| Number | Headline |
|---|---|
| Q1: | Can I use Easy Web Browsing (EWB) offline? |
| A1: | No, you need to connect to the Internet while using EWB. You need to start EWB from the Web site where it is installed, for example, the ibm.com site. You can use EWB free of charge; however, you need to pay the Internet access fees and communication charges. |
| Q2: | What browsers are supported by EWB? |
| A2: | EWB supports Microsoft® Internet Explorer, version 5.5 (SP2) or higher on Microsoft Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows XP or Windows Vista®. |
| Q3: | What if I'm running Firefox or Mozilla? |
| A3: | You can not start EWB. |
| Q4: | Why does EWB only work on the ibm.com site? |
| A4: | Easy Web Browsing is installed as content on an organization's Web site and can be used by site visitors. It is designed to enable people who have low vision to access that organization's Web site without having to purchase and install assistive technology themselves. |
| Q5: | How do I purchase EWB? |
| A5: | EWB is currently available to agencies and organizations through an IBM services engagement. Contact the IBM Worldwide Human Ability and Accessibility Center for more information. |
| Q6: | Who will be helped by EWB? |
| A6: | EWB helps people with limited vision or eye fatigue, seniors and novice users. |
| Q7: | How can I use EWB? |
| A7: | Simply click the Web-page link to download and automatically set up the necessary program components. Once you have finished downloading these components, EWB can be started immediately. |
| Q8: | What functions are provided by EWB? |
| A8: | EWB allows users to enlarge text and characters and change background color, which can help improve Web page readability. You simply use the mouse to select a desired sentence and EWB reads it aloud. |
| Q9: | Can I use EWB with a dial-up connection? |
| A9: | It may take more than half an hour to download EWB using a dial-up connection. Please use EWB with a broadband Internet connection. |
| Q10: | The first time I tried to download EWB, it failed in midstream. Why? |
| A10: | If you use firewall software, initial downloading may fail depending on how the software preferences are set up. For example, if the fragment option is not enabled, the download will fail. |
| Q11: | If installation (downloading) has failed, can I have the program delivered on CD or the like? |
| A11: | EWB is not distributed on CD. |
| Q12: | What if I'm running user authority? |
| A12: | You can not start EWB. When you use EWB, your user authority needs to be administrator authority. If you have logged onto the personal computer being currently used with user authority other than administrator authority, please log in again as a user with administrator authority and then use EWB. |
| Q13: | How can I uninstall? |
| A13: | You can uninstall text-to-speech functions, for example, "IBM ViaVoice TTS Runtime v6.742 - US English" through the control panel. |
Last updated, August 30, 2007