Due to the variety of viewer needs today, users can retrieve alternative file formats to meet their individual needs. Whether a visually impaired viewer requires text-to-speech narration for easier access to digital content, or if they prefer to read the document in a more convenient web format, EqualGround's Alternative Formats is a great resource for accessing alternative formats of the documents on your websites.
Accessing Alternative Formats
- Once the user finds the course document, there will be an Alternative Formats icon to the right of the document title.
- Click on the Alternative Formats icon to display the list of available resources.
Alternative Format Definitions
Below is the list of available Panorama Alternative Formats:
Language Translation: Translate a document automatically to over 100 languages, which can be downloaded.
EPUB: View the document in the e-book format, suitable for any e-book reader application.
Gradient Reader: Enhances visual word recognition when reading by providing a guiding color gradient.
Source File: View the document in its original format, suitable for download viewing.
PDF: View the document in PDF format, suitable for both online and download viewing.
Text File: View the document in a pure text format without any formatting styles, suitable for both online and download viewing.
Immersive Reader: Allows for customizations to text preferences, grammar options, and reading preferences while following along with the audio playback.
Audio Podcast: Audio playback for documents, suitable for both online and download listening.
Math Formats: Convert documents containing math equations into LaTeX, Math Text (i.e., numbers and symbols to words), or MP3 files.
Latex: Convert documents into LaTeX document format.
Math Text: Convert documents into printed English, including numbers and symbols.
Math Audio: Convert documents to MP3.
Math Immersive Reader: View a plain-text representation of mathematical expressions with the immersive reader.
MathML: Extract mathematical equations from documents and convert them into HTML files.
OCR: Convert images with text into machine-encoded text that can be searched and read by screen readers.
OCR Overlaid Tagged PDF: Generate a tagged PDF that allows for selectable text overlaid on the original document.
OCR Reconstructed DOCX: Generate a new DOCX file from scanned documents or images.
OCR Reconstructed Tagged PDF: Generate a new tagged PDF from scanned documents or images.
OCR Reconstructed HTML: Generate a new HTML file from scanned documents or images.
OCR Text: Recommended for those who prefer plain text, the OCR tool extracts and displays text within images and GIFs as a TXT file.
OCR Immersive Reader: use the immersive reader for OCR content.
OCR Gradient Reader: use the gradient reader for OCR content.
OCR Audio: Extract text within images and GIFs into an MP3 text-to-speech audio player.
OCR Semantic Text: Converts scanned text into readable, structured text while preserving context and layout.
OCR Semantic Audio: Converts scanned text into audio with natural intonation and emphasis, enhancing listening comprehension.
Braille: View the document in the braille grade 2 format, suitable for download viewing (a braille reader is required).
Language Translation: Translate the document into your selected language.
Translated Source File: Download the translated document in its original format.
Translated PDF: Generate the translated document in PDF format.
Translated Text File: Generate the translated document in a pure text format.
Translated Gradient Reader: Read aloud the translated document with a guiding color gradient.
Translated EPUB: Download the translated document in ebook format.
Translated Audio Podcast: Generate an audio playback of the translated document.
Translated Enhanced HTML: View translated HTML content with additional elements and attributes.
Library Reference: View details about the reading material.