Content Viewer

Content Viewer provides users with a direct preview of PDF, Word, and PowerPoint files, whereas other file types will appear as downloadable links within D2L courses.

Course Schedule viewer with table of contents open

The Content Viewer contains the following tools:

  1. Side Panel: A slide out menu that allows users to navigate Content without returning to the Table of Contents.
  2. Ally Indicator: An indicator that shows the Ally Accessibility Score. For more information on Ally Accessibility Scores, please visit Ally Indicators and Scores.
  3. Bookmark: Allows users to add a bookmark for a topic.
  4. Previous and Next Arrows: Opens the previous or next topic available to users in the order presented in Content.
  5. Document Scroll Bar: Allows users to scroll through the document, if needed.
  6. Download: Allows users to download the topic/file.
  7. Open with docReader: Allows users to listen (text-to-speech) to both HTML content and documents.
  8. Alternative Formats: Allows users to download accessible alternatives to original files created automatically by Ally.