a word they are not familiar with.
If you are still unsure how to use part of this program you can always use the Help button and ask any question.
How can Kurzweil be used
Here is a great article titled What makes Kurzweil Effective
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