Use the DocReader

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Use the DocReader

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Open a document

Open a document in the DocReader for support accessing text:

  • Open your file explorer and navigate to the document you want to open. The file must be a PDF or DOCX file type.

Use the DocReader

Navigate the document in the DocReader and use speech to hear the text:

  • Highlight a section of text and click    to hear it.
  • Click where you want the DocReader to start reading and then click .
  • Click to stop the speech.
  • Listen to one word at a time by using the previous and next arrows .
  • Use the arrows in the top-right of the screen or scroll to move between pages.
  • Click to open your page view options.
  • Toggle on Dual View to view both the DocReader and the Document at the same time. Toggle it off to return to the full-page view.
  • Zoom in or out on the page with .
  • If using an editable PDF, click the editable text boxes to type. Click to access the Predictor.
  • Click in the Smart Tab ribbon to save changes to an editable PDF.
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