Read:OutLoud® Bookshare Edition

User Guide

Copyright ©2010 Don Johnston Incorporated www.donjohnston.com

 

 

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Contents

 

What is Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition?. 2

How to Use Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition. 2

Where Do I Start?. 3

Open a Book That is on Your Computer 3

Download a Book from Bookshare.org. 3

Use Speech. 3

Choose an eBook Style (CSS and Playback Hints) 5

Create an Outline. 5

Print Your Work. 8

Create and Work with Notes. 10

Get Around in Your Work. 12

View a Map of Your Outline. 12

Create and Work with the Bibliographer 12

Change Your Font 16

Save Your Work. 17

Keyboard Shortcuts. 17

Keyboard Shortcuts for Speech and Highlight 17

Keyboard Shortcuts for Outline and Notes. 18

Keyboard Shortcuts to Manage Files. 18

Keyboard Shortcuts to Move Around. 18

Keyboard Shortcuts to Edit Your Work. 19

Keyboard Shortcuts to Change Display. 19

Keyboard Shortcuts for Bibliographer 19

Sign In to Teacher Central or Student Central 20

Teacher Central 23

How Teachers Set Learner Preferences. 25

Content Management View. 29

Create an Assignment Template. 31

How Teachers View and Open Learner Documents. 33

Backup and Restore. 33

Menus in Teacher Central 34

Student Central 39

Open Your Work. 40

Menus in Student Central 40

Menus in Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition. 41

File Menu. 41

Edit Menu. 44

View Menu. 45

Insert Menu. 46

Outline Menu. 47

Text Menu. 50

Speech Menu. 50

Tools Menu. 53

Window Menu. 54

Help Menu. 54

Speech Abbreviations. 54

 

What is Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition?

 

Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition is a text reader that allows you to hear your Bookshare books read aloud. It also provides additional supports to strengthen your reading comprehension skills.

 

Use Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition to:

 

  • Read books from Bookshare
  • Create an outline
  • Create notes
  • Look for information on the Internet
  • Create and add to your Bibliography

 

Many of the procedures in this guide ask you to click buttons on the Advanced Toolbar. To change from the Simple Toolbar to the Advanced Toolbar, in the View menu, select Simple/Advanced Toolbar.

 

If you change from the Simple Toolbar to the Advanced Toolbar, it is a good idea to switch from the Large Toolbar to the Small Toolbar (in the View menu, select Small/Large). This allows you to see all of the toolbar icons on one row.

How to Use Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition

Before you open a book from Read:OutLoud Bookshare.org, you need to know where it is saved on your computer.

  • If you are logged into Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition when you download a book, the book is saved in these folders: DonJohnston\SOLO\Content\eText\_Books.

  • If you are NOT logged into Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition when you download a book, the book is saved in your My Documents folder.

Where Do I Start?

  • If you already have a book downloaded on your computer, you can open the book by following the procedure in Open a Book That is on Your Computer.

  • If you don't have a book on your computer, see Download a Book from Bookshare.org first.

Open a Book That is on Your Computer

  1. On your Desktop, double-click the Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition icon.

  2. In the Insert menu, select Add eText. The Add eText Book window appears.

 

  1. Select the file you want to open and click Open.

Download a Book from Bookshare.org

  1. On your Desktop, double-click the Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition icon.

  2. Log in to Bookshare.org and search for the book that you want.

  3. Click DAISY to download the book in DAISY format.

  4. Enter your password.

    PASSWORD NOTE: If you are downloading a book that has a copyright, you need to enter the password supplied to you by Bookshare. You have only ONE CHANCE to enter the password correctly. If you are downloading a book that does not have a copyright, leave the password field blank.

  5. Close the Download dialog.

    The book appears in the Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition eText panel.

 

NOTE: If you have packed books from the Bookshare site, you can still use the old Unpack tool to unpack them. They should open successfully with Read:OutLoud Bookshare Version when they are unpacked; or you can download them again and take advantage of the easier Zip format.

Use Speech

Read the Entire Book

  • Click Speak on the toolbar. When you want to stop reading, click Speak on the toolbar again.

Read a Selection of Words

  • Highlight a selection of words you want read and click Speak on the toolbar.

Read the Next Word

  • Press the Right Arrow key on your keyboard. This is independent of the Speak button.

Hear Locked Text

·         Place your cursor in the Locked Text and click Speak on the toolbar.

NOTE: If you don't see Locked Text in your outline and you know it's there, select the View menu and click Show/Hide Locked Text.

