{"id":273,"date":"2011-05-05T08:37:30","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T13:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.properwichita.com\/consulting\/?p=273"},"modified":"2011-05-05T08:37:30","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T13:37:30","slug":"tip-read-it-out-loud-with-adobe-reader-it-support-wichita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.properwichita.com\/consulting\/2011\/05\/05\/tip-read-it-out-loud-with-adobe-reader-it-support-wichita\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip: Read it Out Loud With Adobe Reader &#8211; IT Support Wichita"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Running short on time to read those important documents?\u00a0 To keep current as an IT support professional I end to have to read a large number of books and white papers about current technologies.\u00a0 The time involved sometimes gets in the way of other endeavors.\u00a0 Though far from a perfect solution, one choice I often make is free and simple to implement.<\/p>\n<p>Adobe Reader files (with the .PDF file extension) are very common.\u00a0 The latest versions of Acrobat Reader used to view and print these files support the ability to have the file read out loud by a computer generated voice.\u00a0 Admittedly, it&#8217;s not perfect, but I&#8217;m able to get the gist of what it is saying as it reads the text and it allows me to do something else while I digest it.\u00a0 It&#8217;s one of those things that you have to take some time to get accustomed to before you will appreciate what it is doing.<\/p>\n<p>So if you haven&#8217;t used the feature before, let&#8217;s take a quick look at a sample and how to turn on and off the feature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: First, let&#8217;s see what version of Acrobat Reader is installed on your system.\u00a0 Right-Click <a title=\"Read Out Loud Sample File\" href=\"http:\/\/www.properwichita.com\/readoutloud.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to open the sample file save it to your desktop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Open the sample file and click on the help menu.\u00a0 Look for an <strong>About<\/strong> option; it will be different depending on the version.\u00a0 If you have anything other than <strong>Adobe Reader X<\/strong> visit <a title=\"Adobe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/downloads\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe<\/a>\u00a0and click the <strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Get Adobe Reader<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> button.\u00a0 This new version has some increased security features over older versions, and I recommend that everyone update as soon as they can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 3<\/strong>:\u00a0 With the file still open, click the <strong>View <\/strong>menu, then <strong>Read Out Loud<\/strong> then <strong>Activate Read Out Loud<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_274\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-274\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-274\" title=\"Adobe Read Out Loud Options\" src=\"http:\/\/www.properwichita.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/readoutloud1-300x241.png\" alt=\"Adobe Read Out Loud Options\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.properwichita.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/readoutloud1-300x241.png 300w, http:\/\/www.properwichita.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/readoutloud1.png 490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adobe Read Out Loud Options<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Adobe will read the document out loud.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4:\u00a0 You can return to the <strong>Read Out Loud<\/strong> menu above to access the other features, or click<strong> Stop <\/strong>to turn the feature off.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span>If you are looking for IT support solutions in Wichita and surrounding areas, give us a call at (316) 337-5628.\u00a0 We can provide affordable, professional network consulting and computer repair for small business starting at just $70\/hour with no minimum service charges.\u00a0 Our certified technicians can resolve your issues or recommend upgrades on site, over the phone or through remote control.\u00a0 Whether you need simple computer troubleshooting, network design or full technology support, we can help your systems run more effectively and efficiently.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Running short on time to read those important documents?\u00a0 To keep current as an IT support professional I end to have to read a large number of books and white papers about current technologies.\u00a0 The time involved sometimes gets in &hellip; 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