Using BrowseAloud

You can now listen to this website using BrowseAloud.

BrowseAloud can help you if you need online reading support. It works by reading web pages aloud. It also highlights each word as it is spoken, to help you follow and understand text.

This can help people who have difficulty reading text on screen, or people with dyslexia, low literacy levels, mild visual impairments and who don’t have English as their first language.

You can also use BrowseAloud to:

  • magnify the text
  • look some words up in a dictionary
  • save text as an MP3 and listen to it later.

How to use it

You need to download  and install BrowseAloud before you can use it. You only need to do this once. It is free to download.

Download it from the BrowseAloud website.

Once it has downloaded, you will see a toolbar on your screen. You can move this to anywhere on your screen by dragging it.

Now, move your computer’s mouse over text on any page. BrowseAloud will start to read it out.

If you want it to stop, move the mouse away from the text or point to a different part of the text to start again.

If you do not use a mouse, you can use the Control key (ctrl) to turn the voice on or off.

How can I change or slow down the voice?

You can make changes to the voice that BrowseAloud reads in. You can also change the speed at which the voice talks.

To do this, follow the instructions on the BrowseAloud website:

How can I highlight text as it reads?

You can specify whether or not you want the text, or the background of the text, highlighted as it is read aloud. You can also choose different colours to help you see the text.

To do this, follow the instructions on the BrowseAloud website:

What else can BrowseAloud do for me?

If you want more assistance, BrowseAloud can also:

  • read PDF and Word documents in their original format
  • magnify text to your chosen font size and font style
  • look up dictionary definitions of some words
  • converts text to MP3
  • masks information on the screen to help you focus on a particular area

For more information on how to use these features, visit the BrowseAloud website.

What Browsers does BrowseAloud work in?

BrowseAloud works with the following web browsers:

  • Internet Explorer 6
  • Internet Explorer 7
  • Internet Explorer 8

What if I need help?

If you need anymore help, contact the BrowseAloud Support Team on:
Email: support@browsealoud.com