Hear a Note Read Aloud

  • Place your cursor on the note and click Speak on the toolbar
    OR
    Double-click the note you want to hear and click the Speak button on the Notes toolbar.

Hear a Subtopic Read Aloud

As you are creating your outline, you might want to hear a subtopic read aloud to make sure it sounds the way you think it should.

 

  • Place your cursor on the subtopic and click the Speak button on the toolbar.

Hear What a Toolbar Button Does

  • Place your mouse pointer over the button.

    NOTE: If you don't hear anything, select the Speech menu and make sure that Speak Toolbar and Dialog Boxes is checked.

Speech in the Bibliographer

  1. Highlight the Bibliography entry you want read aloud.

  2. Click Speak on the Bibliographer toolbar.

Choose an eBook Style (CSS and Playback Hints)

You can accommodate various needs by choosing how your learners will see their book. Since screen colors and font sizes play an important role in helping learners be successful readers, Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition offers many display styles.

 

Choose one of the following styles in the eBook Style drop-down list:

  • daisy
  • Binder
  • Black Text on White
  • Black Text on Tan
  • Black Text on White Justified
  • Blossom
  • Chicago
  • default (the default formatting for the book on
  • first opening)
  • Elementary Font
  • greenpages
  • Large Black Text on White
  • Large White Text on Black
  • Large Yellow Text on Black
  • Leaf
  • Light Text on Dark Gray
  • Lights Out
  • night
  • Old Book
  • seuss
  • Stars
  • Text Zoom
  • Urban
  • White Text on Dark Gray
  • X Large Text on White
  • XX Large Text on White

NOTE: The eBook Style, Black Text on Tan includes many research proven display features that are helpful for students with learning disabilities.

 

When you open a book that uses a style other than the options in the eBook Style drop-down list, the program saves it as a selection in the list box. This allows you to select that style at any time.

 

If you prefer to use an eBook Style other than the ones listed above, copy your style sheet into the following folders:

C:\Program Files\Bookshare\eText\_Books

 

All style sheet files in these folders are available to you in the eBook Style drop-down list.

 

NOTE: Teachers can also change this setting by selecting an option in Teacher Central in the Student Preferences screen. The options listed above are in the CSS and Playback Hints drop-down list.

Create an Outline

The outline helps you to organize information in your work. As you read and think about your topic, your outline is where you organize the information you find and add notes.

About Subtopics

To help you see how your ideas are organized, each subtopic has its own color. In the outline view, you can tell what level your subtopic is by looking at the colored box in front of your text. In the map view, each subtopic is shown in a box with a colored box in front to indicate the topic level.

 

  • A green box is the highest level and shows that the topic level is a main idea.
  • A yellow box is the second level and shows that the topic level is an idea that supports a main idea.
  • A red box is the third level and shows that the topic level contains detail that supports a yellow topic level.

Create an Outline Subtopic

Create subtopics in your outline to gather and organize different categories of information.

 

To create the first subtopic in your outline

 

In your book, highlight the text you want to use as the subtopic in your outline and click the Green Highlighter in the toolbar.
OR
To create a blank subtopic, click My Topic in the outline and then click New Subtopic on the toolbar. Click your new subtopic and start typing.

To create a subtopic in an outline that already contains one or more subtopics

 

  1. In the outline panel, click the subtopic below which you want to add a new subtopic.

  2. In your book, highlight the text you want to use as the subtopic in your outline

  3. Click the Green or Yellow Highlighter for the level of topic you want to create. The highlighted text is copied to the outline panel on the right. The text is placed in quotation marks to remind you that it is copied from your book.
    OR
    To create a blank subtopic, click New Subtopic on the toolbar. Click your new subtopic and start typing.

    NOTE: You can also add a red level subtopic under a yellow subtopic. To add a red subtopic, select a yellow subtopic in your outline, highlight the text for your red level subtopic in your book and select Red Highlighter in the Outline menu.

Delete an Outline Subtopic

You can delete an outline subtopic in either the outline panel or the eText panel. When you delete a subtopic from the outline panel, the subtopic highlighting is also removed from the eText panel. When you delete from the eText panel, the topic is also deleted from the outline panel.

 

Delete a Subtopic from the Outline Panel

 

  1. In the outline panel on the right, click the colored box next to the subtopic you want to remove.

  2. In the Edit menu, select Clear. A message appears asking you if you are sure you want to delete the selected subtopic.

