SmartSpeaker offers text-to-speech functionality, allowing you to play web content with customizable voice options, highlighted text for better readability, text summarization, and more. With SmartSpeaker's AI functionality, you can also listen to translated content in your preferred language and look up the meaning of selected phrases instantly for improved comprehension.
Using SmartSpeaker
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Install the Panorama Browser Extension from the Chrome Web Store. Then click the Panorama Browser Extension and enable SmartSpeaker AI Platform.
Note: If Panorama is integrated into your LMS, you do not need to download the extension to use SmartSpeaker. - Click the SmartSpeaker widget on your screen to expand it.
- To play content, highlight the text you want to listen to and click the Play icon.
- To adjust the volume, click the Speaker icon and drag the volume slider to your desired volume level.
- (Optional) Click Pause, Stop, Rewind, or Forward icon to control the audio playback as needed.
Note: To enable Rewind and Forward, turn on Show Skip Buttons in Settings. - To get a summary of your text, highlight the desired text and click the AI Summary icon.
Accessing SmartSpeaker Settings
- Click the SmartSpeaker widget on your screen to expand it.
- Click the Settings icon.
- With Settings, you can adjust:
- Voice: Choose from a variety of voices with different genders and ages.
- Reading Speed: Adjust how fast SmartSpeaker reads text.
- Reading Display: Customize how SmartSpeaker interacts with text, such as auto-scrolling, highlighting each sentence when reading, and enabling the rewind and forward buttons.
- Highlight Color: Choose the highlight color for the sentence that is read.
- Font Color: Choose the color of the text when it's highlighted by SmartSpeaker.
- Preferences: Hide the SmartSpeaker widget when needed.
- Click Save to save your settings.
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