About Alternative Formats

The Ally integration in D2L provides instructors and students access to automatically generated alternative formats for files in D2L courses and makes the files available for download.

Know your options. Choose a format that’s right for you.

 
Format Format Advantages
OCRed PDF
Automatically extracted text		 Improved scanned documents
Better reading and text search
Tagged PDF
Structured PDF for assistive technology		 Improved structure for navigation
Essential for screen readers
HTML
For browser and mobile		 Customize your text
Adapts text to mobile screen sizes
ePub
Reading on tablets and e-book readers		 eBooks on tablets
Annotating and highlighting
Electronic braille
BRF version for electronic braille displays		 Read more quickly
Essential for visual impairments
Audio
MP3 recording of text		 Listen and learn on the go
Engage different modalities
BeeLine Reader
Enhance HTML for easier and faster reading		 Adds color to text
Improve reading ability and focus
Immersive Reader
Text reader with highlights.		 Listen while you read highlighted text
Aid reading comprehension and grammar skills.

Note:

The alternative formats available for download will depend on the original file type. If an option is not listed to download alternative formats, the file is not a supported content type.