Access course content using ReadSpeaker to seamlessly consume text-based content as an audio file.
Supported document types for ReadSpeaker docReader
The ReadSpeaker DocReader integration provides audio rendering of supported document types in the Content tool.
If your organization has enabled this feature, you can hear audio playback of the following document types:
- ePub (.epub)
- Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)
- Microsoft PowerPoint (.pps, .ppt, .pptx)
- Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx)
- OpenOffice/OpenDocument Presentation (.odp)
- OpenOffice/OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods)
- OpenOffice/OpenDocument Text (.odt)
- Portable Document Format (.pdf)
- Rich Text Format (.rtf)
When you select ReadSpeaker DocReader, a new content viewer appears with volume and playback controls. Within a Content topic, on the Content viewer page, click Open DocReader in the topic context menu or on the page.
Figure: The Open DocReader option in the Content viewer topic context menu.