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= <span style="color:#3366cc"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large">iPad</span>'''</span></span><br/> =
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<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">AMAC e-text books are in zipped format. To download zipped files onto an iPad, use a zip utility app such as WinZip (free version). After opening the files via WinZip, the files can be viewed in iBooks, ClaroSpeak, or ClaroPDF.</span></span><br/>
<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Use Safari to log into the AMAC Student Download Center on an iPad. (Files will not download properly using Chrome on an iPad when logged in to AMAC Student Download Center mobile site.) AMAC e-text books are in zipped format. To download zipped files onto an iPad, use a zip utility app such as [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/winzip/id500637987?mt=8 WinZip](free version). After opening the files via WinZip, the files can be openned and viewed in ClaroPDF, ClaroSpeak, or iBooks.</span></span><br/>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">PDFs can be read in ClaroPDF or ClaroSpeak apps with text to speech and synchronized highlighting (request free code from AMAC) </span></span>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">PDFs can be read in iBooks using VoiceOver </span></span>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">PDFs can be read in iBooks using VoiceOver </span></span>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">PDFs can also be read in ClaroSpeak or ClaroPDF apps (request free code from AMAC) </span></span>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Word DOCs can be read in Pages using VoiceOver </span></span>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Word DOCs can be read in Pages using VoiceOver </span></span>


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= <span style="color:#3366cc"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large">Android tablets (Samsung Galaxy, Motorola Xoom, etc.)</span>'''</span></span><br/> =
= <span style="color:#3366cc"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large">Android tablets (Samsung Galaxy, Motorola Xoom, etc.)</span>'''</span></span><br/> =
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*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">DOCs can be read with QuickOffice (using text-to-speech) </span></span>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">DOCs can be read with QuickOffice (using text-to-speech) </span></span>


<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">''Note'': You must install and enable TalkBalk for certain accessibility features to work.</span></span><br/>
<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">''Note'': You must install and enable TalkBack for certain accessibility features to work.</span></span><br/>


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= <span style="color:#3366cc"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large">Amazon Kindle</span>'''</span></span><br/> =
= <span style="color:#3366cc"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large">Amazon Kindle</span>'''</span></span><br/> =


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<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">E-books can be viewed on Kindle Touch or Fire, but text-to-speech is only available on Kindle Fire.</span></span><br/>
<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">E-books can be viewed on Kindle Touch or Fire, but text-to-speech is only available on Kindle Fire.</span></span><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"> [https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000632481 Click here] for additional information about the Kindle Fire's accessibility features.</span></span><br/>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">PDFs can be read in ezPDF Reader</span></span><br/>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">PDFs can be read in ezPDF Reader</span></span><br/>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">DOCs can be read with QuickOffice (using text-to-speech)</span></span><br/>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">DOCs can be read with QuickOffice (using text-to-speech)</span></span><br/>


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= <span style="color:#3366cc"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large">Barnes and Noble Nook</span>'''</span></span> =
= <span style="color:#3366cc"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large">Barnes and Noble Nook</span>'''</span></span> =


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<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">E-books can be viewed on all Nooks, but text-to-speech is only available on Nook Color or Tablet.</span></span><br/>
<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Text-to-speech options are only available for Nook Color, Tablet, or HD.</span></span>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">PDFs can be read in ezPDF Reader</span></span><br/>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">PDFs can be read in ezPDF Reader</span></span><br/>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">DOCs can be read with QuickOffice (using text-to-speech)</span></span><br/>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">DOCs can be read with QuickOffice (using text-to-speech)</span></span><br/>
*<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Go Read app (for HD) reads aloud DAISY e-books and provides some screen navigation tools</span></span>


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Revision as of 15:55, 8 April 2015



Apple Logo.png

iPad

Use Safari to log into the AMAC Student Download Center on an iPad. (Files will not download properly using Chrome on an iPad when logged in to AMAC Student Download Center mobile site.) AMAC e-text books are in zipped format. To download zipped files onto an iPad, use a zip utility app such as WinZip(free version). After opening the files via WinZip, the files can be openned and viewed in ClaroPDF, ClaroSpeak, or iBooks.

  • PDFs can be read in ClaroPDF or ClaroSpeak apps with text to speech and synchronized highlighting (request free code from AMAC)
  • PDFs can be read in iBooks using VoiceOver
  • Word DOCs can be read in Pages using VoiceOver

Note: You must enable VoiceOver for certain accessibility features to work.

Android.png

Android tablets (Samsung Galaxy, Motorola Xoom, etc.)

See directions for unzipping and opening AMAC books above.

  • PDFs can be read in ezPDF Reader
  • DOCs can be read with QuickOffice (using text-to-speech)

Note: You must install and enable TalkBack for certain accessibility features to work.

Kindle2.jpg

Amazon Kindle

E-books can be viewed on Kindle Touch or Fire, but text-to-speech is only available on Kindle Fire. Click here for additional information about the Kindle Fire's accessibility features.

  • PDFs can be read in ezPDF Reader
  • DOCs can be read with QuickOffice (using text-to-speech)
Nook Logo.png

Barnes and Noble Nook

Text-to-speech options are only available for Nook Color, Tablet, or HD.

  • PDFs can be read in ezPDF Reader
  • DOCs can be read with QuickOffice (using text-to-speech)
  • Go Read app (for HD) reads aloud DAISY e-books and provides some screen navigation tools