Accessibility and Digital Resources: ProQuest Text to Speech

You can use Microsoft Read Aloud with ProQuest journal articles by accessing Full Text or downloading the PDF.

Additional information on ProQuest databases text-to-speech is available here. 

• In the Microsoft Edge browser, locate a ProQuest eBook Central title in your Library eReserves or a library search.
• Create your personal ProQuest account and sign in.

• Go to Settings and Profile.
• Scroll down and Enable Text Only Mode.
• You can also choose Open Dyslexic Typeface.
• Agree to ProQuest's Privacy and Terms of Service.
• Save your changes.

• Open the book and choose Read Online to open the text only version designed to work with screen readers.

• Advance to the section you need to read.
• Right-click and choose Read Aloud from the dropdown.

• Select Voice Options in the upper right corner of the screen to change the voice and speed.