SymWriter and Writing with Symbols 2000 Comparison Chart
Writing with Symbols 2000 will no longer be available from Spectronics from 30th October 2009. All features of Writing with Symbols 2000, and a host of additional clever features, are built into Communicate: SymWriter ANZ and Communicate: In Print ANZ combined.
| Features | Writing with Symbols 2000 | Communicate: SymWriter ANZ |
| Talking word processing |  |
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| Free Widgit Symbol updates | |
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| Additional Widgit Picture bank | |
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| Spell checking with pictures | |
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| Graphics on the page | |
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| Flexible, scalable page layout | |
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| Drag and drop graphics | |
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| Easy file sharing | |
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| Talking symbol processor | |
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| Over 4,000 black-and-white Rebus symbols | |
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| Over 3,800 Core Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) | |
Available as add-on |
| Widgit Symbols | |
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| Smart Symbolising based on parts of speech | |
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| Qualifiers to show plurals and tenses | |
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| Adjustable text and symbol size | |
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| Choice of the best symbol for the word | |
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| View your symbol choices, even in text-mode | |
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| Symbols appear above or below text | |
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| Add your own graphics as symbols | |
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| Thumbnail views of graphic choices | |
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| Thumbnail views for browsing pictures | |
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| Grids for writing | |
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| Easy creation of grids for writing | |
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| Free form grids | |
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| Scanning for one or two switches | |
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| Grids for Printing | Please see Communicate: In Print 2 ANZ | |