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Advanced virtual onscreen keyboard that allows you to type characters with word prediction into any standard Macintosh application with a mouse, trackball, head pointer or other mouse emulator

New version 4 includes LayoutKitchen which allows users to design their own virtual keyboards

KeyStrokes provides advanced multilingual word prediction. Thanks to its revolutionary PolyPredix™ word prediction engine it can do word completion, next word prediction and even multi-word prediction in any Roman language as well as many other languages. The PolyPredix™ prediction engine offers many unique, time and effort saving features allowing significantly easier and faster typing. PolyPredix™ can reduce typing efforts by 50 to 70%.

“KeyStrokes seems to work everywhere, the word prediction has a high degree of utility and transparency, and KeyStrokes makes great use of the attractive Mac OS X interface. Overall, KeyStrokes currently sets the standard for on-screen keyboards.” – Denis Anson, Director of Research and Development of the
Assistive Technology Research Institute, College Misericordia

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The KeyStrokes word prediction works for the hardware keyboard, its onscreen keyboard and for SwitchXS 2.1 or higher. KeyStrokes can be used with a keyboard, mouse, trackball, head pointer, touch screen, or other mouse emulator.

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KeyStrokes 4 adds LayoutKitchen, which allows users to design their own virtual keyboards. Such virtual keyboards can be used not only for typing, but also to launch applications, speak, run AppleScripts and much more.

For those who can position the pointer, but not click the mouse buttons, the integrated Dwellix™ system-wide dwell-based utility allows mouse button clicks to be entered by simply holding the cursor motionless for a programmable period of time. You can even type without clicking!

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On Mac OS X KeyStrokes provides SmartTransparency™ technology to provide you with an optimum use of your screen real-estate and make sure the virtual keyboard never gets in your way.

With the KeyStrokes virtual keyboard a person who can only use a mouse or mouse emulator can have complete access to the Macintosh, the Internet and by extension, the World.

For an animation and screen capture movies of KeyStrokes in action, click here.

KeyStrokes Features

• Fully functional onscreen keyboard floating above other applications
  
• New in KeyStrokes 4: Users can now design their own virtual keyboards with the included LayoutKitchen. Such virtual keyboards can be used not only for typing, but also to launch applications, speak, run AppleScripts and much more. Note that to use LayoutKitchen in KeyStrokes 4, LayoutKitchen or SwitchXS activation code is needed.
  
• Works seamlessly with all standard Mac OS X applications
  
• Includes PolyPredix™, an advanced word prediction engine that can do word completion, next word prediction and even multi-word prediction in any Roman language as well as many other languages. Currently, multi-word prediction dictionaries are included for English UK, English US, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Italian, and new in KeyStrokes 4: Spanish and Russian. PolyPredix™ can reduce typing efforts by 50 to 70%.
  
• KeyStrokes provides prediction for the onscreen keyboard, the hardware keyboard and for SwitchXS 2.1 or higher
  
• Learns your vocabulary as you type, or through text files. On Mac OS X learned text can even be spell-checked automatically to prevent learning typos.
  
• Includes a powerful dictionary editor to edit user dictionaries or even design dictionaries for additional languages or dialects
  
• Provides various visual and audio-feedback features including speaking what you type (the latter option is built-in for English and can be extended to other languages and higher quality voices by using Proloquo)
  
• Has configurable auto-spacing and auto-capitalisation features for a number of languages
  
• Provides powerful shortcut expansion features
  
• Includes Dwellix™, an advanced, system-wide, dwelling solution to click and type without pushing the mouse button
  
• Includes SmartTransparency™ technology to automatically show and hide the keyboard as needed
  
• Handles command-key combinations, dead-keys, and modifier key – click combinations and auto-key repeat
  
• Works with US and international keyboard layouts and offers multiple interactively resizable keyboard models. New in KeyStrokes 4: Chubon and Damper frequency-based layouts, Simple Alphabetic layout and Standard Plus with Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste and other keyboard shortcut buttons.
  
• Offers extensive customisation, including various key designs, selectable font, and adjustable key spacing. KeyStrokes 4 even allows user-designed keyboards with the included LayoutKitchen software.
  
• Includes a special “invade full screen” and “game modes” for increased compatibility with full screen applications and games. On 10.4 (Tiger) also provides a Dashboard widget that facilitates typing with KeyStrokes into Dashboard widgets
  
• Provides a Simple Mode to limit a student’s access to more advanced features
  
• Also available in French, German, Dutch, Italian, and Norwegian, but also works with many other languages.
  
• New in KeyStrokes 4.1: Universal Binary optimised for PowerPC and Intel processors.
  

System Requirements

• Apple Mac
  
  • Operating System: OS X 10.4-10.5 or higher. OS X 10.5 (Leopard) is recommended
    
  • PowerPC or Intel processor
    
  • Minimum Display Resolution: 800×600
    
  • Memory: 10 MB free

View/Download

• Manual (pdf 2.7 MB)
  
• KeyStrokes 4.1 Trial version for Mac OS X 10.3 or higher (42 MB includes prediction dictionaries for English UK, English US, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Italian, Spanish and Russian )

Prices

	Code	Media	Platform	$NZ Price	$NZ GST
	KeyStrokes 4.1 - Single User Licence
	AWAW-KS-CD1	CD-ROM	Mac OS X	$470.00	$70.50
	KeyStrokes 4.1 - Five User Site Licence
	AWAW-KS-CD5	CD-ROM	Mac OS X	$1,770.00	$265.50
	KeyStrokes 4.1 - Ten User Site Licence
	AWAW-KS-CD10	CD-ROM	Mac OS X	$3,050.00	$457.50
	AssistiveWare Access Bundle - Single User Licence	Includes KeyStrokes, SwitchXS and LayoutKitchen
	AWAW-KX-CD1	CD-ROM	Mac OS X	$730.00	$109.50
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	Code	Media	Platform	$NZ Price	$NZ GST
	Upgrade to KeyStrokes 4.1 from KeyStrokes 3 or other Mac onscreen keyboard software - Single User Licence	Serial number or proof of purchase of original software must be supplied on ordering this upgrade
	AWAW-KSU-CD1	CD-ROM	Mac OS X	$210.00	$31.50