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VitalSource Accessibility Options
Bookshelf offers a variety of features you may explore to enhance your
online reading, including: note taking, read aloud, and zoom and font
size adjustments.
The Bookshelf app is available for Mac OS X, PC/Windows, Android
phones/tablets, Kindle Fire, iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch (iOS), and online.
For more information on Bookshelf Accessibility and platform specific information,
as well as Keyboard Commands, visit: VitalSource Support Accessibility
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VitalSource Accessibility Options................................................................... 1
Contents................................................................................................. 1
Note Taking............................................................................................. 2
Online.................................................................................................. 2
Mobile.................................................................................................. 2
Windows & Mac..................................................................................... 2
Read Aloud.............................................................................................. 3
Online.................................................................................................. 3
iOS...................................................................................................... 3
Android & Kindle Fire ............................................................................. 4
Windows .............................................................................................. 4
Mac ..................................................................................................... 4
Screen Readers..................................................................................... 4
Zoom & Font Size..................................................................................... 5
Online.................................................................................................. 5
iOS...................................................................................................... 6
Android & Kindle Fire ............................................................................. 6
Windows & Mac..................................................................................... 6
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Note Taking
When you use Bookshelf’s Notes and Highlights features, your Notebook
then contains your highlights and associated notes. You may also add a
Bookmark and access all of your Bookmarks from the Bookmarks menu:
Making Notes & Highlights
Online
In top toolbar > Reader Preferences > Highlighters, you may turn on the Fast
Highlight option.
Or, you may highlight a word/section which will prompt the highlighting and
notes feature.
To add and/or remove highlighters, go to Reader Preferences > Highlighters.
(Note: Highlighters with the people/public icon are shareable.)
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Use the toolbar or the Book menu options for making highlights or notes.
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Read Aloud
The Read Aloud feature (text to speech) may not be enabled on all
VitalSource titles. If it is enabled on Bookshelf, it’s available for all platforms.
Note: Contact VitalSource Support if you have any issues with your ebook.
Online
Use the Read Aloud option from the top toolbar to utilize text-to-speech. This
uses your browser’s text-to-speech capabilities so you can listen to your content.
A. Use the Play/Pause button to read text aloud and use the Skip Back and
Skip Forward buttons to navigate.
B. Click on Settings (gear icon) to access the Read Aloud Settings. You
may adjust the Reading Speed by using the – or + buttons or moving the
slider. You may Change Voice by using the dropdown menu. The options
will depend on the voices installed on your device. You also have the option
to Read alt text.
iOS
You may adjust the reading speed in Read Aloud Settings .
You may change the Read Loud voice by going to your device’s Settings >
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Android & Kindle Fire
You may adjust the Reading Speed in Read Aloud Settings .
Your device may also allow you to adjust the text-to-speech output options,
including preferred speech engine, rate, and pitch, as well as allowing you to
listen to alt text for images if available.
Windows
Use the Start Reading option in the toolbar:
You may adjust the reading speed, pitch, and volume (as well as the Read
Loud voice by going to your PC’s Control Panel > Ease of Access > Narrator
> Personalize Narrator’s Voice. Note: Quickly get to Ease of Access by
clicking the Windows Key + U.
Mac
Use the Start Reading option in the toolbar:
You may adjust the reading speed and Read Loud voice in System
Preferences > Dictation & Speech > Text to Speech.
Screen Readers
If you’re already using a screen reader, including mobile such as VoiceOver or
Android TalkBack, use these: keyboard and screenreader commands.
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Zoom & Font Size
There are two different types of VitalSource eTextbooks: Reflowable text and
Fixed Page. How you increase the font will vary slightly in each type of book.
What eTextbook format does VitalSource provide?
Reflowable eTextbook (ePbub) pages don’t maintain the layout of a traditional
book. The text font size may be adjusted regardless of the size of the screen.
Fixed Page eTextbook (PDF) pages look like a traditional book, where the screen
size regulates the size of the text.
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Zooming in and out methods are browser dependent.
Most Windows browsers allow you to use Control (CTRL) and + or – to zoom in
and out and Control and 0 to return to the default size. Or you may hold down
the Control key and roll the mouse wheel up or down to adjust the zoom.
On a Mac, you’ll use the Command key and the + or – to zoom in and out.
You can also use the Reader Preferences menu to customize your experience
by adjusting Display settings.
Text Size (Small, Normal, or Large, Extra Large)
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OpenDyslexic, or Atkinson Hyperlegible)
Mode (Day, Night, Sepia, or Cyan)
Margin (Small, Medium, or Large)
Line Height (Small, Medium, or Large). You may also Reset to the publisher
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iOS
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Example of textbook with reflowable text:
Example of textbook with fixed page:
With fixed page titles, you may still use the “pinch and zoom” gesture to adjust
the size a bit.
Windows & Mac
Use the Zoom In and Zoom Out (or Zoom to Fit) options on the navigation
toolbar. Or, go to View > Zoom In (Ctrl +) or Zoom Out (Ctrl -).
Windows: For reflowable text titles, you may also hold down the Control key
and roll the mouse wheel up or down to adjust the zoom.
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