ELLAChoose the right format for your reader
If you are new here, start with what ELLA is and what it can do. The best format depends on the reader and on what they are doing with the document. If you are not sure, ask the reader, or a teacher of children and young people with vision impairment (QTVI) who knows them. You can also ask for more than one format in one request.
Which format for which need
| Reader needs | Ask ELLA for | More |
|---|---|---|
| Bigger text to read on paper | Large print | Large print |
| To read by touch on paper | A braille file (BRF or PEF) | Braille |
| To read by touch on a braille display | A BRF file | Reading BRF on a braille display |
| Shorter sentences and plainer words | Easy read | Easy read |
| To use a screen reader or reading app | Accessible Word, PDF, EPUB or HTML | Word and PDF, EPUB, HTML |
| To change text size, font and colours on screen | HTML or EPUB | HTML |
Combining formats
Many readers use more than one. A student might read a chapter as braille and keep a large print copy for revision. Name each format in your request: "braille grade 2 of the same chapter".
Set your defaults once
If you always want the same size or braille grade, save them in an accessibility profile. See accessibility profile. To save a preference that is not on that list, use a memory.
What not to rely on
A format is only as good as the source and the check. ELLA's reply lists what it did. Read it, and ask a person who knows the reader to check anything that matters. The terms of service say to take special care with braille, maths, diagrams and scanned text.
Still stuck?
Browse the help centre, or contact support and say what you were trying to do.