The text is all there and you can change font size and colour if you have enough sight to use those features. Some of the books even have embedded audio recordings of the dialogues: I have this one and the dialogue audio recordings are great https://books.apple.com/gb/book/enjoy-spanish-intermediate-to-upper-intermediate-course/id942879069 Harry
> On 11 Jan 2020, at 19:07, 'deidre muccio' via VIPhone > <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Harry, do you see the text in books for the Teach Yourself series you > referred to? I didn't see them, but I'll do a serch. > > Deidre > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] > Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 10:06 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: text of language books > > I am learning Italian but the Teach Yourself books I have in Apple Books are > part English, partly in Italian and VoiceOver does not change automatically > - so Italian words are often not recognisable when spoken. My only solution > is to change the text size to pretty huge on my iPad so I can pick my way > slowly through the lessons! > Good luck! > Harry > >> On 11 Jan 2020, at 14:15, 'deidre muccio' via VIPhone >> <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> I'm looking for books on beginner's Spanish. I want to see the written words >> which I thought Voice Dream might work for. I know there will be accent >> marks, but if a text is designed for both text alone or for text and audio >> both, this might work. The translater on my iphone is great, because it >> pronounces things properly plus allows you to look at the spelling, but it's >> not a course of study. >> I went to Apple books on my phone but most of the listings seemed to be >> audio. I hit on the sample button for several offerings, and nothing read. >> When I look at samples of other books, they read just fine, so I'm thinking >> these are audio books not texts. I tried to sample flash cards but they too >> would not read. >> I'm thinking there might be something very obvious I am overlooking, >> but it hasn't made itself apparent to me yet! >> I've got the Duo Lingo App downloaded which both pronounces things >> plus lets you spell them out so that is good, but sometimes it is very slow >> and requires some typing input that is more than my hands will allow. I also >> don't know how to move from lesson tolesson effortlessly and don't >> understand the symbols like Chest, Heart, Sword, etc. I'll be going along >> and doing a few lessons one after another then there is the rewards thing >> and I'm no longer able to continue where I've left off. It's not clear to >> me how to stay inside the lessons and continue to proceed without getting >> back to what seems like the opening page. >> I have a few books downloaded that I am listening to and that are >> good but I'd like to see words printed out so I can lodge them more >> permanently in my memory. >> I fear if I buy a bunch of lessons on-line that it will be hit or >> miss what works best with voice over. On the PC there are lots of courses >> offered for money, but I likewise fear it would be hit or miss to find what >> will work seamlessly with Jaws or System Access or any other screen reader. >> >> Does anyone have any suggestions of where to turn to to see lessons >> written out for learning Spanish? >> >> Deidre >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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