Kurzweil 3000 Study Tools
(Windows Version)
Study Toolbar:
Towards the top left of the Kurzweil screen, you will see 4 coloured tabs that are red, yellow, green, and
blue. If they are vertical, you should be able to see the icons that go with that specific toolbar. If they
are horizontal, the toolbar has been minimized. Click on the tab if to open/minimize the toolbar. The
study toolbar is the green tab.
Highlighters:
There are a number of different colour and style options for the highlighters. Some have already been
added by default to the study toolbar while others can be added if needed.
Already on toolbar
Can be added to toolbar if desired
To Use the Highlighters:
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Click on the highlighter colour that you would like to use.
Click and hold the left mouse button and scroll over the text that you would like to highlight.
This is exactly as if you were highlighting text in a Word document.
To Erase a Highlight:
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Click on the Erase icon.
Click and hold the left mouse button and scroll over the highlights you would like to replace. The
highlight colour should disappear.
To Add the Additional Highlighter Colours to the Toolbar:
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At the top of the screen, click on Tools, scroll to the bottom and click on Customize, then
Toolbars.
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A new window will open and should look like this:
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Be sure to select the Study Skills tab if it is not already set on that toolbar (indicated by the
arrow above).
The larger icons are the ones that are already active and available for use on the toolbar. The
smaller ones are inactive but they are always available for use in the menu bars at the top of the
screen. The toolbar just makes it quicker to access the tools that you use more often. If you
hover your mouse over an icon, its label will pop up to tell you what it is.
To add the orange highlighter to the toolbar:
1. Click on the image of the orange highlighter in the inactive icon list.
2. Click on the “up” arrow in between the small and large icons.
3. To place the orange highlighter next to the others, click on the left arrow repeatedly
until you have it where you would like it.
4. Repeat these steps to add additional highlighters.
5. When finished, click Apply in the bottom right of the window (see image above).
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Footnotes
Footnotes are useful when you would like to make your own study notes while reading but do not want
to add it directly onto the page. This is helpful if you get easily distracted by notes written in margins.
Numbers will be added in the spot that you would like to add the note.
To add a footnote:
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Click on a spot in the document where you want to add the footnote.
Click on the footnote icon in the study toolbar.
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A number will appear as will a small window on the bottom part of the screen. This is where
you can type in your note.
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When you are done, double click on the number to close the Footnotes window.
OR
Click on the Close icon in the Study toolbar.
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To view a footnote:
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Double click on a footnote number to open the window at the bottom of the screen. Click the
close icon or double click on the number again to close the window.
To delete a footnote:
1. Click on the footnote so that the number turns from black to red. Press the delete key on
your keyboard. Kurzweil will confirm that you want to delete the footnote.
OR
2. Click on the footnote number so that it turns from black to red. Click on the Delete icon in
the Study Skills toolbar. Again, Kurzweil will confirm that you want to delete the footnote.
Sticky Notes and Text Boxes
The sticky notes and text boxes are essentially the same thing with the difference being that one looks
similar to a post-it note and the other looks like text just added into the document (the border around
the text box isn’t visible).
To add a sticky note or text box:
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Click on the Sticky or Text icons in the Study Skills toolbar
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Click on where you would like to add the sticky note or text box and start typing. The box will
automatically adjust to fit the text you have typed.
Text Box
Sticky Note
To move a sticky note or text box:
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Click on the sticky note or text box and move the mouse to its outside edge. A four sided arrow
will appear. Press the left mouse button and hold it while dragging it to its new location.
Deleting a sticky note or text box:
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Click on the sticky note or text box that you would like to delete and right click to bring up this
menu. Select delete note.
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Click on the sticky note or text box that you would like to delete. Click on the Delete icon in the
Study Skills toolbar. Again, Kurzweil will confirm that you want to delete the sticky note or text
box.
Bookmark
Bookmarks are helpful if you are reading multiple books during the semester as you are easily able to
mark where you left off. It is also helpful if you are only required to read certain sections and want to
easily skip from one section to the next. You can take some time prior to starting to read to set up the
bookmarks.
To Place a Bookmark:
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Click on the spot on the page that you would like to leave the bookmark.
Click on Bookmark in the Study Skills toolbar.
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A new window will then open. The description of the bookmark will default to the word
that is closest to the cursor when you created the bookmark. You can change it if you wish
and click Add to save it.
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Once you have added the bookmark, the window will close automatically and a small
bookmark icon will be created on the page.
To Access a Bookmark:
There are two ways to do this. Depending on how spread out your bookmarks are, one way may be
more convenient than the other.
 If there is a bookmark on the page that you are already on, click on it and the Bookmarks
window will open.
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 If there is not a bookmark on your current page, click on the Bookmark icon on the Study
Skills toolbar to open the Bookmarks window.
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You will see a list of the bookmarks that you have created and can sort it either alphabetical
order or reading order.
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Select the bookmark that you want then click Go To. You will be taken directly to that
bookmark.
Deleting a Bookmark
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Open the Bookmarks window.
Click on the name of the bookmark you want to remove and click Delete.
Extracting the Notes and Highlights
Once you have made all of your highlights and notes, you can create a word processor document that
includes just those. It is helpful for study notes and when you are provided with specific items that you
may be tested on.
There is an icon that is inactive for this function on the Study Skills toolbar. If you feel this is a feature
that you may use frequently, you can add it to the toolbar. Just follow the same steps were given to add
highlighter colours to the toolbar. This time, though, you will add the Extract Annotations icon which
looks like this:
If you feel you may not use this feature often or would prefer to not add it to the toolbar, you can access
this feature by doing the following:
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Click on file in the top left of the screen
Click on Extract and select Extract Notes And Highlights from the submenu that opens up.
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A window will then open up and you can select which highlights you would like to use. If you
are using different colour highlighters for different purposes, you can select only the ones you
need.
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If you do not want certain colours indented more than others, just remove the indent value.
There are also a number of different outline formats that you can choose from.
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When you have made your selections, click on OK. A new window will open with your notes and
highlights in a word processing document. It will have the page of the file that the original text
is found on as well as will keep the background colours for the highlights.
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You can type additional notes in this document if you would like. When you are finished with
this file, be sure to save it.
o Click on Save in the main toolbar.
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Click on File and Save As in the menu bar.
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It will give you the option to save it in a number of different formats including in MS Word so
you can have access to all of the formatting features in that program if you chose.
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Title the file and click Save to confirm.