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Blackboard Ultra: Student Orientation: Immersive Reader

 

Blackboard Ultra Orientation

Microsoft Immersive Reader

Video: Immersive Reader
 

  1. Click on the Ally icon.  Ally icon
  2. Select the Immersive Reader button and select Download.

 

Keep in mind this is an online tool; therefore, no file will be downloaded to your device.
 

Ally alternative formats

Immersive Reader opens and displays the content of the selected file. Keep in mind that images and tables are not currently supported.

Key to the buttons

a.  Play/Pause
b.  Voice settings: male or female and voice speed
c.  Text preferences
d.  Grammar options
e.  Reading preferences
 

Preview Immersive Reader


Text Preferences

  • Change Text Size
  • Font
  • Background color
  • Spacing
     

text preferences IMR
 

Grammar Options

Divide words into syllables and highlight parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives)

Grammar options IMR
 

Reading Preferences

Activate Line Focus reading, view Picture Dictionary for common words, and translate your file in rea-time into +100 different languages. Keep in mind that the languages available for the Immersive Reader differ from the ones available for Ally translated versions.


 reading preferences IMR

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