Using the Immersive Reader for video text

Summary

• The Immersive Reader reads screen text aloud on ClickView.
• Find the “Immersive Reader” icon in video descriptions and questions.
• Use the Play button to start reading text aloud.
• Adjust reading speed and voice type in Voice Settings.
• Edit font size, spacing, font, and background colour with Text Preferences.
• Highlight syllables, nouns, verbs, and more under Grammar Options.
• Focus text lines and use translation in Reading Preferences.

How to access Immersive Reader

The Immersive Reader is available wherever you see the following icon in ClickView:

For example, you will find this icon next to video descriptions:

Or next to interactive questions:

Using Immersive Reader

To launch Immersive Reader, simply click the “Immersive Reader” icon:

Features of Immersive Reader

Once Immersive Reader is open, you will have access to several supportive features:

1. Read text aloud and adjust voice settings
   Use the Play button at the bottom of the screen to start reading the visible text aloud.
   
   
   Click the Voice Settings button to change the reading speed or select a male or female voice.
   
   
   
   
2. Edit font size, spacing, and background colour
   Click the Text Preferences icon to open options for changing the font size, spacing, font style, and background colour.
   
   
   
   
3. Display grammar features
   Click the Grammar Options icon for tools that display word syllables and highlight parts of speech, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
   
   
   
   
4. Reading preferences and language options
   Click the Reading Preferences icon to focus attention on one or three lines of text and to translate content into different languages.
   
   
   
   

Frequently asked questions