  3. Click Yes. The subtopic is deleted.

NOTE: You can also delete a subtopic by selecting the subtopic first and then clicking Cut on the toolbar or selecting Cut from the Edit menu. If you do either of these, you will not get a message confirming that the subtopic will be deleted.

 

Delete a Subtopic From the eText Panel

 

If you want to remove your outline topic directly in the eText panel, use the Highlight Eraser icon on the toolbar.

 

NOTE: Any notes or subtopics attached to a deleted subtopic will also be deleted.

Change Subtopic Text

  1. In your outline, click to select the subtopic you want to change. The text that is in the subtopic is highlighted and shown in the eText document panel.

  2. In the eText tab, highlight the new text you want to place in the selected subtopic.

  3. On the Advanced toolbar, click ReHighlight
    OR
    In the Outline menu, select ReHighlight. The highlighted text is placed into the selected subtopic.

 

NOTE: You can also change subtopic text by highlighting the text and typing your own text. The new text replaces the text you highlighted.

Add More Text to an Outline Subtopic

  1. In the Outline panel on the right, select the subtopic where you want to add text.

  2. In the subtopic, place the cursor where you want to add text.

  3. Begin typing the new text.

NOTE: If there is text to the right of the cursor, the text moves to the right to make room for the new text. If there is no text to the right of the cursor, the new text is added at the end.

Change a Subtopic Level

  1. In the outline panel on the right, select a subtopic.

  2. To indent the topic level, click Indent on the toolbar
    OR
    To outdent the topic level, click Outdent on the toolbar.

    The topic moves and the colored box changes to show its level.

Move a Subtopic Up or Down

  1. In the outline panel on the right, select a subtopic.

  2. In the Outline menu, click Move Down to move a subtopic down
    OR
    In the Outline menu, click Move Up to move a subtopic up.

    The subtopic moves, along with any subtopics and/or notes that are attached to it. The level of the subtopic does not change.

Move Outline Subtopic Using Drag and Drop

  1. In the outline panel on the right, select a subtopic by pressing and holding the mouse over the colored box.

  2. Drag the subtopic to the place you want it. A colored line appears in your outline. This line shows you the topic level and location where the topic will be placed when you drop it.

  3. When the line is placed at the level to which you want to move the subtopic, release the mouse button. Your subtopic is placed in the new location and topic level.

 

NOTE: Any subtopics and/or notes attached to the subtopic you move will be moved with that subtopic.

Change Outline Text Size

  1. In the Text menu, select Font. The Font window opens. The size of your outline appears in the Size field.
     
  2. If you want to make your outline larger, click a number that is higher than the number in the Size field
    OR
    If you want to make your outline smaller, click a number that is lower than the number in the Size field.

  3. Click OK. The size of your outline changes.

Print Your Work

Print Preview

  1. In the File menu, select Print Preview. The first page of your outline printout appears.

  1. When you have finished looking at the print preview, click Cancel in the Print Preview window to close the window.

NOTE: If your document is more than one page, you can look at all of the pages before sending the document to the printer or closing the window. To see the next page, click Next. To see the previous page, click Previous Page.

Print

You can print your eText document(s), your outline and notes, your Bibliographer, Locked Text, and/or the header/footer.

 

Print using Print One

 

  • On the toolbar, click Print One
    OR
    In the File menu, select Print One. The items that are selected in the Print Options window will print.

 

Print using the Print command

 

  1. In the File menu, select Print.

  1. Place a check in the check boxes to select the items you want to print.

  2. Click Print. Your selected items print.

    NOTE: If you chose to print Text and your book is more than 30 pages, you will see a message saying you are about to print a large book that exceeds 30 pages. If you want to continue, click Print. In the Print window, you can select the number of pages to print in the Pages field (e.g., to print up to page 10, type 1-10 in the field). If you change your mind and do not want to print your text, click Cancel.

 

Print your map

 

  1. In the View menu, select Map View
    OR
    On the Advanced toolbar, click Map View.

    NOTE: To display the Advanced toolbar, select Simple/Advanced Toolbar in the View menu. Then, select Small/Large Toolbar in the View menu to see all the icons on the toolbar.

  2. Click Print.

See Locked Text

If your teacher gave you an assignment in Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition, your teacher may have added Locked Text to give you directions and/or help with your reading and writing. You can show or hide this Locked Text on your screen.

 

  • In the View menu, select Show/Hide Locked Text. The Locked Text on your screen will appear or disappear from view.

Use the Slide Bar

A slide bar is the dividing line between two panels. Each screen with two panels contains a slide bar. You can show more of one panel and hide more of the other panel by moving the slide bar to the left or right.

