Look in Control Panel/Ease of Access. In XP, this was "Accessibility Options."
You'll find the screen magnifier and a display optimizer, as well as a
wizard to help you select the proper tools. I've only set this up once
for an individual with impaired vision, and she liked the high
contrast scheme and the screen magnifier.
On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 5:43 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Happy Holidays All!
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> My wife's vision is failing. At our local low-vision center, they have
> machines with a video camera and a screen for magnifying (and
> brightening) things like book pages. For such apparently simple
> devices, they're rather expensive....
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> Her big present today was a new computer with Windows 7 Home Premium
> and a 23" monitor, and a USB video camera ("webcam")....
> The piece of the puzzle that I think is missing is an application to
> put tyhe image from the camera onto the screen. There might be some
> utility for this in Win7 that I just don't know about, or I might need
> to purchase some third-party application -- but I don't know where to
> look or what it might be called...
>
>
> So: recommendations? advice?
>
>
> David Gillett
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