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The 15-state Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) Consortium is working to improve academic outcomes for
approximately 1.3 million K-12 students with print disabilities within the member States through the timely acquisition and delivery of high-quality educational materials in accessible
formats (audio, Braille, eText, large print).
Dolphin EasyReader version 4.01
A DAISY player that reads DAISY, text, html, DAISY XML, and ANSI/NISO. It contains
navigation controls, visual and audio options.
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Standard Tools View:
Standard/Compact Tool View Toggle
Compact view toolbar:
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Return to full viewMini Player view:
Full/compact toolbar toggle
Play and Stop
Use the Play/Stop button to start and stop the narration.
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Play/Stop Tool
Volume Controls
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MuteVolume slider
Opening a book
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Highlight book title, then click OK
Browse computer to find DAISY book
Navigate by mouse
1. Use the slider bar to move around the book.
2. Left-click on the text you want to read.
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Navigating by page
OR…• Open Navigation Center• Index tab – type page
number and click the GoTo Page button
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Use page navigation arrows at bottom of the slider bar
Use Page Up/ Page Down arrows on computer keyboard
Navigate by Headings
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Back-arrow meeting a line moves toPrevious heading
(e.g. Units, Chapters, Sections)
Compact view
In full view mode
Forward-arrow meeting a line - Next heading
Left/right arrows move by phrase
Navigation CenterUse the Navigation tool
here to open the Navigation Center.
The Navigation Center can:1.Manage your DAISY
book library.2.Display the current book’s
Index/Contents3.Show bookmarks
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Nav CenterTool button
Navigation Center Library tab
1. Lists your DAISY books2. Lets you quickly open DAISY books3. Lets you add or remove books
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DAISY books you’ve opened are listed here
Navigation Center Index tab
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Headings (Units and Chapters)
Double-click to move to any heading.
Preferences button:
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Opens window with customization tabs for General features, Highlighting, Playback and screen Display
Preferences: General tab
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Book startup options
Self voicing speaks tools, menus and boxes
Preferences – Highlighting tab
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Choose highlighting and text colors
Click Apply when finished
Preferences – Playback tab
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When to start playback
Set voice
Set playback speed
Preferences – Display tab
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Text size
Text color and background
Use style sheet drop-down menu to choose from pre-made settings.
Pop-up MenuPoint anywhere on the screen and right-click
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Easy access to commonly used commands and tools
Navigation controls too!
Bookmarks
1. Click the bookmark button
2. Type name of the bookmark
3. Add text notes if desired
4. Add audio note using a microphone
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Handy keyboard controls:
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Play/Stop toggle: Space bar or F5 key
Set bookmark: Control+b
Previous/next phrase: Left/right arrow keys
Previous/next heading: Up/down arrow keys
Previous/next page: Page up/Page down keys
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The development of this project by the AIM Consortium at the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) and the Michigan Department of Education IDEA Mandated
Activities Project Michigan’s Integrated Technology Supports was funded by Grant # H327S070003 from the
U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The contents of this project are not exhaustive and inclusion does not imply endorsement by
the U.S. Department of Education, the Michigan Department of Education, Michigan’s Integrated
Technology Supports, or the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)