 

  1. On the toolbar, click Slide Bar to move the slide bar to the right
    OR
    In the View menu, select Slide Bar
    OR
    Move your cursor over the slide bar. The cursor changes to look like an arrow pointing left and right.

  2. To move the slide bar left or right, click and hold the mouse button down anywhere on the slide bar.

  3. Drag the slide bar to the left or right to change the size of the panels. Release the mouse button when the panels are the size you want.

Create and Work with Notes

Create a Note

Create a note to add more detailed information to the topics in your outline.

 

You can create your notes in two different ways. One way to create a note is to copy information from one of your eText documents and paste it into a note. Another way to create a note is to type your own text.

 

  1. Select the subtopic for the note you want to create. If you are not sure where to put your note, select Unassigned Notes instead of a subtopic.

  2. On the toolbar, click New Note. The Notes window opens.

  1. Type your note
    OR
    Copy text from one of your eText documents and paste it into your note.

  2. Click OK to save your note. Your note appears below the subtopic you attached it to.

 

NOTE: Notes have a Note icon in front of them to help you find them in the outline panel. In the outline, you see only the first few words of each note. When you want to see the entire note, click the Note icon next to the note you want to see.

 

NOTE: When you are creating notes for your work, you may not be sure which subtopic to attach a note to. Put this kind of information into an Unassigned Note. Later, when you decide where the information belongs, move the note to the subtopic you want to attach it to.

Delete a Note

  1. In the outline panel, select the note you want to remove.

  2. Press the Delete key. A message appears asking if you are sure you want to delete the note.

  1. Click OK.

Move a Note within a Subtopic

  1. In the outline panel, click the note you want to move up or down.

  2. In the Outline menu, select Move Up or Move Down as many times as needed to move the note to where you want it.

Move a Note from One Subtopic to Another using Cut and Paste

  1. In the outline panel, click to select the note you want to move to a different subtopic.

  2. In the Edit menu, select Cut.

  3. In the outline panel, click to select the subtopic you want to move your note to.

  4. In the Edit menu, select Paste.

Move a Note from One Subtopic to Another using Drag and Drop

  1. In the outline panel, click and hold the mouse button down on the note you want to move. The note is highlighted to show you that it is selected.

  2. Drag the note to the subtopic you want to move it to.

  3. Let go of the mouse button.

Link a Note to a Reference

It is important for readers to know where the information in their document came from. You can link a note to a bibliography reference right from the outline panel.

 

  1. Select a note in the outline panel.

  2. Click Bibliographer. A message appears asking if you want to use an existing reference.

    To create a reference to link your note to

 

a.    Click No. The Bibliographer dialog opens. The note you selected is highlighted in the notes panel on the left side of the Bibliographer window.

b.    Create a reference for your note using the Bibliographer Wizard or Bibliography examples.

c.    On the toolbar, click Link. Your cursor changes to a Chain Link icon.

d.    Place the Chain Link icon over the note you want to link to your new reference. Click to select the note.

e.    Place the Chain Link icon over the reference you want to attach your note to. Click to link your note and reference. A Chain Link icon appears next to the note you just linked, and a Chain Link icon appears next to the reference you linked it to.

f.     Click OK to save your changes and return to the main window. The note in the notes panel on the right displays a Chain Link icon showing that you have linked a bibliography reference to the note.

 

To link your note to an existing reference

a.    Click Yes. The Bibliographer dialog opens. The note you selected is highlighted in the notes panel on the left side of the Bibliographer window. Your cursor changes to a Chain Link icon.

b.    Place the Chain Link icon over the reference you want to attach your note to. Click to link your note and reference. A Chain Link icon appears next to the note you just linked, and a Chain Link icon appears next to the reference you linked it to.

c.    Click OK to save your changes. The note in the outline panel displays a Chain Link icon showing that you have linked a bibliography reference to the note.

Get Around in Your Work

You can see your book in the eText panel on the left. If you have more than one eText document, you can move between them using the tabs at the top of the panel.

If you have more than one eText document open, you can click on the eText document tabs to move between them.
OR
In the View menu, select Next Tab.

View a Map of Your Outline

The map is a picture that shows you how subtopics in your outline are connected. Use the map to focus on the overall ideas and organization of your document.

 

The map view helps you to see how your ideas are organized in your outline. As you move subtopics in your outline, the map changes to show you the new way your ideas are connected.

