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Accessing the Panorama Alternative Formats Menu

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You can use Alternative Formats menu to convert your document into an accessible format. You can access the Alternative Formats Menu from your Learning Management System (LMS) course, DocHub, or through Panorama's Course Report.

Accessing the Alternative Formats Menu from a Course

You can access the Alternative Formats Menu by searching for the document in your course.

  1. Log in to your LMS.
  2. Navigate to the document you want.

  3. Click the Alternative Formats button.

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    Note: Your instructor may have set another color for the Alternative Formats icon. If alternative formats are disabled for a specific document, it will be indicated by the Disabled Alternative Formats icon.

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    The files page highlighting the accessibility icon.

Accessing the Alternative Formats Menu from DocHub

DocHub is available for Panorama users, but your admin may have disabled it. If DocHub is disabled, students and instructors can access the Alternative Formats Menu from their course, and instructors can also access the Alternative Formats Menu from the course report.

  1. Log in to your Learning Management System (LMS).
  2. Navigate to Panorama.
  3. In the sidebar, select DocHub.
  4. Navigate to your document. 
  5. Select your document.

Accessing the Alternative Formats Menu From the Course Report

Instructors and admins can use Panorama's course report to search for documents and access their Alternative Formats Menu.

  1. Log in to your Learning Management System (LMS).
  2. Navigate to Panorama.
  3. In the sidebar, select Course Report.
  4. (Optional) In the search bar, enter the name of your document and then click Search.
  5. Select your document.

Using the Alternative Formats Menu

You can use the Alternative Formats menu to convert documents into a variety of accessible formats. 

  1. Open the document's Alternative Formats Menu.
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  2. Select one of the accessible formats: 
    • Source File: Download the document in its original format.
    • 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: Allow for text customizations, grammar options, and reading preferences while following along with the audio playback. 
    • Gradient Reader: Enhance visual word recognition when reading by providing a guiding color gradient. 
    • EPUB: View the document in the ebook format, suitable for any ebook reader application.
    • Braille: View the document in Braille Grade 2 format, suitable for download and viewing (a Braille reader is required).
      • BRF: Download the document in Braille Ready File format.
      • UEB: Download the document in Unified English Braille format.
    • Audio Podcast: Audio playback for documents, suitable for both online and download listening.
    • Enhanced HTML: View HTML content with additional elements and attributes.
    • OCR: Convert images with text into machine-encoded text that can be searched and read by screen readers. 
      Different types of OCR formats after clicking the OCR button.
      • OCR Overlaid PDF: Generate a tagged PDF that allows for selectable text overlaid on the original scanned document or image.
      • OCR Reconstructed PDF: Generate a brand new tagged PDF from the scanned document or image.
      • OCR HTML: Generate a new HTML file from scanned documents or images.
      • OCR Text: Extract and display text within images and GIFs as a TXT file. Recommended for users who prefer plain text.
      • OCR Immersive Reader: View scanned text with the immersive reader.
      • OCR Gradient Reader: Read aloud scanned text with a guiding color gradient.
      • OCR Audio: Extract text from within images and GIFs to create an MP3 text-to-speech audio player.
      • OCR Semantic Text: Convert scanned text into readable, structured text while preserving context and layout.
      • OCR Semantic Audio: Convert scanned text into audio with natural intonation and emphasis.
    • Math Formats: Convert documents containing math equations into LaTeX, Math Text (i.e., numbers and symbols to words), or MP3 files.  
      Different types of math formats after clicking the Math button.
      • 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.
    • 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.

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