Access Alternative File Formats in Your Moodle Course

Creation Date: Feb 10, 2026
Created By: Distance Learning
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1. Click the Accessibility icon next to the name of the file in your Moodle course...

Click the Accessibility icon next to the name of the file in your Moodle course...
ℹ️ The Alternative Formats Menu will appear showing the different types of alternative formats that are available for this file. You can see an explanation of each alternative format at the bottom.

2. Hover your mouse over an alternate format, and click View or Download.

Hover your mouse over an alternate format, and click View or Download.
ℹ️ If the alternate format you have chosen has not been accessed by anyone yet, you will first click Generate before seeing the options to View or Download.

# Alternative Format Descriptions

  • Source File: View the document in its original format, suitable for download viewing.

  • PDF: View the document in PDF format, suitable for both online and download viewing.

  • Text File: View the document in a pure text format without any formatting styles, suitable for both online and download viewing.

  • Immersive Reader: Allows for customizations to text preferences, grammar options, and reading preferences while following along with the audio playback. 

  • Gradient Reader: Enhances visual word recognition when reading by providing a guiding color gradient. 

  • EPUB: View the document in the ebook format, suitable for any ebook reader application.

  • Braille: View the document in the braille grade 2 format, suitable for download viewing (a braille reader is required).

  • Audio Podcast: Audio playback for documents, suitable for both online and download listening.

  • Enhanced HTML: HTML documents can be displayed in a dedicated tab to customize the appearance of the document using the Website Accessibility tool.

  • OCR: Convert images with text into machine-encoded text that can be searched and read by screen readers. 


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