How does it work?
"Hover Highlighting"
Move the mouse pointer over text to hear it being read aloud.
BrowseAloud 6 highlights words as they are spoken providing audio/visual reinforcement that improves word recognition and comprehension.
"Text Selection"
Customize BrowseAloud 6 to read whole web pages or to select specific text.
This choice is available to suit individual preferences.
"Translator"
Translate word-for-word between each of five languages: English, Spanish, French Italian and German.
Translations are read aloud in the corresponding languages, improving word recognition, pronunciation and comprehension.
"Dictionary"
Look up accurate definitions from an updated database of words and definitions.
Website owners can add words and definitions to this dictionary from their own website.
"Screen Masking"
Alter the appearance of the screen by adding a combination of selectable color filters to either the whole screen with a letterbox reading window or with an "electronic ruler".
This will benefit those with visual impairments and learning disabilities.
"MP3 Maker"
Website owners can make MP3 files to host and stream directly from their website. Visitors to the website can convert online text to MP3 and listen on the move.
"Text Magnification"
Magnifying text to the chosen font size and font style assists those with mild visual impairments.
"PDF & Word Reading"
BrowseAloud 6 reads PDF and Word documents in their original formats.
"Speech Settings"
Users can control how BrowseAloud 6 reads sites aloud by:
- Changing the voice
- Changing the reading speed of the chosen voice
- Defining shortcuts/hotkeys to start and stop reading
- Automatically reading next sentence
- Identifying links
- BrowseAloud 6 has the ability to control the speed of speech to each end user’s particular requirements
"Languages Options"
BrowseAloud 6 has a choice of 17 high quality voices, covering 8 International languages.
These include: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Swedish, Dutch and Flemish.
"Pronunciation Modifications"
- Webmasters have the ability to alter how words are pronounced on their site.
- Equally, end users can alter the pronunciation of words.
- This is particularly useful when reading acronyms and names.
