OrbitNote

OrbitNote is a companion tool to Read&Write focused on taking notes. This toolbar allows users to listen to, highlight, and take notes directly on pdf documents in a web browser. It is provided to all faculty, staff, and students of Xavier University for free.

Considerations

Benefits

• Text-to-Speech technology
• Pushpin: Ability to take notes on the document
• On-Document typing
• Freehand drawing
• Highlighters
• Text/Voice comments
• Shape drawing

Drawbacks

• Cannot edit the actual document

Training

Links

• Installation
• Demonstrations and tutorials
• Frequently asked questions

To enable alternate scanner settings;

PDF (Mac OS or Windows)

1. Click on the PDF button on the toolbar.
2. Locate and select the PDF document you wish to read. Click "Open"
3. "Click to Speak" is turned on by default. Click on the text and Read&Write will begin reading at the beginning of the sentence.
4. If you turn off "Click to Speak", select where you would like to start, then click on the "Play" button. Read&Write will begin reading at the beginning of the sentence.

Frequent Problems & Solutions

• I have a scanned document. When I click on the text, the whole page selects.
  • Files like these have no real text for Read&Write to read. To convert it to a format that will read with Read&Write, use the scanner feature on the toolbar.
• I can select the text in my document, but Read&Write still is not reading.
  • Many times this is caused by opening the PDF like normal, rather than opening the PDF with Read&Write. Read&Write cannot read PDFs that are not opened from the toolbar.