How can I listen to text in the Taylor & Francis Online platform?

Answered By: Jessica Wykes
Last Updated: 28 Jun 2021 Views: 82

You can listen back to some articles on the Taylor & Francis Online platform using the embedded ReadSpeaker webReader.

  1. ReadSpeaker is available for web content and you will find it in the Listen widget embedded above the article's title.
  2. Select the Play button to listen to the text.A screen shot of an article in Taylor and Francis showing 1. the Listen Widget and 2. the play button.
  3. To adjust the voice reading settings, press the Listen button. The toolbar will expand to show the pause, stop, forward and rewind, volume and reading speed buttons.A screenshot of the the ReadSpeaker widget with the toolbar expanded to show all features. The features are listed below in the order they appear in the toolbar.
  4. There are further visual display settings in the reader which you can access from the expand menu (3 line menu).
  5. You can access the settings to turn on highlighting and change the highlighting colours. Text is simultaneously highlighted as it reads aloud to help keep your place and focus. You can also adjust the settings for any of the pop-out options below.
  6. Read on hover. The reader will start at any point where you move your cursor over the text.
  7. Enlarge text. WebReader will read the text aloud and display the text at the bottom of the page with larger font and simultaneous highlighting. 
    A screenshot of the article with Enlarge Text mode enabled. The text which is being read aloud also appears at the bottom of the page with customised highlighting colours. An enlarge and decrease size of text setting is open above the text.
  8. Text Mode. View the text in a pop-out reader where you can customise font, text size and background colour. Select the play button to listen to the text.
    The article text appears in the Text Mode window in a large text and high contrast customization. The window has it's own tool bar to read text and adjust text size.
  9. Page Mask. Displays a reading ruler on the page to section off lines or paragraphs of text making it easier to focus and reduce distraction. When activated, use the plus and minus size to control the size of the ruler.
    A screenshot of the article text with the reading ruler applied. It is a grey tint with a clear section, two lines wide which is the reading ruler.
  10. Download as MP3 to download an audio version of the text.
  11. Full guidance, including keyboard navigation, can be found in the Help button.

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