 

  1. In the View menu, select Map View.

  1. Click Close to close the map and return to the eText window.

TIP: You can change the size of the map to see more or less of it on the screen. Click Zoom to make your map larger or smaller.

 

NOTE: To move your map within the window, use the scroll bars at the bottom and right sides of the window.

Create and Work with the Bibliographer

Create a bibliography of the references (sources) you used in your work. Then, link your notes to their references.

 

  1. On the Advanced toolbar, click Bibliographer
    OR
    In the Tools menu, select Bibliographer.

    NOTE: To display the Advanced toolbar, select Simple/Advanced Toolbar in the View menu. Then, select Small/Large Toolbar in the View menu to see all the icons on the toolbar.

  2. In the Bibliographer window, create your bibliography and link notes to their references.

  1. Click OK to save your changes and return to your work.

Create a Bibliography Using the Bibliographer Wizard

The Bibliographer Wizard gives you step-by-step directions for creating a new bibliography reference.

 

  1. On the Advanced toolbar, click Bibliographer
    OR
    In the Tools menu, select Bibliographer.

    NOTE: To display the Advanced toolbar, select Simple/Advanced Toolbar in the View menu. Then, select Small/Large Toolbar in the View menu to see all the icons on the toolbar.

  2. Choose a Main Category and Subcategory for your reference.

  3. On the bottom right above the Bibliographer toolbar, click Use Wizard.

  1. Select the button next to MLA or APA to select your bibliography style.

  2. Read the directions at the top of the dialog. Look at the example shown below the directions.

  3. In the box below the example, type the part of your reference that is described.

  4. Click Next to show the next direction.

  5. Follow the directions at the top of the Bibliographer Wizard window for each part of your reference.

  6. Click Finish to close the Bibliographer Wizard.

Create a Bibliography Using the Bibliography Examples

  1. On the Advanced toolbar, click Bibliographer
    OR
    In the Tools menu, select Bibliographer.

    NOTE: To display the Advanced toolbar, select Simple/Advanced Toolbar in the View menu. Then, select Small/Large Toolbar in the View menu to see all the icons on the toolbar.

  1. Select the button next to MLA or APA to select your bibliography style.

  2. At the top of the Bibliographer window, click a Main Categories tab to choose the kind of reference you want to add to your bibliography.

  3. In the tab on the left side of the Bibliographer window, click the tab with the Main Category name and choose the kind of reference you want to add to your bibliography.

  4. Highlight all of the text in the Example field.

  5. Click Copy to copy the example.

  6. Click New. A box appears in the My Bibliography field.

  7. Click Paste. The example appears in the My Bibliography field.

  8. Change the example you have just pasted in the My Bibliography box. Highlight the text you want to change and replace it with the information from your reference.

  9. Click OK to return to your work when you are finished adding to your bibliography
    OR
    Create another bibliography reference as described in this procedure.

Choose a Bibliography Style

You can create your bibliography references using the MLA or APA style. MLA is the default bibliography reference style.

Use the APA Style

American Psychological Association (APA) is a common style for writing a bibliography. One example of an APA style of reference is the newspaper article shown below.

Spotts, P. N. (2004, May 20). Darwinian shift: Survival of the smallest. The Christian Science Monitor, p. 15.

  • Use the buttons on the left side of the Bibliographer toolbar to format your bibliography reference according to the APA style.

Use the MLA Style

Modern Language Association (MLA) is a common style for writing a bibliography. One example of an MLA style of reference is the newspaper article shown below.

Spotts, Peter N. "Darwinian Shift: Survival of the Smallest." The Christian Science Monitor (20 May 2004): 15.
 

  • Use the buttons on the left side of the Bibliographer toolbar to format your bibliography reference according to the MLA style.

Choose a Reference Category and Subcategory

  1. Click a Main Categories tab at the top of the Bibliographer window. Under the Main Category name tab, a list of subcategory choices appears.

    NOTE    : If you see a list of notes under the Main Category and Notes tabs, click the Main Category tab to see the list of subcategories in the Main Category tab.

  1. Select a subcategory in the Main Category tab. An example of a reference for your chosen category and subcategory appears in the Example field on the right side of the window.

Bibliographer Notes Tab

To open the notes panel

  • In the Bibliographer window, click the Notes tab.

    All of your notes appear in the field below the tab. Your notes are organized by the outline subtopics they are attached to.

