Once you capture a document using Scan Text, the text will be opened in the Reader. The Reader gives you the freedom to scroll through paragraphs, play, pause, translate and export text.

You will find the following options in the reader:

1. Navigation Controls
2. Save to Library
3. Export
4. Go to Page Beginning
5. Translate
6. Jump to Page
7. Reader Preferences

Navigation Controls

The navigation controls in the Reader allow you to play and pause a document. If the document has more than one page, you can also skip to the next page or even jump to a page number.

Save to Library

Another possibility is to save your file in your personal library. This way, you can always access your file at any time without having to retake a picture of your document in Scan Text.

To save your file to the library, follow these steps:

Step 1: Have a document opened in the reader.

Step 2: On the bottom left, tap on the Save to Library button

Step 3: A pop-up will appear that will ask you to enter a filename.

Step 4: Enter a name for your document.

Step 5: Tap on the Save it button

Step 6: Your document is now saved to the library!

Export

With the export option in the Reader, you can save your document as a txt file, copy to clipboard or share the scanned text with your friends or family members.

To use the export feature in the Reader, follow these steps:

Step 1: Have a document opened in the Reader.

Step 2: Tap the Export button located on the bottom next to the Save to Library button.

Step 3: A modal will appear which will give you three options:

1. Save as a PDF file
2. Save as .txt file
3. Copy to clipboard
4. Share text via

Step 4: Select any of the options you want.

Go to Page Beginning

No matter where you are in the reading of a page, you can always go back to the beginning. Just tap on the Play from Page Beginning button located on the tab at the bottom of the screen. 

Translate

Translate any text into a language of your choice by accessing the translation function, which supports over 50 languages. Convert texts scanned by Envision into another language when travelling or receiving foreign documents.

To translate text, follow these steps:

Step 1: Have a document opened in the Reader.

Step 2: Tap on the Translate button located on the bottom right.

Step 3: The top of the page will change and you will have two buttons shown. The first button on the top left is the detected language of your text. The second button is the language that you want the text to translate to.

Step 4: Tap on the second button. A list of languages will appear and you can select your language.

Step 5: Tap on the language that you want to translate to. A modal will appear, tap on Translate again.

Step 6: You will be redirected to the Reader which will now show that the text is translating. Once it’s done, you will see that your text is translated.

Jump to Page

In case you have done a Batch Scan you will have more than one page opening in the reader. You can go to the Previous Page or Next Page by pressing the buttons at the bottom of the screen on the right and left respectively. However, if you don't want to go page by page to get to the last scanned page, you can always go to a specific page.

To go to a specific page, follow the steps bellow:

Step 1: Go to the page number button, located on the bottom of the screen, and do a one-finger double tap. When doing this, a window will pop-up.

Step 2: On this window, you can write the number of the page you want to go to.

Step 3: Once you have written the number, tap on Go. The popup will close and you will be redirected to the reader, where the page you selected will now be displayed.

Reader Preferences

While in the Reader, you can adjust your reading preferences. At the top of the screen you will find the reading preferences button. Once you press it, a new window will appear. Here you can enable or disable Reader Preferences, such as Language Detection and Layout Detection or change your Reading Language.

You can also change the Text Size displayed in the Reader, to make it larger or smaller, according to your preferences. The app also offers the option to have the text Auto-play once it is opened in the reader, so you don't need to tap the play button to hear the scanned text. You can activate or deactivate this function at any point in the reader. Finally, you can change the Voice that is reading in the Envision App and the Speaking Rate. Note that these last two settings will not change your VoiceOver settings, in case you are an iOS user.