2.26.8

Engage

Text to Speech (TTS) in EPUB for Engage

Version	2.26.8
Release Date	2019-02-22

Key features

This release introduces a new feature to the EPUB for Engage reader called Text To Speech or (TTS) for short.

In this release, the EPUB for Engage reader will provide a native text-to-speech experience for all users. The experience intends to achieve the following outcomes:

• Provide students who require accommodations a more equitable, productive, and enjoyable content experience in the EPUB reader

• Enable EPUB to serve as accessible content and reduce the burden on DSS offices to create alt-format content

• Create greater demand for EPUB content

Details

Engage's Text To Speech (TTS) feature includes new features & functionality. All of these features can be accessed using a set of TTS-specific hotkeys through the keyboard:

• Text-to-speech reading

• Element highlight: used to dictate selection(word, sentence, paragraph) of text to be read

• Speaking highlight: used to highlight the text (word) as it is being read

• Page navigation

• Pause/resume reading

• TTS preferences toolbar, which allows the following:

  • Customize element & speaking highlight colors

  • Enable/disable continuous reading mode

  • Customize reading speed

  • TTS Shortcuts description

Known Issues

None.