- How To Use Read Out Loud On Adobe Reader
- How To Use Read Out Loud
- How To Use Read Out Loud Feature In Acrobat Pro
Read Aloud falls squarely into the 'read quickly and accurately' category. When enabled, Read Aloud allows you to hear any given Word document being read out loud while each word is highlighted. You can use Speak to have text read aloud in the language of your version of Office. Text-to-speech (TTS) is the ability of your computer to play back written text as spoken words. Depending upon your configuration and installed TTS engines, you can hear most text that appears on your screen in Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Tap the Read Aloud button ( ) to bring up the Read Aloud controls. Using Read Aloud. Tap the Read Aloud button ( ), press the Play button ( ) to begin the read-aloud experience. Pause ( ), Skip Forward ( ), and Skip Back ( ) within your eBook with the read-aloud controls. You can also pause, play, skip forward, and skip back from the lock screen.
Usage NotesAloud and out loud are both fully established phrases and can often be used interchangeably, although 'aloud' is much older. 'Out loud' is actually the preferred term for phrases such as 'for crying out loud' and 'laughing out loud.'
For a long time, writers were told to avoid the phrase out loud. It was an error, they were told, for the firmly-established aloud, which has been a word in English since the 13th century. In contrast, out loud was a relative newcomer: it only dates back to the beginning of the 19th century.
Lord Andover in the presence of Lord and Lady Suffolk and speaking out loud said 'Miss Dutton ... be so good to walk with me into the library.'
—Maria Edgeworth, letter, 1821
Even if out loud was a word, language commenters commented, it was a colloquialism—an informal or conversational word you might use with your friends, but should avoid in formal writing.
Yes, the word 'aloud' is several hundred years older than 'out loud'. However, 'out loud' is fully established. It may not appear as often as 'aloud' in solemn writing, but the two terms are essentially interchangeable.
Out Loud vs. Aloud
Usage today, however, shows clearly that out loud is not a colloquialism and that—although we would agree that aloud is more likely used in solemn writing—in general the two terms are essentially interchangeable.
For many of us, one of the most vivid memories from childhood is listening to Mom reading a book out loud or telling a story.
— William Porter, The Denver Post, 10 May 2015
In fact, the whole notion of retirement itself feels vaguely shameful. In my circles, the R-word is rarely spoken out loud.
— Mary Hogan, The Saturday Evening Post, January/February 2015
The poem should be read aloud to allow its incantatory power to reveal itself.
— Damian Lanigan, The New Republic, September/October 2015
After all, the sewage experiments indicate there are electrically active bacteria in the gut. He wonders aloud: Do they communicate with human cells as part of the body's internal ecosystem?
— Corey S. Powell, Popular Science, February 2015
Where Out Loud is Preferred
There are even some cases in which out loud is the preferred term. A distinctive and exclusive use of out loud is in the idiom for crying out loud. Most sources explain the expression as the result of finessing one's way out of saying the inappropriate just as it's practically out: 'For Chri—ying out loud!'
It's just a big old sack of dog food, for crying out loud, but Charles Fishman can hardly restrain himself: 'Fifty pounds for $13.82! That's amazing!'
— Bob Thompson, The Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2006
Out loud also one-ups aloud as the preferred word following the verb laugh.
And the first time I heard an audience laugh out loud at me I was done, I was sold.
—Liev Schreiber, speaking on NPR, 8 July 2013
However, don't be surprised if you spy aloud in company with laugh. For instance, in Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach, James 'had never heard Aunt Sponge or Aunt Spiker laughing aloud in all the time he had been with them.' Such occurrences show that using aloud or out loud is entirely a writer's choice. That choice might hinge on the tone of the writing—whether it's formal or colloquial—or it might involve something deeper. Perhaps the writer sees aloud as being the only choice because of its long-standing establishment in the language and sees out loud as a newcomer yet to prove its mettle.
How To Use Read Out Loud On Adobe Reader
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Merriam-Webster unabridgedHow To Use Read Out Loud
Reader and Acrobat have the same keyboard shortcuts. To view the full list, see Keyboard shortcuts in Acrobat Help.
Use the Accessibility Setup Assistant to set up Reader for either a screen magnifier or a screen reader.
Choose Edit > Accessibility > Setup Assistant, and then select the options you want from each screen of the Setup Assistant.
Read Out Loud is a Text-to-Speech (TTS) tool that is built into Adobe Reader. It reads text contained within a document window.
To use Read Out Loud, you need Adobe Reader and a Text-to-Speech engine installed on your system. Also the document must be accessible, otherwise it may not be read at all or it may be read in the wrong order.
How To Use Read Out Loud Feature In Acrobat Pro
To activate Read Out Loud:
- On the View menu, choose Read Out Loud > Activate Read Out Loud.
- Again go to View > Read Out Loud and then choose an appropriate option for reading:
- To read the current page, choose Read This Page Only.
- To read the entire document, choose Read To End of Document.
Reflow a PDF to temporarily present it as a single column that is the width of the document pane. This reflow view makes the document easier to read.
To reflow text, choose View > Zoom > Reflow.
In most cases, only readable text appears in the reflow view. Text that does not reflow includes forms, comments, digital signature fields, and page artifacts, such as page numbers, headers, and footers. Pages that contain both readable text and form or digital signature fields do not reflow. Vertical text reflows horizontally.
Note:
You cannot save, edit, or print a document while it is inReflow view.
