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Introduction to Audio Text Synch up

The eText Viewer audio text feature plays audio from an eText. Playback is in the local language of the eText.

In order to use this feature, your eText must have the Audio Synch feature enabled in it. If it does, you will see the following button on the toolbar.

Audio text is supported in both online and offline versions of the Viewer.

Toggling Audio Mode

To switch to Audio mode, click the Audio Mode button.

When you enter Audio mode, the following changes occur in the Viewer:

All hotspots, links, highlights, and notes are hidden and disabled.
Active highlights are saved.
The Notes, Highlights, and Show Links buttons are disabled.
Unsaved notes are not saved.
Areas on the page for which audio is available are visually identified with an audio icon.
The cursor changes to indicate that you are in Audio mode.
An audio control panel opens in the toolbar.

When you exit Audio mode, the following changes occur:

All hotspots, links, highlights, and notes return to their previous state.
The Notes, Highlights, and Show Links buttons revert back to their previous state.
Any audio icon and audio flow on the page is hidden and disabled.
The cursor changes back to its previous state.
The audio control panel closes.

As you switch to and from Audio mode, the following features do not change:

Page number
Current zoom level or page position
Single/two page setting

Interaction of Audio Text with Other eText Features

The following table lists the features that pause audio playback, stop it entirely, and exit audio mode. Also listed are the features that you can use without affecting playback.

Feature	Affects Audio Playback
Fit to width Fit to page Zoom in Zoom out Zoom reset Toggling bookmarks on and off	No effect; playback continues without interruption
Clicking a Footer link Clicking links for Settings or Help Using the left navigation pane without changing the current page Clicking Toolbar links Opening the Glossary panel Printing a page	Pauses playback; click the Play button to resume playback from wherever the audio stopped.
Clicking the Search tab, performing a search, or selecting an item from the search results Navigating to a bookmark Switching between instructor view and student view Using the left navigation pane to change the current page Last viewed page Single/Two page view Previous page Next page Page number	Stops playback; the current position of the playback is not saved. To start playback again from the beginning of the audio flow, click the Play button.
Opening the Bookshelf	Stops playback and exits from Audio mode.
Switching to Whiteboard view	Stops playback and exits from Audio mode. All audio flows are disabled and hidden When you switch back to Browse view, audio mode is re-enabled; the current position of the playback is not saved. To resume playback from the beginning of the audio flow, click the Play button.