Alternative Formats
Ally automatically generates accessible alternatives to original files created in or uploaded into D2L. Alternative formats can be downloaded by selecting the Ally menu for a course file in a D2L course.
Ally generates alternative formats for a variety of course files, including but not limited to PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, OpenOffice files, uploaded HTML, and D2L HTML pages.
Alternative formats available through Ally include, but are not limited to, audio, BeeLine Reader, electronic braille, ePub, mobile-friendly HTML, OCR PDFs, tagged PDFs, and Immersive Reader.
To access alternative formats, follow these steps:
- Select the Alternative formats icon.
- From the Download alternative formats pop-up, use the radio button to select the appropriate file type.
- Select Download.
