Hello, everyone.
My name is Shawna.
Today I'm going to show you
how to use the Read Aloud tool
in the Snap&Read iOS
Safari extension.
Follow along with me, and don't
be afraid to pause the video,
rewind, and go back if
you missed anything.
Let's get started.
We're going to head over
to our iPad screen, where
we will navigate to our
Safari app and launch it.
And I will need to activate my
Snap&Read iOS Safari extension,
which I will do by navigating
to the upper-right-hand corner
of my Search browser, and
clicking on the Share button,
which is this box with the
upward arrow coming out of it
directly to the right
of my Search bar.
Once I click on the Share
button, a menu will appear,
and I will have three
different rows here.
In the third row, I will select
that grayed out Snap&Read icon,
and the Snap&Read iOS Safari
extension has been activated.
And I can tell because in
my upper-left-hand corner,
I see my Snap&Read iOS
Safari extension toolbar.
I am now ready to begin
using my Read Aloud tool.
I'm on an article about redwood
trees from National Geographic,
and I want this article
read aloud to me.
So I'll need to activate
my Read Aloud tool.
So click on the Read Aloud tool,
which is the speaker icon--
the second from the
left in the toolbar.
Let me click on
that speaker, and it
will turn gray, indicating
that it is activated.
I can click anywhere in the text
for Snap&Read to begin reading
that text to me.
And when I want Snap&Read
to stop reading,
I will click on that
grayed-out speaker,
and it will change back to
its original light gray color.
So let me demonstrate.
(COMPUTERIZED VOICE)
The super trees--
they can grow--
As you can see, when I was
done using the Read Aloud tool,
I simply clicked on
my Read Aloud icon,
and it changed back
to its original state
and stopped reading aloud to me.
The Read Aloud tool allows
for more flexibility
and personalization
in the reading
process, which is incredibly
useful for any reader.
You also have the option to
highlight text to speak first,
and then having it
read aloud to you.
I will highlight this
very first sentence
by selecting and holding
a word for a second,
and my word will be highlighted
with blue markers marking
the beginning and
end of my highlight.
The markers are these
blue vertical lines
with points on them.
I can click and drag both
ends to adjust how long I
want my sentence to be.
Now I will click on my
Snap&Read Read Aloud icon,
and Snap&Read will
begin reading to me.
(COMPUTERIZED VOICE) California
hillside thick with scrubby--
Once again, I just click on my
Read Aloud icon for Snap&Read
to stop reading to me.
You can personalize your
Read Aloud experience
by customizing your
Read Aloud option.
Select and hold down
on that Read Aloud icon
until a small menu appears.
Here you can change the
Highlight Text color,
which is the color of the
text that is highlighted
as Snap&Read reads.
If I click on the color box to
the right of the Highlight Text
color option, a pop-up menu
will appear where I can select
a color from the variety of
colors that Snap&Read has
available.
I can also choose from
a premade template which
is designed to
maximize viewability,
with dark and light colors
for text and background color.
I will simply click on the
button that says Templates
to the left of
the colors option,
and I can scroll down
in this Templates list
to see the variety of templates
that I have available.
I can also change the
Highlight Background color,
which is the color around the
text that Snap&Read reads.
Once again, I will
click on the color box
next to the Highlight
Background color option,
and there will be the same color
and template options available.
Note that when you
select a template
in either the Highlight Text
or Highlight Background color
option, that template will apply
to both the text and background
color, so there is no
need to select the desired
template in both places.
Then there is the
Highlight Paragraph color,
which will change the
color of the highlight
when an entire
paragraph is selected.
You have many color options to
choose for this one as well.
The voice of the narrator of the
text can be customized as well.
I'll simply click on the
name below that Voice option
right there.
I'll click on the name Daniel.
And I'll see the
other English name
that we have available,
Samantha, as well
as other names of narrators
that we have for other languages
when you may be reading
text in another language,
or have it translated to
you in another language.
So we're going to
click on Samantha.
I will show you
Samantha's voice.
(COMPUTERIZED VOICE)
The super trees--
they can grow to be
the tallest trees on--
Additionally, you
have the ability
to adjust the volume of
the text, which is the very
first slider option here.
Closer to the left is quieter,
and closer to the right
is louder.
I also have the ability
to adjust the speed.
So closer to the left is
slower, and closer to the right
is faster.
And I also have the ability
to change the pitch as well.
So closer to the
left is flatter,
and closer to the
right is sharper.
So let me demonstrate
these options.
(COMPUTERIZED VOICE SLOWED
DOWN) On a cutover--
With so many options to
personalize your Read Aloud
tool, you can be assured you
have a one-of-a-kind reading
experience, all made possible
within the simplicity
of Snap&Read.
Head on over to
donjohnston.com/support
to learn more about how
Snap&Read can help you
in your reading journey.
Thank you for watching,
and have a nice day.
