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ReadSpeaker: Listen to Course content in Canvas!

Modified on: Wed, Mar 5 2025 2:56 PM

ReadSpeaker provides text-to-speech tools so you may listen to files or text in your online class. Two tools are provided! webReader for reading pages in Canvas, and docReader for reading files you click to open in Canvas.



webReaderReadSpeaker's square white activation Button with a black triangular play icon in the center.

Activate ReadSpeaker’s webReader tool by clicking the ReadSpeaker's square white activation Button with a black triangular play icon in the center. icon to listen to content found in Online Learning. It is located on the left side of your screen.


ReadSpeaker's webReader Menu expanded.
Expand webReader’s menu to locate options like Click and Listen!


docReaderReadSpeaker's docReader icon

ReadSpeaker’s docReader tool becomes active after clicking on ReadSpeaker’s webReaderReadSpeaker's square white activation Button with a black triangular play icon in the center. icon in a course.

  • Look out for the blue icon  at the end of file links!
  • Clicking the docReader icon  opens a preview of the file with numerous tools to listen and read it through your web browser.

Supported Document Formats:

  • Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, and Excel spreadsheets.
  • PDF.
  • Rich Text Format.
  • ePub digital ebooks.
  • Apache OpenOffice / LibreOffice presentation, spreadsheet, and documents.
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