Online tutorials

These video tutorials are specifically about our assistive software.  In addition there are helpsheets about MindGenius and TextHelp Read&Write.

Other Library guides are available from the Library web pages.

Watch the assistive software tutorial

Assistive software overview

This video tutorial will give you an overview of some of the specialist software we provide to help you use the computers, and to help you with your studies. Some of the software you will use ...

Watch the mind mapping tutorial

MindGenius mind mapping software

It's useful for organising your ideas, planning, essay preparation and revising. It suits learners with a visual learning style. This video tutorial (3 minutes) gives you a general introduction ...

Watch the TextHelp basics tutorial

TextHelp Read & Write basics

This video tutorial (2 minutes) will help you to get started with TextHelp Read & Write. This tutorial covers opening TextHelp, using the toolbar and closing TextHelp. After viewing this ...

Watch the spelling tools tutorial

TextHelp Read & Write spelling tools (part 1)

TextHelp Read & Write can be used with Microsoft Word to help you if you have difficulties with spelling, or with reading and typing text. This video tutorial (4 minutes) covers the 'speak ...

Watch the spelling tools tutorial

TextHelp Read & Write spelling tools (part 2)

A follow on to our tutorial called 'Spelling Tools Part 1', this video tutorial (3 minutes) covers word prediction, the dictionary and homophones which are words that sound the same. TextHelp ...

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