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Summary
The YuJa Panorama is a tool built into D2L Brightspace that can provide alternative formats for materials. This article provides instructions for creating alternative formats within D2L Brightspace.
Information Applies to
Current Students, New Students
Creating Alternative Formats in D2L Brightspace
Within D2L Brightspace, you will see a purple accessibility icon next to most content. Clicking on this icon will open a menu of available alternative formats.
To select a format, hover over it and select Generate.
Once processed, new options will appear: View, Download, and Reprocess.
Several alternative formats are available (not all may be available):
- Source File - Download the document in its original format.
- Text File - View the document in a pure text format without any formatting styles, suitable for both online and download viewing.
- Gradient Reader - Provides guiding color gradients to help with word recognition and improve reading flow and comprehension.
- Audio Podcast - Audio playback for documents, suitable for both online and download listening.
- Language Translations -Translates documents from over 100 languages for both Alternative Formats and Immersive Reader to break down language barriers.
- 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.
- PDF - View the document in PDF format, suitable for both online and download viewing.
- Enhanced HTML - View HTML content with additional elements and attributes.
- Immersive Reader - Allows customizations to text preferences, grammar options, and reading preferences with audio playback.
- EPUB - Converts documents to e-book format to provide flexible, mobile-optimized reading experiences.
- OCR Formats - Convert images with text into machine-encoded text that can be searched and read by screen readers.
- 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 (if applicable) - Converts documents containing mathematical content into various accessible formats to ensure proper rendering for STEM learners.
- 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.
- Braille Formats - 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.
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Need additional information or assistance? Contact WSU TLT by email, phone (507.457.5240, option 3), or Zoom.