Here are step-by-step instructions for you to follow based on how you are accessing our courses.
On Your Android Device
Built-In Options
For Android users, there are 2 built-in accessibility options for you:
Using the Google Play Books app
First, you can access your purchased courses through the My Courses tab inside of your account.
Click on the course you would like to access. You will be taken to the Syllabus page, where you can click on the first part of your course “Read the Course”.
When you can see the course PDF, look in the top right corner of that window for a Download button (it looks like an downward arrow pointing towards a line).
Once you have downloaded the PDF, open the Google Play Books app.
Once you have the PDF open in Google Play Books, you can click the three dots in the top right corner to open the menu & click on the “Read Aloud” option to start playing.
Using the Android “Select to Speak” feature
First, you will need to enable the feature by going to Settings > Accessibility.
Once enabled, you can access your purchased courses through the My Courses tab inside of your account.
Click on the course you would like to access. You will be taken to the Syllabus page, where you can click on the first part of your course “Read the Course”.
Towards the bottom of the page you should see a “View Course in Full Screen” button. Click on that to open the PDF in full screen.
With the PDF open, press on a word for a long time & you should see a small menu pop up. Then you can let go & press the option to “Select All”. This should highlight all of the text in the course.
Now you can tap on the highlighted text to have it read aloud.
Third-Party Apps
If you would prefer to use a separate app, there are a few options that can generate audio for you:
Once downloaded, you will need to open up our website inside of the Edge app. Simply open the app and visit our website again.
From there, you can access your purchased courses through the My Courses tab inside of your account.
Click on the course you would like to access. You will be taken to the Syllabus page, where you can click on the first part of your course “Read the Course”.
When viewing the course, if you scroll down the page there is a button to “View The Course in Full Screen”. Click on that button to open up the course in a new tab.
With the course in full screen, you should see some buttons across the top of the screen for various tools. Look for the one that looks like the letter “A” with some sound waves coming off of it. This is the button to have the course read aloud for you. Click on that button.
Next, you can access your purchased courses through the My Courses tab inside of your account.
Click on the course you would like to access. You will be taken to the Syllabus page, where you can click on the first part of your course “Read the Course”.
When you can see the course PDF, look in the top right corner of that window for a Download button (it looks like an downward arrow pointing towards a line).
Once you have downloaded the PDF, open the Adobe Acrobat app.
You should see an option to open a file. Click on that & select the PDF you have downloaded.
Once the PDF is open in Acrobat, you can click the three dots in the top right corner to open the menu & click on the “Read Aloud” option to start playing.