Writing with Symbols 2000

Everything you need for working with symbols in one package

Writing with Symbols 2000 gives you full and flexible support for literacy which includes the following:

• a fully functioning word processor
• a fully functioning symbols processor
• the ability to write with any level of symbol support
• a pictorial spell checker
• the ability to write in a full window, or in a grid (table)
• in-built writing tools so that users can write by selecting letters, words, images or any combination from lists and/or grids
• switch access to grids
• in-built speech and sound facilities
• over 5000 Rebus symbols
• over 3000 black and white and over 3000 coloured Meyer-Johnson PCS symbol

Writing with Symbols 2000 provides the next generation of symbol processing software for the learning disabled community. The vocabulary will address the requirements of the whole age range of users, from children to adults. Designed for Windows '95+ users as a replacement for Writing with Symbols and GridMaker.

Writing with Symbols 2000 is aimed at the serious symbol using community. It will support literacy development (the original Writing with Symbols is recommended in the National Literacy Activity Pack). Of use in making accessible information materials for people with learning disabilities, and very importantly it will provide writing tools to develop "symbol literacy" for those with serious difficulties with text.

Writing with Symbols 2000 is both a word processor and a symbol processor. Some writers will want to use it mainly as a word processor but have easy access to producing images. Others will want to use it mainly as a symbol processor where images appear as you type. One key press can switch between these modes and you can add your own images in addition to the graphic images supplied with the program.

Let's Sign and Write has British Sign Language (BSL) graphics for sign bilingual materials in symbol software, word processors or desktop publishing and includes a wordlist for Writing with Symbols 2000.