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= <span style="color:#005da4"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large">Using the AMAC Student Download Center</span>'''</span></span></span><br/> = | = <span style="color:#005da4"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large">Using the AMAC Student Download Center</span>'''</span></span></span><br/> = | ||
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<span style="font-size: | <span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"> Membership in AMAC means that students will be able to access their textbooks in a format that best meets their needs, including E-Text, Audiobook, or Braille. Orders for textbooks must be placed by the disability service provider (DSP) at the school. Contact the DSP for additional information. Braille orders will be shipped to the DSP, while E-Text and Audiobook orders will be available for download. For more information, please see <span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"> AMAC Overview for Students [http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/images/9/91/AMAC_Overview_for_Students.pdf PDF]<span> <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"></span><br/><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"></span></span><br/> | ||
<span style="font-size: | <span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">AMAC membership gives students access to the [https://amacusg.org/studentcenter.php Student Download Center] where they can: </span></span> | ||
#<span style="font-size: | #<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Check the status of book orders </span></span><br/> | ||
#<span style="font-size: | #<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Download completed electronic book files </span></span><br/> | ||
#<span style="font-size: | #<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Download software that will read books out loud </span></span> | ||
#<span style="font-size: | #<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Place a request for alternative format textbooks </span></span> | ||
#<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">View video tutorials</span></span><br/><br/> | |||
<span style="font-size: | <span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Getting Started Tutorials<span> <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"></span><br/><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"> | ||
*<span style="font-size: | *<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8dPAFfcpzk&feature=youtu.be Tour of AMAC Student Download Center]</span> </span> </span></span></span></span> | ||
*<span style="font-size: | *<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKGOCYFhgQI&feature=youtu.be Downloading Books]</span></span></span></span></span></span><br/> | ||
*<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Student_Request:_Instructions_for_Students Placing a request]</span></span></span></span></span></span><br/><br/> | |||
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| style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 10%" | <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-size:medium">[[File: | | style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 10%" | <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-size:medium">[[File:Green_and_white_circle_icon.png|left|55px|null|alt=null]]</span> </span></span></span></span> | ||
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= <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="color:#005da4"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">Text to Speech Software</span></span>'''</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br/> = | = <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="color:#005da4"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">Text to Speech Software</span></span>'''</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br/> = | ||
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<span style="font-size: | <span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Students have access to download a number of assistive technology software programs, including programs with text to speech and synchronized visual highlighting. To download software to use with e-text books, click on the Software tab in the Student Download Center. | ||
<br/><br/>To get started, please see the following video tutorials:<br/> | |||
<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"> [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A31CA479D1F8699 ClaroRead tutorials]</span><br/>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg5usZie2Rg&list=PL1E51A91469CECD7E PDF Equalizer tutorials]</span><br/>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/docs/AMAC_Premier_Literacy_Webinar_031814/AMAC_Premier_Literacy_Webinar_031814.html Premier Literacy webinar]</span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"></span> <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><br/>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoV0CvbZfh8&index=6&list=PL5hYSAF7G4rkXqPswfXkdqM1YpNfdiE4h Navigating PDF E-textbooks]</span></span><br/><br/> | |||
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= <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="color:#005da4"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">Mobile Devices | = <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="color:#005da4"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">iPads, Tablets, and Mobile Devices</span></span>'''</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br/> = | ||
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<span style="font-size: | <span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Students can request the [http://www.claro-apps.com/clarospeak/ ClaroSpeak] or [http://www.clarosoftwaredownloads.com/blog/?m=201306 ClaroPDF] apps when logged in at the AMAC Student Download Center. Both apps include text to speech functionality for reading and highlighting PDFs on the iPad.<br/><br/>Please see the following resources for recommendations for reading PDFs on Android devices and other tablets: [http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Mobile_Devices_and_Tablets Mobile Devices]<br/><br/>Please note all mobile devices, including iPads and Android tablets, require a zip utility app such as WinZip to open zipped files. All AMAC Books are in a .zip format when downloaded from the AMAC Student Download Center.</span></span></span></span></span><br/> | ||
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= <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="color:#005da4"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large">Other Resources</span>'''</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br/> = | = <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="color:#005da4"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-size: large">Other Resources</span>'''</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br/> = | ||
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<span style="font-size: | <span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Please see the following user guides and videos for more information on various topics:</span></span></span></span></span></span><br/> | ||
<br/>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/ClaroRead_for_PC ClaroRead for PC]<br/>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/ClaroRead_for_Mac ClaroRead for Mac]<br/>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Claro_BookReader_for_PC Claro BookReader for PC]<br/>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/PDF_Equalizer PDF Equalizer]<br/>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/PDF_Aloud PDF Aloud]<br/>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Dolphin_Easy_Reader Dolphin EasyReader]<br/>[http://get.adobe.com/reader/?promoid=KLXME_Adobe Acrobat Reader XI]<br/> | |||
[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Available_Software All Software]</span></span></span></span></span><br/><br/> | |||
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= <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="color:#005da4"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">Troubleshooting</span></span></span>'''</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br/> = | = <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="color:#005da4"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">Troubleshooting</span></span></span>'''</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br/> = | ||
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*<span style="font-size: | *<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Student_Support/ I cannot log into my Student Download Center Account] </span></span> </span><br/> | ||
*<span style="font-size: | *<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/ClaroRead_for_Mac Tips for Setting up ClaroRead on a Mac] </span></span> </span><br/> | ||
*<span style="font-size: | *<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Student_Support/Troubleshooting Problems installing ClaroRead on a Mac] </span></span> </span> | ||
*<span style="font-size: | *<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Student_Support/Troubleshooting Download Message: The signature of this program is corrupt or invalid.]</span></span></span><br/> | ||
*<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Student_Support/Troubleshooting Installation Message: Read&Write Gold is damaged and can't be opened.]</span></span></span><br/> | |||
*<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Student_Support/Troubleshooting Windows 8 Smartscreen Prevented an unrecognized app from starting] </span></span> </span> | |||
*<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Student_Support/Troubleshooting ClaroRead not displaying text properly as it reads] </span></span> </span> | |||
*<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Student_Support/Troubleshooting PDF Aloud will not work with Adobe Reader XI]</span></span></span><br/> | |||
*<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Student_Support/Troubleshooting Disabling Touchscreen Mode on applicable devices]</span></span></span><br/> | |||
*<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Student_Support/Troubleshooting Tips for Installing Learning Ally App]</span></span></span><br/> | |||
*<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span>[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php/Student_Support/Troubleshooting Customer Support via Remote Access]</span></span></span><br/> | |||
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= <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="color:#005da4"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">Contact Us</span></span></span>'''</span></span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span> </span> = | |||
= <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="color:#005da4"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">'''<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">Contact Us</span></span></span>'''</span></span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span> </span><br/> = | |||
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#<span style="font-size: | #<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Email amactech@amac.gatech.edu</span></span></span></span></span></span><br/> | ||
#<span style="font-size: | #<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">[http://www.amacusg.org/support.php Make a support call] (24/7)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br/> | ||
#<span style="font-size: | #<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serfit"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Call toll free: 866-418-2750 (M-F 8:30-4:30 EST/EDT)</span> </span> </span></span> </span></span></span> </span> | ||
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