• Use the Screenshot Reader. 
  • The Texthelp Screenshot reader is used when a user might experience this issue. The Screenshot Reader tool in Read&Write allows users to access text within images or other visual elements on a screen that might not be readable when pressing the play button. 
  • The Screenshot Reader tool will essentially make text in pictures, text in images, or text in virtual labs, such as in Apporto, readable to users, particularly when the virtual or digital content isn't properly formatted or is encrypted, preventing the play button from reading the content.

Here is How To Use the Screenshot Reader:

• Open Read&Write Desktop Application.
• Choose the “Screenshot Reader” tool.

• Click and drag to select the group of text you need to have read aloud inside of the box.
  • As the text is being spoken, the current word will be highlighted.
• Use the icons in the bottom corner of the text box to pause, play, and stop spoken text.
  • You can also copy the text within the box to your device’s clipboard using the clipboard icon on the right.
• Learn more about the Screenshot Reader by visiting this featured digital tour.

• Try using the Play Button and Hover Speech
  • Both the Play Button and Hover Speech features can read text aloud. To read aloud with the Play Button, highlight the text you want to read. 
    • Click the Play Button. The text will be read aloud. To use Hover Speech, click the Hover Speech button. Move your cursor and place it over the text you want to read. 
    • Read&Write will read the text your cursor is hovering over. 
    • Move your cursor to a new place on the website to have that text read aloud. Here is how to Open Read&Write.
• Choose the “Hover Speech” tool.

• A dot will appear under the hover speech icon and the icon will turn purple to indicate it is currently on.

• Use your mouse cursor to hover over a word for approximately 2 seconds. The text will be spoken starting with that word. The text currently being read will be highlighted yellow, and the current word will be highlighted blue.

• Use the play, pause, and stop buttons to control the audio playback.

• The text will continue to be read until the pause or stop buttons are pressed, or the spoken text reaches the end of the page.
• Click the “Hover Speech” icon again to turn off the tool.
• Here is how to learn more about reading web pages with Read & Write. 

• Open Read&Write.
• Highlight some text on the page by either double clicking on a word or clicking and dragging your mouser cursor over the text.

• Press the “Play” icon in the toolbar. The text will be spoken starting with the first word of the highlighted text.
• Press the “Pause” or “Stop” icons to stop the text from being spoken.

• Open Read&Write.
• Select any amount of text.

• Click on the “Audio Maker” icon in the toolbar.

• An MP3 file will be automatically downloaded to your device to be listened to at any time.
• You can find the file in your downloads folder.

Learn more about all the features built-in Read & Write:

• Check It

• Prediction

• Topics

• Dictionary and Picture Dictionary

• Text-to-Speech

• Screenshot Reader

• Audio Maker

• Web Search

• Screen Masking

• Talk and Type

• Translator

• Collect Highlights

• Vocabulary

• Simplify

• Voice Notes

• Practice Reading Aloud

• Rewordify

• Using Multiple Languages

• Similar Word Checker

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• SNHU Accessibility and Assistive Technology Resources
• Texthelp Academy learning resource