 

To find a note

  1. Click the Notes tab to open the notes panel.

  2. On the scroll bar, click the Up or Down Arrow to scroll through your list of notes.

Link a Note to a Reference in Bibliographer

  1. On the Advanced toolbar, click Bibliographer
    OR
    In the Tools menu, select Bibliographer.

    NOTE: To display the Advanced toolbar, select Simple/Advanced Toolbar in the View menu. Then, select Small/Large Toolbar in the View menu to see all the icons on the toolbar.

  2. Click the Notes tab in the left panel.

  3. On the toolbar, click Link. Your cursor changes to a Chain Link icon.

  4. Place the Chain Link icon over the note you want to attach to a reference. Click to select the note.

  5. Place the Chain Link icon over the reference you want to attach to your note. Click to link your note and reference.  The Chain Link icon appears in the note in the Notes tab and in the reference to show that they are linked. The reference for the highlighted note is surrounded by a red box.

  6. Click OK to save your changes.

Remove or Change a Link in Bibliographer

To remove a link

 

  1. In the Bibliographer, click the Notes tab in the left panel.

  2. Click the note for which you want to remove the link. The reference to which it is linked is surrounded by a red box in the My Bibliography field.

  3. On the Bibliographer toolbar, click Unlink.  The Chain Link icon disappears from the reference and the note and the reference is no longer linked.

    If a reference is linked to more than one note, and you want to delete all links without checking each one, click the reference to select it, and then click Unlink.

 

To change a link

 

  1. In the Bibliographer, click the Notes tab in the left panel.

  2. On the Bibliographer toolbar, click Link. Your cursor changes to a Chain Link icon.

  3. Click the note you want to change.

  4. Click the new reference that you want to attach the note to.

  5. If the note is already linked, a message appears telling you that the note is already associated with another bibliography entry. The message asks if you want to change the attached reference.

  6. Click Yes. The link between the note and reference is changed.  A Chain Link icon appears in the note and in the new reference.

  7. Click OK to close the Bibliographer window.

Print Your Bibliography

  1. In the File menu, select Print.

  2. Place a check in the Bibliographer check box.

  3. Remove the check from the other check boxes so that those items do not print.

  4. Click Print.

Change Your Font

When you change the font, the font changes for your outline and notes only; your book remains "as is".

 

NOTE: If you want to change the font size instead, you can choose from several display styles. Since screen colors and font sizes play an important role in helping learners be successful readers, Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition offers many pre-set display styles.

 

If you are not signed in and want to change your display for the current book, see Choose an eBook Style (CSS and Playback Hints) in this guide. If you are signed in as a Teacher and want to change the setting permanently, see Set Book Display Style (CSS and Playback Hints)

 

  1. Place your cursor anywhere in the outline panel.

  2. In the Text menu, select Font.

  3. Click to select a font from the list on the left side of the window.

  4. Click to choose a font size in the panel on the right side of the window.

    In the Sample box at the bottom of the dialog, you see how your new font looks.

  5. Click OK.

Save Your Work

If you are not signed in, your document is saved in the location of the last file you opened. If you are signed in, your document is saved in Student Central in the My Work folder. If you want to change the default location click Browse (the ellipses button), select a different location and click OK.

 

NOTE: Your teacher cannot access your work unless it is in the My Work folder.

 

  1. On the toolbar, click Save
    OR
    In the File menu, select Save.

  2. In the NAME field, type a name for your work and click Save.

 

NOTE: If you have previously saved your work, click Save on the toolbar to save it with the same name.

 

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can be used instead of toolbar buttons or menu selections. For learners who require alternative computer access, keyboard commands provide access using alternate keyboards, special on-screen keyboards, scanning setups for switch users or communication devices compatible with computer input.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Speech and Highlight

Action

Windows

Macintosh

Turn Speech On/Off

Ctrl D

Cmd D

To stop speech

Esc

Esc

Speak Toolbar and Speak Dialog Boxes

Ctrl ; (semi-colon)

Cmd ; (semi-colon)

Speak

Ctrl T

Cmd T

Speak Next Word

Right Arrow

Right Arrow

Speak Previous Word

Left Arrow

Left Arrow

Voice Settings

Ctrl /

Cmd /

Pronunciations

Ctrl ~

Cmd ~

Turn Auditory Cue Title On/Off

Ctrl Shift 1

Cmd Shift 1

Turn Auditory Cue Author Name On/Off

Ctrl Shift 2

Cmd Shift 2

Turn Auditory Cue Page Number On/Off

Ctrl Shift 3

Cmd Shift 3

Turn Auditory Cue Image On/Off

Ctrl Shift 4

Cmd Shift 4