DocReader

The DocsPlus DocReader can open a PDF or Microsoft Word Document file and speak its contents.

They can easily switch between their Document and the DocReader using the bottom tabs, or enable Dual View to see them side by side.

Open

To open a PDF or Microsoft Word Document, click in the Smart Tab ribbon tab and choose DocReader.

Browse to your file and open it by double-clicking.

If the file is a Microsoft Word Document, click Reading when prompted how to open it.

Speech

To speak text, click in the lower toolbar.

Text is spoken from the position of the caret, this may be within a selected section of text. Speech continues until either the end of a selection or the end of a document is reached.

To pause speech, click in the lower toolbar.

Alternatively, to speak the previous word before the caret click in the lower toolbar or click in the lower toolbar to speak the next word after the caret.

Words are highlighted as they're spoken. To change the highlight color, or disable it, see Speech Options.

Write

If a PDF file contains:

Editable Text Boxes - they will be highlighted. Click one to start writing in it.
Radio Buttons - they will be highlighted. Click one to change its state.

To receive word predictions while writing, click in the lower toolbar.

By default, written words are spoken when clicked and sentences are spoken automatically when completed with end punctuation. To customize this, see Speech Options.

To quickly move to the next text box, press the Tab key.

To save your changes, click in the Smart Tab ribbon tab.